While Fenerbahçe Women’s Basketball Team achieved the championship that she had been waiting for for many years, Breanna Stewart from the yellow-dark blue team made history with her amazing performance.
In the EuroLeague women’s final played in Prague, the capital of Czechia, ÇBK defeated Mersin Yenişehir Municipality 99-60 and became the champion.
Fenerbahçe Women’s Basketball Team succeeded in winning this cup for the first time in its history. Thus, the most important cup of European basketball for women came back to Turkey after a 9-year hiatus.
On the other hand, Breanna Stewart, Fenerbahçe’s US basketball player, also achieved an unforgettable success. Stewart, who had a successful performance in the final match, equaled Diana Taurasi’s 31-point record in the 2009 final by scoring 35 points. The 28-year-old basketball player, who has the title of the highest scorer in the history of the EuroLeague women’s finals, was selected as the player of the match with 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in the final, and averaged 29.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the semi-finals and finals.
STEWART: WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BRING THE CUP
Breanna Stewart said in her statement that they were very excited and happy.
“ALL MY SHOOTS ARE IN”
Regarding his 35 points, Stewart said, “It was already a great honor to play in the final. It was also a great honor to achieve that. It was like every ball I threw that day was a point, all my shots went in. I am very happy to be able to help my team. With such a result, I left the field. We are happy to leave,” he said.
“WE WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING TO WIN THE LEAGUE”
Stating that their schedule is very busy, Stewart said, “We won the EuroLeague, we celebrated, but the Turkish Basketball Women’s League is still going on. We will continue to fight to win the league. We focused primarily on Galatasaray. Then we will focus on whoever comes.”
“OUR RESPECT FOR THE ÇBK YENİŞEHİR MUNICIPALITY IS VERY HIGH”
Stating that ÇBK Yenişehir Municipality is a tough team, Stewart said, “They play really well. Be it the EuroLeague or the Turkish league. We have a lot of respect for them.”