Aija Jurjāne | Photo: FIBA
Turkey
Latvian basketball player Aija Jurjāne scored eight points in the Turkish championship game on Saturday, helping Ankara’s “Botash” guests to win over Anete Steinberg’s Istanbul “Galatasaray”. In the away game, the botan won Galatasaray with a score of 75:65 (23:19, 15:11, 24:20, 13:15).
Jurjāne scored eight points in 29 minutes and five seconds on the court, taking three of the seven two-point shots and two of the three free throws, but missed one long throw. She also scored four rebounds, intercepted three assists, made three mistakes, collected three personal notes and ended the game with an efficiency of six.
In the Ankara team, Jezmine Davis and Aise Choir were the most successful with 14 points. Pelinas Bilgič stood out in Galatasaray with 17 points and seven rebounds. Šteinberga was part of the Istanbul team, but he did not leave.
In another game, Ilze Jākobsone beat Istanbul’s “Nesibe Aydin” with a result of 79:74 (14:19, 22:21, 16:12, 27:22) in Istanbul’s “Beškitaš” away. Jakobsone had 19 minutes and seven seconds on the field, during which he broke out with one accurate long shot, two rebounds, one assists, three errors, three personal notes and finished the game with an efficiency factor of 0. In the “Beaten” unit, the highest score with 18 points and seven rebounds the balls were Gloria Johnson, but Eric McCollo scored “double-double” with 14 points and ten rebounds. In the home team, Elena Coates stood out with 22 points.
Meanwhile, the game of Cankaya Universitesi in Ankara, represented by Elina Babkin, was canceled. In the tournament table, “Galatasaray” is fifth with seven wins in 13 matches, “Botas” is in seventh place with six wins in 13 games, and Bešiktas is five places down with five successes in 14 games. Cankaya Universitesi is ranked 12th with five wins and seven losses. 14 teams are participating in the Turkish championship this season, four of which also represent Latvian players.
Italy
Latvian basketball player Kitty Laksa scored six points on Saturday in the 16th round of the Italian Series A, helping her Skio “Famila” to succeed. Skio’s team, led by the former head coach of the Latvian national team Georg Dikeulak, beat Sesto Sanjovanni’s “Allianz Geas” 76:72 (23:11, 21:19, 17:17, 15:25).
Lakssi had 30 minutes and 54 seconds on the field, during which two of the ten long shots were fired and two two-point shots were fired at the basket. She also fought four rebounds, provoked one foul to her opponents and finished the game with a +/- score of +2.
Sandrīne Gruda was the most productive player with 18 points and nine rebounds. Ivana Raca stood out with 21 points in the Allianz Geas team. Famila, who has only been successful in 12 games2, is in the lead in the tournament table, while San Martino’s Fila, represented by Caroline Pilabere, is seventh in a 14-team race with six wins and six losses. Last season, the champion was Venice’s Umana Reyer, beating Skio Famila 3-2 in the final series.
