Things are heating up in EuroLeague Women. Fenerbahçe, seemingly unbeatable just a month ago, now has lost two of their last three games. Praha became the second team to make the quarterfinals. With six spots remaining, the next three weeks will bring a lot of emotion, passion and, unfortunately, heartbreak.
Group A
While most of us have spent the holiday break putting on pounds, opening gifts and enjoying some well-deserved rest, coach Krzysztof Szewczyk and the Lublin players have been coming up with defensive schemes to improve their position in Group A and make one final run at a spot in the quarterfinals. The result? They held DVTK to 24 percent shooting from the floor. The Hungarians made just 13 shots from the field throughout the whole game. Lublin also forced 26 turnovers. Still, the score at the half was relatively close, with Lublin up by just four points. In the third quarter, though, the Polish team stepped on the gas, with Aleksandra Ziemborska making two 3s, a layup, adding in three rebounds, two steals and an assist. The 5-foot-11 Polish forward finished the game with 19 points, 10 rebounds and six steals, leading her team to the 56-37 victory. Lublin continues to be at the bottom of Group A with two wins, but with some lucky breaks, can still make the…
