Ireland U16 Women

Mojan Malek

Great Britain U16 Women · 26 min★★★★★

22 pts10 reb2 ast68.0 TIB EFF

Mojan Malek finished the classification stage with a commanding 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block in 26 minutes, shooting 8 of 16 from the floor and 3 of 7 from three-point range. Our GB U16 Women's side put Ireland away with a 91–63 win in Ioannina, a 28-point margin that reflected the gap in class across the two squads. The result concludes our campaign in Division B. Malek's two-way work — the steals and rebound volume alongside the scoring efficiency — typified what it took to win convincingly at this level, and her presence in the second half made the outcome less competitive than it ever looked like being. A functional finish to the tournament for the group.

Great Britain's U16 Women never trailed in a 28-point rout of Ireland, establishing complete control from the opening tip and turning the classification game into a one-sided affair. Our GB led 31–12 after the first quarter and extended that advantage to 48–29 by half-time. Ireland mounted a brief second-quarter push, rattling off 11 unanswered points mid-period to cut the deficit to 18, but it proved too little to shift the momentum. Great Britain's third quarter was decisive: a 25-point haul stretched the lead to 31 points at 73–42, effectively settling the contest. Ireland salvaged some pride with a 19-point fourth quarter, but the outcome had long been decided by then. Mojan Malek led our GB with a commanding double-double: 22 points on 8/16 shooting, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and a block. Chantelle Okoli added 20 points on efficient 5/10 two-point shooting and 8/10 free throws, while Sytira Smith chipped in 10 points on a perfect 1/2 from the field and 8/11 from the stripe. For Ireland, Sorcha Kelly's 14 points on 5/6 free-throw accuracy was their brightest spark, though the wider offensive struggles—Ireland shot just 25% from three-point range—proved fatal against a GB side that shot the ball with precision throughout.

Sytira Smith has been running the show for our GB side — 13.5 points per game and a TIB efficiency rating of 25.3 that sits well clear of the division. Against her stands Mia Dunne, the Ireland U16 Women's anchor, though the gulf in recent form is stark: Dunne averaging 5 points with a 12.5 efficiency mark tells the story of two very different trajectories into this tie. Great Britain U16 Women arrive as the clear favourites on the numbers, but youth tournaments are rarely decided by averages alone. Ireland will look to disrupt, to force Smith into difficult looks, and to build something around Dunne's role — whatever that may be in a matchup where possession and floor control could matter as much as individual brilliance. Tip-off at Neo Kleisto Ioanninon in Ioannina. Watch it live.