Gutsy Claire Melia performance not enough for Baxi Ferrol in EuroCup final

Baxi Ferrol and Claire Melia can come out of this competition with pride. Neither was expected to make much of an impact on the competition at the start of the season

Claire Melia in action for Baxi Ferrol during the Eurocup Women final second leg against Villeneuve d’Ascq. Pic: Fiba

EuroCup Women final second leg: Villeneuve d’Ascq 84 Baxi Ferrol 70 (Villeneuve d’Ascq win 162-145 on aggregate) 

A gutsy performance from Ireland’s Claire Melia wasn’t enough as Baxi Ferrol were outclassed in France in the second leg of the EuroCup Women final.