Bullard Powers England Through to Final 8

Guelph JF Ross grad Gemma Bullard pumped home 22 points as England completed their group games with a 75-68 victory over Estonia at the FIBA Europe U18 Division B Women's Basketball Championships.

Bullard had an impressive shooting performance, scoring 17 first half points on some hot shooting; she finished the game 3-for-4 on three-point field goals and 3-for-5 from inside the arc.  She also added 7 free throws on 13 attempts.

The win means that England finished 4-0 in group play; they also defeated Buglaria (67-52), Finland (51-47) and Scotland (69-35).  Finland advanced by finishing second in the pool, which means that England's victory against Finland will also carry over to the "qualifying" round for the final 8 ---- two groups of four.  England will take on Netherlands (tomorrow) and Belarus on Friday.

As for Bullard, she averaged 10.0 PPG through the first four games of the tournament.  Her stat lines:

vs. Bulgaria --- 9 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals

vs. Finland --- 1 point, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

vs. Scotland --- 8 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals

vs. Estonia --- 22 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals

Further details are available on the tournament's website.