Landes holds off Bourges 53‑50 in defensive battle
MONT DE MARSAN, France (Interstat) — Leila Lacan scored 19 points and added six assists to lead Landes to a 53-50 victory over Bourges on Sunday. The win lifted Landes’s record to 34-11 across all competitions, while Bourges fell to 28-15.
Lacan, a point guard, played 31 minutes and also grabbed two rebounds and a block. Kariata Diaby paced Bourges with 12 points and nine rebounds. Murjanatu Musa contributed eight points and nine rebounds for Landes. Myriam Djekoundade had three points, five rebounds and four blocks.
Bourges received seven points apiece from Monique Akoa Makani, Maeva Djaldi Tabdi and Marie Paule Dally. Ines Pitarch Granel added six points and six rebounds. Julie Wojta scored five points for Landes.
The game, part of the France LF schedule, was a tightly contested defensive battle from the opening tip. Landes avenged a 67-49 loss to Bourges on May 9. Bourges shot from the floor and from three-point range; Landes shot from the floor and from three.