For the start of the play-offs, the BLMA moves on the field of Carolo flames in the quarter-final first leg of Wonderligue, this Friday, March 18 (6:45 p.m.). Returning from injury for a month, Garance Rabot will have a role to play in this double confrontation.
After a regular season concluded by three victories, Lattes-Montpellier finally begins the final phases of Wonderligue, this Friday (6:45 p.m.) on the Charleville-Mézières prosecution.
The Gazelles find the competition after two weeks without a meeting where the partners of Garance Rabot were able to prepare a quarter of the final. “This break is always special. We had time to work our defense, perfect our systems and our attack. We tried to see their system and approach the different oppositions”explains Girondine.
A meniscus operation
Opposite, Carolo flames are the second best attack in the championship with 73.9 points scored per game. “They play a lot in transition with a quick game. There are a lot of shooters. We will have a big job to try to limit them in the scoring”provides for the gazelle.
-For his third season under the orders of Valéry Demory, Garance Rabot suffered a season cut in two after having undergone a meniscus operation in early February. A problematic injury for the player renowned for her athletic, rebounder and defense profile: “The recovery was a little complicated to get back into the rhythm. When I resumed, my game was not the same. It was frustrating to feel that I was not 100 % of my abilities”confides the wing.
Calendar and results of the quarterfinals
This absence for a month and a half deprived him of his first invitation to the French team. A choice not easy: “The decision to operate was complicated to take. But I could not continue like this, I was too bad. In the end, it was almost all the time.” Almost without consequences since the 22 -year -old player was selected on Thursday from the extended group of the Blue for the Eurobasket 2025.
On the starting line of the final stages, the BLMA leaves in the shoes of Outsider with Basket Landes and Charnay but behind the favorite Bourges. “We have strong ambitions and we assume them. No matter what happened in the regular season, the truth remains the play-offs.”
