Malta star Galea named MVP
ANDORRA LA VELLA (FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 2018, Division C) – Kristy Galea of Malta reeled in the Most Valuable Player honors at the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 2018, Division C.
ANDORRA LA VELLA (FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 2018, Division C) – Kristy Galea of Malta reeled in the Most Valuable Player honors at the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 2018, Division C despite being denied gold by Gibraltar.
The 18-year-old point guard had to settle for a second-place finish in the tournament following a surprise 56-49 defeat in the Final, during which she collected 7 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.
In her five games in Andorra la Vella, Galea averaged a tournament-high 16.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.0 steals for an overall efficiency of 17.8 to headline the All-Star Five.
The newly-crowned FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, Division C champions Gibraltar had two players among the tournament's top performers: Mireya Benitez Lopez and Marta Perez Castro.
Meanwhile, Julia Marquez Tomas from the third-place Andorra and Maria Timbalari from fourth-ranked Moldova rounded out the All-Star Five.
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