The EuroLeague Women Final Four is set, with Çukurova Basketbol Mersin, Villeneuve-d’Ascq and ZVVZ USK Praha joining Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding. Here’s how Mersin, Villeneuve-d’Ascq and Praha advanced:
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin (2-1) vs. Casademont Zaragoza (1-2), 86-63
The first quarter, won comfortably by Mersin 23-11, was a scoring duel between two players: Maria Araújo, who scored 10 points for Mersin, and Leonie Fiebich, who went 4-for-4 during the first 10 minutes and had nine points for Zaragoza. In the second quarter, Zaragoza picked up the pace and, at one point, got the lead down to single digits, but Mersin still won the first half, 44-33. While her team made half of their field goals, Marina Mabrey was forcing her shots in an effort to get in the game, going just 1-for-6 from the field. However, she also didn’t neglect her teammates, as she had six dimes. In the second half, she continued to struggle with long-distance shots, although one of those misses gave us the highlight of the night, with Mabrey rebounding her own 3-point miss and scoring a 2-pointer.
She remained a facilitator and continued to find Kahleah Copper, among others. The new member of the Phoenix Mercury finished the…
