For its last away performance of this calendar year, the Toulouse team traveled to Alençon, a Norman team in the weak belly of the ranking, certainly, but in good shape because it remains on three victories in a row, and with an intention behind its head. “We are promoted in this division and in our place in this championship. Toulouse will have the pressure of the result: that of winning. We are going to play this meeting to create an exploit. And, I believe in it”, stated Fayssal Rhennam, the Ornais tactician as a preamble to this opposition.
A set decor and an announced scenario, a Louvrier candy box as full as an in the final minutes of the match. After a thunderous start from the locals thanks to Lélia Lesueur who scored two winning shots in a row (12-4, 4th), the guests, under the leadership of Cissé and Dramé, returned to the game and took charge ( 17-18, 10th) and controlled it without really making the gap (23-29, 17th).
Nevertheless, relying on the liveliness of Cissé and his power in the racket, the Toulouse women made this gap (30-39, 24th). The locals experienced a second momentum and equalized (39-39, 29th) before Cissé and Dramé took charge in two stages to enforce logic in the money-time when the Normans had come together again (45-47, 37th) .
“It stuck but we knew that they were going to be difficult to maneuver at home. We knew that it was going to be hard in a hostile context, confided Xavier Noguera, the coach of the players of the Pink City. They were missing a player and that galvanized the others. We were a little destabilized at the start of the match but the girls were able to react and regain the lead. We left with what we came for: victory.
(17-18, 11-14, 11-10, 9-18)
For Alençon: Durant, Cluzeau (9), Djoumoi (7), Vêtu (10), Armant (2), Moctar, Chovino (4), Lesueur (12), Bamba (3), Mehadji (1).
Coach: Fayssal Rhennam (shots: 14/44 including 6/15 at 3 points, free throws: 12/19, lost balls: 23 fouls: 15, rebounds: 29).
For Toulouse: Dramé (13), Prugnières (7), Cissé (25), De Freitas (6), Traoré, Soulard (7), Whittaker (2), Klewinski, Mfonow.
Coach: Xavier Noguera (shots: 25/55 including 4/13 at 3 points, free throws: 6/7, lost balls: 16, fouls: 18, rebounds: 27).
