Spain Women were determined to win the second game of the first round of the Beijing Olympics against New Zealand. Spain came out strong and leading performer was Isabel Sanchez for Spain giving the team a spark off of the bench with 19 points. Also, Ana Montañana added the strong inside presense for Spain. New Zealand came as close as 10 points in the second half but Spain, took over in the 4th for a big win
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!