APRIL 18, 2018
MUNICH,
Germany (EuroCup Women) - Galatasaray have claimed their second EuroCup Women
title, defeating Reyer Venezia 155-140 on aggregate score.
Following
on from a 90-68
win in Istanbul a week earlier, Galatasaray - who began their 2017/18 European
campaign in the EuroLeague Women Regular Season - were firmly in control coming
into Wednesday night's return leg in Venice.
Reyer
Venezia however, who had overturned a 20-point deficit in the Semi-Finals, knew
they had it within them to cause another upset, but a resolute Galatasaray side
would not allow the home side's lead to grow to more than 12 points, as the
Venetians came up short, despite a 72-65
win.
The
victory marks Galatasaray's second success in EuroCup Women, having won their
initial title back in 2009 - the first time a Turkish women's club won a
European title. They followed that up with the EuroLeague Women crown in
2014.
Galatasaray's
Wednesday night victory marked the beginning of the biggest week on the European
women's basketball club calendar. Attention now turns to Sopron, Hungary for the
EuroLeague Women Final Four as defending champions Dynamo
Kursk take on UMMC Ekaterinburg and hosts Sopron Basket play Yakin Dogu
Universitesi in Friday's Semi-Finals.
The
Third-Place Game and Final will then take place on Sunday.
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About
EuroCup Women
EuroCup Women is the second-tier women's club
competition in Europe, which saw 40 clubs compete in the 2017/18 Regular Season.
From the Quarter-Finals stage, the top four EuroCup Women teams were joined by
the 5th and 6th-placed teams from each of the EuroLeague Women Regular Season
Groups.
For further information about EuroCup Women, visit fiba.basketball/EuroCupWomen or
follow us on twitter.com/EuroCupWomen,
and youtube.com/FIBA.
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