Smutna arrives on time, SBŠ Ostrava beat Polonia for the first time
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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