Three of the four EuroLeague Women best-of-three quarterfinals series are going to a decisive third and final game. Villeneuve-d’Ascq LM, Beretta Famila Schio and Casademont Zaragoza extended their series, while Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding advanced to the Final Four.
Villeneuve-d’Ascq LM (1-1) vs. DVTK HUN-Therm (1-1), 63-59
These two clubs have provided the most exciting series of the quarterfinals, with lead changes and scoring streaks galore. DVTK won the first quarter 21-8 behind an awesome performance by Darcee Garbin, who had nine points (3-for-4 from 3), three rebounds, a block and a steal during the period. The second quarter was a totally different story, with Villeneuve-d’Ascq’s Kennedy Burke scoring eight points, getting two assists and two steals, and her team winning the second 10 minutes of the game 25-13. The score at the half was 34-33 for the Hungarians. In the third quarter, however, DVTK made just one-third of their shot attempts and the French team got a humble lead, making the contest a two possession game—until Kennedy Burke put her team up by seven with a 3-pointer.
Every time the French had the chance to completely run away with the game, they missed their shots, yet they also managed to pull away each time DVTK threatened to tie the…
