Round 16 (Regular Season): TTT Riga beat Neptunas in the most crucial game of the week

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Riga. Top-ranked Latvian TTT Riga faced 3rd ranked Lithuanian Neptunas. Host TTT Riga (8-0) defeated guests from Klaipeda (6-3) 79-62. American point guard Kyra Lambert (175-1996, college: Texas) fired 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Lithuanian forward Gabija Meskonyte (181-1998) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. TTT Riga's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Marina Solopova (180-1990) produced 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Undefeated TTT Riga have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 8-0 record behind leader LCC Klaipeda. Neptunas at the other side dropped to the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Aistes-LSMU. TTT Riga will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Neptunas will play on the road against Siauliai (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Latvian BJBS Riga (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 86-58 loss to seventh ranked Lithuanian Aistes-LSMU (6-3) in Kaunas. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Gedvile Savostaite (180-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Gintare Paulauskaite contributed with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Emilija Stelmahere replied with 15 points for BJBS Riga. Aistes-LSMU moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Neptunas. BJBS Riga at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost. Aistes-LSMU will play against Kibirkstis-MRU (#7) in Vilnius in the next round. BJBS Riga will play on the road against Jurmala (#11) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Siauliai. Local Siauliai (7-2) outscored 5th ranked Latvian RSU (6-5) 79-51 on Sunday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Cassidy Mihalko who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side Sarlote Septe responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Siauliai have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 7-2 record having 2 victories less than leader LCC Klaipeda. Loser RSU dropped to the sixth place with five games lost. Siauliai will meet at home Neptunas (#5) in the next round. RSU's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Riga to the arena TTT Juniores.

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TTT Riga - Neptunas 79-62

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Riga. Top-ranked Latvian TTT Riga faced 3rd ranked Lithuanian Neptunas. Host TTT Riga (8-0) defeated guests from Klaipeda (6-3) 79-62. American point guard Kyra Lambert (175-1996, college: Texas) fired 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Lithuanian forward Gabija Meskonyte (181-1998) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five TTT Riga players scored in double figures. TTT Riga's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Marina Solopova (180-1990) produced 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Colombian Maria-Esperanza Delgado (173-1996, college: Angelo St.) added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. TTT Riga have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 8-0 record behind leader LCC Klaipeda. Neptunas at the other side dropped to the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Aistes-LSMU. TTT Riga will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Neptunas will play on the road against Siauliai (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
TTT Riga: I.Pulvere 18+2reb+2ast, M.Galliou-Loko 15+4reb+2ast, G.Meskonyte 14+6reb+3ast, K.Lambert 12+5reb+6ast, O.Evelina 12+5reb+2ast, S.Luize 6+7reb+1ast
Neptunas: M.Delgado 16+6reb+4ast, M.Solopova 15+8reb+6ast, A.Okodugha 13+5reb+1ast, V.Balaban 7+3reb+6ast, K.Mickute 7+1reb+1ast, S.Ruta 4+1reb+2ast

Siauliai - RSU 79-51

The game with biggest result difference took place in Siauliai. Local Siauliai (7-2) outscored 5th ranked Latvian RSU (6-5) 79-51 on Sunday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of American guard Cassidy Mihalko (180-1995, college: CBU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and Bulgarian guard Valeria Aleksieva (166-2000) who added 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Siauliai players scored in double figures. At the losing side Sarlote Septe (-2007) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and forward Luize Septe (180-1999, college: S.Florida) scored 9 points and 5 rebounds. Siauliai have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 7-2 record having 2 victories less than leader LCC Klaipeda. Loser RSU dropped to the sixth place with five games lost. Siauliai will meet at home Neptunas (#5) in the next round. RSU's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Riga to the arena TTT Juniores.
Top scorers:
Siauliai: C.Mihalko 18+10reb+2ast, V.Aleksieva 14+7reb+5ast, M.Bambrick 13+3reb+2ast, P.Danguole 13+3reb+6ast, M.Wanyama 8+9reb+1ast, R.Brigita 5+6reb+1ast
RSU: A.Mikelsone 11+3reb+1ast, S.Sarlote 10+12reb+3ast, L.Septe 9+5reb+1ast, M.Zelma 7+2reb, T.Ieva 6+4reb+2ast, M.Bluma 5+1reb+2ast

Aistes-LSMU - BJBS Riga 86-58

Bottom-ranked Latvian BJBS Riga (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 86-58 loss to seventh ranked Lithuanian Aistes-LSMU (6-3) in Kaunas. They also forced 19 BJBS Riga turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Aistes-LSMU brought some defensive toughness making 11 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Gedvile Savostaite (180-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Gintare Paulauskaite (185-1995) contributed with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Emilija Stelmahere replied with 15 points and forward Franciska Treiliha (177-2004) added 10 points and 5 rebounds (made all of her eight free throws) in the effort for BJBS Riga. Aistes-LSMU moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Neptunas. BJBS Riga at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost. Aistes-LSMU will play against Kibirkstis-MRU (#7) in Vilnius in the next round. BJBS Riga will play on the road against Jurmala (#11) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Aistes-LSMU: G.Savostaite 18+11reb+2ast, G.Paulauskaite 15+5reb+2ast, L.Kaktaite 10+2reb+3ast, P.Eva 9+5reb+4ast, K.Austeja 8+2reb+6ast, D.Guste 7+2reb+6ast
BJBS Riga: S.Emilija 15+3reb+1ast, K.Kate 14+1reb+1ast, T.Franciska 10+5reb+2ast, K.Katrina 7+1reb+3ast, P.Elza 4+6reb, K.Petra 4+3reb+1ast