The Betsafe-WBBL saw a busy week of action, with 11 games played. The leaders, TTT-Riga, won two games, as did Liepaja/LSSS, and the Kibirkstis Vilnius team that has undergone some major changes.
Maria Delgado
| Team: |
Neptunas-Amberton Klaipeda |
| Position: | SG |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 171 cm |
| Birth place: | Colombia |
The most important change for Kibirkstis was the appointment of Sandra Linkeviciene as the team's head coach. Linkevičienė is a Lithuanian basketball icon who previously served as an assistant coach for the team. In addition, the team also added Agne Cerneckyte, who returned from France, and Ugne Grigaliunaite, who had been playing in the Lithuanian B League.
These changes paid off immediately, as Kibirkštis defeated the LCC International University team 63-56 in a closely contested game. Justina Miknaite led the winners with 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.
On Sunday, Kibirkštis traveled to Panevėžys, where they defeated the home team 76-42. The hosts were without their injured leader, Kriste Timofejeva, and had no answer for the visiting silver medalists.
Despite the loss, the fans in Panevezys created a great atmosphere.
TTT-Riga, the Betsafe-WBBL champions and leaders, started the week with an easy 103-53 win over BJBS Riga Juniores/LU. They then faced a tougher challenge in another Riga derby against RSU. The champions eventually pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 82-64.
Liepaja/LSSS faced teams that had yet to win a game and won easily. They defeated TTT-Juniores in Riga 100-42 and then beat Jurmala at home 84-60.
The toughest game of the week took place in Kaunas, where the Aistes-LSMU team defeated the Klaipeda Neptunas-Amberton team 65-61. The visitors led 61-59 with a minute to play, but the hosts scored six straight points to win.
Gintare Paulauskaite led the Kaunas team to victory, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Neptunas-Amberton bounced back a few days later, winning 73-59 at home against Daugavpils University. Maria Delgado was unstoppable for the hosts, scoring 26 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and making 6 assists (30 efficiency points).
