The first round of the playoff final of the Women’s Serie B basketball championship belongs to Virtus Cagliari. The girls coached by Fabrizio Staico, in fact, won 71-42 against Cus Cagliari.
The race. The home team started off with the right attitude and led the way at the end of the first quarter (23-15 score). Break decided in the second half, with the Virtussines flying to +23 in the 20th minute (42-19). In the third quarter, the reaction of the university players brought Striulli and her teammates back to -12 (51-39 at 30′) before a new break by the hosts who extended their lead to +29 at the final siren. Now on to game 2, scheduled for Wednesday, at the PalaCus in Sa Duchessa, starting at 8pm.
The scoreboards.
Virtus Cagliari – Cus Cagliari 71 – 42 (series 1 – 0)
Virtus Cagliari: Lussu 9, Vargiu 7, Lucchini 13, Pasolini, Corda 7, J. Valtcheva 4, Rabchuk 8, Podda, Gallus 2, Pellegrini 4, D. Valtcheva 17, Anedda. Staic Coach.
Cus Cagliari: Brun, Saba, Serra, Caldaro 14, Oppes, Saias 6, Gagliano 11, Tradori, Salvemme 5, Testoni, Striulli 6. Coach Xaxa.
Referees: Riccardo Basso and Claudia Seu.
Partial: 23-15; 42-19; 51-39; 71-42.
Playouts. On the first day back, Basket Quartu’s external blow against Condor Monserrato (48-57 final). After a favorable start for the hosts (10-6 at 10′), the guests took the lead from the second half (27-31 at 20′). In the second part the Quartese consolidated their advantage and brought home the victory. Best scorer is Astero, of Basket Quartu, with 22 points.
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