NEWSMontenegro rolled to their 10th straight victory in EuroBasket Women Division B with a 77-62 win at Iceland on Saturday. Jelena Skerovic had 13 points to lead the Montenegrins, who stormed out to a 19-8 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back. |
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Sweden and Portugal have claimed the top two spots in the B Group of the EuroBasket Women Division B while Montenegro have clinched first place in the A Group. The fourth side to make the play-offs has yet to be decided with both the Netherlands and Ireland in contention for second spot in the A Group. |
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More HeadlinesThe Netherlands, Montenegro and Ireland all recorded victories in Group A of EuroBasket Women Division B on Wednesday while Portugal prevailed in their Group B game. The Dutch got 15 points and eight rebounds from Leonie Kooij and thrashed Iceland, 70-51. |
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Ireland's Senior Women suffered a heartbreaking 70-67 loss to Montenegro in their European qualifier in front of a full house at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday. Mark Scannall's charges were more than a match for their Division B opponents and lead for the majority of the contest. However, a late surge from the visitor's ensured a cruel defeat for the ‘girls in green'. |
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