Pisa, 28 April 2024 – First defeat in the second round of the second phase of the championship C seriesoriented towards salvation, for the Pisa Women’s Basketball. On the last place Basketball GEA Grossetowith which the girls of Stefano Zari they had won three times, in the last match of the season against the Maremma, Benedictines and teammates, now safe for a month, in fact only gave in at the end, after finishing the third fraction in the lead. THE NEWS – As often happened during the championship, the red and white quintet started softly, scoring in the first quarter with only Benedettini, Nannini and Garruto, and allowing the home team to close with a one-goal advantage (14-12). In the second set, Pallacanestro Femminile Pisa accelerates, scores 15 points with six athletes, recovers the deficit and goes to the break with a one-point lead (26-27). When the game resumed, a rampage Margherita Benedettini scores 15 of the 17 points scored by Pallacanestro Femminile Pisa in the third period, and the team takes off, suggesting a new success against the Maremma team at the end of the quarter (39-44). In the final ten minutes the beer ran out for the Pisans, the defensive intensity collapsed and Grosseto, despite having only seven athletes on the scoresheet, took advantage of the situation to score a 23-10 break, outrunning Garruto and her teammates to 62-54. VALUES – Eight athletes scored in Stefano Zari’s team, with Benedictines And Garruto in double figures: the former, with 23 points, 4 in the first quarter, 4 in the second and 15 in the third, was once again the offensive protagonist for the red and whites. NEXT CHALLENGE – President Guerrini’s girls will have a rest session, next Saturday 4 May, to return to the field on Sunday 12 May in Montecatini, against the local Pallacanestro Femminile, which won in Pisa. GEA Grosseto-Pisa Women’s Basketball 62-54 Partials: 2pm-12pm, 12pm-3pm, 1pm-5pm, 11pm-10am PF Pisa: Sereni 6, Ferri, Benedettini 23, Barghini 2, Ward, Selmi 2, Nannini 4, Cioni, Beccari, Mercolini 3, Fazi 3, Garruto 11. Coaches: Zari.
