Round 2 (Regular Season): Riga/Centrs keep a leadership position

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in EGBL U18. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Latvian Riga/Centrs smashed Slovakian Stara Tura at home 72-42. Riga/Centrs dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Stara Tura's 26. Riga/Centrs forced 20 Stara Tura turnovers and outrebounded them 47-21 including a 31-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was who scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. chipped in 12 points and 6 assists. Sarah Svitekova produced 11 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Danish Aabyhoj at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Latvian Riga/Centrs 75-63. orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. Nadine Graudina contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Mille Soerensen replied with 43 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds (was perfect 14-for-14 from the free throw line !!!) for Aabyhoj. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Very important is a home loss of Estonian TalTech against Latvian Cesis on Sunday night. Host TalTech was defeated by Cesis in Tallinn 59-47. Marija Dzihora scored 16 points to lead the charge for the winners. Cesis' coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Aleksandra Zubkova responded with 7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.

Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Cesis were defeated by Norrkoping in a road game 52-47. Winless RDF Eagles were smashed by Aabyhoj at home 15-70. Deives were destroyed by Cesis on the opponent's court 77-56. TalTech managed to outperform Norrkoping in a home game 53-43. Winless RDF Eagles were rolled over Stara Tura on the road 95-18. Deives crushed RDF Eagles on its own court 80-14. Norrkoping lost to undefeated Riga/Centrs in a road game 46-59. Stara Tura lost to Aabyhoj at home 53-58.

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Norrkoping - Cesis 52-47

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when Latvian Cesis were defeated on the road by Swedish Norrkoping 52-47 on Saturday. Norrkoping held Cesis to an opponent 23.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Norrkoping forced 23 Cesis turnovers. Tyra Johansson had a double-double by scoring 26 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks to lead the charge for the winners and Ajna Bajagilovic chipped in 9 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Taisija Danyleyko responded with 26 points and 8 rebounds and Marija Dzihora produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Cesis: D.Taisija 26+8reb+1ast, D.Marija 11+10reb+1ast, P.Elina 4+5reb, P.Sabine 2+3reb, B.Amelija 2+1ast, P.Elizaveta 2+10reb
Norrkoping: T.Johansson 26+16reb, L.Kovacevic 9+4reb+4ast, A.Bajagilovic 9+7reb+2ast, E.Klereland 5+3reb+1ast, H.Kirjavainen 2+2reb, E.Hadziselimovic 1+6reb+3ast

RDF Eagles - Aabyhoj 15-70

No shocking result in a game in Barking where Danish Aabyhoj smashed British RDF Eagles 70-15 on Saturday. Aabyhoj held RDF Eagles to an opponent 14.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Aabyhoj forced 29 RDF Eagles turnovers and outrebounded them 44-22 including a 27-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Frederikke Henriksen scored 15 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Madina Hosaini chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Aliana Torres responded with 6 points and Ana Dos Santos scored 3 points and 5 rebounds. RDF Eagles' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
RDF Eagles: T.Aliana 6+3reb, D.Santos Ana 3+5reb, B.Abiela 2+3reb, Y.Eliezer 2, D.Leah 2+1reb+1ast, V.Tompkins 0+2reb
Aabyhoj: F.Henriksen 15+5reb+1ast, C.Sveinsdottir 10+5reb, M.Hosaini 10+7reb+1ast, M.Jakobsen 9+6reb+2ast, R.Bjerre 8+4reb, C.Vester 6+6reb

Riga/Centrs - Stara Tura 72-42

Latvian Riga/Centrs smashed Slovakian Stara Tura at home 72-42. Riga/Centrs dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Stara Tura's 26. Riga/Centrs forced 20 Stara Tura turnovers and outrebounded them 47-21 including a 31-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Nadine Graudina who scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Monta Culkstena chipped in 12 points and 6 assists. Sarah Svitekova produced 11 points and 7 rebounds and Pavlina Nemeckova added 8 points respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Stara Tura: S.Sarah 11+7reb+1ast, N.Pavlina 8+3reb+1ast, F.Jessica 4+1reb, R.Petra 4+1reb, T.Erika 3+3ast, K.Tatiana 3+2reb
Riga/Centrs: N.Graudina 15+5reb+4ast, M.Culkstena 12+4reb+6ast, E.Vilcane 11+9reb, A.Gaubyte 8+4reb+1ast, M.Martuzane 8+4reb+2ast, A.Gudina 7

