The England senior women's basketball suffered a narrow 72-67 defeat to Iceland in the first of their two internationals in Nottingham.
The game was close throughout with Iceland leading 27-25 at half-time but England fought back to lead 54-48 at the end of the third quarter.
England still led by a point with 90 seconds to go but Iceland scored six unanswered points to secure the win.
England's Rosie Mason hit a game-high 22 points and also claimed 15 rebounds.
The home side have a chance for revenge in the second game of the series in Sheffield on Wednesday.
England squad: Laura West (London Capitals), Siobhan Prior, Emma Pass, Jo Sarjant, Kate Butters (Nottingham Wildcats), Zoe Vickers (Team Northumbria), Leandra Little, Kristy Lavin, Katie Crowley, Lisa Hutchinson (Sheffield Hatters), Caroline Ayers (Spelthorne Acers), Katerina Syngellakis (Solent Stars), Rosie Mason (Unattached).
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