STRASBOURG / VALENCIA (France/Spain) - There were stellar contributions made on the second day of action at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket in Strasbourg and Valencia.

There was also a familiar face leading the way in the shape of Belgian Cats' standout Emma Meesseman who followed up her appearance on Day 1 with another outstanding performance. She was unstoppable for Belgium as they blasted past Slovenia 70-55, finishing the contest with a dazzling efficiency of 36 after netting 23 points from a 91 percent shooting night. She also added 7 assists for good measure.

Meesseman is joined by Astou Ndour of Spain who also hit back from a day one upset to take their first win after overwhelming Sweden 76-55. The 2019 MVP was on fire as she finished with an efficiency of 32 after scoring 22 points and snapping up 13 rebounds.

Russia are also unbeaten after they took down Croatia 73-62 to move to 2-0 in Group D, with the victory coming off the back of an excellent display by Raisa Musina. She claimed a powerful 19 points and 14 rebounds, as well as 3 assists and 3 steals. In the same game, Croatia relied on Ivana Dojkic to keep them in contention and while they just fell short, credit was due to the guard who garnered 25 points, 5 steals and 3 rebounds.

Finally, Italy got off the mark with their first victory as they eased past Montenegro 77-61 with guard Debora Carangelo coming up with a smart 80 percent shooting performance for 13 points - plus 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

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