Sertoglu stars as Turkey take down Belgium; Israel win thriller versus Czechs

KLAIPEDA / VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Turkey and Israel had two of the biggest reasons to smile on the second day at the FIBA U20 Women's European Championship as their wins made people sit up and take notice.

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Key Storylines

- Turkey overturned a 16-point deficit to beat Belgium 61-57 behind the brilliance of Berfin Sertoglu.

- Israel captured a memorable and gripping 74-73 success against Czech Republic.

- Vanesa Jasa was on fire for Latvia who took a first win by easing out Italy 76-69.

Top Performers

The best display of the day came from Turkey's Berfin Sertoglu who claimed a huge double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds in the exciting victory over Belgium. Also grabbing four steals, she came out with a sparkling performance efficiency valuation of 34.

Vanesa Jasa was unstoppable in that win against Italy and her 29 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals was the difference-maker in the contest.

Marija Lekovic impressed at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket earlier this summer and showed her class for Montenegro with 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists, although it was not enough to see them take the win against Poland. 

Henna Sandvik showed why she was on the pre-tournament watch-list with a big show for Finland in their narrow 76-72 loss to Hungary as she harvested 21 points, 4 blocks, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Her teammate Kati Ollilainen also impressed with a contribution of 17 points after an eye-catching shooting effort and also added 9 boards. 

Results of the Day

Group A

Serbia 77-59 Portugal 
Czech Republic 73-74 Israel

Group B

Hungary 76-72 Finland 
France 83-36 Lithuania

Group C

Spain 75-49 Sweden 
Poland 71-60 Montenegro 

Group D

Latvia 69-76 Italy
Belgium 57-61 Turkey 

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