The 2024 EuroLeague Women playoffs rage on, with three of the four opening-round (quarterfinal) matchups heading to a deciding third game. Only the series between Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding and Perfumerias Avenida, which Fenerbahçe won two games to none, already has been decided; the rest of the best-of-three-series will play winner-take-all games this Wednesday, March 6.
Of particular interest is the matchup between Beretta Famila Schio and ZVVZ USK Praha. Praha looked like the same dominant force that went 12-2 in group play in the opening game of the series when it blew out Schio, but the Italian club evened things up last week in a surprisingly comfortable 73-61 victory. Arella Guirantes led her team with 17 points, while Schio hit 11 3-pointers as a team to stay alive and send the series back to the Czech Republic.
Elsewhere, Casademont Zaragoza evened up its series with Çukurova Basketbol Mersin, putting in a stellar defensive effort against Mersin’s stars in a win reminiscent of several of the Spanish club’s regular-season victories: low-scoring but exciting. The young Spanish club defied the odds to hold on in a dramatic 57-56 victory. Mersin now will host the deciding third game, surely eager to not disappoint its fans as last season’s championship…
