EuroLeague Women Quarter-Finals Game 2: Social media spotlight and reaction
MUNICH (EuroLeague Women) - We check in with some of those involved in the second game day of the Quarter-Finals and take a look at how the action went down on social media.
MUNICH (EuroLeague Women) - We check in with some of those involved in the second game day of the Quarter-Finals and take a look at how the action went down on social media.
The only unbeaten team in the competition continued their superb winning streak as Dynamo Kursk beat Tango Bourges Basket 104-92 on the road to confirm their place at their second Final Four - having appeared in 2015.
"It was a tough game," said Kursk center Helena Ciak, who returned to the club where she won EuroCup Women last season.
"We must work on our defense though, but I'm very happy to be participating at my first Final Four."
While Dynamo Kursk made it to the last phase of the tournament off the back of a sparkling effort from Angel McCoughtry, a lot of the talk at Le Prado was about the spectacular 28 points netted by young Bourges star Marine Johannes.
"Personally, I'm very happy to compete in EuroLeague Women and to play against players that I have only watched on TV before," said the dynamic guard.
"We can be proud of ourselves because we played a great game in Kursk and in the second game, so it's a good thing for us heading into the end of the [French] season."
There was joy for Perfumerias Avenida as they forced a third and deciding game against Fenerbahce with a scorching display as they won 76-66 in Salamanca.
22 PUNTOS como 22 SOLES
— Perfumerías Avenida (@CBAvenida) March 11, 2017
Otra vez sacando brillo a la ametralladora, Jelena Milovanovic, TOP SCORER pic.twitter.com/8aOZ8xnA91
It was Jelena Milovanovic who lit it up at Pabellon Wurzburg as the Serbian forward delighted the 'Blue Tide' fans with a string of three-point plays.
There will also be a third game in Orenburg as Nadezhda were beaten 64-55 at ZVVZ USK Prague. Although the visiting squad did a good job on the tourist trail and showed they have great team spirit as they bid to make a return to the Final Four.
UMMC Ekaterinburg waltzed their way back to the last phase again as the defending champions crushed Beretta Famila Schio 102-67 to take a 2-0 series win.
“We knew it would be hard without players like [Isabelle] Yacoubou and [Jolene] Anderson," mused Schio center Kathrin Ress as her team bowed out of the competition.
"However, it’s been a great show [overall] and I think our fans have really enjoy it," she concluded.
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