Passalacqua Ragusa Beat Matelica 72-60 For First Serie A2 Match
Ragusa control di paint with 47 rebounds against 29, and captain Consolini lead with 17 points as di first matchday of Serie A2 femminile Credem Banca end 72-60.
Passalacqua Ragusa don open di Serie A2 femminile Credem Banca season with win. On Saturday night for Pala Minardi, dem beat Halley Thunder Matelica 72-60 for di first matchday. Di quarter scores na 21-18, 41-37, 60-49 and 72-60. Wetin decide di game na di paint: Ragusa grab 47 rebounds, Matelica only 29. Coach Paolo Seletti talk say di difference come from inside di area.
Matelica start di game well. Tulonen hit tripla from outside, Heriaud answer for Ragusa, but Pericic hit anoda tripla. Ronchi and Cosaro push Ragusa to overtake, then Pericic come back with tripla and two free throws. First quarter end 21-18 for Ragusa. For second quarter Tulonen hit anoda tripla and Ciuffoli complete di overtake, but Heriaud, Ronchi, Johnson and Consolini find space with two-man games, and after three and half minutes Matelica dey down by 11. Gramaccioni lead 7-0 run to open di game again, and halftime na 41-37.
For third quarter Ragusa lose some balls, Matelica take advantage and go one point ahead. Seletti raise di defensive pressure and put two small players inside. Cosaro hit tripla, Ronchi hit two consecutive triples, and with Consolini and Johnson scoring, Matelica fall back to -12 one minute before di end of di third quarter, wey close 60-49. For di last quarter scoring reduce, foul trouble disturb di game, Matelica legs look more tired, and Ragusa control di lead without rush.
Captain Chiara Consolini finish with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Ragusa; Johnson get 13 points and 12 rebounds; Ronchi 13, Heriaud 10, Cosaro 9. For Matelica, Bonvecchio na di best with 14 points and 8 assists, Pericic add 13. Matelica shoot better from three, 11 on 28 against Ragusa 6 on 22, but inside di area dem only score 12 of 28 attempts. Seletti talk say di pre-season no easy, few friendly matches, and di Etna eruption stop dem from travelling to di Costa Masnaga quadrangular. Consolini talk say dem be like one thing on court. Matassini, Matelica coach, talk say Ragusa win with merit, and im side no find internal solutions.