July 5, 2005

Brno, Czech Republic – – South Carolina rising senior forward Olga Gritsaeva scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds playing for the Russian National Team at the FIBA European Championship For Under-20 Women Tuesday, but her team lost a 93-89 decision to Turkey in overtime.

Through four games at the tournament, Gritsaeva averages 5.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, a team-leading 2.5 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per game.

Russia faces the Czech Republic Wednesday.