POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Spartak And Pays D’Aix Advance To EuroCup Women Finals. This news becoming after last night by two tough games. The EuroCup Women finals will begin on March
14 in Aix-en-Provence, France. Lisa Leslie, played to a 61-all tie in game
2 of their quarter-final series with Halcon Avenida, which was enough to allow the Russian club to advance to the finals by winning the two-game series
by a combined 132-116. In the other semi-final, Pays D’Aix, despite losing 73-71 in game 2, also advanced by winning the two games by a combined score of 150-138. They won the first game 79-65.
In Spartak’s tie, Leslie led her team in scoring (17), rebounds (10) and blocks (three), while her team-mates Ticha Penicheiro and Gordana Grubin each added 11 points. Spartak won the first game 71-55. Emmeline Ndongue scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in Pays D’Aix’s loss.