26.07.2008

Fourth Quarter Push For Spain

Spain needed a near flawless fourth-quarter display to shake off Poland 77-62 and book their place for Sunday's 5th-6th place game in the U18 European Championship for Women.

Trailing 48-44 to start the final quarter, last year's runners up used some of their effective pressure defense and dead-eye shooting by the pair of Cristina Ouvina and Alba Garcia as they went on a 25-3 run that put them comfortably ahead 69-51.

24.07.2008

Hosts Back On Winning Track

Klaudia Lukacovicova bounced back from a sub-par performance against Lithuania on Wednesday to lead the Slovak Republic to a 65-57 win over Poland in the U18 European Championship for Women.

Lukacovicova, who had just six points and five rebounds and was limited by foul trouble in a heartbreaking loss to the Lithuanians on Wednesday, scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

23.07.2008

Poland Pull Away Late

A strong push late in the third quarter propelled Poland past the Ukraine 73-64 in the U18 European Championship for Women.

The result sees Poland improve to 2-2 in Group E of the Qualifying Round while their opponents dropped to 1-3.

22.07.2008

Czechs Overcome Slow Start

The Czech Republic overcame an early 11-0 deficit to crush Poland 91-58 at the U18 European Championship for Women.

Michaela Stara led a balanced offense with 12 points and Renata Brezinova contributed a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds as last year's fourth-placed team improved to 2-1 in Group E of the qualifying round.