Samantha Breen and Miriam Uro-Nilie combined for 43 points to guide Nyon Basket past undermanned Frankivsk Prykarpattya, 95-44, on Sunday, January 12, at the Centre Sportif du Rocher in western Switzerland.
Players of the game
Samantha Breen delivered another memorable performable for Nyon Basket
UMass star forward scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
A crowd favorite registered five steals and efficiency rating 40.
Miriam Uro-Nilie had 18 points on 7/10 shooting from the field.
Ukraine international added six rebounds and two steals.
Keira Robinson chipped in with 18 points, eight assists and seven steals.
Virginia Commonwealth University guard started season in Belarus, playing for a former EWBL team BC Minsk.
Stanford graduate Shannon Coffee checked out with 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Yevheniia Bezkorovaina led Frankivsk Prykarpattya with12 points and seven rebounds.
Bohdana Lapkhan and Anzhelika Lyashko scored eight points each.
Key stats
Frankivsk Prykarpattya arrived to Switzerland without Oksana Mollova and lost captain Olha Alekseichyk on Saturday.
All available Prykarpattya players played 30 and more minutes.
Visitors frontcourt players stood their ground in the first half.
Frankivsk outrebounded Nyon in the first 20 minutes, but faced problems with ball handling.
Nyon players forced 17 turnovers and scored 23 points off turnovers for a 43-26 lead at the half.
The hosts maintained aggressiveness and speed after the break.
Nyon scored 46 points off turnovers.
Keira Robinson registered seven steals alone and Samantha Breen had five.
Game notes
Nyon Basket improved to 3-2, while Frankivsk Prykarpattya dropped to 0-4.
Loan Morand and his team posted third win in a row.
Nyon took a 2-0 lead in the series against Frankivsk.
One more win is needed to secure a Top 2 position.
Nyon has a 1-1, +5 tie-breaker against SBŠ Ostrava.
STANDINGS, as of January 12, 2025
Nyon Basket 3-2, +73
SBŠ Ostrava 3-1, +17
Polonia Warszawa 2-1, +45
Frankivsk Prykarpattya 0-4, -135
Tie-breaker: Nyon vs SBŠ Ostrava (1-1, +5).
SCHEDULE, Central European time
Sunday, October 27, Ostrava
SBŠ Ostrava 88-76 Nyon Basket
Friday, November 8, Warsaw
Polonia Warszawa 70-75 SBŠ Ostrava
Wednesday, December 4, Warsaw
Polonia Warszawa 82-79 Nyon Basket
Thursday, December 5, Warsaw
Nyon Basket 75-55 BC Frankivsk (Centrum Sportu Wilanow) UPD on November 26
Friday, December 6, Warsaw
BC Frankivsk 67-114 Polonia Warszawa
Friday, January 10, Nyon
Nyon Basket 94-77 SBŠ Ostrava
Saturday, January 11, Nyon
SBŠ Ostrava 73-56 BC Frankivsk
Sunday, January 12, Nyon
BC Frankivsk 44-95 Nyon Basket
Friday, January 31, Ostrava
16:30 SBŠ Ostrava – BC Frankivsk
Saturday, February 1, Ostrava
17:00 BC Frankivsk – Polonia Warszawa
Sunday, February 2, Ostrava
12:00 Polonia Warszawa – SBŠ Ostrava
Wednesday, February 19, Nyon
19:30 Nyon Basket – Polonia Warszawa
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