NEWSBourges make no apologies for being a tough-as-nails team on defense and that approach certainly paid a huge dividend on Wednesday as they shut down Gambrinus Brno in the fourth quarter to win their pivotal play-off showdown 67-62. With 7:09 left in the game, Gambrinus were in the driving seat after Eva Viteckova had given them a 59-53 lead and Hamchetou Maiga Ba's basket extended the advantage to eight with 5:51 to go. |
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Gambrinus Sika Brno edged Bourges 61-59 in the Czech Republic on Friday night to force a deciding third game in the EuroLeague Women back in France next week. Bourges looked to be in good shape when they led 56-51 with 5:29 remaining. |
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COACHES| Head Coach:
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More HeadlinesBourges Basket thumped Gambrinus Sika Brno 72-57 in the opening game of their EuroLeague Women Eighth-Finals tie in France on Tuesday night. Pierre Vincent's team, looking to avenge last year's overtime defeat to Gambrinus in the Final Four, got 19 points and 10 rebounds from rising star Endene Miyem while her fellow France international Emmeline Ndongue scored 17 and grabbed five boards. |
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Germany international Linda Fröhlich has signed for Gambrinus Sika Brno for the remainder of the campaign. Fröhlich, 29, spent the first part of the EuroLeague Women season with Broker Kosice and averaged 13 points and nine rebounds in six games. |
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