The Biosil-WBBL season continued with several exciting matchups this week, as Kibirkštis Vilnius extended their winning streak to 12 games with a hard-fought 79-69 victory over LCC International University Klaipeda.
The visitors started strong and held the lead for much of the first half, but Kibirkstis took control in the third quarter and never looked back. The Vilnius team outscored LCC 51-33 in the second half.
Sydney Taylor (20 points), Giedrė Labuckienė (18), and Daugile Use (12 points, 10 rebounds) led Kibirkstis to victory.
Lina Loceniece (26), Gerda Raulusaityte (15), and Elizabete Bulane (13) were the top scorers for LCC International University.
In another intriguing matchup, Neptunas-Amberton Klaipeda defeated defending champions TTT Riga 85-75 in Riga.
The visitors controlled the first half, but TTT Riga rallied to tie the game at 61-61 in the third quarter. However, Neptunas-Amberton outscored TTT Riga 24-14 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
TTT Riga debuted two new players in this game: Austrian Sarah Sagerer (20 points, 8 rebounds) and American Dominique Wilson (17 points). Mia Loyd had another strong performance with a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Egle Sventoraite was unstoppable for Neptunas-Amberton, scoring 31 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. Tyler Murray added 15 points.
In the third Division A game, Siauliai-Vilmers defeated RSU Riga 85-65 on the road. The visitors led throughout the game but only pulled away in the fourth quarter.
Malia Bambrick and Agne Cerneckyte each scored 21 points for Siauliai-Vilmers. Valeria Aleksieva (14), Sabine Lipe (12), and Mercy Wanyama (10) also reached double figures.
Paula Cirsa scored 18 points for RSU.
In Division B, Aistes-LSMU Kaunas defeated Daugavpils University 97-68 at home, and TTT Riga Juniors defeated Atletas 113-47 in Kaunas.
Aistes-LSMU remained undefeated with their ninth straight victory. Karolina Kazociunaitė led the team with 19 points. Tamirise Simonova scored 25 points for Daugavpils.
TTT Riga Juniors had seven players score in double figures, led by Sarlote Skrebele with 25 points. Kateryna Kliuchynikie and Evelina Januseviciute each scored 13 points for Atletas.
