Olympiacos become first team to claim a berth in Round of 8
MUNICH (Germany) - Olympiacos SFP bounced back impressively from a first-leg home loss against Nesibe Aydin to win 87-68 on the road and storm their way into the EuroCup Women Round of 8.
MUNICH (Germany) - Olympiacos SFP bounced back impressively from a first leg home loss against Nesibe Aydin to win 87-68 on the road and storm their way into the EuroCup Women Round of 8.
The Greek giants proudly celebrated becoming the first club in the competition this season to snap up a Round of 8 ticket, as they benefitted from a classy team performance that overturned a 4-point deficit from the first meeting.
No fewer than five different members of the Greek roster claimed double-digit scoring returns as they swept aside memories of last week's 83-79 loss.
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Angeliki Nikolopoulou starred with a superb 13 assists, while Canadian forward Michelle Plouffe barely missed all night and added 14 points in a 5 of 6 shooting effort. Evdokia Stamati also got it done at both ends of the floor with 13 points, 5 steals, 4 boards and 3 assists.
Olympiacos never looked back after a blistering opening quarter when they shot the lights out and soared into a 28-11 advantage. While Nesibe Aydin battled back, it was in vain as the visitors kept them at arm's length for the remainder of the game.
But who else will be joining Olympiacos in the Round of 8? Four more clubs will book tickets on Thursday night when they conclude their respective Round of 16 second-leg games, with reigning champions Valencia BC in action, along with fellow frontrunners, LDLC ASVEL Feminin.
Thursday Round of 16 fixtures:
Nadezha v Polkowice at 15:00 CET (Polkowice lead by 3 points)
Tango Bourges v Zabiny Brno at 20:00 CET ((Bourges lead by 30 points)
Valencia BC v Orman Genclik at 20:00 CET (Orman lead by 2 points)
LDLC ASVEL Feminin v Nika Syktyvkar at 20:00 CET (ASVEL lead by 13 points)
Meanwhile the pandemic has caused modifications to the remaining Round of 16 ties. Both games of the AZS UMCS Lublin v Villeneuve d'Ascq series have been rescheduled, as well as the second leg between BC Prometey v Castors Braine, while the CBK Mersin Yenisehir Bld v Flammes tie will not take place as previously scheduled.
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