the BLMA goes out in the quarter-finals, after a second defeat against Sopron

The first ball in favor of the Hungarians, the first points too. More skilful in the racket, the players of sopron finished the first quarter as they had started it and as they had played most of the first leg: dominating. Too many balls lost easily, at the start of the game, for heraultaises deprived of Sydney Wallace and Briana Daythe latter in any case not qualified for the European Cup, when she arrived recently to replace Ana Maria Filip, away from the floor until the end of the season.

Both first three-point baskets scored by Elodie Naigre and Romane Berniès allowed to launch, and not to see the opponent fly away from the start, but were not enough to pick up, facing the partners of a Gabby Williams who set the tone (8 points and 3 rebounds after 10 minutes) of an evening that she was going to master.

Valéry Demory’s daughters then returned to their match, like an enterprising and incisive Olivia Epoupa and a Effective Ana Dabovic, with six more points scored for a total of nine, at halftime, while the second act was marked by a parity score (19-19). Brawlers, the hosts and in particular the young people showed that they had the answer, at a stage of the competition that they were not programmed to play.

Enough to warm up the public of Lattes, as the very young Elena Zemoura, just 18 years old, knew how to do, who undoubtedly won her place for the next match, and who notably distinguished herself with a superb interception near the median then a ride concluded by his first basket.

However, nothing to slow down the Hungarians and Gabby Williams, decidedly as untenable as they are ruthless. The American, former home, was unfortunately in a great night: 28 points and 11 rebounds. It would have taken more, but the BLMA can pride themselves on having shaken their opponent in the last quarter time which they won, with a Haley Peters credited with fifteen points at the final whistleincluding nine in the last ten minutes.

Not without struggling but logically, the BLMA bowed out (12-19, 31-38, 43-56, 65-72). as on the way and will not visit Hungary next Wednesday for a support match. The Hérault players, partly disarmed, must now concentrate and will be able to rely on this match to earn a place in the top eight in the league.