Klaipeda, LITHUANIA – Taking her nation to the cusp of its first U20 Women’s EuroBasket Championship, Purdue freshman Maya Zilbershlag capped an incredible week representing her native Israel over seven games in Eastern Europe. After a previous best finish of sixth last year, Israel reached the championship game for the first time ever before falling to France 79-66 on Sunday.
Zilbershlag was an all-around performer for Israel throughout the tournament, averaging 13.7 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 38.1% from behind the arc on 16 3-pointers.
After a slow start against defending champion Spain, Zilbershlag posted six straight games in double figures, including a 28-point performance on 10-of-18 shooting with five 3-pointers and 10 rebounds in the Round of 16 against Hungary.
Zilbershlag will join the Boilermakers in August after she represents Israel at the U18 Women’s EuroBasket in Romania at the end of the month.
In six career international tournaments for Israel, Zilbershlag has averaged 14.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists.