Tanned sapphires topping Hungary, Heal named to All-Star Five

The Sapphires took the lead 26-14 after a 57-51 win over Hungary to secure the bronze medal at the 2018 Under-17 FIBA ​​World Cup in Belarus.

Shyla Heal took 14 points in the fourth quarter to finish with 16 points to lead the Saphir charge, with Lily Scanlon adding 11 and Agnes Emma-Nnopu bringing nine rebounds.

"It's a little surreal," Heal enthuses after the match. "You always dream about it when you were a child – you train every day in the lead, so coming third in the world is so incredible

" We thought we should have been in the final, but we had a big loss yesterday so we thought we would bring him back to Australia and beat our hearts. outside today. I knew we were down and I knew that my team needed help and my team was looking for me to progress in great moments, so I thought it was my hour – let's go there. "

Tanned sapphires | Credit: FIBA ​​

At the start of the season, the Australians did a decent job of moving the ball early in the half-court, but Isabel Palmer made a long pbad to find Isobel Anstey under the basket in transition Palmer herself followed with a good result at close range, but both teams found it difficult to hit a shot against a solid defense at both ends.

The Hungarians finally counted their first After the launch of the contest plush, nearly four minutes later, and with the introduction of Lily Scanlon on the bench that once again proved to be a weapon for the Australians, the Sapphires took a 9-2 lead after a Gemma Potter three.However, a Hungarian stoppage time broke the momentum of Sapphires, and it became the team in red that has finished the strongest quarter of the two teams, a 9-0 throw from Hungary The Australians were slightly relegated to the rear, but a third from Scanlon allowed the Saphirs to take a 12-11 lead after a quarter of a game.

A moving screen on the first possession of Hungary A quarter gave the sapphires the first chance to score, but again the points proved difficult to come at both ends. Reka Dombai's shot was a mid-range shot to restore Hungary's lead, but Georgia Amoore found Scanlon at the break for quick response. Scanlon goes on to give Ashlee Hannan three goals, and soon the Australian lead is 17-13 in the middle of the quarter.

After repelling a number of offensive rebounds and allowing Amoore to break free during the break, Hungary again called timeout in an effort to regain the spark of the last stages of the first quarter. A third mobile screen of the quarter again disrupted the rhythm of the Hungarians while the turnover went to 14-6, Saphirs taking much better care of the ball than in the semi-final against France. But the first half was difficult since the Saphirs took a 19-17 lead at half-time despite a 24% shot on the field, Hungarians only being connected at 25% , unable to capitalize on a rebounder 33-16 advantage

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Hungary opened the second half with a shot from Aliz Varga, but Agnes Emma-Nnopu has found Isobel Anstey in tight quarters for an immediate response as the offensive play immediately seemed to be a big improvement over what had been shown in the first half. Shortly after, Emma-Nnopu broke the clock with a disputed finish, but the Hungarians kept pace as their mid-range shots continued to fall. It would be the European team that would take a 25-23 lead right after four minutes while the home defense would start to worry the Australian team.

The Sapphires forced a number of fouls to end up in the bonus with another four minutes remaining During the match, it was Hungary who raised his lead to 29-23 while the woes of shot that had hit the Australians in the early stages of the tournament resurrected their ugly head. A flight on an Emma-Nnopu entry pbad gave Palmer a wide look closely to keep the Australians on hand and allow Hungary to take a time out of trouble. immediate stop.

Melbourne's Jade had played little during this match in and almost immediately drew a charge before helping on a basket Ashlee Hannan shortly thereafter. However, Hungary maintained its slim advantage in the lead of the final stages of the term, which could have been increased if it was for a dull free throw shot. The margin briefly increased to 8, but a runner-up from Heal reduced the mark to 37-31 before the final run after a 20-12 run that saw Hungary more than double their half-time score [19659010]] Shyla Heal ??

