EuroBasket 2013: Lithuania hand first defeat to Belarus - Jun 17, 2013
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Lithuania - Belarus 72:67
Lithuania opened win count at the 2013 EuroBasket. The Baltic team outgunned Belarus to improve at 1-2 record in Group D. Gabriele Gutkauskaite (172-PG-90) came up with 15 points to lead the winners. Belarus fell at 2-1 record after the loss.
Lithuania eked out a 15:14 lead after ten minutes of action. The teams traded baskets throughout the second term. Lithuania secured a narrow 35:34 halftime lead. But Belarus finally picked up the tempo in the third term [read more]
Lithuania - Belarus 72:67
Lithuania opened win count at the 2013 EuroBasket. The Baltic team outgunned Belarus to improve at 1-2 record in Group D. Gabriele Gutkauskaite (172-PG-90) came up with 15 points to lead the winners. Belarus fell at 2-1 record after the loss. Lithuania eked out a 15:14 lead after ten minutes of action. The teams traded baskets throughout the second term. Lithuania secured a narrow 35:34 halftime lead. But Belarus finally picked up the tempo in the third term. Maryia Papova (186-PF-94) and Kress gave Belarus a 41:38 lead. Alexandra Tarasava (170-PG-88) soon opened a 7-point lead for Belarus. They entered the fourth frame up by four points 55:51. However Lithuania used an 11:0 run midway through the fourth frame to gain a 64:61 advantage. Visgaudaite gave Lithuania a 71:64 advantage with 11 seconds remaining. Trafimava drained a three-pointer but Kamile Nacickaite (180-G-89, college: Drexel) answered with a free throw to seal the win for Lithuania. Mante Kvederaviciute (180-G-90) had 14 points, while Kamile Nacickaite contributed 11 points for the winning side. Alexandra Tarasava answered with 16 points for Belarus. Maryia Papova chipped in 13 points in the loss.
Gintare Petronyte joins Homend Antakya - Jun 17, 2013
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Homend Antakya bolstered their frontcourt. They landed Lithuanian centre Gintare Petronyte (196-C-89). She is currently playing for Lithuania at 2013 EuroBasket. Last season the centre spent in Italy. She was the member of Goldbet Taranto roster. Gintare Petronyte tallied 12.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in A1. She was named into A1 All-Bosmans Team. Gintare Petronyte also made it into A1 All-Defensive Team [read more]
Homend Antakya bolstered their frontcourt. They landed Lithuanian centre Gintare Petronyte (196-C-89). She is currently playing for Lithuania at 2013 EuroBasket. Last season the centre spent in Italy. She was the member of Goldbet Taranto roster. Gintare Petronyte tallied 12.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in A1. She was named into A1 All-Bosmans Team. Gintare Petronyte also made it into A1 All-Defensive Team. Gintare Petronyte was trumped All-Lithuanian LMKL Player of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2012. She also earned All-Greek League Player of the Year title in 2010.
EuroBasket 2013: Czech Republic prevail against Lithuania - Jun 16, 2013
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Czech Republic - Lithuania 70:51
Czech Republic rejuvenated their 2013 EuroBasket campaign with a key victory over Lithuania. Petra Kulichova (198-C-84) posted 15 points and 7 rebounds to lead the winners at 1-1 record in Group D. Lithuania fell at 0-2 record after the loss.
The teams exchanged baskets throughout the opening frame 14:14. But Czech Republic went on a 9:0 run early in the second period to take a 30:16 lead [read more]
Czech Republic - Lithuania 70:51
Czech Republic rejuvenated their 2013 EuroBasket campaign with a key victory over Lithuania. Petra Kulichova (198-C-84) posted 15 points and 7 rebounds to lead the winners at 1-1 record in Group D. Lithuania fell at 0-2 record after the loss. The teams exchanged baskets throughout the opening frame 14:14. But Czech Republic went on a 9:0 run early in the second period to take a 30:16 lead. They dominated every facet of the game at the moment and rallied to a 39:22 halftime lead. Veronika Bortelova (172-G-78) and Hindrakova gave Czech Republic a 20-point advantage early in the third period. They maintained it throughout the reminder of the quarter to enjoy a 53:31 buffer heading into the fourth frame. The margin grew at 24-point mark before Czech Republic allowed their opponents to cut the deficit at 19-point at the end of the game. Veronika Bortelova and Ilona Burgrova (194-C-84, college: S.Carolina) chipped in 13 points apiece for the winners. Gintare Petronyte (196-C-89) responded with 13 points for Lithuania. Kamile Nacickaite (180-G-89, college: Drexel) had 12 points in the losing effort.
Kibirkstis-Tiche: took 2nd place (4-2) in Group B of the Second Stage, lost
to Gorizont 55-61 in the Semifinals, beat Tsmoki-Minsk 76-59 in the 3rd place
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