Serbia- european champion for women U 18
Excellent performances by Jelena Milovanovic and Sonja Petrovic led Serbia to a stunning 72 - 48 defeat of Spain in the gold medal game at the U 18 European Championship Women in Novi Sad.
Milovanovic had a game-high 26 points as unbeaten Serbia avenged last year's defeat to the Spanish in the final. She was helped by last season's MVP Petrovic, who poured in 21 points while also bringing down 13 rebounds.
"This is the best day of my sporting career, without a doubt," said Milovanovic, who was voted MVP of the tournament. "I am very happy with the way my team played. However, without the support of my teammates I would have never won this award."
Serbia shut down Spain’s offense in the final quarter, outscoring them 21-7 en route to the gold medal in a packed arena.
Alba Torrens led Spain in scoring with 17 points, 13 of which came in the opening half.
Spain were outrebounded 37 to 24.
In the game for 3/4 place Russia beat Poland by the score 71 – 65.
MVP of the tournament
Jelena Milovanovic (Serbia)
Best Five
Jelena Milovanovic (Serbia)
Alba Torrens (Spain)
Natalia Vieru (Russia)
Olesya Maleshenko (Ukraine)
Weronika Idzak (Poland)
„Fair Play” Award
Gintare Petronyte (Lithuania)

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