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  • Future SUU Women’s Basketball Player Shines at International Tournament
    by Kyle Newhouse
    Published - 08/12/12 - 09:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
    Ashleigh Munns (Photo courtesy of FIBA Europe/Ivan Ivanovic)
    Ashleigh Munns (Photo courtesy of FIBA Europe/Ivan Ivanovic)
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    (STRUMICA, Macedonia) – Future Thunderbird Ashleigh Munns helped lead her home country of England to a silver medal at the U18 European Championship for Women Division B this past week. The English team advanced all the way to the tournament’s championship game where they were narrowly edged by a final score of 76-74 by Belarus.

    The field for this year’s European Championship included talented teams from all over the continent including countries such as Denmark, Germany, Lithuania and host-country Macedonia.

    Munns averaged 7.0 points per game in the tournament while playing just over 18 minutes a contest. The 5-9 guard did most of her damage from the 3-point line where she shot almost 42 percent and went 3-for-3 from behind the arc in a win over Portugal. She was 9-for-11 from the free throw line over the course of the seven game set and averaged 1.3 rebounds.

    The Thunderbirds will count on Munns’ outside shooting this fall when she will be paired in the SUU backcourt with returning guard Hailey Mandelko who led the team with 42 3-point field goals last season

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