On the first day of the tournament, Estonia and Sweden, Finland and Latvia faced each other in all matches. The U16 women’s team played the first of the Estonian teams when they suffered a 67:91 defeat against Sweden. The best scorer of the Estonian women was team captain Jessica Ristimets with 21 points and 7 rebounds, Laura Liisa Grünmann scored 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 interceptions. The best of the Swedes was Alba Lemuna with 19 points. TU16 coach Esko Tõnisson’s comment: “We lost all the competitive statistics: when you make 47 turnovers, it’s difficult to win the game.”
The U16 boys managed to beat their Swedish peers with a score of 80:55 thanks to the support of a successful second quarter. Roman Avdejev dominated the Estonian team with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Avdeev also treated the spectators to two powerful layups. On the Swedish side, Lucas Veller with 14 handles. PU16 team coach Brett Nõmm: “All the boys were able to play at least 10 minutes. Everyone fought hard, this match against Finland and Latvia is definitely good teaching material.”
The U18 women’s team had to lose to the Swedes with the score of 45:57. The opponents made the difference in the last quarter. Estonia’s top scorer was Lisandra Vetesina with 10 points. Felicia Schölander scored the most from the Swedish team, bringing 12 points. TU18 coach Kaspars Majenieks on the match: “We already knew before the match that Sweden has the length advantage and we have to play aggressively. In the first 35 minutes we did a great job in defense, but we have to work on blocking We need to have more confidence in attack too. Overall I am very satisfied with our aggressiveness. The match wasn’t perfect, but we managed to stay in the game until the end.”
The U18 youth also won, when the Estonians corrected their mistakes in the fourth quarter after a bumpy third quarter and beat the Swedes 76:62. Marten Alles scored 25 points and 5 steals, captain Kaur-Kennerth Tomann scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. As for the Swedes, Rodrigas Jucevicius scored the most with 13 points. PU18 team coach Martin Rausberg: “Typical of the first match, very fragile performance and not the most beautiful, but a victory is a victory. We must keep in mind that we are working towards a longer goal and this match showed us very well the critical points we need to work on.
Latvian U16 Girls vs. Finnish U16 Girls 74:81
Latvian U16 Boys vs Finnish U16 Boys 88:79
Latvian U18 Girls vs. Finnish U18 Girls 68:76
Latvian U18 Youth vs Finnish U18 Youth 57:78
Tomorrow, Thursday, the national teams of Sweden and Latvia and Estonia and Finland will meet. The program can be found on the BSBC website, here.
2024-01-03 22:24:00
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