This Wednesday (8 p.m.), La Roche Vendée travels to Villeneuve d’Ascq for the third day of Eurocoupe. Third in their group, the RVBC wants to rediscover the taste of victory on the European scene.
Surfing the wave triggered in LFB. The objective of the players of La Roche Vendée is clear. After signing their first success of the season against Saint-Amand last Sunday (73-65), the Vendéennes want to maintain a positive dynamic in the Eurocup. The RVBC faces the Villeneuve d’Ascq club tonight on the third day of the competition. The toughest opponent in Pool J.
Beaten in their first match in the French championship, La Roche Vendée and Villeneuve d’Ascq raised their heads last weekend, respectively against Saint-Amand and Basket Landes (80-74). Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (16 points and 6 rebounds), Assitan Koné (12 points), Ana Suarez (10 points and 5 rebounds) and Tiffany Clarke (10 points and 5 rebounds) shone. As for the Northerners, Kemiah Smalls (20 points, 6 rebounds) and Hind Ben Abdelkader (19 points), performed well. Their names will be retained for this European meeting.
A pivotal duel
Second in group J (3 points), the Vendéennes lost last week against the London Lions (90-79). La Roche coach Emmanuel Body expressed his disappointment at the end of this non-match on the part of his players. “Knowing if it’s a simple accident and if we plan to catch up on the next meetings, or…”he wondered.
Undefeated in the Eurocup, the Villeneuvoises are first in the group with 4 points. Last Thursday, they marked their territory in Sardinia against Dinamo Sassari (56-77). In addition, the ESBVA-LM coach, Rachid Meziane, has just been promoted to the head of the Belgian women’s team, in which he officiated as assistant. This is enough to worry the Vendée staff more about the experience and qualities of the northern team. “In my eyes, Villeneuve is a cut above”, believes the Loire coach. Everything remains to be proven.
