USBD Alençon will not soon forget this Friday, April 26, 2024. For the first appearance in its history at Bercy, the Ornais club won the Coupe de France Trophy at the expense of a Monaco team that he will have ended up disgusting. The communion is already beautiful between the players and their 800 supporters present in the Parisian venue. And the party is probably just getting started.
However, the USBDA had started this final in the worst possible way. With sweaty hands, she was trailing 12-0 after the first three minutes of playing in reverse. Fortunately, the alarm went off quickly.
Carried by Ashunae Durant and an omnipresent Marie Rosche-Pellin under the circle, the Alençonnaises quickly got back together, before taking their turn to distance themselves (25-30, 13′). As expected, the debates were intense, long undecided. Alençon finally made the difference after returning from the locker room, when its outside players caught fire from three points.
The party this weekend before finishing strong in the championship
In turn, Vêtu, Durant and Cluzeau went for it and the gap grew (44-54, 26′). Clearly in her garden in Bercy, where she had already won two U18 French Cups, Lisa Cluzeau did it again at the end of the 3e quarter time. His two big long-distance shots hurt, very badly, the Monegasques who were close to breaking.
With his big heart and total confidence, USBD Alençon retained control until the end of a perfectly controlled match. At the same time becoming the second Lower Normandy team after Ouistreham (in 2007) to lift this trophy reserved for amateur clubs.
The Ornaises, who are also aiming for accession to Women’s Ligue 2, will have to celebrate this title as it should. Before quickly refocusing on the championship where a double confrontation against Monaco awaits him, the next two Saturdays.
Datasheet
ALENÇON – MONACO: 84-65
(23-22, 15-18, 24-10, 22-15).
Referees: Ms. Chaillot and Mr. Venance.
ALENÇON: Vêtu 12, Durant 17, Lesueur 3, Agblemagnon 2, Rosché-Pellin 14, then Cluzeau 20, Sahun 3, Richmond, Chovino 13. Coach : Fayssal Rhennam.
MONACO: Demontoux 25, Laroche 6, Djoumoi 10, Millavet 9, Nezerwa 10, then Soumah 1, Sissoko 4, Coach: Olga Tarasenko.
