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August 21, 2011

England Under-16 women will join the recently promoted under-16 men in Division A next year after beating Latvia 51-40 in the Division B European Championship semi-finals on Saturday, in Arad, Romania. The England side become the second team to gain promotion to Division A this summer, and are now the third team from Great Britain [...]

GB U20 Women Fall To Italy, Finish 8th

July 17, 2011

Great Britain Under-20 women finished 8th in the 2011 Division A European Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, after losing to Italy 60-48 on Sunday. The GB side has done the nation proud after exceeding all expectations to qualify for the quarter finals in their first ever campaign in Division A. Temi Fagbenle led GB with [...]

GB U20 Women Routed by Russia

July 15, 2011

Great Britain Under-20 women’s extraordinary run through the Division A European Championships came to an end this afternoon as they were routed 68-37 by Russia in the quarter finals. Russia, the defending champions, were simply too strong for GB, who have exceeded all expectations in their first year competing in Division A after gaining promotion [...]

GB U20 Women Advance, Despite Loss to Dutch

July 13, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20 Women have advanced to the Division A European Championship quarter finals, guaranteeing themselves a top 8 finish in their first year in Division A, despite losing to the Netherlands 70-66. Results in the rest of the group, where the Italians beat Latvia, meant the British side will advance to play Russia, [...]

GB U20 Women Upset France

July 12, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20 women upset previously unbeaten France today to give their chances of advancing to the qualifying round a huge boost. Head Coach Damian Jennings was extremely pleased with the win: “This was an excellent performance tonight against a very athletic and talented French team. “We mixed up our defence enough to cause [...]

GB U20 Women Beaten by Italy

July 11, 2011

Despite a valiant effort, Great Britain Under-20 Women came up short against Italy, losing 44-36 in a low scoring affair at the Division A European Championships. Plagued by turnovers, finishing the game with 29, Italy scored the final five points of the game to take the win. Head coach Damian Jennings remained positive despite the [...]

GB U20 Women Routed by Spain

July 9, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20 Women were routed by 50 points against favourites Spain on Saturday, 81-31, at the Division A European Championships. GB stood little chance against favourites Spain as they finished the game with more turnovers (36) than points. Head Coach, Damian Jennings was disappointed with his team’s performance “This was a disappointing performance [...]

GB U20 Women Upset Latvia, Secure 2nd Round Place

July 8, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20 women produced a huge upset at the European Championships today as they defeated last year’s bronze medalists Latvia 71-64. The win gave them their first victory of this year’s campaign, and guarantees them a place in the second round. Despite going down after the first quarter, a huge 26-4 run across [...]

GB U20 Women Suffer Heartbreaker to Slovakia

July 7, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20 Women suffered a heartbreaking loss in their European Championship opener on Thursday as they lost 39-38 on a last second shot from Slovakia. Slovakia’s Marta Palenikova made a lay-up with two seconds left to give Slovakia redemption for the loss in last year’s Division B final. It capped a thrilling finish [...]

GB Women Finish Eurobasket With Loss to Russia

June 28, 2011

GB women finished their Eurobasket campaign with another tough loss, going down to Russia 62-59 on Monday. Against a nation who are ranked second in the world and had started the tournament as one of the favourites, Britain led by as many as 15 points in the first half and held a ten point lead [...]

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