The
Basketball women's national team had a great start in the FIBA Europe Division C
championship in Luxembourg
with a 55-80 win against Albania.
The
starting five for Malta
were Loretta Ellul, Rebecca Brincat Thoresen, Doreen Micallef, Christina Grima
and Josephine Grima. Rebecca Brincat Thoresen was the top scorer of the game
with 34 points. The Maltese player who plays in the top division of the German
League was also the top rebounder of the game with 5 rebounds.
Malta had a good start and won the first session 24-9. Albania
tried to react however more points from Thoresen and Joselle Cardona made it
45-19 at half-time. The third quarter
was the closest one however Malta
won it 22-19 as well. Albania
managed to win only the last quarter 17-13 for a final score of Malta 80
Albania 55. Malta
had a very positive shooting with a percentage of 52.3%.
