2024.05.01
All-Japan working adults also advanced to 3rd place
New team advances with momentum as a weapon
Shiga Bank Lake Venus achieved the feat of winning the West Japan Regional League in 2022 with no wins, and became the first team from Shiga Prefecture to win the Tochigi National Athletic Meet (adult women’s division) in October of the same year. For a team that has been active since its founding in 1976, 2022 was a culmination and could be called a golden age.
However, six people will retire in the next fiscal year, 2023. Although they welcomed five new members, there were whispers from those around them that their strength was decreasing. Coach Yu Todo says, “The team as a whole has become more active because of the younger members.I think this is the new team’s strength.”
Lake Venus entered this season (2013) with a mixture of anxiety and anticipation, and got off to a good start by easily winning the Shiga Prefecture Basketball Championship in July. In the following August, they won the National Athletic Meet Kinki Block Preliminaries with all wins. At the Kagoshima National Athletic Meet in October, he advanced to the finals for the second year in a row, dispelling the noise around him. New captain Sakie Okada reflected, “The first round of the National Athletic Meet was the highlight of the match against the Kumamoto Prefecture national team.We gained momentum by competing against that and winning.I think it was a game where we showed off our strengths in defense that utilize momentum.” Ta.
A worthy national polity runner-up
In the semi-finals, they also defeated the powerful Aichi Prefecture representative by two points. Runa Ohashi, a graduate of Nagoya University of Economics, said, “When I was a university student, I never beat Aichi Gakusen University.The Aichi Prefectural team is mainly made up of members from Aichi Gakusen University, so I never wanted to lose.” Show that feeling on the court. I think that’s what led to our victory.”
And a finalist for the second year in a row. The opponent is the Tokyo national team, which includes 3×3 Japanese national team players. Lake Venus turned the game around in the third quarter, trailing by five points, heading into the final quarter with a three-point lead. However, they were unable to stop Tokyo’s fierce counterattack and lost 76│87, failing to win their second consecutive title.
Rina Ohashi, a member of last year’s national championship winning team, said, “I feel as much disappointed as I am about not winning the championship, but I also feel that we fought well even though the members have changed.”In order to blow away my feelings, I will participate in the final All-Japan member of the team this season. I want to leave results.”
The “All Japan Adult Basketball” that Ohashi refers to refers to the “Takamatsunomiya Memorial Cup 6th All Japan Adult Basketball Premium Championship.” This year’s tournament was held at the Shiga Daihatsu Arena from March 16th to 18th, in which 16 teams that had won regional leagues for working adults from all over the country competed to become the best in Japan. Lake Venus was in tears after making it to the top eight, and aimed for revenge in their hometown. The result was a top 4 (3rd place), one place higher than last year. They showed their determination to take first place in the Western Japan Regional League, giving a sense of the arrival of a new golden age.
Lake Venus
Shiga Bank Women’s Basketball Club
Founded in 1976. We operate under the team slogan “Contributing to the local community through sports.” In 2022, they achieved good results, including winning the West Japan Regional League and winning the National Athletic Meet (adult women’s division). In 2023, she won second place in the National Athletic Meet (adult women’s division) and third place in the All Japan Adult Regional League Premium Championship.
2024-04-30 15:03:51
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