Virtus Ragusa’s Strong Defense Leads to First Victory of Play-In Gold, Beating Monopoli 75-72

Virtus rises suddenly in the second part of the match, especially in defense, and obtains the first victory of the Play-In Gold by beating Monopoli away. Recupido’s team prevailed 72-75 after a very tough and balanced afternoon. These are two points of capital importance for the continuation of the season, which confirm the mental progress of the team. Excellent performance by Vavoli and Brown, both with 17 points. The American is also extremely accurate from the foul line (12/15). However, what broke the bank was a splendid defense by Ragusa, which produced Sorrentino’s recovery and the two free throws that ended the contest.
“The defensive attitude changed a lot between the first and second half – says coach Recupido immediately -. We continually tell ourselves that if we want to make a difference in this championship, we need to improve in defense. Today we succeeded. The boys did well also because, due to some of the opponents’ choices, we had to change the game plan on the fly, and adapting is never easy. But I saw great availability from everyone. Winning on a pitch like this, against such expert people, is a sign of compactness. Nobody freaked out about the mistakes made or the referee’s assessments. We have achieved these two points – the coach finally warns – but we are only at the beginning: it will be a long and very tough second phase”.
THE SCORESHEET
White Wise Monopoli-Virtus Ragusa 72-75
White Wise Monopoli: Venga 8, Tommasini 12, Diomede ne, Merlo 6, Annese 2, Laquintana 14, Corral, Di Giuliomaria 7, Amoroso 11, Bini 12, Natalini, Guarini ne. All.: Paternoster
Virtus Ragusa: Brown 17, Piscetta 2, Epifani 7, Cioppa 2, Simon 9, Vavoli 17, Sorrentino 9, Gaetano 12, Mirabella ne, Calvi ne, Iannelli. All.: Recupido
Referees: Iaia and Serse of Brindisi
Partial scores: 25-19; 44-33; 57-52.
Note. Out for five fouls: Merlo (W) and Vavoli (V)

2024-03-06 01:01:59
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