Villaflor, Tivenius Power Alvik to Road Win at Sodertalje
SODERTALJE, Sweden (Interstat) — Alvik defeated Sodertalje 81-67 in a women’s professional basketball game. Natalie Villaflor scored 26 points and Amanda Tivenius added 21 for Alvik, which improved to 4-0. Villaflor also had five rebounds, six assists and two blocks, while Tivenius grabbed seven rebounds. Sodertalje fell to 3-1. Frida Eldebrink led Sodertalje with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Edel Hjelle and Zuhayra Mohamed each scored 10, and Dara Taylor added nine points. Alvik shot 28 of 66 from the floor, including 16 of 40 from three-point range, and made 9 of 13 free throws. Sodertalje shot 26 of 61 overall, 1 of 11 from three, and 14 of 18 from the line. Alvik scored 81 points from 73 possessions and Sodertalje scored 67 from 72. Matilda Ahlberg had six points, six rebounds and five assists for Alvik, while Kajsa Levin added five points, five rebounds and five assists. Helene Haegerstrand scored 12 for Alvik. Mikaela Gustafsson added four points and five rebounds for Sodertalje. Alvik had nine offensive rebounds, six assists, two blocks and 10 turnovers; Sodertalje had nine offensive rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and 11 turnovers.