EuroCup Women Week 4 social media spotlight and reaction
MUNICH (EuroCup Women) - We reflect on another week of EuroCup Women and see how it played out on social media as well as connecting with some of those involved.
MUNICH (EuroCup Women) - We reflect on another week of EuroCup Women and see how it played out on social media, as well as connecting with some of those involved.
The most exciting game was Good Angels Kosice winning a double overtime epic 89-87 against Mersin, much to the relief of a delighted Peter Jankovic.
3 W in a row @EuroCupWomen ..good job ladies..thanx so much..@GoodAngelsKE #stepbystep
— Peter Jankovic (@pjankovic09) November 1, 2017
"It had to be great game for the spectators, but for both teams it was an incredibly tough match," said the Good Angels Kosice play-caller.
"I can not describe how happy we are, because we wanted to have success in this game very much. We knew how important it was and how difficult it was to reach the win.
"The players of Mersin confirmed their quality, but our girls showed their eagerness to fight and their willingness to succeed," he concluded.
Turkish prospect Hulya Coklar managed to find a large wasp in Piestany while out with her Hatay team-mates.
Her side also found the necessary sting on court to take down Piestanske Cajky 63-57.
ACS Sepsi Sic also took their first victory and that was a thrill for their veteran playmaker and captain, Annamarie Parau.
"We played against a really strong team and for us, it was important to win at home," she stated after the Romanian side beat Energa Torun 71-49.
"We prepared very well and it was important to play strong defense, and forced them into 26 turnovers. I want to say thank you to all the fans who came, because the gym was full and they helped us to win."
Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje bagged a first success of the season as they cruised past Umea Udominate 79-65.
That was a win for the next generation, by the next generation of young Russian stars! Plus, a young fan got really excited - we love it!
PEAC-Pecs head coach Gabriel Carrasco was also reflecting on a first success for this team as they prevailed 69-67 in a thriller against Rutronik Stars Keltern.
"I'm very happy for the players as it has been very hard to play during the last seven weeks, game after game.
"In the end, at this level, you are recognized, only if you win. And we didn't win a lot. We'll go on step-by-step, now we have this good win in our pocket."
Elsewhere in Hungary, Maja Skoric enjoyed a winning return to VBW CEKK Cegled where she starred for the home side last season in their superb debut campaign.
This time she helped take down her ex-employers 76-59 as Basket Landes moved to 3-1 - although that did not stop old friends from wanting to catch-up with their former favorite.
Meanwhile, a number of teams have already secured safe passage to the next phase, one of them was Sleza Wroclaw who produced a big team effort to slide past Basket 90 Gdynia 66-59 to make it 4-from-4.
We played great for two quarters, but than we lost some energy," said Netherlands forward, Kourtney Treffers.
"I'm proud of my team and even our bench players gave us a lot of energy when we needed it."
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