Basketball – PNF. Alençon wins against Dover and maintains the hope of moving up

For their last meeting of the season, Sunday May 5, the reservists of the USBD Alençon left a good impression on the Louvrier public by clearly winning against Dover (75-58).

The teammates of Cloé Azziza-Delabarre concluded their long Prenational season in style, with a second place behind Ifs. And, they still gave themselves the hope of reaching the next level, the Nationale 3.

A meeting controlled from start to finish

Like their counterparts from the winning team the day before against Monaco, the protégés of Latifa Rhennam had a somewhat hazardous start to the match but, after a winning shot from Marion Hamel, they distanced themselves from the Calvadosiennes (14-8, 8′) and then went it alone.

And sign a controlled success. “A very nice victory, in style, to close the season,” said Latifa Rhennam, the local tactician. “Congratulations to the girls because it hasn’t been easy throughout the season. »

No voltage drop

During this one-sided game, Black, reinforced for the occasion by Lélia Lesueur whose “good mentality, the very good state of mind, the collective sense despite fatigue after a big match the day before” must be saluted, did not succumb to their guilty sin which cost them a few matches.

In front and wide (38-22, 16′), they did not show any guilty relaxation in putting their opponents back in the game. On the contrary, they hit the nail on the head (60-40, 28′) and then ensured simple and effective management of the score by showing themselves diligent in defense and decisive in attack. “I congratulate the group for this very, very good season even if we missed matches that we should not have lost. But, it allowed us to grow,” continued the technician from the city of the Dukes.

A wild card application submitted

A touch of regret that the assistant coach of the Nationale 1 team expresses with cryptic remarks suggesting that the Alençon reserve could be promoted: “We have set up a case wild card. Hoping that the authorities accept it. We trust them. »

The regulations of the French basketball federation being complex, the outcome will not be known immediately. It is now urgent to wait for the verdict and not make any possible plans for a stealth comet. However, even if this is negative, the satisfaction of a well-run and successful season will remain.

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