Basket Landes hopes Dominate US Orthez in season Opener
Basket Landes Hopes 90 – US ORTHEZ 50
Location: Mont-de-Marsan (Espace François-Mitterrand). referees: Mrs. Beaudevin and M. Mara. Quarter Scores: 21-9,23-9,22-12,24-20. Half-time: 44-18.
Basketball Landes Hopes: 33 accomplished shots, including 5 three-pointers; 19 free throws; 19 fouls.
Scorers: Fourestie (3), Lesbarrères (7), Mercier (13), Dosso (10), Chemin (3), Uriarte (27), Caille-Allah-Rabaye (17), Canales-balavoine (2), Lambert (8).
US ORTHEZ: 15 successful shots, including 3 three-pointers; 17 free throws; 29 fouls.
Scorers: Batbedat (4), Glere (2), Lebas (5), Vincent (2), Jagline (0), Vigneau (2), Désir (16), jersey (8), Romeo (0), Bognini (3), Cissé Fatou (8).
Despite a slow start where US Orthez briefly took the lead (2-3, 5th minute), Basket Landes Hopes quickly asserted their dominance, securing their first victory of the season with a resounding 90-50 win. Léana Dosso and Victoire Mercier proved particularly effective, consistently breaking through the Orthezian defense.The Landes defense, simultaneously occurring, proved impenetrable, holding Orthez scoreless for extended periods (21-9, 10th minute).
“We weren’t effective on the first possessions as of poor shooting choices, but the actions were well executed.We quickly found our range from outside,” commented Vincent Joly. Zoé Uriarte, returning to action after a stint in the professional league, took control of the game, proving unstoppable with 27 points. She even added a beatiful assist to Léana Dosso, who capitalized with a three-pointer (44-18, 20th minute).