From Double-Digit Deficit to Victory: Neptunas-Amberton Secures Biosil-WBBL Bronze

2024-03-30 17:16
Credit: M. Baranauskas
Credit M. Baranauskas

Neptunas-Amberton Klaipeda secured third place in the Biosil-WBBL by defeating Kibirkstis Vilnius 58:48 (10:17, 11:13, 14:10, 23:8) in the bronze medal game of the Final Four held in Palanga.

Free throws this season

72%
14,6
Points made: 14,6
Accuracy: 72,2%
Place in standings: 2
Record max: 30
Record min: 8
Most made FTs: Ugnė Grigaliūnaitė

The Vilnius team opened the game with 5 consecutive points, but the Neptunas-Amberton responded with three-pointers from Ruta Stipra and Viktorija Balaban to take a 6:5 lead. Kibirkstis was not stopped by this, as the capital's team went on a 10-0 run and forced Neptunas-Amberton head coach Martynas Airosius to call a timeout.

In the middle of the second quarter, the Vilnius team's lead became double-digits (23:13), and after 3 consecutive free throws by Gabriele Sulske, it grew to 12 points (27:15).

After 2 quarters, the capital team was leading 30:21, but at the beginning of the third quarter, Neptunas-Amberton quickly showed that things would not be the same as in the first half of the game. Brigita Sinickaite scored 5 consecutive points, Audrone Zdaneviciute added a three-pointer, and the deficit melted to 3 points (31:34).

In the fourth quarter, after 4 consecutive points by Saule Mikelionyte, Neptunas-Amberton took the lead for the second time in the game (41:40), and after a two-pointer with a free throw by Stipra, a layup by Marina Solopova and a three-pointer by Balaban, they took an 8-point lead (51:43).


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Kibirkstis did not recover from this blow, and the Klaipeda team increased their lead even further.

Neptunas-Amberton: Viktoria Balaban 17,  Brigita Sinickaite 12 (5 as), Marina Solopova 8 (7 reb), Saule Mikelionyte 7, Ruta Stipra 6, Audrone Zdaneviciute 4, Amanda Okodugha 4.

Kibirkstis: Egle Zabotkaite – 10 (9 reb, 3 bl), Justina Miknaite 9, Dalia Donskichyte 8, Gabriele Sulske 7, Daugile Use 4, Livija Sakeviciute 4 (10 reb), Taisiia Udodenko 2 (7 reb), Sintija Aukstikalnyte 2, Ugne Grigaliunaite 2.





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