Zilbershlag Shines for Israel at U20 EuroBasket

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…