Confident win in the capital

Vasas Akadémia - Sopron Basket 52-86 (10-22, 8-21, 12-24, 22-19)
Pasarét

Vasas Akadémia: Fraser 19, Heljic 2, Tóth O. 9, Vukov -, Murray 4 Sub.: Böröndy V. 9/3, Madár 3/3, Szerencsés 2, Budácsik 2, Bach 2, Karlócai -, Madár K. -

Sopron Basket: January 9/3, Fegyverneky -, Czukor -, Brooks 10, Határ 15 Sub.: Dubei 16/6, Jovanovic 10, Dupree 10, Varga A. 6, Weninger V. 4, Crvendakic 4, Varga K. 2

Stats

2-PTS: 16/46 35% ill. 33/57 58%

3-PTS: 3/10 30% ill. 3/13 23%

FTS: 11/15 73% ill. 11/14 79%

Rebounds: 35 (Tóth O. 5) ill. 45 (Jovanovic 10)

Assists: 7 ill. 31 (Fegyverneky 10)

Steals: 11 (Tóth O. 3) ill. 15 (Crvendakic 3)

Turnovers: 26 ill. 16

Faults: 15 ill. 18

VAL: 57 (Tóth O. 16) ill. 143 (Határ, Jovanovic 24-24)

Jeca got the game going with a lay-up off Dalma’s assist, after which se split a pair of free throws (2nd minute 0-3). Then Betti made a lay-up, and Briann added a triple. When Jeca made another shot from close in, the difference has reached the double-digit margin (0-10). That’s when the home side were finally able to break the ice and score their first points in the game with a double coming from Tóth, to which Böröndy immediately added a jumper from mid-range. A bit later Briann was able to put an end to a two-minute silence in scoring with a double forcing Vasas’s first time-out in the game (7th minute 4-12). Then both teams had a chance at the free throw line – Bach made both shots and so did Kami, to which Tina added a lay-up restoring the double-digit difference from earlier. What’s more, it went up all the way to fifteen, but then Madár closed the quarter with a buzzer-beating triple to cut into it a little (10th minute 10-22).


Both teams were struggling to score at the beginning of the second period. It took almost three minutes for us to get a basket, but Tina was finally able to make it and increase our lead further (13th minute 10-24). After that we came up with a 7-0 run to force the home side’s next time-out (10-31). Then Fraser made two free throws, followed by another run from us, this time it was an 8-0 period, to which Vasas answered back with a 5-0 interval of their own. We ended the first half being ahead by 25 (20th minute 18-43).


Candice opened the second half with a double, to which Fraser answered back with four quick points. Then Tina and Debi both made doubles, while at the other end Fraser kept scoring for Vasas, (24-49). The difference reached the thirty-point mark with a triple by Debi, who then exchanged doubles with Fraser (26th minute 28-58). Early in the quarter Vasas managed to keep up with us in scoring, but in the second part of the period we pulled away from them with a 12-2 run to force the home bench to call their next time-out and talk things over (28-65). Böröndy came up with a double after the short pause, to which Tina answered back likewise to end the quarter (30th minute 30-67).


Betti got the final stage of the game going with a lay-up, marking the beginning of a 9-2 run at the end of which the difference grew over forty points (34th minute 37-78). In the last quarter Dávid Gáspár managed to give everyone a chance to play, five players got double-digits in scoring, and we came up with a solid win on the road (40th minute 52-86).

Dávid Gáspár: We were preparing for a Vasa team that fights and that's what we got from them. That's why we asked the girls to play hard, with great energy and focus. Congratulations to them for doing so! We controlled the game all the way through, gave a chance to many players who took it. I wish Vasas the best of luck, they are doing an extremely valuable job!

Debóra Dubei: We played a great game! Everyone gave all they've got, and performed the way coach asked to do. Our goal was to improve on our game in comparison to Wednesday, which we were able to do. I am glad we finally playd well on this court, too!