The junior women’s Unicaja is already the only representative of Costa del Sol basketball that is still alive in the Spanish Championship of the category, which has been held since last Sunday in Huelva. Those from Los Guindos won 77-65 in their quarterfinal match this Thursday against Basquet Girona and now they will look for a place in the grand final against Movistar Estudiantes, in a semifinal match that will be played this Friday.
Those directed by ale garcia they played a very serious game in which they were better than their rival. The best player of the match was the Portuguese center Clara Vieitas, who signed a card with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. He was also important in scoring Rocío Ramírez, author of 10 points.
Worse luck befell CAB Estepona, who played in the quarterfinals against Spar Gran Canaria, the great favorite to be crowned Spanish champion of this category on Saturday. The insulars, with brutal physical power under the hoops, beat the Esteponas 103-66. Carla Viegas, with 17 points, was the top scorer for the Costa del Sol team. Princess Okafor and Laura Vera both scored 11 points.
Regarding the male representatives, both were eliminated in the round of 16 round. Unicaja, who was third in their group in the first phase, lost in the match against Real Madrid 89-68. Those led by Antonio Herrera could not count on Mario Saint-Supéry for the match, who was in the discipline of the first team due to the absences due to injury of Alberto Díaz and Darío Brizuela.
Neither could EBG go to the quarterfinals, which nonetheless had a great Spanish championship, slipping into the 16 best teams in the country. The people from Malaga lost this Wednesday at the crossroads against Real Betis Baloncesto by 76-59.