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A Wrap On The 2009 EuroLeague Women Final Four Click here to play video It was a wonderful weekend in Salamanca, Spain, where Spartak Moscow Region captured their third consecutive EuroLeague Women title. Here are some of the sights and sounds of Salamanca. |
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| NEWSThe drama-filled 2008-09 campaign of Halcon Avenida proved to be the last with the Salamanca outfit for Jose Ignacio Hernandez with the long-time coach announcing he has accepted a job elsewhere. Hernandez led Avenida to their finest hour in Europe this year as they reached the final of the EuroLeague Women before losing to Spartak Moscow Region. |
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Evanthia Maltsi and Lindsay Whalen came up big in the play-offs to help ZVVZ USK Prague bring a halt to the dominance of Gambrinus Sika Brno. Now the duo have penned new deals that will see them help Prague defend their domestic title next season and challenge for honors in Europe. |
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UMMC Ekaterinburg suffered a painful defeat to Spartak Moscow Region in the EuroLeague Women Final but they finished the season on a high by defeating their nemesis to the Russian title. Gundars Vetra's team, riding the home-court advantage they secured by finishing the regular season in first place, stormed into a big half-time lead but then had to hold on for dear life before beating Spartak 70-68. |
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Is EuroLeague getting more and more offensive? That's the feeling many people got. Defense no longer seems to be the key. The best defensive team of the regular season, Bourges, didn't even reach the Final Four, and the second best, Ekaterinburg was eliminated in Semi-Final. More attacks, more offensive skill, more pleasure, this might be the new face of EuroLeague Women. |
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Sometimes a defeat can look like a victory. For instance finishing second in scoring in the EuroLeague Women when first place is held by Diana Taurasi is no small feat. That's what 27-year- old Sheana Mosch after her first season in the compeition. |
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Tell me you were surprised by the outcome of the EuroLeague Women Final Four and I'll tell you that you shouldn't have been. Spartak Moscow Region did something that had never been done before by capturing the title for a third straight year. |
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The level of this Final Four makes me more and more regret this obvious fact. That's all folks, for the 2008-2009 campaign. This Final Four had it all. Competitive semi-finals, great offense all the time and even when the defences were strong it was not a war, but a show. |
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Spartak Moscow Region powered their way past Halcon Avenida on Sunday to become the first club ever to win the EuroLeague Women title three straight years. Diana Taurasi poured in a game-high 31 points and her fellow USA international Sue Bird contributed 13 with 10 assists as Spartak prevailed 85-70. |
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UMMC Ekaterinburg signed off the EuroLeague Women Final Four with an 80-56 triumph over MKB Euroleasing Sopron on Sunday. Less than 48 hours after their 83-74 defeat to Russian rivals Spartak Moscow Region in the Semi-Finals, Gundars Vetra's team rolled to a decisive win to clinch third place in the competition. |
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When the 2008-09 EuroLeague Women tipped off, no one could have predicted that Halcon Avenida would reach the Final. But that's where the Salamanca team finds itself. |
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Halcon Avenida continued their stunning run in the EuroLeague Women on Friday night by beating MKB Euroleasing Sopron in the 2009 Final Four to reach the Final. Le'Coe Willingham scored 20 points and Donnette Snow had 17 along with 18 rebounds in an 85-78 triumph. |
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Two-time defending champions Spartak Moscow Region grinded out an 83-74 triumph over Russian rivals UMMC Ekaterinburg on Friday to reach another EuroLeague Women final. Going up against a team that has been a thorn in their side in Russia this season, Spartak's Diana Taurasi underlined her status as one of the world's most exciting players by scoring 33 points. |
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