On Wednesday-evening, our Senior women’s national team played the first game of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers (second round).
At home, at the Coque in Kirchberg, Luxembourg showed a great fighting spirit but could not avoid a 52:64 loss against the the favorite Ukraine.
After a slow start, Luxembourg trailed 0:13 but reacted quickly and cut the deficit in the upcoming minutes. With drives by Simon and made 3-pointers, the FLBB squad went into the break with a 6-point-deficit (25:31). After the break, Luxembourg was able to compete and stay in the game, but could not turn the game around. Catherine Mreches hit a 3rd quarter buzzer beating 3-pointer to give Luxembourg some momentum entering the 4th quarter, but the opponent did not allow Luxembourg to come any closer.
Anne Simon scored 16 points to lead the FLBB squad, Catherine Mreches added 14 points.
game stats –> boxscore (FIBA)
Meanwhile, group favorite and upcoming opponent on Saturday, France, won its first game against Great Britain clearly.
Results and upcoming games:
Luxembourg – Ukraine 52:64
France – Great Britain 104:57
🇫🇷 14 November at Coque (VS France) at 18:00
🇬🇧 17 November in Manchester (AGAINST Great Britain) at 20:00
