L’spar girona faced today the first of the four matches that will be chained away from home (Gernika, Sopron, Araski and DVTK). La visita a Malostean always complicated track, has also been a contact point for the Queen’s Cup. Girona will face the Basques in the quarter-finals of the monarchical competition. Still without Rebekah Gardner -who has not traveled with the team because she is still injured in the shoulder- and with one player less than before the departure of Laura Cornelius, Uni didn’t want trouble. Said and done. The players dominated the match from start to finish thanks to the splendid first half of María Araújo (23 points). the victory, the ninth consecutive in the Endesa Women’s Leaguekeeps them leaders in the classification.
Maria Araújo has started right with three triples almost in a row that have allowed their team to take the initiative (6-12). The Girona team came out with a thirst to play a good role in Guernsey and the players ofAnna Montanana they have not found arguments to refute the Catalan terrabastall, which closed the first quarter clearly dominating the scoreboard (11-25).
The local reaction has come from the hand of Brooque Williamswhich has boosted a partial 7-0 that has put them back in the game (20-27). Bernard Canute he stopped the duel to recap and the players listened to him. As soon as they got back on the court, they put down the middle (22-34) thanks to one Maria Araújo who was still in a state of grace. The Galician has put on the scoring layer and went into the break with 19 points.
A face that had fought in the ranks of the Uni, Rose Buch, has become the revolutionary factor for the Basque community. The Catalan has cut distances by placing 35-43 on the scoreboard and giving wings to her team. Buch’s rudeness, however, has met with Marianna Tolowho continues to show brilliant solidity under the hoop, and who has taken advantage of assists from laia flores to add points. Who has also been nourished by Flores’ pasts Faustine Parrawhat he is presenting himself in the Endesa League as a specialist in outside shooting.
The visitors have lowered the intensity in the last quarter and the Guernsey he took advantage of it to get back to ten (49-59). With four minutes to go in the match, the Basques are up nine (54-63). Maria Araújo has scored again to play down local comeback spirits. laia flores he has continued to distribute play and also score. Girona have constantly kept the distance on the scoreboard and a 2+1 from Tolo was the final blow. Dominating the score by 13, the last few seconds were a mere procedure.
