Hazel Finn, Caitlin Gloeckner and Aisling Moran make debuts in 85-53 defeat in Riga
Thu Nov 07 2024 - 21:27Ireland suffered a 85-53 defeat to Latvia in their FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 qualifier on Thursday, despite battling hard in Riga.
Ireland had an impressive opening quarter, Hickey getting off the mark with two minutes gone, to trail 7-3. Finn got her name on the scoresheet early on with a pull-up jump shot four and a half minutes in to make it 14-7. Ireland managed to cut Latvia’s margin to two thanks to another Mulligan effort from the three-point line by Mulligan in the opening stages of the second quarter.
Finn made a bright start to the third quarter, a three-point fadeaway jump shot either side of a pair of layups and Ireland were 58-38 behind with a little over three minutes gone.
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