Clàudia del Moral, a 24-year-old from Hostalric, who had spent much of her training at the Uni base, is the piece chosen by Pere Puig to fill the vacancy since Helena’s departure. Oma to Lugo. Del Moral hastily closed last March, due to the pandemic, a four-year stage in the United States, where in addition to his studies of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences he continued his basketball career in the United States. American University League. The last two courses he played in NCAA Division 1 with the University of St. Louis. Bonaventure, in New York. He had previously been to Colorado and Texas.
Spar, in a “catastrophic” economic situation in the words of Pere Puig, needed a player, and Del Moral, after being sidelined since returning home last March, was eager to compete again. “Everyone wins,” said the new Uni base, who has perfectly taken on the role that Alfred Julbe’s team will have to play. “Some things had come out of me in Women’s League 2 and I wanted to play. We had been in contact with Pere and I am very happy that they have chosen me “, said the selvatana.
Formed at Hostalric, where she started playing “at the age of four or five”, she moved to pre-school at the base of Uni, where she remained until she was a second-year junior. De Fontajau left for two years at the Arenys de Copa Catalunya, and from there to the USA, where he graduated last year. Her idea was to continue in America, but the coronavirus made her wince, forcing her to return to Girona “when she had already found a job as a basketball teacher and coach in -Brooklyn. The virus made me miss the opportunity.
One train escaped her, but another has arrived: to be part of the first team of the Spar and compete in the Women’s League and the Euroleague. “My enthusiasm is maximum. I will be able to learn from the best players. It’s a unique opportunity that I couldn’t pass up “, he confesses. One of her references is Laia Palau, and she will now share a dressing room. “I hope the team can help. In the US I have swallowed thousands of WNBA games and now I can also have Chelsea Gray by my side. I’m lucky “, added the new player of the Girona team, who will not be on the bench today, and who will join next Monday.
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