LFB: BLMA wins against Saint-Amand after having had a strong second half

Ameryst Alston a participé à la victoire des Gazelles avec ses 3 trois-points. Midi Libre – Michael Esdourrubailh

Les Gazelles se sont logiquement imposées 71-52 face à la nouvelle lanterne rouge du championnat, Saint-Amand. Une rencontre qu'elles auront jouée en mode diesel.

With Charles Bolzinger, freshly gold medalist at the European Handball Championships, as a distinguished guest, the BLMA had to take an example by winning against Saint-Amand. It was done.

Authors of a perfectly controlled second half, the Héraultaises passed a 40-20 to the northern players, supported by an iron defense. While on the other side of the floor, Romane Berniès (14 pts) and Ameryst Alston (15 pts) delighted the sports hall with the dazzling attacks it demanded.

From the first quarter, the Gazelles showed their superiority against the Northerners (18-11) by dominating the rebound like Garance Rabot's five. The attack was not to be outdone with Alisia Jenkins getting off to a flying start with nine points in the first ten minutes (20 in total). A first quarter which saw both teams miss a lot of shots with percentages hovering around 30% shooting success. 

Despite a more complicated second quarter, the BLMA logically won and scored a second consecutive victory.

The technical sheet

BLMA: 71

Saint-Amand: 52

Palais des Sports (Lattes).

Quarter time: 18-11, 13-21, 19-13, 21-7.

Referees: Boubert, Ait Bari, Breuil.

BLMA: 27 successful shots out of 64, 10 successful free throws out of 12, 41 rebounds, 18 decisive passes, 9 interceptions, 6 blocks, 13 fouls, 12 bullets lost.

Naigre (7 pts), Alston (15), Jenkins (20), Badiane (10), Rabot (2), Touré (3), Berniès (14), Traoré, Zemoura, Lokoka, Brun, Caetano.

Saint-Amand: 20 successful shots out of 55, 7 successful free throws out of 13, 35 rebounds, 11 decisive passes, 3 interceptions, 2 blocks, 15 fouls, 19 lost balls.

Slonjsak (17 pts), Lewis (6), Tahane (16), Miljkovic (4), Williams (7), Diakité (2), Lithard.