Two matches and already 2 more trophies on the shelves of Bourges Basket! After the European Supercup on Tuesday against Sopron
it is the “match of champions” that falls into the hands of the berruyères. We recall that this match, played at La Halle Carpentier in Paris, opposed the reigning French champions, Bourges, to the reigning French Cup winners, Basket Landes. And it was Bourges who won against the Landes 76-68.
Bourges attacks hard and manages his lead
The tangos of Bourges who arrived starved in this meeting and capitalized on a great start to the match to arrive as bosses at the end of the first quarter with an 8-point lead (24-16).
Subsequently the debates were a little more balanced between the 2 Basket Landes battling teams and Bourges managing their lead. On the Landes side, Céline Dumerc, discreet in the first half, accelerated in the second and sounded the revolt, supporting the Franco-Serbian Lidija Turcinovic, very skilful in this meeting and author of 14 points. The Mont-de-Marsan players even came back to 5 points in the 3rd quarter. But Bourges reacted like a boss, repelling the Landes assaults and widening the gap to arrive with 9 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. The berruyères which are not stopped there! Very aggressive at the start of the 4th quarter, in attack and defense, the tangos dig a gap amounting to 19 points (74-55). A gap from which their opponents will not recover. Bourges manages the end of the match and Basket Landes with a final basket at the buzzer comes to die 8 points from the tangos. Final score: 76-68.
Complementarity between “new” and “old” tangos
Very positive experience therefore for Bourges Basket which forges in this new success a great confidence and automatisms. The group indeed, in spite of a solid core of old, knew important changes but the mayonnaise seems to take well. Witness this score sheet where the whole Tango clan shines, starting with the young leader Pauline Astier, crowned “MVP” best player of the meeting, with 12 points 1 rebound and 4 assists. But it is indeed a rookie from the offseason the Latvian Anete Steinberga who finished top scorer on the Bourges side with 16 points, just ahead of Laetitia Guapo, 14 points and 12 For Kayla Alexander. In short, a ball and a well-shared mark. All the signals are green for the berruyères who will start their Euroleague and Women’s League seasons next week.
It’s with the Euroleague and the reception and the reception of Olympiakos at the Prado, Wednesday 26 at 8 p.m. that Bourges gets the ball rolling. The first women’s league match (the French championship) will be a trip to La Roche Vendée on Friday 29 at 8 p.m..