The back to back Women’s Cup title is celebrated by Panathinaikos. Eleni Capogianni’s team confirmed its superiority on the court by winning with 87-62 in the Hesperides in the final which took place in “Dyos Aorakia” of Heraklion in front of approximately 2,000 spectators.
The team from Kallithea offered resistance only in the first quarter, after that the superiority of the “greens” in size made the difference and led them to the third Cup in their history. MVP Jillian Allen, who made a break under the baskets with 22p. and 13 rebounds, while she was followed by Jazmin Jones with 27 points. and Adriana Cvitkovic with 14 points, 7 rebounds. and 5 ast.
For the Hesperides, who failed to reach their fifth Cup (and first since 2009), Aliyah Patti (20 points-8 rebounds), Kayla Hillaire (12 points, 6 assists) and Sierra Moore (11 points) stood out. -8 rebounds-4 assists).
The match
Pavlopoulou, Stamolambrou, Tsvitkovic, Jones, Alain on the one hand and Hilaire, Moore, Corret, Beneki, Pati were the two first fives on either side. Panathinaikos had an obvious intention from the beginning to pass the ball to Alain, who with 8 quick points kept her team firmly ahead (6-2, 11-8), however the Hesperides found the solutions with a plurality to stay close ( 14-12). With a 6-0 run, the greens took a 20-12 lead, to close the first quarter and start the second with a three-pointer by Hilaire (20-18).
Eleni Capogianni’s team responded with consecutive points by Tsvitkovic (28-22), while Jones’ surprises and Sotiriou’s three-pointer shot the difference to +13 (38-25). Panathinaikos, armed with its superiority in size, closed the half having 9 offensive rebounds and with a difference of 12 points, 42-30.
With Cvitkovic… on fire, the “greens” escaped with 49-33 at the beginning of the third period. Pati and Hilaire tried to reduce the distance for Hesperides (55-44), but Panathinaikos continued to maintain control and pulled away to +19 (63-44), 2:28 before the end of the quarter. Eleni Capogianni’s team cleaned up the match with Jones leading 69-46 at the end of the period. The last quarter was procedural, with Panathinaikos maintaining the difference at safety levels and celebrating the first title of the year.
Referees: Tsarouha, Agrafiotis, Christinakis
Ten minutes: 20-15, 42-30, 69-46, 87-65
See here the statistics of the match
Source: Sport Fm
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