Lighting it up
If the rest of the WNBA had its way, the Eurobasket Championships would never end because the thought of Anete Jekabsone-Zogota and Sandrine Gruda joining a talented Connecticut Sun nucleus could change the balance of power in the Eastern Conference.
Jekabsone-Zogota isn't going anything to harm her reputation as one of the best shooters in Europe with her performance in the first three games of the European championships.
Jekabsone-Zogota had 13 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter and had two of her five assists in overtime as Latvia edged Greece 70-68 to win the Group B title. After three games, Jekabsone-Zogota is averaging a tournament-best 23.7 points per game and is third with a 63.3 field-goal percentage.
Sandrine Gruda, who like Jekabsone-Zogota will join the Sun after the Eurobasket Championships, averaged 15.3 points and 7 rebounds to lead France to the Group D title. Russia, aided by former UConn star Svetlana Abrosimova's 10.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3 assists a game, won Group C while Spain won Group A as Connecticut Sun third-round pick Alba Torrens averaged 6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals. After a day off today, the tournament moves to the next stage.
Latvia and Spain are in Group E while France and Russia will be in Group F. All four teams begin the second stage with 2-0 records as they get credit for wins in the preliminary round. The field will be cut from 16 to 8 teams by the end of play on June 16. The top eight teams will have games until June 20 as there are playoffs for the top eight positions.
Jekabsone-Zogota isn't going anything to harm her reputation as one of the best shooters in Europe with her performance in the first three games of the European championships.
Jekabsone-Zogota had 13 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter and had two of her five assists in overtime as Latvia edged Greece 70-68 to win the Group B title. After three games, Jekabsone-Zogota is averaging a tournament-best 23.7 points per game and is third with a 63.3 field-goal percentage.
Sandrine Gruda, who like Jekabsone-Zogota will join the Sun after the Eurobasket Championships, averaged 15.3 points and 7 rebounds to lead France to the Group D title. Russia, aided by former UConn star Svetlana Abrosimova's 10.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3 assists a game, won Group C while Spain won Group A as Connecticut Sun third-round pick Alba Torrens averaged 6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals. After a day off today, the tournament moves to the next stage.
Latvia and Spain are in Group E while France and Russia will be in Group F. All four teams begin the second stage with 2-0 records as they get credit for wins in the preliminary round. The field will be cut from 16 to 8 teams by the end of play on June 16. The top eight teams will have games until June 20 as there are playoffs for the top eight positions.
Labels: Anete Jekabsone-Zogota, Sandrine Gruda, Svetlana Abrosimova
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