2023-12-23 20:48:32
The last game of theSpar Girona of this 2023 in Fontajau ended with victory. But, seeing how the match went, the outcome could have been a collapse in a week of upheavals marked by the dismissal of Laura Antoja as the first coach. The Girona team saved the furniture with a defensive and offensive reaction in the second half after trailing Guernseywho dominated a large part of the match mainly thanks to the success of Crystal Bradford (23 points and 7 rebounds). The American, who last year wore the colors of the Uni and lasted from Christmas to Sant Esteve until they invited her to leave, was a tightrope until the final horn sounded.
However, the success of Sandra Ygueravide from the long distance (4/9 in T3) and the work of the interiors Marianna Tolo (9 punts), Regan Magarity (11 points and 12 rebounds) i Morgan Bertsch (11 points and 8 rebounds) held the home team until, in the second half, the batteries were put in defense and Laura Pena he made the difference with three providential triples to seal the win. All together with the bad news of the possible injury of Marta Canellawho had to leave the floor limping and showing signs of pain in his right knee.
The victory against the Basques – with whom they arrived at the meeting tied in the classification – allows the red-and-blacks to achieve the mathematical classification for the Queen’s Cup and maintain the fourth position in the classification table with two days left to reach the equator of the regular league and define the rest of the teams that will go to the Copaas well as the four who will be seeded.
After the defeat against Students of last weekend, which was the trigger for Antoja’s dismissal, the club did not accept anything else yesterday other than winning. Yes, with imperative. Because losing meant getting closer to a sea of uncertainty that no one wanted to navigate. With victory under their belt, the club will reveal today who will be the new person responsible for directing the helm and begin this journey in search of the longed-for treasure: winning titles.
Spar Girona stumbles in Fontajau (60-78)
The match began with a clear message from the speaker: “Enough aggression”, en allusion to the case uncovered in recent weeks surrounding Gernika’s ex-coach, Mario López, who has been reported for abuse. This gave way to a cold start in which Lucas Fernández’s players took the lead. Two consecutive three-pointers by Ygueravide wiped out the initial difference and the match turned into an exchange of baskets that kept the two teams close to each other.
The Basques dominated and controlled the rebound, but could not finish the job. Uni came back from the break with renewed energy in defense and tied (55-55) thanks to an inspired Ygueravide that he vindicated himself in front of his former team making it vibrate to the 3,846 fans present with its outward success. From that moment on, the Girona women never looked back. Uni took the initiative and Laura Pena appeared to sentence from the three-point line.
A triumph, the ninth in the league, which was an imperative need. With the work done, the team has a few days off until training resumes, next December 27. The new helmsman will then set the course, expand the crew with the arrival of Rebekah Gardner and the recovery ofIrati Etxarriand with all this, it will be necessary to see if the ship reaches Ithaca or if it ends up lost among the songs of sirens.
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