Latvia women face Slovenia in Ljubljana after win in Vienna

Latvia’s women’s basketball team play Slovenia in Ljubljana on Saturday, 14 November, at 19:00 Riga time in their second game of the second round of qualifying for the 2027 European championship. Slovenia began the window with a defeat.

A winning start in Vienna

Matīss Rožlapa’s side won 81-66 away to Austria on Wednesday, 11 November. Aleksa Gulbe scored 14 points with four assists and four blocks. It was Latvia’s sixth win in seven games in this qualifying campaign, the Latvian sports site Sportacentrs.com reported.

Slovenia lost 67-62 to Italy on the same evening. Latvia and Slovenia were in the same group in the first round of qualifying, and both of their games were won by the away side, one each.

Three games in seven days

In this qualifying competition teams play three games in each window instead of two as before. Latvia play in Vienna, Ljubljana and Riga this month, with two travel days in between. Rožlapa has all 15 players called up to the camp, including Kitija Laksa, who plays in Italy, and Paula Strautmane of the Spanish club Estudiantes.

• 11 November: Austria 66-81 Latvia.
• 14 November, 19:00: Slovenia v Latvia, Ljubljana.
• 17 November, 19:00: Latvia v Italy, Riga.

The second-round groups have four teams each, and every team plays six games, three in November and three in February next year. The top two from each group qualify for EuroBasket 2027, which will be hosted by Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Lithuania.

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