TTT Riga open Euroleague win count - Nov 19, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
TEO Vilnius - TTT Riga 68:74
TTT Riga celebrated the initial win in the Euroleague season. They prevailed against TEO in Vilnius to improve at 1-3 record in Group A. TEO remained winless after four rounds of action. Lisa Willis (183-G/F-84, college: UCLA) scored 23 points and grabbed 6 boards to lead the visitors.
TEO Vilnius stormed into the game taking an 8:2 lead three minutes into the encounter [read more]
TEO Vilnius - TTT Riga 68:74 TTT Riga celebrated the initial win in the Euroleague season. They prevailed against TEO in Vilnius to improve at 1-3 record in Group A. TEO remained winless after four rounds of action. Lisa Willis (183-G/F-84, college: UCLA) scored 23 points and grabbed 6 boards to lead the visitors. TEO Vilnius stormed into the game taking an 8:2 lead three minutes into the encounter. However Cindy Lima (192-C-81), Lyndra Weaver (185-F-87, college: Virginia) and Lisa Willis helped TTT Riga deny the deficit as the visitors entered the second period ahead by one 24:23. TTT Riga started to get away in the second frame. They went on a 14:2 run midway through the stanza to accumulate a 42:27 advantage. TEO managed to clip the distance to 10 points at halftime 35:45. Lisa Willis opened the second half with back-to-back three-pointers as TTT Riga stretched the lead. Renee Montgomery (170-G-86, agency: LBM Management, college: Connecticut) and Rinkevicite kept hopes alive for TEO as they narrowed the deficit back to 10-point mark with one quarter to go. Renee Montgomery and Rinkeviciute dragged the hosts within 7 midway through the fourth quarter but TTT Riga stayed concentrated. Karklina, Krumberga and Pagrode delivered when it mattered the most as TTT Riga escaped with an important road success at the end. Lyndra Weaver nailed 21 points for the winners. Cindy Lima produced 11 points and 9 boards for TTT Riga. Renee Montgomery responded with 22 points and 10 assists for TEO. Milka Bjelica (193-F-81) delivered 18 points and 10 boards in defeat.
Taranto snapped their losing streak - Nov 11, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
TTT Riga - Taranto 59:70
Taranto snapped their losing streak as they upset TTT Riga in Latvia. Italian team grabbed 70:59 in Riga for 1-2 record.
The guests easily started with 10-0 run and Jami Montagnino (173-G-85, college: Tulane) nailed from the perimeter later for 13:2. Lisa Willis (183-G/F-84, college: UCLA) tried hard for the Latvian side and reduced to 16:10. Eibele closed the opening quarter at 19:13 for the guests [read more]
TTT Riga - Taranto 59:70
Taranto snapped their losing streak as they upset TTT Riga in Latvia. Italian team grabbed 70:59 in Riga for 1-2 record. The guests easily started with 10-0 run and Jami Montagnino (173-G-85, college: Tulane) nailed from the perimeter later for 13:2. Lisa Willis (183-G/F-84, college: UCLA) tried hard for the Latvian side and reduced to 16:10. Eibele closed the opening quarter at 19:13 for the guests. Jami Montagnino's two three-pointers from the Michelle Greco (176-G-80)'s assists brought 25:17 in the beginning of the second frame. Rebekkah Brunson (191-F/C-81, agency: LBM Management, college: Georgetown) made it 39:24 and Jami Montagnino nailed another three for 42:27 to send the squads to the lockers. Mahoney opened the account in the second half, while she also scored for 49:33. Rebekkah Brunson delivered for 58:37 and Mahoney closed the frame at 61:42. Trailing 23 points at the start of the fourth period, the hosts however weer far to give up and reduced the gap until the end. Lisa Willis, Brumermane and Weaver brought the hosts to 54:70 and Karklina closed the streak for the final 59:70. Jami Montagnino and Rebekkah Brunson fired 17 points each to lead the Italian team. Brunson added 17 rebounds in the victory. Lisa Willis answered with 14 points and 7 rebounds for TTT Riga as they fell at 0-3 record.
Cesis edge TTT Riga in Latvian classic - Nov 7, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Cesis - TTT Riga 67-52
Cesis kept their LSBL record perfect with the win over their archrivals TTT Riga tonight. The defending champions used the second frame rally to clear off for good in this one. Kristen Morris (190-F-87, college: LSU) led Cesis with 16 points, 5 blocks and 4 boards.
The teams looked equally matched in the first frame. The hosts eked out a narrow 23:22 lead after ten minutes. Cesis shifted the gear in the second quarter [read more]
Cesis - TTT Riga 67-52 Cesis kept their LSBL record perfect with the win over their archrivals TTT Riga tonight. The defending champions used the second frame rally to clear off for good in this one. Kristen Morris (190-F-87, college: LSU) led Cesis with 16 points, 5 blocks and 4 boards. The teams looked equally matched in the first frame. The hosts eked out a narrow 23:22 lead after ten minutes. Cesis shifted the gear in the second quarter. They limited TTT Riga to 11 points and fired 23 for a 13-point halftime advantage. TTT Riga continued to struggle offensively after the main break. They accounted for just 10 points in the quarter and entered the final stanza down by as many as 15 points. Cesis looked unsurpassable in defense as they completely shot down TTT Riga for the win at the end. Ieva Tare (185-F-74) delivered 14 points in the victory. Rima Valentiene (170-G-78) added 10 points, 5 boards and 4 assists for Cesis. Dita Krumberga (183-F-84, college: Mt.St.Marys) knocked down 14 points for TTT Riga. Santa Dreimane (176-G-85) contributed 10 points in defeat.
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