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Rivas Ecópolis lift La Copa de la Reina
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Since 2007 La Copa de la Reina has been the property of Ros Casares. So playing at home they came into this final as favourites despite struggling in the semi-final.
However Rivas Ecópolis with two formers players from Ros Casares won the 49th edition of the Queen's Cup (63-59) in a dramatic fashion.
The two teams were evenly balanced all through the game with neither side able to dominate.
With six minutes left to play and the game tied (54-54) both teams stepped up intensity. They remained tied (56-56) until Rebekka Brunson (in picture) from Ros Casares broke the deadlock with a 2+1 play.
However money-time favoured the guests from Madrid with Anna Cruz and Dewanna Bonner doing most of the scoring.
Ros Casares: Laia Palau 8, Marta Fernández 4, Katie Douglas 10, Rebekka Brunson 15, Nicky Anosike 5, Jana Vesela 6, Cindy Lima 0, Edwige Lawson-Wade 9, Nuria Martínez 2
Rivas Ecópolis: Elisa Aguilar 8, Anna Cruz 7, Amaya Valdemoro 12, Dewanna Bonner 21, Courtney Paris 10, Laura Nicholls 3, Laura Herrera 0, Clara Bermejo 0, Linnea Lilejstrand, Vega Gimeno 2
Former French international Edwige Lawson-Wade went 3-of-4 from behind the arc for Ros Cosares while former Bourges Basket star Laia Palau finished with 9 points.
What happened in the semi-finals the day before:
Ros Casares trailed Mann Filter Zaragoza (27-45) at the interval and looked down and out.
However they picked up during the second half and during an exciting final quarter outscored Zaragoza to win (68-66).
Allison Feaster-Strong, Bulgarian international Jacklin Zlatanova and Serbian international Ines Kresovic - who all have played for clubs in France - were in action for Mann Filter Zaragoza.
In the second semi-final Rivas Ecopólis also came back from far to force overtime to beat Perfumerías Avenida (81-76).
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Copa de la Reina 2009 for the third time in a row to Ros Casares
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Date created: 9 January 2011
