The women of Den Helder have started the best of five series in the battle for the national title. The basketball players had a lead against Grasshoppers throughout the game. The duel in the naval city ended in 96-83 for the current champion.
Den Helder started excellent, because after three seconds it already got two free throws. The first was missed by Kourtney Treffers, but the second was a hit. It turned out to be the start of a simple match. The large margin for the home team went from 13-4 to 20-6. The first quarter ended in 26-13. The team of coach Mario Bennes started the second quarter well, because within two minutes the score was 34-15.
Suns never ran into problems and kept the big lead to 48-35, the score halfway. In the third quarter, the margin increased to twenty points: 57-37. Finally, after the fourth quarter, the game ended in 96-83.
Top scorer on the side of the Nieuwendiepers was Kourtney Treffers with 24 points. Den Helder and Grasshoppers already played the cup final against each other last month. The Katwijkers then moved on to the longest end: 59-62. The next confrontation will be in Den Helder again on Thursday 5 May.