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27 July, 2021
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14 Tea Josipovic (CRO)
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Day 2 recap: Croatia celebrate win over Russia, Serbia prevail to stay unbeaten

MUNICH (Germany) - The second day of the FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers saw as many as 10 teams continue their winning starts in their respective tournaments, including three sides in Heraklion.

Headlines:

- Two wins from two for Croatia, Portugal in Riga
- Serbia hold off Lithuania in Klatovy, Hungary bounce back
- France, Spain, Poland all move to 2-0 in Heraklion
- Slovenia hold opponents scoreless in two quarters in Sofia
- Cyprus continue strong start, Moldova off the mark in Andorra la Vella

Day 2 Standout Performers:

Riga: Marta Ostojic (CRO) - 21 PTS / 13 REB / 4 AST
Klatovy: Jovana Boricic (SRB) - 23 PTS / 5 REB / 2 STL
Heraklion: Anna Przyszlak (POL) - 11 PTS / 13 REB / 67% FG
Heraklion: Carla Brito Hernandez (ESP) - 16 PTS / 6 REB / 3 STL
Sofia: Stephanie Martinez (SUI) - 18 PTS / 7 REB / 6 AST / 8 STL / 3 BLK
Sofia: Iliyana Georgieva (BUL) - 29 PTS / 6 REB / 4 AST / 4 STL
Andorra la Vella: Vladislava Rusu (MDA) - 15 PTS / 10 REB / 2 AST

Riga Challenger:

Group A

6/15 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 POR Portugal 2 2 0 100 140 102 38 70 51 4
2 CRO Croatia 2 2 0 100 143 111 32 71.5 55.5 4
3 RUS Russia 2 1 1 50.0 145 108 37 72.5 54 3
4 LAT Latvia 2 1 1 50.0 115 122 -7 57.5 61 3
5 GER Germany 2 0 2 0 102 124 -22 51 62 2
6 ROU Romania 2 0 2 0 87 165 -78 43.5 82.5 2

Gameday 2 results: Croatia made it two wins from two as they pulled clear in the fourth for a 70-53 success against Russia with Marta Ostojic posting 21 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Portugal also moved to 2-0 by beating Romania, 73-49, while Latvia bounced back to record a 57-49 win over Germany for their first win as they used a strong third quarter effort.

Klatovy Challenger:

Group B

6/15 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 SRB Serbia 2 2 0 100 123 92 31 61.5 46 4
2 TUR Turkey 2 2 0 100 117 102 15 58.5 51 4
3 LTU Lithuania 2 1 1 50.0 138 105 33 69 52.5 3
4 HUN Hungary 2 1 1 50.0 118 97 21 59 48.5 3
5 CZE Czech Republic 2 0 2 0 87 136 -49 43.5 68 2
6 IRL Ireland 2 0 2 0 102 153 -51 51 76.5 2

Gameday 2 results: Jovana Boricic had 23 points to help lead Serbia to a 58-52 victory over Lithuania with Turkey also claiming their second win as Selin Gul recorded another double-double with 11 points and as many rebounds in their 67-55 success over Ireland. Meanwhile, Hungary put their opening day disappointment behind them with a convincing 71-47 win against Czech Republic.

Heraklion Challenger:

Gameday 2 results: France were dominant throughout their 72-27 victory as their defense stifled their opponents as one of three teams to move to 2-0. Spain were just as convincing as they powered past Slovakia in a 82-39 win, while Poland overcame Israel in a hard-fought 69-63 success with Anna Przyszlak posting 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Sofia Challenger:

Group D

6/15 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 SLO Slovenia 2 2 0 100 178 43 135 89 21.5 4
2 BUL Bulgaria 2 2 0 100 137 109 28 68.5 54.5 4
3 SUI Switzerland 2 1 1 50.0 126 114 12 63 57 3
4 UKR Ukraine 2 1 1 50.0 128 122 6 64 61 3
5 MKD North Macedonia 2 0 2 0 74 157 -83 37 78.5 2
6 ALB Albania 2 0 2 0 68 166 -98 34 83 2

Gameday 2 results: Slovenia shut out North Macedonia in both the first and fourth quarters in their 88-22 rout having scored 36 unanswered points as well as the final 34 points. Stephanie Martinez stuffed the stat sheet with 18-7-6-8-3 in a comfortable 76-47 victory over Albania, while Bulgaria maintained their winning start with a 70-59 triumph against Ukraine as Iliyana Georgieva and Deana Stoyanovska combined for an impressive 53 points.

Andorra la Vella Challenger:

Group F

4/6 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 CYP Cyprus 2 2 0 100 161 65 96 80.5 32.5 4
2 MLT Malta 2 1 1 50.0 121 103 18 60.5 51.5 3
3 MDA Moldova 2 1 1 50.0 106 131 -25 53 65.5 3
4 AND Andorra 2 0 2 0 75 164 -89 37.5 82 2

Gameday 2 results: Cyprus lead the way in the group as they eased to a 66-31 win over fellow winners from Day 1, Malta - holding their opponents to 20-percent shooting from the floor. Moldova got off the mark in style as they earned a 69-41 victory against hosts, Andorra, with double-doubles from Vladislava Rusu and Avelina Glavan.

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