Familia Schio - Comense 71-64 (2-1) Comense was tied at the half but could not keep up in last two quarters eventually losing the game. It was an exceptional evening for the former international forward Laura Macchi (187-79) who led the winners and scored 23 points and 5 assists. American power forward Cheryl Ford (191-81, college: Louisiana Tech, agency: Josep and Nicolas) accounted for 11 points and 16 rebounds for the winning side. New Zealand forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, college: Stanford) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds and American power forward Brooke Smith (191-84, college: Stanford, agency: LBM Management) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Comense in the defeat. Top scorers: Familia Schio: L.Macchi 23+3reb+5ast, C.Ford 11+16reb, L.Cohen 9+4ast, I.Jalcova 8+2reb, J.McCarville 6+3reb+1ast, E.Ramon 5 Comense: C.Hicks 13+4reb+2ast, J.Harmon 13+11reb+1ast, B.Smith 11+8reb+2ast, I.Ajanovic 7+3reb, G.Gatti 7+1reb+3ast, M.Maiorano 6+2reb
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Taranto - Lucca 54-59 (1-2) The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Taranto won fourth quarter 18-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Lucca forced 19 Taranto turnovers. It was a great evening for American power forward Courtney Willis (188-82, college: E.Carolina, agency: LBM Management) who led her team to a victory scoring 17 points and 6 rebounds. The former international guard Benedetta Bagnara (178-87, agency: LBM Management) helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was American center Kia Vaughn (193-87, college: Rutgers) with 9 points and 11 rebounds and the former international guard Giorgia Sottana (177-88) scored 15 points. Taranto's coach Roberto Ricchini rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Lucca: C.Willis 17+6reb, B.Bagnara 17+4reb, S.Hampton 8+7reb, I.Gentile 6+2reb, M.Andrade 6+7reb+2ast, M.Ruzickova 5+5reb Taranto: G.Sottana 15+3reb+1ast, M.Mahoney 10+6reb+1ast, K.Vaughn 9+11reb+1ast, M.Greco 8+2reb+1ast, S.Giauro 6+1reb, E.Godin 6+7reb
Italy U20 wins Game 2 against Serbia U20 - Jun 19, 2013
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Italy U20 -Serbia U20 72:53
Italy U20 wins Game 2 against Serbia U20 in Pesaro. The teams exchanged the victories over the last two days.
Serbia won the first game and actually started better in the second appearance. They grabbed 17-11 lead, however could not stay tough in the rest of the game. Italy replied with 18-16 in the second frame and reduced to 4 points at the halftime. In the second half the hosts dominated the whole court [read more]
Italy U20 -Serbia U20 72:53
Italy U20 wins Game 2 against Serbia U20 in Pesaro. The teams exchanged the victories over the last two days. Serbia won the first game and actually started better in the second appearance. They grabbed 17-11 lead, however could not stay tough in the rest of the game. Italy replied with 18-16 in the second frame and reduced to 4 points at the halftime. In the second half the hosts dominated the whole court. They won the third period 23-7 and ended up with massive 20-13 surge in the last stanza. Buceti top-scored for the winners with 18 points and Dotio as well as Kraco had 13 each. Panela followed them with 7 points in a win. Natasa Kovacevic (187-F-94, agency: Interperformances) replied with 11 points in defeat and Dordevic brought 8.
Virtus Elite gets bigger with Lauma Reke and Lindsey Moore - Jun 18, 2013
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Virtus Elite gets bigger with Lauma Reke (185-F/C-86, college: St.Peter's) and Lindsey Moore (175-G-91, college: Nebraska) for the next season.
Elite Virtus La Spezia added to their roster 27-year old Latvian power forward Lauma Reke.The last season she played for Termocarispe La Spezia and in 26 games she recorded 14.4ppg, 7.3rpg and 2.0spg. She helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. The earlier season Reke played at Ceprini Costruzioni Orvieto [read more]
Virtus Elite gets bigger with Lauma Reke (185-F/C-86, college: St.Peter's) and Lindsey Moore (175-G-91, college: Nebraska) for the next season. Elite Virtus La Spezia added to their roster 27-year old Latvian power forward Lauma Reke.The last season she played for Termocarispe La Spezia and in 26 games she recorded 14.4ppg, 7.3rpg and 2.0spg. She helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. The earlier season Reke played at Ceprini Costruzioni Orvieto. In 32 games she averaged 9.7ppg, 6.1rpg and 1.6spg. She contributed to her team making it to the final. A very spectacular season in her career as she was voted to Eurobasket.com Italian A2 All-Bosmans Team. Reke has played also professionally in Spain (Mencey Uni). She attended St.Peter's College until 2008 and it is her fifth season as a professional player. Lindsey Moore was drafted by Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) in first round (12th overall). The former University of Nebraska star is in her first season in pro basketball. Moore's team was regular season runner-up in Big Ten. She was voted All-Big Ten 2nd Team in 2012 and 2013 at her college time.
Marija Micovic stays in Gruppo L.P.A. Ariano Irpino - Jun 18, 2013
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Marija Micovic (187-F-82, agency: Players Group) will remain at Gruppo L.P.A. Ariano Irpino in Italy. The player and the team agreed extending the contract for 2013/2014 season.
In 29 games last season she had 13.2ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.2apg and 1.2spg. She helped them to make it to the semifinals. Quite impressive season as she was named to Eurobasket.com All-Italian A2 Honorable Mention. The previous season Micovic played at Elite Virtus La Spezia (A2) in Italian league [read more]
Marija Micovic (187-F-82, agency: Players Group) will remain at Gruppo L.P.A. Ariano Irpino in Italy. The player and the team agreed extending the contract for 2013/2014 season. In 29 games last season she had 13.2ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.2apg and 1.2spg. She helped them to make it to the semifinals. Quite impressive season as she was named to Eurobasket.com All-Italian A2 Honorable Mention. The previous season Micovic played at Elite Virtus La Spezia (A2) in Italian league. In 26 games she recorded very remarkable stats: 17.1ppg, 7.3rpg and 1.8spg. She contributed to her team making it to the cup final. Quite impressive season as she was named to Eurobasket.com All-Italian A2 1st Team, All-Imports Team and All-Bosmans Team. The most of previous (10-11) season Micovic spent at Napoli BK Women (B) in Italian league. In 21 games she recorded 9.2ppg, 6.1rpg and 3.2spg that season. She also spent pre-season at Lavezzini Parma (A1) in Italian league earlier that year. Micovic won Italian A1 championship title in 2005.
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