Belgium U16 Women

🏀 Final: Belgium U16 Women 75–57 Sweden U16 Women. Top: Eflin Nalli 15 PTS.

Eulalie Toussaint carries our young Cats into this one with numbers that speak for themselves: 14.5 points and 3.5 assists per game, a 42.5 TIB efficiency that sits well clear of the competition at this level. Sweden's Leia Agilar counters with a steadier 14 points and 2 assists—capable, but operating at 35.7 efficiency, a gap worth noting when the margins tighten. Belgium U16 Women and Sweden U16 Women meet at Diplomat Arena in Piestany for a Division B clash that hinges on guard play and decision-making. Toussaint's assist rate has been the engine of our attack; if she can thread those cutters and keep the tempo up, Sweden will struggle to match the pace. Agilar is the Swedes' primary engine—limit her touches, force her into tough angles, and you force their offense to work harder. This is the kind of matchup where one player's efficiency edge translates directly to wins. Tip-off is just after 3 hours.

Eflin Nalli steered our young Cats to the Semi-Finals T1 with a commanding performance: 20 points on clean 8-for-12 shooting, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals across 32 minutes. Belgium won 73–56 at home in Piestany, a 17-point margin that reflected a thorough effort. Nalli's shot selection was sharp — she made 2 of 3 from three-point range and 2 of 4 from the line — and her ball security was mostly sound across a half-hour workload. Five turnovers kept the performance from being flawless, but on a night when our team's depth and defensive intensity showed, her individual contribution was the clearest engine of the win. Slovakia offered little resistance. With the Semi-Finals T1 now in the books, attention turns to what comes next for our squad.

Belgium's young Cats dominated the second quarter to seal a comfortable semi-final victory, outscoring Slovakia 27–7 in that stretch alone and opening up a 21-point lead by half-time (42–21). The hosts never threatened a genuine comeback — Slovakia won the third quarter 20–13, but Belgium's cushion proved too large to erode, and the final 17-point margin reflected a controlled performance. Eflin Nalli led the way with 20 points on 8/12 shooting and 2/3 from three, adding five rebounds and three steals. Eulalie Toussaint contributed 16 points and six rebounds despite a difficult night from range (2/9), while Lina Claessens anchored the boards with seven rebounds and solid defence. Slovakia's Stella Kolenova shot cleanly at 6/6 from two, and Vilma Nedielkova chipped in 12 points, but neither found enough support to keep pace once Belgium's second-quarter run took hold. The early signs had been tight — just 15–14 after one — but the decisive burst in Q2 put the game beyond reach. This semi-final win caps a strong campaign for our young Cats in Division B.

Eulalie Toussaint lit it up in Piestany, dropping 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting in just 19 minutes as our young Cats dismantled Cyprus in a lopsided Group A affair. The 5-of-8 mark from three underscored her efficiency; she also chipped in 4 assists and 2 steals to round out the line. Belgium U16 Women finished their FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B campaign with a 93–32 win — a 61-point margin that spoke less to Toussaint's brilliance alone and more to the gap in execution between the two sides on the day. Still, her scoring burst and crisp ballhandling in a limited stint gave our squad real firepower when it mattered in what was, ultimately, a dominant group-stage performance.

🏀 Final: Belgium U16 Women 85–51 Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 Women. Top: Eulalie Toussaint 10 PTS.

Lily Jans ran the offense cleanly in Piestany, dropping 14 points and 6 assists to steer our young Cats past Switzerland 70–54 in Group A play. The Belgium U16 Women guard made her shooting nights count — 3-for-6 from three, 5-for-6 from the line — even as she worked through a heavy load with 33 minutes and 6 turnovers that spoke to the pace she was asked to manage. A 16-point margin away from home is the kind of control performance that builds tournament momentum. Jans's ball movement and decision-making held up under pressure, and her four steals showed the defensive intensity underneath her playmaking. Not a flawless night — the shooting efficiency outside the three-point line wasn't there — but in a youth competition, a floor general who keeps the tempo right and limits mistakes when it matters is exactly what you need. Next up: another Group A fixture as we build toward the knockout rounds.

Annie Kibedi sits atop the efficiency charts for our young Cats here in Piestany, and she'll walk straight into Evi Anne Josephine Bartel — the standout Switzerland has leaned on all week. Both players are rated 37+ in TIB Efficiency, a rarity at this level, and both have grown into their respective offenses over recent games. Kibedi has been the primary initiator for Belgium, averaging 11.5 points and 2.4 assists per game. Her court vision and willingness to attack downhill have become the connective tissue in our group-play setup. Bartel, meanwhile, is Switzerland's steadier presence: 8.8 points nightly with a tighter offensive load, but her defensive positioning and floor craft have kept the Swiss competitive. The math here is clean. Whoever controls the tempo and forces turnovers will likely control the win. Kibedi's assist rate suggests Belgium wants to play freely; Bartel's scoring efficiency says Switzerland won't break in easy. Switzerland vs Belgium tips off in Division B. This is the kind of young-player matchup that shapes how both nations build over the next cycle — watch it unfold.