GB Women crush Rwanda to advance to World Cup Pre-Qualifying Semi-Finals
Great Britain hammered hosts Rwanda 75-61 on Thursday night to advance to the semi-finals of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Kigali.
The goal for GB was simple: win, and advance to the semi-finals. Coach Anna Montanana’s side had the most straight-forward scenario, as Rwanda had to avoid losing by 35 points or more to reach the last four.
And what followed was undeniably the best performance of the week from GB as they recovered from a torrid first three minutes to put on an all-around clinic against the previously unbeaten African side.
“This was the next step for us in the group,” Montanana said.
“We knew that it would be a very challenging game for us. We knew we needed to win to get to the next round, and I’m super happy for the team, the way they execute everything we worked at this morning, and I see an improvement every day.”
As a result, Great Britain will play Hungary on Saturday in the semi-finals.
Holly Winterburn led four Great Britain scorers in double figures with 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists, shaking off a horrible collision midway through the third to steer her team to victory.
Sam Ashby, who came off the bench had 14 points, matched by Sam Ashby. Maya Price amassed 12 on 6/9 shooting.
“This was an important win for us,” Price said. “We knew Rwanda would come out with a lot of energy, and we knew we would have to match that and go above and beyond.
“We played really well together as a team, which has been the main focus for us this week. We are learning to play together, and we are developing that now.”|
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