As the 5th and last FLBB youth national team, our U16 girls will participate in the European Championship (Division B) over the next days in Podgorica (Montenegro).
Preview by the coaching staff:
„Today (Tuesday), our U16 women’s national team will leave for Podgorica (Montenegro) to participate in the FIBA European U16 Division B Championship. During 10 days, 19 teams, divided in 4 groups will compete for the championship and the possibility of moving up to Division A. Luxembourg is in Group D, where it will face strong teams: Romania, Slovakia, Great Britain and Austria.
The team had a very long and intense preparation and is highly motivated to applicate the several techniques learned in training in competition level.
The team had many preparation games (more than 10), starting with 3 test games against the Sparta women, the participation in the international youth trophy in Mersch where the team faced Portugal, Ireland and the Netherlands where the red lions grabbed a win. The team also had the opportunity to participate in 2 exchanges in Romania and Ireland with high intense games.
All these matches have given the team the opportunity to adapt to the level that will await and to improve together, ready to compete in the European championship.
The team is now focused and delighted to face the international competition in the coming days. The first game will be against Austria on August 18th (16:30).
The coaching staff is convinced that our young ladies will represent Luxembourg well and that they will show a good impression of the basketball in Luxembourg.“
LIVE-STREAMS, STATS and more information –> FIBA.COM U16 EC Division B
The Roster:
MARIN DAWID Elena (Sparta Bertrange)
SKRIJELJ Seila (T71 Dudelange)
BLASEN Emma (T71 Dudelange)
DRUI Marie (Amicale Steinsel)
GEELEN Virginie (Amicale Steinsel)
LEPAGE POST Lara (Amicale Steinsel)
HÄMÄLÄINEN Isa (Résidence Walfer)
SCHROEDER Mia (T71 Dudelange)
STRASSER Lynn (T71 Dudelange)
ETUTE Joyce Isi (T71 Dudelange)
LORUSSO Laura (Musel Pikes)
VAN DER SCHILDEN Noée (Gréngewald Hueschtert)
Head coach: DZIURDZIA Mariusz
Assistant coach: JANISZEWSKI Kamil
Manager: LEPAGE Fernand
Physio: SINKA Andrea
