Eurobasket.com All-French LFB Awards 2014 - May 28, 2014
Eurobasket.com All-French LFB 1st Team 2014
Dumerc
Michel
Page
Robert
Meesseman
Player of the Year: Geraldine Robert (183-F-80) of Lattes Montp. Guard of the Year: Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) of Bourges Forward of the Year: Geraldine Robert (183-F-80) of Lattes Montp. Center of the Year: Emma Meesseman (6'4''-C-93) of Washington M. Domestic Player of the Year: Geraldine Robert (183-F-80) of Lattes Montp. Import Player of the Year: Danielle Page (188-F-86) of Landes Bosman Player of the Year: Emma Meesseman (6'4''-C-93) of Washington M. Defensive Player of the Year: Sarah Michel (180-SG-89) of Nantes Coach of the Year: Valery Demory of Lattes Montp.
Lattes Montpellier crowned French League champions for the first time - May 25, 2014
Lattes Montpellier has been crowned the French league champions after 50-44 win in the third game of the finals, giving them a 2-1 series win. For Montpellier this was their first French league title in teams history. Bourges, meanwhile, missed out on a chance to tie Clermont with 13 titles. Both teams were evenly matched in the first half of the game. In the third quarter Montpellier opened a double-digit lead, in the fourth quarter it even rocketed to 16 points, before Bourges rallied and got within two points in the final minute on an Emmeline Ndongue shot. Jo Leedham had a chance to tie the game, but her shot did not connect and Gaelle Skrela (177-G-83, agency: Josep and Nicolas) iced the game from the freethrow line. Geraldine Robert (183-F-80) led Montpellier with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Gaelle Skrela had 13 points, Gaelle Skrela (177-G-83, agency: Josep and Nicolas) 9 points. Paoline Salagnac (176-G-84, agency: Josep and Nicolas) was the only Bourges player to crack the double-digits with 12 points.
Bourges: P. Salagnac 12 (5 reb), J. Leedham 9, N. Miyem 6, E. Ndongue 5 (5 reb) Montpellier: G. Robert 14 (8 reb), G. Skrela 13 (5 to), G. Basko-Melnbarde 9 (5 reb), I. Tanqueray 7, F. Sacko 5 (8 reb)
Bourges celebrate French Cup title - May 10, 2014
Villeneuve - Bourges 48:57
Bourges clinched the French Cup title. They overcame Villeneuve at the Pierre Coubertin Sports Palace. Nwal-Endene Miyem (188-PF-88) came up with 20 points to lead the winning side. Bourges jumped to a 14:11 lead after ten minutes of action. Villeneuve pulled closer in the second frame. They cut the deficit at 2-point mark at the interval 31:33. But Bourges kept Villeneuve at distance throughout the third quarter. They arrived at the final intermission leading by 4 points 46:42. Bourges held their opponents to just 6 points in the fourth stanza and sealed the winning outcome at the end. Emmeline Ndongue (192-C-83) chipped in 14 points, while Marianna Tolo (196-C-89) added 8 points for the winners. Emma Meesseman (192-C-93, agency: LBM Management) responded with 13 points for Villeneuve. Lenae Williams (182-G/F-79, agency: Josep and Nicolas, college: De Paul) tossed in 10 points in the defeat.