Cesis - Deives 77-56

There was a minor upset when Lithuanian Deives were rolled over on the road by Latvian Cesis 77-56 on Saturday. Cesis made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Deives turnovers. Taisija Danyleyko scored 15 points, 5 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Amelija Belasova chipped in 15 points during the contest. Vilte Lendzeviciute responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Adrija Masiulionyte scored 14 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Deives: L.Vilte 18+6reb+1ast, M.Adrija 14+4reb, P.Toma 10+4reb+1ast, G.Kotryna 7+3reb+3ast, V.Leila 3+3reb+1ast, S.Ema 2+5reb+1ast
Cesis: A.Belasova 15+4reb+2ast, T.Danyleyko 15+3reb+5ast, E.Pugach 12+8reb, L.Amolina 8+2ast, M.Dzihora 8+6reb+3ast, E.Purina 7+4reb+4ast

TalTech - Norrkoping 53-43

Rather predictable result in Tallinn where Estonian TalTech beat Swedish Norrkoping 53-43 on Saturday. Ellen Murd scored 10 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Hannelore Polma chipped in 6 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Tyra Johansson responded with 13 points and 5 rebounds and Ajna Bajagilovic scored 15 points.
Top scorers:
Norrkoping: B.Ajna 15+2reb+1ast, J.Tyra 13+5reb, N.Klara 7+1reb+2ast, E.Madeleine 3+3reb, H.Emina 2+3reb+2ast, G.Valentina 2+4reb+2ast
TalTech: E.Vannamik 15+2ast, K.Kravtsenko 11+4reb+2ast, E.Murd 10+6reb+3ast, H.Polma 6+10reb+1ast, A.Zubkova 5+4reb+2ast, A.Petrovskaja 3+3reb

Stara Tura - RDF Eagles 95-18

Not a big story in a game when British RDF Eagles were outplayed on the road by Slovakian Stara Tura 95-18 on Saturday. Stara Tura held RDF Eagles to an opponent 23.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 44.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Stara Tura forced 40 RDF Eagles turnovers and outrebounded them 44-19 including a 28-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Stara Tura looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 1 passes made by RDF Eagles' players. Natalia Rzeszotova had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Veronika Borosova chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Stara Tura players scored in double figures. Ana Dos Santos responded with 13 points and Aliana Torres scored 5 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
RDF Eagles: D.Santos Ana 13+3reb, T.Aliana 5+3reb, P.Louise 0+3reb, V.Tompkins 0+1reb, J.Jada 0, P.Summer 0
Stara Tura: N.Rzeszotova 24+14reb, E.Turtakova 12, V.Borosova 11+6reb+4ast, T.Kovarova 11+2reb+1ast, S.Svitekova 10+6reb+2ast, J.Volarova 6+3reb

Aabyhoj - Riga/Centrs 63-75

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Danish Aabyhoj at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Latvian Riga/Centrs 75-63. Sarlote Skrebele orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. Nadine Graudina contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Mille Soerensen replied with 43 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds (was perfect 14-for-14 from the free throw line !!!) and Medina Begovic added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Aabyhoj. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Aabyhoj: S.Mille 43+5reb, B.Medina 8+5reb+6ast, I.Fedora 6+8reb+1ast, J.Laerke 2+3reb+1ast, J.Maja 2+1reb+2ast, H.Madina 2+1reb
Riga/Centrs: S.Skrebele 18+6reb+2ast, M.Lagunovica 15+1reb+2ast, N.Graudina 15+4reb+4ast, M.Culkstena 6+1reb+3ast, A.Gaubyte 6+3reb, A.Gudina 5+1ast

