Portugal in the quarterfinals of the U/19 Women's World Cup

Portugal qualified today for the quarter-finals of the Women's Under-19 Basketball World Cup, after beating Israel 83-80, with Clara Silva standing out in a game in which Sara Rodrigues (ex-Vagos, now at Benfica) and Ana Marques (Galitos de Aveiro) were not used. The 1.98-meter-tall Portuguese center achieved the highest score in a single match at the World Cup in Brno, Czech Republic, finishing with 37 points, improving by two points on the previous high of 35, which was held by Israeli Gal Raviv. Clara Silva, who plays at Texas Christian University in the United States, had ten rebounds, two steals, and one block (PIR 43), with remarkable shooting accuracy (15/20 – 75%), continuing to average a double-double per game, with points and rebounds consistently in double digits.

In their World Cup debut, Portugal lost only one of their four matches, against Canada, the bronze medalist in the last edition, and already secured their place among the top eight teams in the tournament. In the quarterfinals tomorrow, Portugal will face Spain, who won Group D and did not play in the round of 16, as Group C had only three teams and was scheduled to face the fourth-place team.

Portugal qualified today for the quarter-finals of the Women's Under-19 Basketball World Cup, after beating Israel 83-80, with Clara Silva standing out in a game in which Sara Rodrigues (ex-Vagos, now at Benfica) and Ana Marques (Galitos de Aveiro) were not used. The 1.98-meter-tall Portuguese center achieved the highest score in a single match at the World Cup in Brno, Czech Republic, finishing with 37 points, improving by two points on the previous high of 35, which was held by Israeli Gal Raviv. Clara Silva, who plays at Texas Christian University in the United States, had ten rebounds, two steals, and one block (PIR 43), with remarkable shooting accuracy (15/20 – 75%), continuing to average a double-double per game, with points and rebounds consistently in double digits.

In their World Cup debut, Portugal lost only one of their four matches, against Canada, the bronze medalist in the last edition, and already secured their place among the top eight teams in the tournament. In the quarterfinals tomorrow, Portugal will face Spain, who won Group D and did not play in the round of 16, as Group C had only three teams and was scheduled to face the fourth-place team.

Portugal qualified today for the quarter-finals of the Women's Under-19 Basketball World Cup, after beating Israel 83-80, with Clara Silva standing out in a game in which Sara Rodrigues (ex-Vagos, now at Benfica) and Ana Marques (Galitos de Aveiro) were not used. The 1.98-meter-tall Portuguese center achieved the highest score in a single match at the World Cup in Brno, Czech Republic, finishing with 37 points, improving by two points on the previous high of 35, which was held by Israeli Gal Raviv. Clara Silva, who plays at Texas Christian University in the United States, had ten rebounds, two steals, and one block (PIR 43), with remarkable shooting accuracy (15/20 – 75%), continuing to average a double-double per game, with points and rebounds consistently in double digits.

In their World Cup debut, Portugal lost only one of their four matches, against Canada, the bronze medalist in the last edition, and already secured their place among the top eight teams in the tournament. In the quarterfinals tomorrow, Portugal will face Spain, who won Group D and did not play in the round of 16, as Group C had only three teams and was scheduled to face the fourth-place team.