Natalia Heikki's coachman Natalia Heikki took third place in the base group and the quarterfinal starts on Tuesday at Orenburg, who finished in group B on the second leg. The revenge is played on Friday in Prague and a possible third match would be held again in Russia next Wednesday. "Playoff from third place has been successful in recent years, so we have to hoping it will be this year too, "coach Hejková reminded that in the previous two seasons Pražanky also came from the third place in the quarterfinals and moved to the Final Four each time. In 2015, they have even won the Euroleague. "We will try to get ready to play in the play-off. The pressure will be on Orenburg, who will have to win the first match, as he goes to us.We do not want to go through this ghastly path twice, "added Hejková. The demanding travel to the city lying at the border with Kazakhstan is the biggest hurdle for USK. Orenburg is the last year's finalist of the competition, but this season he is not as dominant as in the previous season, when the final triumph with the Ekaterinburg came to an end. The key character of the past season, DeWanna Bonner, remained in the US. Anna Cruz, Angelica Robinson, and Kayla McBride are no longer in Orenburg. Instead, the club's leadership decided to bet on unclouded and young faces.The new star of the team is 23-year-old Swedish pivot Amanda Zahui, which has averages of 14.3 points and 9.4 rebounds. Among the support is the American rookie Tiffany Mitchell, which was among the best newcomers in the WNBA in the summer, and the second one from Elizabeth Williams. She received the WNBA award for the best-ever player. The basic set includes also Spanish sprinter Cristina Ouvina and Russia Natalia Žediková. In most statistical data, the Czech champions in the base group were better than Orenburg. They gave an average of five points per game more, had more accurate shooting, more assists, and profits.Orenburg, however, had better statistics mainly in defense. This could be a problem for USK, because at the end of the basic group Pražanky was worried about the decline of the offensive form. "Against Fenerbahce I was looking at who would be able to put a basket and that did not work. Even against Schia, it turned out that we are currently looking for a shooter. When the opponent hardened, we could not put the bin. It does not come from a distance and then the rivals play well when it's all pressed under the basket, "Heykova admitted. The Tuesday match at Orenburg will be played from 15:00 CET.
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