Maltamedia Daily News, Malta
July 30 2004

Women’s team to fight for bronze medal in Promotion Cup
By MM Sports

Malta will be playing for the bronze medal in the FIBA European
Promotion Cup for Women which is being held in Andorra.

On Thursday, Malta managed to beat Scotland 57-39. The Maltese won
the four sessions 16-15, 13-8, 12-9 and 16-7.

This win gave Malta the right to play in the qualifying phase for the
2006 Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne. The qualifying phase
will be held next year in the form of a triangular tournament between
Malta, England and the best placed team between Cyprus and Scotland
in this year’s Promotion Cup. The two best placed teams in the
qualifying phase will earn the right to play in the final phase to be
held in Melbourne in March 2006.

On Friday, the Maltese team was again in action but this time, Malta
was on the losing end as Iceland won 84-58. The top scorers for Malta
were Josephine Grima 18, Sandra Schembri Wismayer 16 and Dorianne
Galea 10.

This was the first loss during the Santino Coppa reign as coach, the
first one in two years. The Icelandic players found the Maltese on a
very bad day collectively especially in the first two sessions. The
Maltese performance improved in the second half but the contest
proved to be more than over.

Malta will now meet Armenia on Saturday in the match for the bronze
medal. But no matter the result, Malta is surely to obtain its best
ever placing in the Promotion Cup.