EuroBasket 2013: Croatia dominates the second half, still losses short to France - Jun 19, 2013
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Croatia-France 70:78
Croatia dominates the second half, still losses short to France in the last game of the first Day in the Second Stage. The hosts led 24 points at the halftime but escaped with only 79:70 win.
France started the game with a 23-10 and easily controlled the game. They added 20-9 surge in the second period and enjoyed a 43:19 halftime advantage. Croatia however showed that it was possible to play against the favorites of the campaign [read more]
Croatia-France 70:78
Croatia dominates the second half, still losses short to France in the last game of the first Day in the Second Stage. The hosts led 24 points at the halftime but escaped with only 79:70 win. France started the game with a 23-10 and easily controlled the game. They added 20-9 surge in the second period and enjoyed a 43:19 halftime advantage. Croatia however showed that it was possible to play against the favorites of the campaign. They fully dominated the second half and won both quarters. Croatia posted a 30-22 lead in the third period and finished the game with a 21-13 burst. Marija Rezan (198-C-89), Antonija Misura (178-F-88, agency: 1x1 Sports) and Ciglar closed the game at 78:70. Edwige Lawson-Wade (168-PG-79) top-scored for the winners with 12 points and Emmeline Ndongue (192-C-83) notched 10. Isabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui (190-C-86) delivered 9, whilst Diandra Tchatchouang (186-F-91, college: Maryland) and Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) had 8 each. Ana Lelas (183-G/F-83) replied with 18 points in the losing effort, whilst Marija Rezan and Antonija Misura nailed 11 each. Jelena Ivezic (182-F/G-84) and Emanuela Salopek (178-SG-87, agency: Regeneracom Sports) followed them with 7 points each in a loss.
CB Conquero bolstered their frontcourt. They added veteran centre Ivona Bogoje (193-C-76, agency: IPSA). Last season the Croatian player started in Bosnia. She played for Celik Zenica. Ivona Bogoje notched 13.1 points, 7.4 rebounds per game in Adriatic League. Later she moved to Serbia. Ivona Bogoje signed with Partizan Galenika. The centre averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in A League. She earned All-MZRKL Honourable Mention [read more]
CB Conquero bolstered their frontcourt. They added veteran centre Ivona Bogoje (193-C-76, agency: IPSA). Last season the Croatian player started in Bosnia. She played for Celik Zenica. Ivona Bogoje notched 13.1 points, 7.4 rebounds per game in Adriatic League. Later she moved to Serbia. Ivona Bogoje signed with Partizan Galenika. The centre averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in A League. She earned All-MZRKL Honourable Mention. Previously Ivona Bogoje had spells in Bosnia, Croatia, France and Spain. She was named All-Bosnia and Herzegovina League Bosman Player of the Year in 2011. Next year Ivona Bogoje made it into All-MZRKL 2nd Team.
EuroBasket 2013: Czech Republic edge Croatia, both advance to the Second Stage - Jun 17, 2013
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Czech Republic-Croatia 74:68
Czech Republic edge Croatia as both teams advance to the Second Stage. Czech Republic posted a 74:68 win and finished with 2-1 record. Croatia meanwhile ended up with 1-2 record in the third place having a win against Lithuania.
Czech Republic started with 24-20 and added 13-12 rally in the second period. Moreover the Czechs grabbed a bigger lead due to 21-14 in the third quarter. Croatia managed to reply with a 22-16 rally and reduced to final 6 points [read more]
Czech Republic-Croatia 74:68
Czech Republic edge Croatia as both teams advance to the Second Stage. Czech Republic posted a 74:68 win and finished with 2-1 record. Croatia meanwhile ended up with 1-2 record in the third place having a win against Lithuania. Czech Republic started with 24-20 and added 13-12 rally in the second period. Moreover the Czechs grabbed a bigger lead due to 21-14 in the third quarter. Croatia managed to reply with a 22-16 rally and reduced to final 6 points. Katerina Hindrakova (176-G/F-88) top-scored for the winners with 17 points and Veronika Bortelova (172-G-78) as well as Michaela Zrustova (186-F-87) posted 12 each. Tereza Peckova (189-F-87) ended up with 9 points in the win. Iva Sliskovic (190-C-84, college: S.Carolina) and Ana Lelas (183-G/F-83) replied with 13 points in defeat, while Antonija Misura (178-F-88, agency: 1x1 Sports) followed them with 11 points. Jelena Ivezic (182-F/G-84) delivered 10 points in a loss.
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