Despite – by far – its best match since the start of the season, the women’s STB failed to capitalize on a successful, even heroic defensive score, Saturday October 20, 2024, in Orne. The fault lies with his Alençon executioner, who won the last five duels in all competitions, but also and above all with this missed final after having controlled the match so well. “We led for 37 minutes, it’s difficult in these conditions to lose a match on one possession. We put in a great defensive performance, but we cracked in the last 30 seconds and scoring on 52 points is almost crippling”summed up, bitterly, the Le Havre coach Laurent Chamu.
“We were truly heroic”
At another promoted team, more suited to playing the first part of the table in view of its squad, Saint-Thomas held its own in the incandescent atmosphere of a sold-out Louvrier gymnasium and in the face of the outrageous domination of the locals at rebounds. Archi-dominated in this key sector (46-25, including 15 offensive rebounds for Alençon), the Le Havre women nevertheless managed to channel the opposing strike force to 55 points. For a long time, we believed that the visitors would achieve the perfect shot, led by the overflowing activity of Sahie (16 pts, 9 rebounds) and the vista of Lanfant (10 pts, 4 pd), while maintaining defensive rigor and offensive pragmatism ( 11-17, 8th; 28-28, 17th;
If Laurent Chamu’s daughters broke down all the barriers to glimpse a second success in a row, after the one acquired in pain against Pôle France (60-54), they lost their splendor in the money-time. A 6-0 in the last two minutes dashed their hopes (49-52, 37th; 55-52). “We were really heroic, the players made great efforts to be aggressive and combative. This remains encouraging in content”whispered the Thomist coach. Despite this missed opportunity, the Le Havre promotion showed that he could do very good things this season in LF2.
Alençon: Durant 10 pts, Moctar 10, Djoumoi 8, Vetu 8, Lesueur 17, Armant 2.
Coach : Fayssal Rhennam.
STB Le Havre: Diallo 2 pts, Sahie 16, Ly 3, Lanfant 10, Salahy 5, Seilly 9, Bothier 7.
Coach : Laurent Chamu.
