“We wanted to reward young players by placing them in the Coupe de France. In the end it cost us dearly. I understand the Fed’s decision, but it’s unfair to the girls who won at Poinçonnet on Tuesday. There is the rule and the spirit…”
Beaten on the green carpet in the Coupe de France
Benoît Marty was a little embittered on Thursday, especially when he learned that in the round of 16 the team from Indre (N1) received Strasbourg… the latest victim of the Chartraines (69-70), last weekend. A draw that hinted at the possibility of facing an elite club in the quarterfinals.
Recovering from this cruel blow of fate will be the objective, tonight, against Mondeville, of a CCBF which recovers Nigerian pivot Nicole Enabosi and rearguard Marine Debaut, left to rest on Tuesday in the cup. Only Sophia Elenga (ankle sprain) is cancelled, for at least another two weeks.
Reverse dynamics
If Chartres remains on a good dynamic in the championship (two wins), Mondeville is instead on a slippery slope. Victorious at the Federal Center (54-55) then Aulnoye (64-57), the teammates of Vaciana Gomis (16.3 points) and the American Shana Dowdell (13.3 points) then collided with the Monegasque rock (77-73) and, at home, against Reims (53-71). “They’re at the tough guys, we’ll try not to get them out of their box,” Marty sanctioned.
Chartres (halle Jean-Cochet), Saturday 12 November, at 8pm
CCBF: Welcome, Debaut, Diarisso, Enabosi (NIG), Farcy, Mahoutou, Niang, Married, Peytour.
Jean-André Provost
