Petrúnella Skúladóttir

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Petrúnella Skúladóttir
Personal information
Born (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 38)
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career1999–2020
PositionForward
Career history
1999–2004Grindavík
2004–2005Njarðvík
2005–2010Grindavík
2011–2012Njarðvík
2012–2013Grindavík
2014–2017Grindavík
2019–2020Grindavík-b
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 2009 Cyprus National Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Luxembourg National Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Iceland National Team

Petrúnella Skúladóttir (born 1 August 1985) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. During her career, she won the Icelandic championship once, with Njarðvík in 2012, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup three times.[1] She was named twice to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team and was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP in 2015.

Playing career[edit]

Petrúnella started her senior team career with Grindavík in 1999. After receiving little playing time at the start of the 2004–05 season, she transferred to Njarðvík in November 2004.[2] In January, she suffered an elbow injury that forced her to miss the rest of the season.[3]

In 2008, she helped Grindavík to its first Icelandic Cup by posting 15 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in a 77–67 victory against Haukar in the Cup final.[4][5]

After sitting out the 2010–11 season, Petrúnella joined Njarðvík again for the 2011–12 season. She had a standout season with Njarðvík, helping the team win both the national Cup and the national championship.[6] After the season she was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[7]

In September 2012, Petrúnella signed back with Grindavík.[8] After missing the 2013–14 season due to pregnancy,[9] she had a strong comeback in 2014-15 and helped Grindavík to its second Icelandic Cup win after beating Keflavík in the Cup final.[10] She was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP[11] after posting 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals in the win.[12]

In the third game of the 2015–16 season, Petrúnella suffered a concussion and missed several weeks.[13][14] She returned to average 10.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 19 regular season games.[15]

In 27 games during the 2016–2017 season, Petrúnella averaged 9.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.[15]

After having retired in 2017, Petrúnella returned to the court during the 2019–2020 season, appearing in 15 games for Grindavík-b in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna where she finished third in the league in scoring and rebounding.[16]

National team career[edit]

From 2004 to 2015, Petrúnella played 28 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[17] She competed three times with Iceland at the Games of the Small States of Europe.[18]

Personal life[edit]

Petrúnella's younger sister is former basketball player Hrund Skúladóttir.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fer í hálftíma jóga fyrir leiki". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 12 March 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Petrúnella til Njarðvíkur". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 18 November 2004. p. 22. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "1. deild kvenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 January 2005. p. 6D. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Bikarinn loksins til Grindavíkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 25 February 2008. p. 27. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Ekki södd ennþá". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 16 February 2012. p. 21. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Best í bestu liðum landsins". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 10 May 2012. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Shouse og Pálína bestu leikmenn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 May 2012. p. 8. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ Kristján Jónsson (21 September 2012). "Meistarar missa Grindvíkinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Grindavík án Petrúnellu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 27 September 2013. p. 58. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (23 February 2015). "Sverrir og Petrúnella eru pottþétt bikartvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. ^ Kristján Jónsson (21 February 2015). "Baráttan og viljinn okkar megin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (21 February 2015). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Grindavík - Keflavík 68-61 - Grindavík bikarmeistari kvenna 2015!". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Sjaldan verið með eins sterkt lið". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  14. ^ Guðmundur Hilmarsson (24 March 2016). "Að nálgast sitt besta form". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Petrúnella Skúladóttir". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  16. ^ "1. deild kvenna (2019-2020 Tímabil) - Tölfræði". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association.
  17. ^ "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Bryndís og Helena á sínum fjórðu Smáþjóðaleikum". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). 6 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  19. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (26 February 2015). "Þrír bikarmeistaratitlar til systrana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

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