Photo: “TTT Riga”
“TTT Rīga” won the 19th victory in the games of the elite group of the Baltic Women’s Basketball League (BSBL) in Vilnius on Saturday, ensuring the victory in the main tournament. “TTT Rīga” beat Vilnius “Kibirkštis MRU” with 73:62 (22:22, 25:12, 7:12, 19:16).
Ieva Pulvere was the most productive in the Riga team with 18 points, Daugile Šarauskaite, Vanessa Jasa added 13 points, seven rebounds and four intercepted balls, but Laura Meldere and Jessmine Tomas scored ten points each, who also collected six assists. Karolina Kazočūnaite scored 20 points for the opponents, Gabriele Šulske scored 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and ten points and seven errors in Kamilla Droge’s account.
In the second match on Saturday, Daugavpils University (DU) conceded to Riga Stradins University (RSU) at 70:92 (17:17, 26:29, 18:27, 9:19). Kristīne Jefimenko scored 20 points for the housewives, Lauma Poikāne scored 15 points, as well as five scores and personal notes, and Valerija Baranovska added 14 points.
The leaderboard of the tournament tables with a balance of 18-3 is “Kibirkštis MRU”, with 19 wins in 19 matches followed by “TTT Rīga”, “Liepāja” / LSSS with 13 wins in 19 games is third, RSU is in ninth place with eight wins and eight losses, BJBS “Rīga” / “Juniores” / LU is in tenth place with two successes in 18 games, but “Daugavpils University” is in 11th place with three victories in 17 battles.
12 teams are participating in the Baltic League elite group tournament – five from Latvia and Lithuania, as well as two from Estonia. After the two-lap tournament, the top two teams will qualify for the final four tournament, while the 3rd-6th place finishers in the quarter-finals will see two more Final 4 participants.
