{"id":3893,"date":"2016-05-09T13:43:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T12:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/05\/09\/kampioenschap-lonkt-voor-basketbalsters-van-baros\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:13","slug":"kampioenschap-lonkt-voor-basketbalsters-van-baros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/05\/09\/kampioenschap-lonkt-voor-basketbalsters-van-baros\/","title":{"rendered":"Championship beckons for Baros\u2019 women\u2019s team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The players of Baros cheer after the decisive victory.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

The women\u2019s team from the Erasmus Basketball Club Baros has reached the finals of the Final Four after a 66-55 victory over Almonte in the sports centre in Eindhoven. Next week, the ladies will be playing in Zwolle against De Groene Uilen [the Green Owls] from Groningen in the Dutch amateur championship.<\/p>\n

After the first match in Rotterdam, Baros defended an 11-point lead. Initially, this lead was not in danger, because the Rotterdam team got off to a good start just as they did in the first match and managed to maintain a lead of several points.<\/p>\n

No shaking knees<\/h3>

Even so, the Rotterdam basketball players were four points down after the second quarter. Player, T\u00e9t\u00e9 Bartelds: \u201cDuring the last few minutes before half-time, we made some mistakes because of Almonte\u2019s faster defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Almonte\u2019s lead did not, however, cause shaking knees among the Baros players. \u201cAll of us had the feeling that we were still in control and that we could catch up. We even won the third quarter 24-10, meaning that we were leading 48-38\u201d, said Bartelds.<\/p>\n

After the third quarter, there was no doubt about the outcome of the match and Almonte let it go. The team from Eindhoven had to score 21 points more than Baros and that appeared to be an impossible task. Because of this, Baros won once again with a difference of 11 points: 66-55.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ve been working towards this all year\u2019<\/h3>

After the match, Bartelds was ecstatic. \u201cThis is terrific. We\u2019ve been working towards this all year. Lots of supporters also came with us to Eindhoven, which really led to a fantastic atmosphere. Our defense was once again very strong, so it became difficult for the opponents to cross the centre line and we were able to set up an attack more quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s team from Rotterdam is also keen to gain a good result in the finals. Bartelds: \u201cWe\u2019ll have to train just as hard for the finals as we did during the past weeks and compete as a team in the same way. As it\u2019s all about one match, we\u2019ll have to give it everything we\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the amateur championship, promotion to the Women\u2019s Basketball League, the highest level in the Netherlands, is also at stake next weekend in Zwolle. It is, however, still unclear whether Baros will make use of that right to promotion in the event of a victory.<\/p>\n

Read more about the first play-off match against Almonte<\/h2>