Triumph in a dramatic finals series in 2011

After winning the cup title in Körmend we went into the championship finals series without the home-court advantage. We managed to clinch the title in a five-game series in overtime that went right down to the wire!

THE GAME

Both sides missed their first chances, but after a minute and a half first Zane’s and then Iványi’s efforts were rewarded by points. The game to which both sides prepared very well had its ups and downs (5th minute 7-8). Most of the baskets were made from under the rim, both sides were trying to force the ball inside the paint. With the first triple of the game scored by Marissa we got into a five-point advantage (10-15). At the end of the quarter Betty Németh and Dalma Iványi scored, so we were heading into the next period in possession of a three-point lead (10th minute 17-20).

Coming off the bench Zsófi Varga found a hole in the opposition’s defense, while at the other end Quigley hit the target twice (12th minute 21-24). Wit ha basket by Griffin the home side caught up with us thirteen minutes into the game (26-26). However, Amber made sure that they wouldn’t take over the lead. It was a really exciting game, and fortunately, we were able to resist Pécs’s offensive efforts, which meant that we were going into the second half leading the game (20th minute 36-38).

At the beginning of the third period the home side took over the lead for a little while, but then we switched to zone defense. It worked, because after that came three failed attempts by Pécs in offense, forcing Zeljko Djokic to call a time-out (23rd minute 41-46). In the 27th minute Marissa who has been playing fantastically has increased our lead to six points (48-54), but Pécs turned the game their way with a 7-0 run. We called a time-out after a triple by Sarok (28th minutr 55-54). Kata hit one after the short break, and Amber was also successful from behind the three-point line, resulting in a four-point lead before the fourth period (30th minute 57-61).

Amber opened the quarter with a triple, to which Quigley answered back likewise (32nd minute 60-64). Even though Iványi got her fourth personal foul she stayed on court, and after a steal she handed out an assist to Krnjic. After that came Zsófia fegyverneky and tied the game up with an accurate shot two minutes before the final buzzer (38th minute 68-68). After an exchange of baskets by Amber and Krnjic came another one “presented by” Tina and Griffin, who set the final score of regulation. Since no decision was made, overtime was coming up (40th minute 72-72)!

Griffin scored the first points of the extra period after a minute went by, while Amber hit one at the other end. Marissa answered back to yet another double by Griffin with a triple, and after Zane Tamane’s basket Zeljko Djokic had to call a time-out (76-79). With 38 seconds on the clock zane wouldn’t miss, giving her team a five-point advantage, but Quigley kept her team’s hopes alive with a triple (79-81)! The home side obviously decided to foul intentionally. Amber’s two foul shots came off the rim, but we got the rebound, with 13 seconds remaining. Then came another foul from Pécs, but this time Amber wouldn’t miss (45th minute 79-83)!

The 2011 Finals series was won by MKB EUROLEASING SOPRON, and Kata Honti – who moved to Spain after the season to begin her glorious international career – was able to say good-bye to her teammates as a champion.

GAME DETAILS

PÉCS 2010 - MKB-EUROLEASING SOPRON 79-83 (17-20, 19-18, 21-23, 15-13) h.u.

PÉCS 2010: Iványi 11/6, Fegyverneky 9/3, Quigley 21/9, Nagy-Bujdosó 5, Griffin 22 Cs.: Krnjic 6, Raksányi -, Sarok 5/3, Palusna -
MKB-EUROLEASING SOPRON: Honti 8, Coleman 17/6, Holt 24/6, Krivacevic 8, Tamane 12 Cs.: Horti 4, Németh B. 8, Varga Zs. 2

RE-LIVE IT

- 2020-05-01

Who would have thought back in 2018 that a year later we would be able to host the Euroleague FINAL4 again? Well, the world set their eyes on Sopron again, because the decision-makers at FIBA thought that only the experience staff of our club would be able to organize the event on a high level within three weeks

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A 2018-as FINAL4 döntője kapcsán ünnepre készült minden magyar kosárlabda barát! Először léphetett pályára magyar csapat az Euroliga elsőségért! A túloldalon egy kisebb világválogatott sorakozott fel, mely érvényre is juttatta nagyobb erejét a remekül küzdő csapatunkkal szemben

Our center Betti Határ has been suffering from pain in her ankle, and has finally decided to undergo operation

Centerünk, Határ Betti a szezon utolsó másfél hónapjában sokszor kínlódott a bokájával, és végül úgy döntött, hogy aláveti magát az operációnak

Our club has completed the creation of the roster for the 2020/2021 season

Klubunk befejezte a 2020/21-es kosárlabda szezon csapatának kialakítását

Even making it to the FINAL4 in 2018 was an incredible performance, not to mention that for the first time in club history we were able to host the top clubs of Euroleague and many important personalities of the basketball world

Már az is elképesztő teljesítmény volt, hogy 2018-ban ott lehettünk a FINAL4-ban, arról nem is beszélve, hogy fennállásunk során először láthattuk vendégül rendezőként az Euroliga top csapatait és a kosárlabda világ számos neves személyiségét

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Two years ago at the ides of March we have come to the gates of an incomprehensible success

Gáspár Dávidot kértük fel, hogy értékelje első soproni szezonját

The league finals brought a county rivals’ series, in which we had control over three games that we had won we put the golden star representing the 10th championship title in our crest

2016-ban megyei párharcot hozott a bajnoki döntő, melyet végig uralva, három magabiztos győzelemmel helyeztük el címerünkben a történelmi, 10

One of the most important milestones of Sopron1s women’s basketball

A soproni női kosárlabdázás történetének egyik legfontosabb mérföldköve

There were multiple decisions made at the Hungarian Basketball Federation's presidential assembly

A május 4-i MKOSZ Elnökségi ülésen több kérdésben is döntés született

After winning the cup title in Körmend we went into the championship finals series without the home-court advantage