Petrúnella Skúladóttir

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.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Petrúnella.
Petrúnella Skúladóttir
Personal information
Born (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985
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
2009 CyprusNational Team
2013 LuxembourgNational Team
2015 IcelandNational Team

Playing career

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.

National team career

From 2004 to 2015, Petrúnella played 28 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[15] She competed three times with Iceland at the Games of the Small States of Europe.[16]

Personal life

Petrúnella's younger sister is basketball player Hrund Skúladóttir.[17]

References
  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 landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  16. "Bryndís og Helena á sínum fjórðu Smáþjóðaleikum". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). 6 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  17. Sindri Sverrisson (26 February 2015). "Þrír bikarmeistaratitlar til systrana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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