Basketball, defeat for Cus Cagliari against Umbertide
Xaxa's girls lose at home 46-53
Cus Cagliari team photo (photo courtesy of Cus Cagliari)
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The dream victory of Cus Cagliari lasts three quarters, which yields between the walls of the house on the fourth day of the southern group of the A / 2 women's basketball championship, against Umbertide for 46-53. The positive performance against one of the favorites for promotion to A1 remains. The girls coached by Federico Xaxa play well in the first quarter, despite the absence of Gagliano, closing on +2 (15-13 at 10 '). A hard-fought second quarter, with the university students replying blow by blow, thanks also to the good 3 percentages, and ending up +4 at the interval (27-23). Upon returning from rest along the Cus, he increases, albeit slightly, the advantage over 38-33 in the 30 '. In the last quarter the guests show that they have more energy, they find more the way to the basket and in the final they move on to lead and take home the two points. For Cus the best scorers Prosperi and Ljubenovic with 10 points. For the guests the best is Pompeii with 17.
On the other hand, the match involving the other Sardinian, San Salvatore Selargius, against Patti, was postponed due to the meteorological situation that hit Sicily in the last hours.
Scoreboards
Cus Cagliari - Umbertide 46 - 53
Cus Cagliari: Puggioni 2, Serra ne, Martis ne, Striulli ne, Caldaro 3, Saias 9, Cecili 5, Niola 7, Prosperi 10, Ljubenovic 10, Piludu ne. Xaxa coach.
Umbertide: Pompei 17, Olajide 6, Judge 8, Kotnis 7, Cabrini 4, Speziale, Stroscio 5, Moriconi, Paolucci 4, Baldi 2. Coach Staccini.
Referees: S. Zanetti and A. Purrone.
Partials: 15-13; 12-10; 11-10; 8-20.