Castors Braine, first finalist of the TDW1 playoffs !

Castors Braine, first finalist of the TDW1 playoffs.

Title holder Castors Braine qualified for the playoff final of the Belgian women’s basketball championship on Saturday. Castors easily defeated Liège in the second leg of the semi-final (82-56).

Braine already defeated Liège 58-81 in the first leg.

Brittany Starling (20 points, 5 rebounds) and Erika De Souza (16 points, 16 assists) were too strong for Liège. Marie Peeters (13 points) was the top scorer for Liège. It was also the last game for Laura Henket with Liège, while captain Laura Doppee decided to extends his stay with Pierre Cornia’s team.

Braine will play against either Namur or SKW. Namur won the first game 75-66 on Friday. The second match will be played this Sunday at SKW.