Derthona women pull away from visiting Roseto behind Fondren
TORTONA, Italy (Interstat) — Derthona defeated Roseto 79-59 on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game. Derthona improved to 7-1, while Roseto fell to 2-3. Derthona led 16-14 after one quarter and broke away with a 27-13 second quarter. Roseto scored 16 points in the third, but Derthona answered with 27 in the fourth. Roseto shot 23 of 63 from the floor, 3 of 16 from three-point range and 10 of 14 from the free-throw line. Derthona shot 28 of 60, 4 of 17 from deep and 19 of 24 at the line. Cornelia Fondren led Derthona with 19 points, five assists, four rebounds and one block in 17 minutes. Elizabeth Dixon added 16 points and six rebounds, and Anastasia Conte had six assists. Cali Clark paced Roseto with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Valeria Trucco added eight points and six rebounds.