The top 3 reasons Spar Citylift Girona can win EuroCup Women

GIRONA (Spain) - The scramble to secure EuroCup Women silverware has never been so open heading into the Quarter-Finals and Spar Citylift Girona have every right to be confident they can lift the title.

Their next target is to make the last four and that will mean having to get past Lyon ASVEL Feminin in this forthcoming phase.

1. Veteran leadership

Is there a more experienced team than Girona left in this competition? Possibly not. Absolutely not when it comes to the backcourt and pulling the strings, since they can rely on the legendary Laia Palau and extensive know-how of another massively experienced European performer in Nuria Martinez. The pair have a combined 40 years of experience as pro players. Throw in Brazilian anchor Nadia Colhado under the hoop and this is a team dripping with leadership. They have all demonstrated that they can come up trumps in crunch time and those calm heads have been essential in getting them this far - and will remain so down the season stretch.

2. Home crowd passion and dealing with adversity

Whatever happens in the first leg of this exciting Quarter-Finals tie against Lyon ASVEL Feminin (and possibly beyond that) there will be no need to panic for Girona. And, even if they are down as you might expect after playing on the road first, what happened in their epic Round of 8 clash with KSC Szekszard can give them strength to push through and land the trophy. That great escape in overtime, founded on the energy of a raucous and passionate crowd, was one of the most memorable European nights for the club. This track record of dealing with adversity might also get into the minds of those opponents arriving at Fontajau - even if they hold big advantages.

3. Injection of added quality with Williams

To add even more momentum at just the right time of the season, the club has injected additional WNBA class with the acquisition of Gabby Williams. The versatile UConn graduate and Chicago Sky forward will give them an added dimension as they chase not only EuroCup Women, but domestic honors too.

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