In the Turkish Women’s Basketball League, Ferhatoğlu Edremit Belediye Gürespor scored an important victory by beating the leader Tarsus Municipality 69-66 on the road. The Angels of the Gulf, who inflicted their first defeat on the leader Tarsus at home, intimidated their opponents by achieving their 7th win in a row.
Ferhatooğlu Edremit Belediye Gürespor defeated Tarsus Belediyespor 69-66, one of the biggest favorites of the championship, in the 25th week of TKBL.
In the match played at Mersin Edip Buran Sports Hall, the first quarter was ahead 22-16, while the second quarter passed with mutual baskets. Responding to Zakiya Weathersby, Avinar Kaya, Yağmur Öztürk and Gizem Commandnoğlu’s points in guest Gürespor with Sasha Goodlett and Nihal Güngör, the host Tarsus Municipality went ahead 38-34 to the locker room.
While Gürespor was more effective in the defense of both teams in the second half, despite gaining a 14-13 advantage over their opponent, the quarter ended with Tarsus 51-48 superiority. In the final period, guest Gürespor managed to stop Sasha Goodlett, the star player of his opponent, with his great defense. He broke the match with the 15-0 series he caught in the first 5 minutes of the quarter. In the last minute of the match, the guest Ferhatoğlu Edremit Belediye Gürespor, who continued his successful defense despite the Tarsus team narrowing the gap to 3 points, was victorious 69-66.
With this result, Gürespor won its 7th consecutive win, while the leader Tarsus Belediyespor met with a defeat at home for the first time this season.
Zakiya Weathersby, who had a Double Double with 28 points and 20 rebounds in Gürespor, was the star of the match, while Avinar Kaya 14 points, 4 rebounds, Gizem Commanderoğlu 10 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, Yağmur Öztürk 10 points, 4 rebounds, Arifecan Vardar 5 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, Fatma Nur Şimşek contributed to the victory with 2 points.
In the host Tarsus Belediyespor, Sasha Goodlett had 18 points and 8 rebounds, while Nihal Güngör’s 20 points were not enough to win.
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
