The leaders of the A1 female remains unbeaten, but she must give all her energy to break the resistance of the combative Sassari team: 85-69 for Schio. Dinamo plays evenly for a while, indeed in the first quarter it also goes to +8, then the best defense in the league makes its pressure feel and on the 26 turnovers by Restivo's team, the Vicenza build the counterattacks that decide the match .
The multi-titled hosts are without the two pivots Gruda and Collier, but still field three foreigners. Sassari is without the long Dell'Olio.
Dinamo starts very well and keeps the pace very high and has a Lucas in a state of grace: 4/4 from three points that is worth +8 at 9 ': 16-24.
Schio remembers having the best defense of the championship and in the second half he suffocates Lucas (0/3) and recovers by putting his nose forward. Momentary equalizer of Shepard from the arc (37-37) but on the turnovers by Restivo's team (12 in the middle of the race) the leaders builds the counterattack and extends up to 50-41 of the rest.
In the third quarter Schio maintains his inertia and extends again up to 70-55 despite Lucas who resumes making the basket from a great distance.
In the last fraction the playmaker Moroni returns (he was full of fouls) and produces a small break of 6-0 that keeps the game alive. Schio has a new surge and with Lakso's triple closes the acceleration to +19.
The scores
Schio : De Shields 14, Del Pero, Mestdagh 10, Sottana ne, Verona 4, Crippa 2, André Olbis 15, Dotto 5, Keys 22, Laksa 13. All. Diakioulakos.
Sassari: Orazzo 6, Moroni 9, Arioli 1, Patanè, Mitreva ne, Scanu ne, Skoric 8, Shepard 21, Lucas 24, Pertile, Fara ne. Att. Restivo.
