BOLOGNA (Italy) - There were plenty of standout displays to enjoy as the curtain came down on FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 Group Phase games in both Bologna and Piraeus.
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Jessica Shepard showed out again with a brilliant performance efficiency valuation of 35, this time finishing on the winning team at the third attempt. Slovenia moved past Balkan rivals Serbia 84-69 with the forward accruing 23 points after shooting 83 percent from the floor and also adding 10 boards and 6 assists.
Her frontcourt partner Eva Lisec also did great work in the paint, amassing a double-double of 12 rebounds and a fabulous 10 assists to go with 4 points.
Janelle Salaun makes the best performers list yet again with another excellent effort for France as they posted the biggest winning margin in the competition for 49 years. They stormed past Switzerland 111-37, with the forward claiming 23 points, shooting 70 percent from the field and snapping up 2 steals.
Co-hosts Greece were left disappointed to miss out on the last eight as they went down 83-72 to Türkiye in front of a record crowd of over 10,000. One of the positives for the home fans was watching Pinelopi Pavlopoulou shine as the guard registered 16 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds.
Finally, Italy had a great send off for their supporters as they finished top of Group B and unbeaten in Bologna. It was Cecilia Zandalasini who inspired their third win over Lithuania 65-51. She put up 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to keep her team perfect.
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