Et eleven for the people of Le Havre! Opposed on Friday November 8, 2024 to an ABBR team in full torment (four consecutive defeats), Lauriane Dolt‘s players had a great opportunity to further consolidate their first place in the ranking just two days from the end of this first leg. . And if the mission was once again accomplished, it turned out to be more complicated than expected.
Sure of their strength, the Thomists, already well in place defensively, quickly took the score (8-2, 4th), before breaking away in a huge highlight during which Lamine Sambe, Thibault Deseignet and Momar Ndoye each scored their turn a three-point basket (25-12, 8th)!
Little worried, Saint-Thomas would however begin to weaken, leaving the rebounds to its opponents, until losing practically all its lead (29-25, 12th). But before doubt set in, Desseignet, as a good leader, set the record straight with a nice 2+1 which brought his total to ten units in this first act (16 over the entire match) and put his team back on the right track (37-27, 14th; 46-37, 20th).
A catastrophic start to the second half
Everything was going well but the well-oiled machine began to stall… So solid during the first twenty minutes, the Le Havre defense was suddenly shattered and conceded a terrible 16-2 in barely five minutes ( 48-53, 25th)! Touched but not sunk, the STB, which had obviously not said its last word, relied on an Earvine Bassoumba increasingly present in the racket to make the difference again (62-58, 29th).
Nobody wanted to give up, so at the dawn of money time the suspense was still total (70-70, 33rd). The time had come for the public at Docks Océane to make their voices heard and carry their team, in a particularly thrilling end to the match, to a close victory, which ultimately only came down to a missed possession by the opponent (88-83, 40th).
Although they suffered, the Saint-Thomas players, still leaders, maintain their invincibility at the Docks for the last home leg of this first leg and can look forward to next week’s trip to Lyon SO with peace of mind.
Lauriane Dolt (STB coach): “Really, one day we are going to get caught if we are not able to kill matches when we need to, to be serious and to make the effort until the end. So, yes, it’s good, I’m happy with the victory but we made it so difficult for ourselves today… I think that as long as we don’t take a slap, we will continue to play with fire . It’s not for lack of repeating to them but obviously it doesn’t fit. Afterwards, it’s my perfectionist side that speaks but the most important thing is this eleventh victory and the fact that we remain undefeated here. »
In Le Havre, STB Le Havre beats Berck 88 to 83 (46-37)
(25-16, 46-37, 62-60, 88-83)
Referees: MM. Poulaillon and Nehaume. Spectators: 2800 environ.
STB LE HAVRE: Desseignet 16 points, Cayol 2, Nébot 4, Mensah 14, Sangaré, Ndoye (cap.) 12, Awich 9, Bassoumba 15, Wright 10, Sambe 6.
Coach : Lauriane Dolt.
BERCK FLIERS RANK: Weber 12 points, Plaucoste 18, Okemba 2, Dadiet (cap.) 23, Mballa Noah, Marin-Birkener, Kwedi 8, Paumier 12, Duchene, Henocq 6, Vincennes 2.
Coach : Nenad Papic.
