Eurobasket.com All-EWBL Awards 2018 - Mar 23, 2018
Eurobasket.com All-EWBL 1st Team 2018
Peddy
Brown
Krastina
Razheva
Jurcenkova
Final Four MVP: Zuzana Zirkova (175-G-80) of Good Angels Player of the Year: Sheylani Peddy (170-G-88) of TTT Riga Guard of the Year: Sheylani Peddy (170-G-88) of TTT Riga Forward of the Year: Albina Razheva (189-F-94) of Dynamo M. Center of the Year: Anna Jurcenkova (195-C-85) of Good Angels European Player of the Year: Anna Jurcenkova (195-C-85) of Good Angels Import of the Year: Sheylani Peddy (170-G-88) of TTT Riga Defensive Player of the Year: Sheylani Peddy (170-G-88) of TTT Riga Coach of the Year: Peter Jankovic of Good Angels
Good Angels shock TTT with buzzer-beater by Darxia Morris - Mar 18, 2018
Slovak legend Zuzana Zirkova (175-G-80) tied the score with 83 seconds left, while last second against-the-odds three pointer buzzerbeater by Darxia Morris (172-G-89, college: UCLA) gave the Good Angels Kosice a 74-71 win over the Final Four hosts TTT on Sunday, March 18 at the Daugava sports hall in Riga, Latvia. Morris had just one field goal attempt during the final 10 minutes. It came after the last timeout with 1,0 second left on the clock. Kosice guard received the ball, turned around, jumped and released the ball. Swish! UCLA graduate Morris finished the game with 18 points on 6-of-10 shoting. She added two rebounds, three assists and one steal for a efficiency rating of 16. Zuzana Zirkova remained faithful to herself and converted a game-tying shot at 71. Kosice captain had 11 points, three rebounds and four assists. Zirkova earned the Most Valuable Player award. 'Good Angels' front court players Anna Jurcenkova (195-C-85) and Devereaux Peters (187-F-89, college: Notre Dame) added 13 points each. Barbora Balintova (175-G-94) scored 7 of her 11 points in the fourth quarter. Ally Mallot led all scorers with 23 points. TTT power forward connected 8-of-11 shots from the field, including a game high four three-pointers. Gunta Basko-Melnbarde (181-F-80, college: Siena) had 16 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and 10 forced fouls. Sheylani Peddy (170-G-88, college: Temple, agency: LBM Management) finished with 12 points, four rebounds, six assists and two steals. Captain Ieva Krastina (172-G-90, agency: LBM Management) scored 10 points, while Kate Krslia added eight points. Good Angels scored more points in the paint (30-14, attempts 15/24 vs 7/23). Jurenkova hit 75% of her shots inside the three point line (6/8). The Rigans excelled in transition game, scoring a lot of points in fast breaks (7-16). TTT players were also better in three points accuracy (6/15 vs 10/23). Except the final 83 seconds.