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Alex Fowler was a victim of a comeback after grabbing an early offensive rebound but did not could not convert the free throws that resulted. But a Hungarian business figure gave Australians another chance, Heal being in the basket. The teams traded baskets in the early stages of the fourth quarter, which kept the sapphires at six, while three anticipated fouls from Hungary brought Australia closer to the bonus just two minutes after the final run. Sapphires failed to give a basket while the three of Heal were right next to the target, and Hungary responded quickly with another jumper from Varga. But just as quickly, Heal managed to catch a wandering pbad and ran up to the yard for the lay-up and suddenly the momentum gave the impression of moving. A good return for three Heal, but a foul from Melbourne on a three-point shot Nora Wentzel sent the Hungarian to the line for three free throws. Wentzel hit two of three, pushing Hungary to a 45-40 lead with five minutes remaining.

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– FIBA ​​(@FIBA) July 29, 2018 [19659016] Heal's two reduced the mark to three and a turnover after forcing a time Hungarian dead, but the Australian leader reacted to the next Hungarian basket with a spectacular finish, winning and converting one to cut the margin to just two points. Then, when Melbourne made the expense of a mobile screen, Sapphires were lucky enough to tie the game with 3 minutes to play, which is exactly what Scanlon did with a mid-range jumper . Varga fought back with a lay-up, but Scanlon made a mistake in a rather innocuous situation to go on the line and level the game.

Scanlon fed Fowler close to the basket to give the Saphirs their first lead in addition to A quarter but Hungary equalized the game once again in the last minute. But a brilliant return from Heal restores the Australian lead, and an exemplary rebound from Fowler leads to a foul, which sends the sapphires to the line for two crucial free throws. Having missed his first two attempts earlier in the evening, the first shot hit just about every part of the ring before finally falling, while the second could not be cleaner to put Australia 55-51 with only 20 seconds to play. The Hungarians could not answer with a basket, and when Melbourne shot two free throws to tie the game, the Australians were able to start celebrating a bronze medal after a final run of 26-14 ensured victory 57-51.

Shyla Heal dominated in the final run to finish with 16 of 7 points out of 15, with Lily Scanlon adding 11. Agnes Emma-Nnopu had only four points, but got 9 rebounds and 5 badists to help the Australians to cross the finish line. an instant clbadic. The Australians have partially compensated their defeat in the semi-final against France with a dominant end, the 10 players having ended with points for Saphirs

The United States dismantled France 92-40 in the final to secure the # 39; gold. Horston was named MVP with compatriots Aliyah Boston and Hsaley Jones, French star Iliana Rupert and Heal in the All-Star Five of the tournament

2018 FIBA ​​U17 World Cup All-Tournament Five | Credit: FIBA ​​

Heal was outstanding in any tournament, finishing 2nd in the tournament with 16 points per game. She scored her 50% field goal to finish 3rd in this category, was 8th in the tournament for three-point shooting (38.1%), while finishing fifth for total efficiency. . Heal also had 5.7 rebounds per game, an impressive number for a player who is often among the shortest on the court, while his 2.7 badists per game were pretty good for 16th place in the tournament.

Heal joins 2016 selections Jasmine Simmons, Ezi Magbegor, and Monique Conti as the Under-17 World Cup team, with the four most important Australian selections from the last two tournaments [19659002] Australia 57 (Heal 16p, Scanlon 11p, Hannan 5p, Emma -Nnopu 4p, 9r, 5a)
Hungary 51 (Angyal 16p, Wentzel 10p, Varga 6p, 9r, Dombai 6p , 7r)

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2018 Under 17 Years Results of the World Cup

July 22: Australia defeated Angola 81-43
July 23: Australia defeated Latvia 60-41
July 24: Australia defeated Canada 64-48
July 25: Eighth-finals: L & Australia defeated New Zealand 77-37
July 27: Quarter-finals: Australia defeated Italy 64-46
July 28: Semi-finals: Australia lost against France 58-68
July 29: Playoffs for bronze: Australia defeated Hungary 57-51

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