Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket and Tenerife snap up Regular Season tickets
MUNICH (Germany) - There was joy for Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket and Tenerife on Wednesday night as they collected the wins they needed to advance to the EuroCup Women Regular Season.
Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket were the first to book their place after they completed a one-sided 85-57 success against Swiss side BC Winterthur.
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Iva Slonsjak and Jacinta Monroe both racked up 23 points for the winning side, with the latter in blistering shooting form and converting more than 70 percent from the field.
Meanwhile Tenerife made history by booking their first ever Regular Season slot by edging past Belgian side Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen 90-82 in a tense and exciting shoot-out.
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Sweden national team star Kalis Loyd brought the noise with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, while Tanaya Atkinson delivered 22 points. The loss was tough on Lauren Manis and Agnieszka Skobel who finished with 22 and 20 points respectively for Mechelen.
The last remaining spot in the Regular Season will be filled by either Namur or BBC Grengewald Huestchert, who meet in the last Qualifier on Thursday December 17.
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