Valencia visited Bourges in the first EuroLeague game under the reign of new head coach Israel Sanchis. As well as firing former coach Lange, Valencia have brought in much needed help in the form of US WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw.
But the new-look Spanish team couldn’t come up with a first road victory, and playing without Amaya Valdemoro, suffered a 66-62 defeat.
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All 5 Bourges starters reached double figures in scoring and center Elodie Godin had a double-double, 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Holdsclaw finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds for Valencia, but made just 7/21 field goal attempts.