Last week there was plenty of action in the Women's Baltic Basketball League as ten games took place.
Last week's action tipped off in Vilnius, where Kibirkstis Vilnius (15-2) 100-58 (29-14, 32-14, 23-12, 16-18) comfortably beat BJBS Riga (2-16).
Gintare Petronyte was unstoppable once again as she finished the game with 19 points (6/8 2PT, 7/7 FT), 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 6 drawn fouls, and 43 EFF in 21 minutes of action.
We move to Latvia, where Liepaja/LSSS (10-9) secured an important win, beating Siauliai-Vilmers (6-13) 70-54 (22-15, 15-10, 19-10, 14-19).
Paula Klescova led the way for the winners with 12 points (5/7 2PT, 0/1 3PT, 2/2 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 23 EFF in 33 minutes of play.
Wednesday's games were closed with Riga's derby, where TTT Riga (11-7) gave the first loss of the season for the league's leaders Rigas Stradina University (16-1).
TTT won the game 86-72 (17-15, 27-23, 26-15, 16-19).
Dekeiya Cohen put up a solid double-double, finishing the game with 21 points (9/17 2PT, 3/4 FT), 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover, and 30 EFF.
Gunta Basko added 15 points (5/10 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT), 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 30 EFF.
On Thursday, TalTech Tallinn (10-9) defeated Daugavpils University (3-15) 64-45 (10-11, 19-7, 14-18, 21-9).
For the visitors, Annika Koster put up a near triple-double performance with 16 points (5/13 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 3/4 FT), 17 rebounds, 7 steals, 2 assists, 4 turnovers, 7 drawn fouls, and 33 EFF.
Meanwhile, BJBS Riga suffered its second loss of the week against Aistes Kaunas (13-6), which won a game in Riga 81-57 (24-9, 21-23, 12-13, 24-12).
Martyna Petrenaite led the way with 22 points (5/11 2PT, 2/5 3PT, 6/6 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 5 drawn fouls, 5 turnovers, and 21 EFF.
Kibirkstis Vilnius had a much tougher task on Friday but extended its winning streak after beating TalTech Tallinn 87-81 (26-18, 28-24, 19-27, 14-12).
Once again, Petronyte was Kibirkstis top scorer, putting up 18 points (4/7 2PT, 1/1 3PT, 7/7 FT), 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 drawn fouls, 6 turnovers, and 24 EFF.
Gabriele Sulske added 15 points (1/2 2PT, 4/7 3PT, 1/5 FT), 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 9 drawn fouls, 3 turnovers, and 24 EFF.
Daugavpils University bounced back after the loss against TalTech Tallinn by defeating Siauliai-Vilmers 79-69 (25-22, 21-21, 17-13, 16-13).
Viktoriya Babych put up a monster performance, finishing the game with 18 points (1/5 2PT, 5/7 3PT, 1/1 FT), 22 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 turnovers, and 34 EFF.
Rigas Stradina University also bounced back from a loss with a 68-60 (18-14, 21-18, 17-11, 12-17) victory against Liepaja/LSSS.
Evelina Otto was the top performer of the game with 17 points (5/11 2PT, 0/2 3PT, 7/9 FT), 14 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 7 drawn fouls, and 28 EFF in 29 minutes of action.
TTT Riga celebrated a crucial victory against table rivals Neptunas Klaipeda (11-6). The Latvian team won the game 89-79 (22-19, 17-16, 26-17, 24-27).
For the winners, Dekeiya Cohen scored 33 points (14/21 2PT, 5/7 FT) and added 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 6 drawn fouls, and 41 EFF.
Kate Vilka added 33 points (5/6 2PT, 7/9 3PT, 2/4 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 34 EFF.
The previous week was closed by LCC Klaipeda's (9-9) 85-59 (26-13, 20-17, 20-16, 19-13) victory against BJBS Riga.
On the winning side, Maisa Pereira Dias accumulated 11 points (3/3 2PT, 5/8 FT), 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 9 drawn fouls, 1 turnover, and game-high 31 EFF.
