Sf the Poles of Gdynia did not know who Marine Fauthoux and Lidija Turcinovic were, both injured in the first leg last November, they met on Wednesday evening January 19, on the occasion of the twelfth day of the group stage Euroleague, played in an almost empty 4,500-seat venue. The young international leader (22 pts at 10/15 on shots, 3 rebounds, 5 assists…
Sf the Poles of Gdynia did not know who Marine Fauthoux and Lidija Turcinovic were, both injured in the first leg last November, they met on Wednesday evening January 19, on the occasion of the twelfth day of the group stage Euroleague, played in an almost empty 4,500-seat venue. The young international leader (22 pts at 10/15 on shots, 3 rebounds, 5 assists in 27 minutes and 24 of evaluation) and the winger (17 pts at 6/11) from Basket Landes have largely contributed to the success of their team at the red lantern of group B (74-87), this Wednesday, January 19.
A victory with wear, built on the length, which reinflates the morale of the Landaises after five consecutive failures on the continental chessboard. But by confirming their success in the first leg (79-70), the protégés of Julie Barennes above all retain all their chances of snagging sixth place in the group, synonymous with a transfer to the quarter-finals of the Eurocup.
Fauthoux in confidence
To have the right to hope to extend his European adventure, Basket Landes however had to be patient. Because this fourth victory in the Euroleague took a very long time to take shape. After a balanced start to the match (9-9), the Landaises managed to get their hands on this shock of the poorly ranked, thanks to a few defensive stops and an inspired and effective attack (23-31, 13e) from which Marine Fauthoux is already emerging, following the momentum of her performance against Tarbes the previous Sunday, in the league. “I have the confidence of the coach, I no longer have knee pain and I find myself in the collective, so everything is fine at the moment”, analyzes the young 21-year-old Béarno-Landaise, a real metronome of the team in Poland.
At this stage, Gdynia is still far from having said its last word. Unable to solve the equation posed by Gustafson near the circle, the Landaises are jostled until the break, folding without breaking (40-42) thanks in particular to Magarity, solid in the paint (10 pts, 6 rebounds). Things get complicated when Jelena Skerovic’s players erase Fauthoux’s good recovery to regain the advantage (51-49, 23e). A short-lived improvement. “Despite our weak times, we have always been able to keep the same rhythm, the same intensity, the same desire to play together”, insists the MVP of the meeting.
Use the opponent
A determination that allows the Landaises, revived by the success of Turcinovic (3/5 behind the arc), to approach the last quarter in a position of strength (55-62) and to continue to wear down their opponents. “The fact of tiring them offered us solutions and cleaner shots in attack”, underlines Julie Barennes.
Deprived of balls by Landaises dominating in rebounds (45 against 27, including 20 offensive rebounds), the Poles will therefore literally explode in full flight against the offensive euphoria of Basket Landes, Marie-Eve Paget taking the Landes lead to 17 units (62-79) on his third award (in five attempts) of the evening.
Definitely safe, the champions of France only have to control the end of this final one-sided quarter. Julie Barennes, who was waiting for a reaction from her players, far from the demands of the very high level against Tarbes despite the victory, can be satisfied. “It’s better, concedes the Basket Landes coach. But we will have to do even better on Sunday against Lyon (January 23, in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, editor’s note), especially in defense. »
The sheet
Gdynia 74
Basket Landes 87
Lieu: Gdynia. Spectators 50 Referees: Mmes Csender (ROM) and Toth (HUN) and M. Bejat (NOR). Quarters: 19-24, 21-18, 17-20, 17-25.
Gdynia 31 successful shots out of 62 attempted (including 5/15 at 3 pts). 7/8 on throws. 27 rebounds (Gustafson 8). 24 assists (Pavlopoulou 8). 14 balloons lost. 14 fouls.
Les marqueuses: Begic 8, Borkowska -, Szymkiewicz 3, Bazan 0, Podgorna 4, Gustafson 18, Pavlopoulou 9, Bertsh 12, Kastanek 16, Dobrowolska 4.
Basket Landes 33 successful shots out of 76 attempted (including 8/22 at 3 pts). 13/13 on throws. 45 rebounds (Harmon 7). 23 assists (Page 7). 12 balloons lost. 15 fouls.
Markers: Magarity 16, Fauthoux 22, Cardenal 2, Turcinovic 17, Tolo, Sida Abega 6, Tolo 6, Roumy 2, Harmon 2, Paget 12, Chery 6.
