Spain aims to party in La Laguna against Austria
Méndez’s team plays at home and against the weakest rival in the qualifying phase for Eurobasket 2025
MADRID, 11 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish women’s basketball team faces this Sunday (1:00 p.m. peninsular time) against Austria, a rival against whom it has never played, at the Santiago Martín Pavilion in La Laguna (Tenerife), a second day of the qualifying phase for Eurobasket 2025 It is conducive for Spain to pay a good tribute to its fans.
Miguel Méndez’s team began a new objective and a new FIBA window on Thursday with a victory over Croatia in Split (65-70), in search of first place in Group A that gives the direct ticket to the continental event that next summer, of June 19 to 29, organized by the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy.
The European runner-up returned to action after losing the last continental final and with just three training sessions in Madrid before traveling. In addition, Méndez’s plans were distorted by injuries and absences from the squad of Cristina Ouviña, who was replaced by Laura Peña, Raquel Carrera and Megan Gustafson.
Without all its power inside, the Spanish team rushed without success in the outside shot against Croatia, with a 4 of 20 in triples, also weighed down by many losses (16). However, Méndez’s team, with the absolute international debut of Helena Oma, achieved a good final set to obtain an important victory against another candidate for the ticket such as the Netherlands.
On the other hand, Austria appears several steps below, especially against the Spanish team, the fourth best team in the world Spain against number 84. The Austrian team lost clearly (64-45) against the Netherlands and on Canarian soil they run the same danger against a Spanish team with more time to work and desire to recover their game and make their fans enjoy.
DATASHEET:
–EQUIPMENT:
SPAIN: Laura Peña, Maite Cazorla, Leticia Romero, Helena Oma, Queralt Casas, Leonor Rodríguez, Alba Torrens, María Conde, Paula Ginzo, Lola Pendande, Nerea Hermosa, Laura Gil.
AUSTRIA: Kunz, Rdhammer, Zderadicka, Fuchs-Robetin, Wildbacher, Allesch, Krisper, Alborova, Sill, Schicher, Solyom, Koizar.
–REFEREES: Pedroso, Dominique and Coanus.
–PAVILLION: Santiago Martín.
–TIME: 1:00 p.m./Teledeporte.