Wisła Can Pack

Ewelina Kobryn scored 25 points for Wisła Can-Pack in the hit game in Polkowice. Photo: Krzysztof Porębski.

In a hit game of the Polish Championship of the 13th round Wisła Can-Pack Kraków lost for the first time in Polkowice versus the local team CCC 65:71. The best scorer in Wisła Can-Pack team was Ewelina Kobryn. The "White Star" team captain scored 25 points. Wisła Can-Pack remains the leader of the Polish Women Basketball Championships.

The game in Polkowice was the last game of the preliminary round. Now time for return games. On nearest Wednesday 21st December 2011 Wisła Can-Pack will play in Gdynia versus the local team - Lotos. It will be last game in the 2011 year.

A hit game of the 13th round of the Polish League CCC Polkowice vs Wisła Can-Pack Kraków the "White Star" team started with the following players Milka Bjelica, Paulina Pawlak, Nicole Powell, Ewelina Kobryn and Erin Phillips. The first quarter of the game CCC Polkowice won 23:17 and got the 6-point advantage over Wisła Can-Pack.

In the second quarter the local team raised advantage up to 8 points, but Wisła Can-Pack before the end of the second part of the game managed to reduce the CCC's advantage to 5 points.

At the result 40:35 for the host team the third quarter began. In this part of the game the CCC Polkowice's advatnage raised up even to 10 points (48:38 for CCC). By the end of the third quarter Wisła Can-Pack's coach - Jose Hernadez got the technical foul. Wisła Can-Pack Kraków coach did not agree with former referee's verdict. A week ago during the home game vs Widzew Łódź Spanish coach got the same technical foul. After three quarters CCC Polkowice lead over Wisła Can-Pack 51:44.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter Greek Evanthia Maltsi scored three points for CCC, and the local team was on lead 54:44. Around 40 seconds before the end of the game while CCC Polkowcie was on lead 67:60 Ana Dabović shot three points for Wisła Can-Pack. It was first and also the last three-point shot of Wisła Can-Pack players. After this shot Wisła Can-Pack still had a chance for victory in Polkowice. But CCC Polkowice did not let Wisła Can-Pack for it. When CCC Polkowice players were starting their actions they were fouled by Wisła Can-Pack players. Unfortunatelly for the "White Star" team Sharnee Zoll and Valeriya Musina perfectly made their free-throws.

The first Wisła Can-Pack's defeat in the Polish League is a fact. The Polish Champion lost versus the ViceChampion. Although there is still long way to play-offs' phase and a lot surprised could happened but this game showed that the play-off's could be very interesting.

Before Christmas Wisła Can-Pack will play another hit game in Gdynia versus Lotos. The last game in 2011 on Wednesday, 21st December 2011.

CCC Polkowice - Wisła Can-Pack Kraków 71:65 (23:17, 17:18, 11:9, 20:21)

CCC Polkowice: E. Maltsi 15, V. Musina 13, I.Perovanović 13, M. Frazee 13, S. Zoll 11, A. Majewska 4, A. Gajda 2, J. Walich 0.

Wisła Can-Pack: E.Kobryn 25, E. Phillips 12, A. Dabović 7, N. Powell 6, P. Ujhelyi 6, M. Bjelica 5, A. De Mondt 2, P. Pawlak 2, K. Krężel 0, J. Czarnecka 0.

(RobertS)