The 2009 edition of the FIBA European Championship Women is in the books, punctuated emphatically with the French ladies’ 74-52 destruction of Spain for the gold medal finish.
However, it seems the real winners were those who managed to catch the Latvia-Russia game for third place, with center Liga Surkusa’s clutch play the difference maker in Team Latvia’s upset bid.
Progressing down the final table, it was Poland over Turkey for fifth, Serbia over Germany for seventh, Italy over Bulgaria in the ninth-place game, and Sweden beat Lithuania for 11th spot. FIBA roundups follow.
