Golden Day for Ducks
07/17/17 | Women's Basketball
Both Maite Cazorla and Satou Sabally won gold at the FIBA U20 European Championship on Sunday.
Both junior Maite Cazorla and incoming freshman Satou Sabally claimed gold medals on Sunday, winning FIBA U20 European Championships.
Cazorla helped Spain clinch the Div. A title while Sabally and Germany won the Div. B championship.
Cazorla and Spain knocked off Slovenia, 73-63, in the final in Matosinhos, Portugal. It was a five-point game early in the fourth quarter before Cazorla hit a three wth 6:57 remaining to give Spain a 57-49 lead. She knocked down three free throws to ice the game late.
"The key to the win was our defense which we picked up in the last quarter," Cazorla told FIBA.com after the win. "I have to give credit to Slovenia as they really are a great team and difficult to play against. It feels special to win the title again and I can't believe it!"
This is the fifth time Cazorla has won gold with the Spanish national program. Spain has won six of the last seven U20 European titles. Cazorla tallied nine points and a tournament-high six assists in the championship game. She averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 assists and 1.9 rebounds over seven games.
Sabally was dominant in the Div. B tournament in Eilat, Israel. The 6-foot-4 forward was named tournament MVP after averaging 16.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists over seven games.
She tallied 20 points and grabbed six rebounds in the championship game against Slovakia, avenging a loss in the group stages. Sabally posted double-doubles against both Ukraine (19 points, 10 rebounds) and the Czech Republic (13 points, 10 rebounds).
Oregon's run of players in international competition continues on July 22 when the FIBA U19 World Championship gets underway in Italy. Sophomore Ruthy Hebard (USA) plus incoming freshmen Aina Ayuso (Spain) and Anneli Maley (Australia) will all be competing.
You can find replays of all the tournament games at YouTube.com/FIBA.
Cazorla helped Spain clinch the Div. A title while Sabally and Germany won the Div. B championship.
Cazorla and Spain knocked off Slovenia, 73-63, in the final in Matosinhos, Portugal. It was a five-point game early in the fourth quarter before Cazorla hit a three wth 6:57 remaining to give Spain a 57-49 lead. She knocked down three free throws to ice the game late.
"The key to the win was our defense which we picked up in the last quarter," Cazorla told FIBA.com after the win. "I have to give credit to Slovenia as they really are a great team and difficult to play against. It feels special to win the title again and I can't believe it!"
This is the fifth time Cazorla has won gold with the Spanish national program. Spain has won six of the last seven U20 European titles. Cazorla tallied nine points and a tournament-high six assists in the championship game. She averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 assists and 1.9 rebounds over seven games.
Sabally was dominant in the Div. B tournament in Eilat, Israel. The 6-foot-4 forward was named tournament MVP after averaging 16.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists over seven games.
She tallied 20 points and grabbed six rebounds in the championship game against Slovakia, avenging a loss in the group stages. Sabally posted double-doubles against both Ukraine (19 points, 10 rebounds) and the Czech Republic (13 points, 10 rebounds).
Oregon's run of players in international competition continues on July 22 when the FIBA U19 World Championship gets underway in Italy. Sophomore Ruthy Hebard (USA) plus incoming freshmen Aina Ayuso (Spain) and Anneli Maley (Australia) will all be competing.
You can find replays of all the tournament games at YouTube.com/FIBA.
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