The latest week in the Biosil-Women's Baltic Basketball League (WBBL) was nothing short of drama, with the final lineup of playoff participants now firmly in place.
Karolina Kazočiūnaitė
| Team: |
Aistes-LSMU Kaunas |
| Position: | SF, PF |
| Age: | 25 |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Birth place: | Alytus, Lithuania |
The highlight of the week was the intense battles that saw Aistes-LSMU Kaunas secure their spot among the top seven, leaving last season's bronze medalists, RSU, on the outside looking in.
Aistes-LSMU experienced a rollercoaster week, marked by two nail-biting victories that clinched their playoff berth. Their journey began in Liepaja, facing off against their direct competitors, Liepaja/LSSS. Despite losing to the Latvian team in their first encounter in Kaunas on November 15th by a score of 65:61, the Lithuanians managed a revenge win in Liepaja with an identical margin of 69:65.
The game was a testament to the unpredictability of basketball. After the first quarter, the home team led 20:11, but the visitors turned the game around by halftime and led by 17 points (58:41) in the third quarter. However, Liepaja/LSSS launched an 18:0 run to retake the lead (63:62). In a thrilling final two minutes, Aistes-LSMU showcased resilience and superior play to emerge victorious with a final score of 69:65.
Key players for Aistes-LSMU included Gevile Savostaite and Gintare Paulauskaite, who both recorded double-doubles, scoring 22 points with 10 rebounds and 20 points with 12 rebounds, respectively. Kazolina Kazociunaite also made a significant contribution with 17 points and 8 rebounds.
The second victory for the Kaunas team was a close call against the winless TTT Juniores Riga, despite having a comfortable lead of 64:49 at one point. TTT Juniores made an impressive comeback to tie the game at 71:71 with just one minute to go, but a crucial free throw by Gintare Mazionyte secured a hard-fought 72:71 win for the visitors.
Guste Dziatkauskaite led the scoring for Aistes-LSMU with 21 points, while Savostaite again impressed with a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds.
TTT Juniores saw five players scoring in double digits, a rarity for the team, with Elina Briede and Zane Sraudovska leading with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
This win confirmed Aistes-LSMU's place in the playoffs, leaving RSU out despite their win 68:64 over Panevezys this week. Meanwhile, Panevezys managed a victory against TTT Juniores, winning 68:58.
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Other games of the week saw Daugavpils University defeating Riga Juniores/LU 81:61, LCC International University overcoming Siauliai-Vilmers 87:64, and Kibirkstis Vilnius beating Aistes-LSMU 81:57 in a commanding performance.
With Siauliai-Vilmers and Aistes-LSMU concluding their regular season, the former will finish fifth, while the latter secures either the sixth or seventh spot.
As the Biosil-WBBL regular season wraps up, the top team will earn an automatic spot in the final four, set to take place in Palanga on March 29-30. Teams placed second through seventh will battle it out in the quarterfinals.
