Latvian U16 national team vs Audentes
On Sunday, the intrigue lasted longer than in Saturday’s game – after three quarters, the score was 59:58 in favor of the Latvians. Marta Ploriņa opened the scoring in the fourth quarter, while Sindija Mishchenko and Ieva Vēvere scored the next 11 points – 72:63.
LSBL second division, February 4, Audentes
Latvian U16 national team – Audentes 72:67 (25:16, 21:25, 13:17, 13:9)
Latvia U16: Mishchenko 22 (2p 5/9, 3p 2/3, 1p 6/7; 5ab), Dzenite 16 (2p 5/6, 1p 6/8; 5ab, 5rp), Ploriņa 11 (2p 3/8, 3p 1/5, 1p 2/2; 5ab), Skudra 8 (6ab, three caught), Vēvere 7 (9ab), Emija Gulbe 4, Kochetkova 2 (5ab), Birziņa 2 (10ab), Celmiņa; Clover. Coach Ilze Ose-Hlebovicka.
Audentes: Koorits 17 (2p 4/13, 3p 2/3, 1p 3/4; 8ab, four interceptions), Vasar 13, Molder 11, Fomitšiova 10, Froljonok 7, Mikiver 6, Pae 3, Vannamik, Taal; Ross. Coach Kaspars Majenieks.
RSU 2 vs RTU
The visitors were superior in the first quarter and held on well in the next 10 minutes – 34:27. In the third quarter, RSU dominated, scoring 20 more points. The hosts intercepted 24 balls, while the RTU players did it 10 times.
LSBL second division, February 4, “Rimi” Olympic Center
RSU 2 – Riga Technical University 73:43 (14:15, 20:12, 22:2, 17:14)
RSU: Diriņa 21 (2p 6/9, 3p 3/7), Yuškevicha 15 (2p 4/9, 3p 1/2, 1p 4/4; 7ab), Okuneva 14 (2p 5/12, 3p 1/4, 1p 1/4; six intercepted), Komule 10 (5ab, 4rp), Mālmane 7, Liše 4, Stalidzāne 2 (12ab, 5rp, four intercepted), Feldmane. Coach Kristaps Saulitis.
RTU: Štolce 13 (2p 1/10, 3p 1/4, 1p 8/8; 7ab), Kuzmina 11 (2p 3/6, 3p 1/4, 1p 2/2), Krastiņa 6, Rudzīte 4, Novikova 3 , Zariņa 2 (6ab), Baumane 2, Salmiņa 2, Borcova (7ab), Skulme, Radziņa. Coach Intars Jansons.
LSBL on February 4, 2024
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Rules of play
Ten teams – nine from Latvia and one from Estonia – will play a two-round tournament, competing at home and away (18 games). The top four teams will qualify for the “Final Four”. Second division teams will not participate in the first division playoffs.
Where can you see the games?
Some of the games will be shown live on YouTube – they will be published in Sportacentrs.com articles. Games are broadcast from halls where automatic cameras are installed. There are none, for example, in Valmiera 5th secondary school and in the “Depot” hall in Riga. Broadcasts of Ventspils games depend on the layout of the Ventspils Olympic Center hall – if it is divided into several fields, broadcasting from the farthest field is not possible.
Resources used:
LSBL 2023: calendar and news archive
WBBL and LSBL 2022: calendar and news archive
