PITESTI (Romania) - Serbia and Romania put their name up in lights and grabbed the headlines on the second day of FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2025 as they both secured eye-catching wins.
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Key Storylines
Serbia surprise frontrunners France with fantastic 15-5 late run;
Romania beat Belgium for first win with 21 points for Alexia Babadac;
Veronika Ferjancic catches fire with huge display for Slovenia as they squeeze past GB;
Italy survive nail-biter with Germany to take a 55-53 success and stay flawless.
Top Performers
Slovenia cemented a hard-fought 60-55 win over Great Britain and it was Veronika Ferjancic who was the difference-maker. She shot a perfect 7 of 7 from the floor en-route to 16 points and made it a double-double with 14 boards. Handing out 4 assists and blocking 3 shots, she harvested a monster efficiency rating of 37.
Great Britain showed resilience as they looked to bounce back from a first day loss, but they just fell short despite a big show from Isey Guttormsdottir-Frost. She scored 25 points, which was almost half her team's final points tally and had 7 rebounds in an exceptional showing.
Croatia secured a first win by outlasting Israel 85-62 and that was largely due to a huge 19 offensive boards. It was Ivona Pilic who stood out with a stellar all-action effort of 24 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
Meanwhile her teammate Klara Bilusic also excelled and she accumulated a double-double too after putting up 20 points and 12 boards - as well as dishing out 3 dimes. Mila Avramovic was Serbia's star as they claimed the prize scalp of France in a 78-64 success. She scored 9 points and her biggest impact came on the glass as she pulled down a monstrous 15 rebounds.
Results of the Day
Group A
Slovenia 60-55 Great Britain Spain 65-48 Latvia
Group B
Hungary 68-61 Czechia Finland 61-81 Poland
Group C
Belgium 49-71 Romania France 64-78 Serbia
Group D
Croatia 85-62 Israel Italy 55-53 Germany
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