Excellent news for French basketball. On Wednesday evening, the women of ASVEL completely outclassed Galatasaray in the final of the Eurocup, 86 to 57. A prestigious victory for the Rhodaniennes, who won the first European title there… in their history. Just that.
Two in a row.
Bourges last season, the women of ASVEL this year. The little sister of the Euroleague, the Eurocoupe, remains one more year in France. Obviously, the trophy appreciates its hot croissant when leaving for work in the morning. This European title is the twelfth won by a women’s club in the French championship. In the cake of the national prize list, Bourges leaves only a small half to the “others” with seven of these twelve titles. But last night, it was the girls from ASVEL who wore high – very high – the colors of French basketball. The current leader of the French championship has absolutely no difficulty against one of the two or three best teams in Turkey. Ten points ahead at the end of the first quarter, 28 at intermission. David Gautier’s players showed clinical skill in the paint with a good… 23/30 from 2 points. Quite a contrast with the 16/44 of the locals, who – apart from Teaira McCowan and her 21 points – have never displayed the genius worthy of a European Cup final. Six ASVEL players passed the bar of ten units, with Marine Johannes at 20 points and 6 assists. Perfect metronome. ASVEL’s draft policy on leaving the United States is to be welcomed.
On April 22, the women of ASVEL will compete in the French Cup final against Basket Landes. The Playoffs will follow, which they hope to approach with this first place in the regular standings. Their season is still far from over. What if…they were aiming for a hat-trick?
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