Deives - RDF Eagles 80-14

Everything went according to plan in Druskininkai where Lithuanian Deives outleveled British RDF Eagles 80-14 on Sunday. Deives held RDF Eagles to an opponent 15.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 43.2 percent accuracy of the winners. Deives forced 38 RDF Eagles turnovers and outrebounded them 44-24 including a 23-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Deives looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 2 passes made by RDF Eagles' players. Toma Petkeviciute scored 20 points to lead the charge for the winners and Leila Venceviciute chipped in 16 points during the contest. Ana Dos Santos responded with 10 points and Abiela Baron scored 3 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
RDF Eagles: D.Santos Ana 10+4reb, B.Abiela 3+4reb, T.Aliana 1+5reb, W.Jessica 0+1reb, D.Leah 0+1reb, J.Jada 0
Deives: T.Petkeviciute 20+3reb, L.Venceviciute 16+3reb+2ast, A.Buchynska 13+3reb+1ast, G.Vaitkute 8+9reb+3ast, A.Jarmalyte 7+2reb+4ast, M.Cimalonskyte 6+2reb+6ast

Riga/Centrs - Norrkoping 59-46

There was no surprise when Swedish Norrkoping was defeated on the road by Latvian Riga/Centrs 59-46 on Sunday. Nadine Graudina scored 18 points to lead the charge for the winners and Monta Culkstena chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Ajna Bajagilovic responded with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals and Tyra Johansson scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Norrkoping: B.Ajna 16+5reb+4ast, J.Tyra 12+7reb, K.Ellen 5+2reb, K.Hilla 4+2reb, K.Lejla 3+2reb, H.Emina 3+1reb
Riga/Centrs: N.Graudina 18+2reb, M.Lagunovica 11+4reb+1ast, M.Culkstena 8+6reb+6ast, A.Gaubyte 6+6reb+1ast, E.Vilcane 5+1reb+1ast, M.Martuzane 5+5reb+1ast

TalTech - Cesis 47-59

Very important is a home loss of Estonian TalTech against Latvian Cesis on Sunday night. Host TalTech was defeated by Cesis in Tallinn 59-47. Cesis forced 23 TalTech turnovers. Marija Dzihora scored 16 points to lead the charge for the winners and Elizaveta Pugach chipped in 7 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Cesis' coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Aleksandra Zubkova responded with 7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and Annika Svets scored 8 points and 10 rebounds.
Top scorers:
TalTech: S.Annika 8+10reb, P.Hannelore 8+8reb+1ast, V.Eva-Lotta 8+1reb+4ast, Z.Aleksandra 7+8reb+5ast, M.Ellen 6+3reb, K.Kristiina 6+4reb+2ast
Cesis: M.Dzihora 16+4reb, T.Danyleyko 8+4reb, E.Purina 7+3reb+2ast, E.Pugach 7+8reb+1ast, A.Belasova 7+3reb+2ast, S.Pavasare 6+5reb+1ast

Stara Tura - Aabyhoj 53-58

No shocking result in a game when Danish Aabyhoj defeated on the road Slovakian Stara Tura 58-53 on Sunday. Aabyhoj outrebounded Stara Tura 41-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. Fedora Iyamu had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Mille Soerensen chipped in 27 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Sarah Svitekova responded with 6 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Erika Turtakova scored 15 points.
Top scorers:
Stara Tura: T.Erika 15+1reb+1ast, N.Pavlina 9+4reb+3ast, K.Simona 7, S.Sarah 6+10reb+4ast, R.Petra 5+3reb+2ast, K.Tatiana 5+1reb
Aabyhoj: M.Soerensen 27+8reb, F.Iyamu 18+18reb+1ast, M.Begovic 4+5reb+3ast, M.Jakobsen 3+1reb, C.Rosenberg 2+3reb, C.Vester 2+2reb