Women's basketball club UMMC lost in the final of the home preseason tournament. In the decisive meeting, the "foxes" lost 8 points to the current champion of Hungary "Sopron".

In the first half of the meeting the athletes played on equal terms and to a large break the score was equal - 31:31. In the third period, the "foxes" were able to push the tempo and get ahead by 4 points. In the final game of the Hungarian club completely outplayed the Ural basketball players - 23:11. As a result, basketball players "Sopron", beat the "foxes" with a score of 60:68.

"This is a preseason tournament. Of today's defeat, we will endure many lessons. I am pleased with the effort with which we played throughout the game. But we can not win the game with the number of mistakes that we made. We had a lot of losses, we kept the ball for a long time, could not complete the attack in 24 seconds, did not pick up, played badly on both sides of the court, we had other mistakes. And all these errors led to the defeat. We are still preparing for the season, and every day we try to become better, "- said head coach of the basketball club" UMMC "Olaf Lange.

LaToya Sanders (12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 block shots), Alba Torrens (10 points and 8 rebounds) and Natalya Vieru (10 points and 2 rebounds) were the most successful in the UMMC team.. The Russian center after the tournament was also included in the symbolic team.

On the same day in the match for the third place of the UMMC Cup there were Orenburg "Nadezhda" and vice-champion of Sweden "Yudomineit".

The game ended with the victory of the Russian team, which by the results of the competitions took third place. Recall that the "UMMC Cup" is held for the seventh time.

Now the nearest match BC UMMC will hold September 21 in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. On the main arena of the Sports Palace UMMC "Foxes" will take in the 1/8 finals of the Cup of Russia "Spartak" from St. Petersburg. The beginning of the game - 18. thirty.

Photo: official site of BC UMMC.