First level test for Spar Girona. After the morale boost of adding the second victory to theEuroleague Women against Familia Schio (83-63) and a full in the regular League, with 4 wins from 4 games playedthe last one against Gernika (65-49), the Girona girls look up and will visit tomorrow the big surprise of the season, Casademont Zaragoza (12.15h), with the challenge of seizing the leadership and rest at the head of the Endesa League.
The pre-season version of UniGirona is far from over. Those of Bernat Canut have been allowing the fans to enjoy their best version for weeks and tomorrow they have another chance. “We have a lot to improve; the coordination, the fact of making decisions, how we get to the transition instead of wasting them and ending up playing a static game… We still make mistakes in defense, even if it doesn’t seem like it, and the players individually can give a lot more “, he pointed out Laura Craving hours before the game.
And a win tomorrow would allow UniGirona to be, for the moment, at the top of the ranking. A victory, however, that will have to be sweated out, against a strong team, that plays at home, and that has earned the respect of its rivals, breaking the dominant trident of recent seasons; PerfumerÃas Avenida, Valencia Basket and Spar Girona.
“They play at a very high pace, with a lot of transition and counterattack, and trying to cut balls at the back. They play a lot at a collective level and end up finding opportunities for 2×2 or outside shots with very high percentages”, adds Antoja. This without mentioning proper names like Marion Ortiz o Helena Omaknown by the Girona fans, or Fiebich, Geldof o Grace Alonso -who will play in the place of Vega Gimenowhich is injured-, or also the new addition, Statisticswhich could debut.
UniGirona, however, has the squad to put the rivals against the ropes, with welcome which, according to Antoja, seems to be developing well and could make it to the game.
