Adela Smutna made three shots from the three point line in the fourth quarter to lead SBŠ Ostrava past Polonia Warszawa, 75-70, on Friday, November 8, at the Centrum Sportu Wilanow.
Players of the game
It doesn`t matter how you start the game.
It counts how you finish the game.
Adela Smutna went scoreless from the field, 0/7, in the first three quarters for SBŠ Ostrava.
She shot 3/5 from the three point line in the last 10 minutes to finish with 11 points.
A former Northwest College shooting guard added one steal and one blocked shot.
Iva Beloševič was huge for the visitors.
UT Rio Grande Valley center posted a game high 20 points and also a game high eight rebounds for a efficiency rating of 31.
Oliana Squires (Montana State University) checked out with 19 points.
Lucie Valkova contributed with 13 points.
Marzena Marciniak led Polonia Warszawa with 16 points on 6/11 shooting from the field.
She went 4/6 from the three point line.
Božena Puter and Serena Manala scored 11 points each.
Kornelia Bukowczan added 13 points on 4/7 shooting from the deep.
Key stats
Poor shooting in the first half dealt a blow for Polonia Warszawa.
SBŠ Ostrava took a 41-28 lead despite unsuccessful shooting by Adela Smutna and Michaela Vackova.
Smutna and Vackova were 0/15 from the field after 30 minutes.
Polonia cut the gap to four points, 49-45.
Adela Smutna scored nine crucial points in the fourth quarter to recharge SBŠ Ostrava.
The Czech team eventually went 6/26 from the three point line.
SBŠ Ostrava centers did the rest.
Iva Beloševič and Rayven Peeples combined for 12/14 shooting inside.
The visitors outscored Polonia in the paint, 36-26.
Game notes
SBŠ Ostrava improved to 2-0, while Polonia Warszawa dropped to 0-1.
Iveta Raškova and her team posted their first win against the Black Shirts.
SBŠ Ostrava are 1-3 against Polonia Warszawa.
Polonia won six consecutive games in the ENBL – five of them with head coach Jerome Fournier.
Anna Pawlowska wasn`t available as she is with the Polish national team and yesterday scored 13 points in a 105-51 win against Azerbaijan.
Warsaw fans were great as usual.
More exciting games will follow.
SCHEDULE, Central European time
Sunday, October 27, Ostrava
SBŠ Ostrava 88-76 Nyon Basket
Friday, November 8
19:25 Polonia Warszawa – SBŠ Ostrava
Wednesday, December 4, Warsaw
20:30 Polonia Warszawa – Nyon Basket
Thursday, December 5, Warsaw
17:00 Nyon Basket – BC Frankivsk
Friday, December 6, Warsaw
20:30 BC Frankivsk – Polonia Warszawa
Friday, January 10, Nyon
20:00 Nyon Basket – SBŠ Ostrava
Saturday, January 11, Nyon
14:00 SBŠ Ostrava – BC Frankivsk
Sunday, January 12, Nyon
16:00 BC Frankivsk – 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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