{"id":43608,"date":"2025-04-05T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unigirona.cat\/?p=43608"},"modified":"2025-04-07T13:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T11:30:58","slug":"bibby-leads-spar-gironas-victory-over-araski-86-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unigirona.cat\/en\/bibby-leads-spar-gironas-victory-over-araski-86-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Bibby leads Spar Girona&#8217;s victory over Araski (86-95)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spar Girona added another road win after defeating Kutxabank Araski in an intense game (86-95). Roberto \u00cd\u00f1iguez&#8217;s team started strong, setting the pace from the outset with <strong>Bibby&#8217;s<\/strong> accuracy, and managed to respond to the pressure from a combative Basque side. Despite the comeback attempts led by <strong>Lisowa<\/strong> and <strong>Hill<\/strong>, the Girona team managed to maintain their advantage thanks to the stellar performance of <strong>Chloe Bibby<\/strong> (31 points) and the final points from <strong>Lundquist<\/strong> (15 points). With this win, the Uni needs one more victory to secure a spot in Euroleague Women.<\/p><p>Spar Girona demonstrated how to start a game with great intensity. Right from the beginning, the Girona team passed the ball to <strong>Bibby<\/strong>, who didn\u2019t miss her first opportunity from the perimeter. Then, in transition, <strong>Lundquist<\/strong> scored the fifth point for the visitors (0-5). <strong>Brewer<\/strong> and <strong>Manunga<\/strong> responded with close-range baskets, but free throws from <strong>Tate<\/strong> and a great play from <strong>Hristova<\/strong> kept the lead for Spar Girona (4-9). <strong>Bibby<\/strong> hit another three-pointer, but <strong>Slonjsak<\/strong> quickly responded (7-14). <strong>Mack<\/strong>\u2019s presence on the court was decisive on both sides (7-16), and despite <strong>Natalia<\/strong> scoring, a great play from <strong>Tate<\/strong> forced local coach <strong>Madelen Urieta<\/strong> to call a timeout (10-18). The instructions worked, and <strong>Araski<\/strong> closed the gap thanks to the perimeter shooting of <strong>Lisowa<\/strong> and <strong>Hill<\/strong> (18-20). However, two consecutive baskets by <strong>Bibby<\/strong>, free throws by <strong>Pierre-Louis<\/strong>, an entry from <strong>Tour\u00e9<\/strong>, and a three-pointer by <strong>Sandra<\/strong> gave Spar Girona more breathing room (24-31).<\/p><p>Unlike the first quarter, the second was marked by a slowdown in offensive pace for both teams, with several missed shots. After many failed attempts, <strong>Lisowa<\/strong> hit a long-range shot, prompting <strong>\u00cd\u00f1iguez<\/strong> to call a timeout (27-31). The following play by <strong>Hristova<\/strong> missed, and <strong>Mununga<\/strong> raised alarms, bringing <strong>Araski<\/strong> within two points (29-31). In this context, <strong>Migna Tour\u00e9<\/strong> took responsibility and scored the first baskets of the second quarter for Spar Girona, giving some relief to the visitors (31-35). Despite free throws from <strong>Hill<\/strong> tightening the score, <strong>Chloe Bibby<\/strong> took over offensively in the final stretch, hitting both from the perimeter and in the paint to maintain her team\u2019s hopes (16 points at halftime, 38-43).<\/p><p>After the break, <strong>Araski<\/strong> focused on attacking the basket, and although <strong>Bibby<\/strong> hit an initial three-pointer, <strong>Mununga<\/strong> brought the hosts to within a point (45-46). The response from the Uni was emphatic: a devastating run from three-point range and with 2+1 plays. <strong>Imani<\/strong> completed two such plays, and <strong>Hristova<\/strong> added a three-pointer and another 2+1 to open up a ten-point gap (+10, 48-58). <strong>Brewer<\/strong> broke the run with free throws, but <strong>Bibby<\/strong> responded with another from the line, taking advantage of a technical foul on the local bench and <strong>Urieta<\/strong> (50-61). With the atmosphere in <strong>Mendizorrotza<\/strong> heating up, Spar Girona kept their positive momentum, and <strong>Bibby<\/strong> and <strong>Pierre-Louis<\/strong> didn\u2019t miss under the basket (51-65). Despite <strong>Urieta<\/strong>\u2019s timeout to stop the run, <strong>\u00cd\u00f1iguez<\/strong>&#8216;s team kept pushing on both ends of the floor and broke the game open with accurate offense, with <strong>Bibby<\/strong>, <strong>Tour\u00e9<\/strong>, and <strong>Pierre-Louis<\/strong> scoring in the final plays (56-72).<\/p><p>With fatigue setting in, the final quarter began with a free throw exchange (Hill, Lundquist, and Bibby added from the line, 58-76). Then, <strong>Lisowa<\/strong> assumed the leadership for <strong>Araski<\/strong> with two consecutive baskets (62-76), but <strong>Bibby<\/strong> halted the run with another three-pointer, reaching 31 personal points. However, <strong>Mununga<\/strong>, <strong>Hermida<\/strong>, and <strong>Lisowa<\/strong> led a local reaction that brought the score to a tense 72-81. <strong>\u00cd\u00f1iguez<\/strong> called a timeout with four and a half minutes left, and the play paid off: <strong>Sandra Ygueravide<\/strong> assisted <strong>Lundquist<\/strong>, allowing the visitors to breathe easier (72-83). With <strong>Mendizorrotza<\/strong> loud and tense, <strong>Araski<\/strong> kept fighting, and a 2+1 from <strong>Hill<\/strong> and a drive from <strong>Lisowa<\/strong> brought excitement to the game (77-83). But just when the locals were rallying, the response from the Uni was solid: <strong>Klara Lundquist<\/strong> didn\u2019t miss under the basket, forcing <strong>Urieta<\/strong> to call a timeout with 1:33 left (77-85). <strong>Brewer<\/strong> quickly reactivated <strong>Araski<\/strong> with a fast basket, but <strong>Lundquist<\/strong> sealed the win with a 2+1 that silenced the crowd (79-88). After a local timeout, the triple by <strong>Lisowa<\/strong> and <strong>Slonjsak<\/strong> brought the Greens to within 4 points, and <strong>\u00cd\u00f1iguez<\/strong> called another timeout to direct his team in the final seconds. <strong>Araski<\/strong> tried for a quick foul, but <strong>Klara Lundquist<\/strong> didn\u2019t miss from the line. After <strong>Lisowa<\/strong>\u2019s free throw, <strong>\u00cd\u00f1iguez<\/strong> called another timeout, and a buzzer-beating drive from the Swedish player ended the game, with Uni securing a 86-95 win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spar Girona added another road win after defeating Kutxabank Araski in an intense game (86-95). Roberto \u00cd\u00f1iguez&#8217;s team started strong, setting the pace from the outset with Bibby&#8217;s accuracy, and managed to respond to the pressure from a combative Basque side. 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