2024-04-13 13:34:30
PAS Giannina WBC took the lead in claiming the 5th place of the A1 Women’s division, which won 63-57 against PAOK in the first game of the playoff series for places 5-8, at the New Indoor Gymnasium.
This was the third win over PAOK this season, with PAS wanting one more, which they will try to get on Wednesday in Thessaloniki, otherwise they will have one more chance in Ioannina to advance to the next stage, where they already are Hercules.
The team from Ioannina, although they did not make the best start to the game, quickly managed to regain control and had a solid lead, finding their way to the basket in many different ways, unlike PAOK, who relied mainly on Markovic . Mario Michael’s team could, however, have cleaned up the victory early enough, when in the middle of the third quarter they led by 18 points, with PAOK, however, quickly reducing it to 7. PAS then controlled the game , limiting Jones, who battled throughout the game, to a 63-57 final.
The title of the top player for PAS is shared by Markovics and Marini, who each scored 14 points, while Pilakouta was also in double figures with 11. For PAOK, Jones scored 30 points, having 14 rebounds.
The quarters: 19-15, 36-28, 54-44, 63-57.
PAS Ioannina (Michael): Xanthopoulou, Damoulaki 7(1), Markovis 14(2), Pilakouta 11, Sarigiannidou 9, Marini 14(2), Asperi 8(2).
PAOK (Angelidis): Grigoriou, Raits 8(1), Koumantsiotou 5(1), Toya, Polymerou, Michaelidou 9(2), Stamataki 5, Jones 30(1).
Victory – message for Ioannina WBC
With claims, it seems that the Ioannina WBC will fight to stay in A2 Women’s, as evidenced by the great victory over Anorthosis Volos with 71-65 at the New Indoor Gymnasium of Ioannina, in the context of the 23rd matchday.
The team of Kostas Krikonis had the lead for most of the game, managing to get away every time they felt the hot breath of the guests. And he didn’t lose it even in the end, despite the great effort of the Volos team to pull off the upset.
For Ioannina WBC, the first scorer was Kaleva with 14 points, 11 each were scored by Yotitsa and Kritikou, while Barzoka was also in double figures with 10. For Anorthosis Volos, Sultani scored 27, Tantourovska 14 and Koutsounouri 13.
The quarters: 20-11, 33-29, 51-44, 71-65.
Ioannina WBC (Krikonis): Tsaktsira 9(1), Bartzoka 10, Kritikou 11(3), Kaleva 14(1), Yotitsa 11(1), Vrastaminou 2, Vlahvei 7(1), Kalantzi 3(1), Rizou 4, Papadia .
Marble (Bandidis): Koutsounouri 13(1), Sultani 27(2), Tanturovska 14(4), Ziti 2, Artemisiou, Tsimpidis 9(1), Agagiotou, Xenophontos, Michaelidou.