BC "Prometey" (Ukraine) - BC "Mersin Yanisehir Belediyesi" (Turkey). February 24. 20:00. EuroCup Women. 1/4 finals. 1st match. Plovdiv (Bulgaria). "Power Complex". Broadcast - prometeybc.com, Youtube.com/FIBA
On February 24, the women's team of Prometey will hold their next historic match on the European arena! It will take place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the quarterfinals of the FIBA European Cup, and our team's opponent is the Turkish club "Mersin Yanisehir Belediyesi".
The Spanish Valencia has already overcome the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. In the first match of this round, they defeated the Polish "Polkowice" (85:77), and the home defeat (63:66) still allowed "Valencia" to go further in the tournament grid.
As for Prometey's opponent, he played unbeaten in the group stage of EuroCup Women. At the same time, one of Mersin's rivals was a well-known for Prometey last season Belarusian Horizon, and another opponent, Polish Lublin, will also play in the quarterfinals these days. In the first round of the playoffs, "Mersin" made a stunning comeback: losing in the first match in Spain to "Guernica" (59:83), the Turkish club at home managed to beat their rival with a difference of 29 points (69:40)! One week ago, "Mersin" won a ticket to the quarterfinals thanks to two confident victories (95:64 and 79:48) over the French "Flammes Carolo". The French club, however, played without several of their leaders, but this does not diminish the merits of "Mersin".
Prometey's rival is a kind of peculiar WNBA club, as it has seven American legionnaires at once. However, only defenders Jasmine Thomas and Tiffany Hayes do not have dual citizenship. Hayes and Thomas are Mersin's top scorers this season - 19.1 and 13.7 points on average per game, respectively. "Mersin" was replenished during the season. The club's latest purchase is also in the back line: 34-year-old Devon Bonner. Devon played effectively against Flammes Carolo, averaging 14.5 points per game.
Mersin gathered, including, in order to win the EuroCup Women. The head coach of the Turkish club Azziz Akaya does not hide his ambitious plans, including for tomorrow's match: "We will play with a strong and very productive team, which averages 93 points in the tournament. Prometey attacks a lot from the perimeter However, we are aware of our own strength. We are going to Bulgaria to win. We will try to play very well in defense, neutralizing the strengths of our opponent. "
As for "Prometey", the team is preparing for the next match in full lineup, including all the legionnaires of the club. Ariel Atkins and Nikolina Babic returned to the team after the qualification matches of their national teams for the 2022 World Cup in a great mood. Ariel has played a significant role in the success of the US team compared to the Olympic games in Tokyo, and Nikolina has successfully played matches of the Bosnian team against Canada (defeat 64:96) and Japan (victory 87:82) - 16 and 15 points, respectively.
The upcoming matches between Prometey and Mersin evoke the great interest in both countries. The course of the first confrontation between the teams will be available on February 24 starting at 20:00 on the Prometheus website and on the FIBA YouTube channel.
