by Andrea Sini
SASSARI
There is a great women’s basketball team in Sassari, and there is a real phenomenon that deserves to be seen live. The first historic adventure of Dinamo Women in the women’s Eurocup starts in the best possible way. At PalaSerradimigni Antonello Restivo’s girls beat Grengewald 85-67 in the first leg of the preliminary round and put a serious risk on the passage of the round: everything will be decided on Wednesday in Luxembourg. To drag the Sassari the extraordinary talent of Margaret Taylor Lucas, who gave a show, scoring 38 points (24 in the first half alone) with 5/12 from beyond the arc and an eye-rubbing repertoire of plays. With Tina Trebec still unavailable and awaiting the arrival of Jessica Shepard, still busy with the Wnba playoffs, we can already say that this year there will be fun.
Dinamo puts a mortgage on the match with the bombing of the first half, with 8 triples (out of 16) sent to target. The Sassari start with the right attitude and after 7-8 minutes of great balance they place a break of 11-0, from 11-13 to 22-13 with a wild Lucas, already at 11 at the first siren (24-17) . Dinamo remains in total control and after less than 4 ‘of the second quarter the advantage has expanded dramatically again, with Lucas unleashed: his 4-point game and the triples of Moroni and Dell’Olio send Restivo’s team into orbit , 40-24.
The third quarter is more balanced, the shooting percentages drop but the Sassari maintain a double-digit advantage, rejecting the Luxembourg break attempt (59-49) arriving on the final straight ahead by 14, 66-52. Grengewald loses the long Brown, who comes out bleeding in the face, the shock rekindles the guests who at 5’30 ”are at -7 (68-61). To take the situation in hand is Cinzia Arioli: while the defense rises in tone, the captain moves the score from the line and then extends again with a very heavy triple (77-65 at 3 ‘). Lucas’ final masterpiece closes the score: 85-67. Applause.