Perfect series start in Traiskirchen!
Perfect series start in Traiskirchen!
Our wolves have made the first statement in this year's play-offs! In game one of the quarter-final series with the Traiskirchen Lions, the pack showed a strong performance on both sides of the court and secured the 76:64 victory with an outstanding final quarter and thus the first point in the best-of-five series!
They have already had to admit defeat to the Traiskirchen Lions five times this season...a mistake that the Wolves absolutely wanted to erase at the start of the quarter-finals. Full of self-confidence from the success in Wels, they showed from the very first second that they wanted to follow up on this goal with action and fully embraced the fight in the Lions Dome right from the start.
With a rock-solid performance in defense, the Traiskirchen team were never really allowed to develop and had an open exchange of blows with the home team that lasted over the entire first (18:14 lead) and second quarter (31:32 deficit).
This pair run continued after the break before the Lions started a short spurt and were able to extend their lead to seven points. However, the Wolves didn't let this bother them and kept the deficit within limits with important goals from MJ Randolph and Janis Tomaschek. From our team's point of view, the score was 44:49 going into the last ten minutes.
And there the Wolves performed at their best: with consistent defensive work, they repeatedly pulled the hosts' teeth and provoked turnovers and difficult throws, while offensively they repeatedly brought MJ Randolph and Matej Kavas into ideal finishing positions, which our two top scorers in converted into important points during crunch time. So they took a double-digit lead for the first time three minutes before the end and didn't relinquish it until the final siren.
This secured a well-deserved 76:64 victory and made it 1-0 in the quarter-final series. The second meeting will take place on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.) at the Lower Austria Sports Center - we need your full support from the stands. EVERYONE IN THE HALL!!!
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions vs. SKN St. Pölten Basketball
64:76 (14:18; 32:31; 49:44)
Sunday, 5:30 p.m. – Lions Dome, Traiskirchen
Score: 1-0 for St. Pölten
Best scorers: Clare 14, Demonia 12, Kostic 11 or Randolph Jr. 24, Kavas 22, Ogumeno-Johnson 12 (10 rebounds).
Voices about the game:
Michael Randolph Jr.: “We knew that Traiskirchen was a tough opponent. We wanted to prepare well and learn from the mistakes of the last few games. The job is not done yet, we cannot be satisfied yet. Today we can celebrate this victory, but tomorrow it’s time to get back to work and prepare for the next game.”
Roman Jagsch: “Very important first win for us away from home in front of a great backdrop. If we execute our defense like that and keep our opponents under 70 points, it will be very difficult to beat us.”
