NF3 Final Four: Chauray, Carqueiranne, Coquelles and Nancy will meet in Olivet next weekend to play for the 2024 title – Postup.fr

Quarter-finals, return matches on Sunday April 28:

*In men the teams qualified for the Final Four

With their 35 point lead acquired at home, the players of Jean Bernard BLANQUART first suffered the revolt of Juliette WIKIEZ (25 points), assisted by Laurianne FRANCOIS (14 points) and their partners from US Beaumont, who led 17 to 8 after 10 minutes of play and widened the gap a little further at half-time (40-22, 20′). Returning from the locker room Fatou BA (15 points) and Aurélie VATERLAUS (10 points) revived the Varoises who inflicted a 9 to 18 on their hosts before managing the end of the match to validate their ticket for the Final Four which will take place this Saturday (semi-finals) and Sunday (final) in the Loiret, in Olivet.

In Garonne, in the Meilhanais cauldron, the protected Simon STERLING moved with a small margin in advance (+5) over the players of Avenir du Marmandais, also the captain from Chaître, Fatou DIENG (17 points) led his troops from the start to win the 1^er quarter-time 15 to 19. Then it was the turn of the girls Vanessa RONC to take the game on their own, relying on Mathilde TORNARE (19 points) and Bérénice MISSON (16 points) to take the lead at half-time (34-32, 20′). Carried by Minata FOFANA (35 points) the visitors took a break after returning from the locker room (55-60, 30′) before increasing their lead to plus 11 at the final whistle, thus validating their participation in the Final Four.

Beaten by 10 points at home, the SaumuroisesEdouard GACHOT had to raise the bar during the return match in Pas de Calais where the players of Théo DROLLET. Quickly Romane DUVIGNEAU (28 points) and Anaïs HERIVEAUX (20 points) carried the Saumuroises to lead 21 to 24 after 10 minutes of play, then reversed the situation at half-time where the players from Maine et Loire were ahead of their hosts by 14 points, which put them in the lead on both met. Step by step Margaux FABRE (21 points) and Chloe COURQUIN (16 points) got the locals out of the trap set by the Saumuroises and thus the two teams found themselves tied in the two matches at the attack of the money-time (57-67, 30′). Everything was going to be decided during the last quarter and these are Audrey MERLOT (10 points) and her teammates who got the best of Eva THIAM (12 points) and his own, to gain access to the semi-finals.

In Nancy the postmistresses Bertrand TERNARD had a hell of a challenge ahead after their 15-point defeat in the 1^time round played at Templeuve-en-Pévèle against the protégés of Fabien DELPORTE. The captain, Caroline ZIEGLER (13 points), seconded by Caroline AULON (15 points), launched the Nancéiennes towards a comeback regaining 11 points at half-time (37-26, 20′) Sophie PLANQ and her teammates. Charlene SOUFFLET (14 points) and the locals continued their pressure and attacked the last quarter with a 14-point lead, everything remained to be done during the money-time. Céline LEGRAND (9 points) and the visitors gave up against the ASPTT Nancy players who could count on the entire squad to regain control, like Manon LAMBERT And Océane EYMARD10 points each, which contributed to their qualification for the semi-finals.

In Olivet (45 Loiret) semi-finals on Saturday May 4, 2024: