Scots women outclassed by slick Maltese in Macedonia
“They shot 60 per cent and we couldn’t cope with that,” said Scotland coach Ian Gordon. “They kept their starting five on till well into the third quarter.”
Scotland, trailing 38-23 at half-time, and 65-32 after the third quarter, actually won the fourth 25-15. Old Dominion student Buchan, who played for 31 minutes despite fitness doubts, added six rebounds and two assists.
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Hide AdAnother US college student Deanne Hayward (Atlantic) had 12 points, Gillian Baird (Loughborough) 11 and six rebounds, Siobhan Moore (Glasgow Rocks) six points and Emma Findlay (Edinburgh Kool Kats) three points and two assists.
After beating Azerbaijan 73-54 in their opening game, Gordon’s team had to beat Moldova today to make the semi-finals.