Basketball – European Championships – Div. C

Scotland U18 Women win European Championships Division C ‏

Report courtesy of Cammy McLay (Basketball Scotland)

Scotland’s U18 Women have secured this year’s European Championship Division C gold medal after an impressive win over host nation Gibraltar. The team finished the tournament unbeaten winning all 4 of their fixtures to lift the trophy in Gibraltar.

 Coach Romero’s side showed no signs of nerves as they stepped out on court knowing that a win would secure gold. The team found their feet early on in the match and never looked back as they went on to complete the tournament undefeated.

 The second half was again very much controlled by Scotland who were able to build on their lead as they entered the dressing room with a 44-19 lead.

Knowing that two more quarters of solid basketball were required to lift the trophy, Scotland came out of the half-time break looking extremely confident and continued to work hard.

 As the final buzzer sounded, Scotland were able to celebrate a 4th win but more importantly the fact that they were now the 2015 European Division C Champions.

 Final score Scotland 93 – 35 Gibraltar.

 Cara Black led scoring for Scotland with 16 points on her way to being named in the tournament All-Star 5. Lauren Forde was also named in the tournament’s All-Star five while Leah Stewart was crowned the tournament MVP.