Vs: WU16 2011
Kirjoitus FIBA sivulta
Semi-Finalists Decided
20.07.2012
U16 WOMEN DIVISION B
Bulgaria hit Finland with a decisive scoring spree midway through the first half and won 70-55 on Quarter-Finals day at the U16 European Championship Women Division B in Tallinn.
Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal also won their Quarter-Final clashes.
In Tallinn, teams are not only going for medals, but promotion.
The sides that win the Semi-Finals will clinch their spots in Division A for next year, as well as the bronze-medalists.
BULGARIA FIRST TO BEAT FINLAND
In the first clash on Friday against the unbeaten Finns, promotion-chasing Bulgaria trailed 19-17 when Borislava Hristova made a lay-up for the final points of the opening quarter to tie the contest.
That basket sparked a 17-0 run that Finland never recovered from.
In the decisive spell, Hristova poured in nine of her game-high 17 points while Iva Georgieva hit a couple of three-balls.
Maria Kamburova finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulgarians.
"It was a very important game for the team," Bulgaria coach Tzanko Tzankov said.
"We wanted to prove that last year's top four spot was no coincidence.
"We won against Finland, who hadn't lost a single game so far.
"We did the same thing last year with Portugal in the Quarter-Finals.
"I hope this year we can gain access to Division A, which is the target we set ourselves before the tournament and I think this team really deserves it."
Finland got 16 points from Olivia Moskari and 14 from Emilia Helle.
Also for Finland, Tuuli Menna had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Next up for Bulgaria is Latvia in the Semi-Finals.
