Neptunes face ASK Slávia Trnava (SVK) in their opening game today (6 February), followed by games on Friday against Alba Berlin (GER) at 09:00 (GMT) and MBK Ruzomberok (SVK) 16:45 (GMT).
On Saturday, they finish their campaign against Norrköping Dolphins (SWE) at 08:30 (GMT).
Ahead of the trip, Head Coach Mark Spatcher said the first stage of the competition was an 'amazing' learning experience for the whole club.
"The girls experienced a lot of success in 2024, they won the national conference finals at U14 level and they also won the Globasket B division in Spain.
"As a full U15 set of girls competing up a year and against such good competition, [stage one of the] Middle European League was a real baptism [of fire] at this level but one the girls have loved and embraced.
"To take 11 girls that that live within a five mile radius in a small town in the midlands and compete against two national teams from Romania and Luxembourg and other top European academies was a great and humbling experience.
"As a group and as individuals, it’s given us the opportunity to compete against top opposition. As a collective we learnt a lot from our time in Hungary and it reinforced the things we strive to become as a team."
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