Sportul Bucuresti at Rapid
BUCHAREST (Interstat)—Rapid will host Sportul Bucuresti in a women’s professional basketball game on Saturday.
Sportul Bucuresti enters the matchup with a 1-2 record. Anisia Puscasu is the player to watch for Sportul Bucuresti. In the team’s most recent game, an 80-72 home loss to Sepsi SIC, Puscasu finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes. Anysa Jordan added 20 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 33 minutes, and Iustina Hurmuz scored 15 points with one rebound and one assist in 26 minutes. Puscasu previously had 16 points, nine rebounds and one assist in 26 minutes at Politehnica Timisoara and 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes at Cluj Napoca. Sportul also has a 93-49 win at CSUP Timisoara and a 112-69 loss at U-Cluj Napoca this season. Sportul scored 93 points in the win at CSUP Timisoara and 69 points in the loss at U-Cluj Napoca.
Rapid brings a 3-2 record into the game. Claudia Cuic is the player to watch for Rapid. In Rapid’s most recent game, a 101-51 home loss to Fenerbahce, Cuic had 14 points and five rebounds in 27 minutes. Nicolett Orban added eight points, five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes, and Andjela Delic had nine points and six rebounds in 27 minutes. Cuic had 23 points, 15 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 31 minutes in a win at Cluj Napoca and 15 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 32 minutes against Oxigen Bucuresti. She also had 22 points, five rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes at CSBT Alexandria and 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one block in 32 minutes at Flammes Carolo. Rapid has recent wins at CSBT Alexandria and at U-Cluj Napoca and a home win over Oxigen Bucuresti, along with a loss at Flammes Carolo. Rapid scored 79 points in its win at U-Cluj Napoca, 82 in its home win over Oxigen Bucuresti and 103 in its win at CSBT Alexandria. It scored 66 points in its loss at Flammes Carolo.
Sportul’s upcoming schedule includes games against Agronomia, Municipal, Arad, CSBT Alexandria, Oxigen Bucuresti, U-Cluj Napoca, CSUP Timisoara, Sepsi SIC, Rapid and Agronomia. Rapid’s upcoming schedule includes games against Valencia, Sepsi SIC, Flammes, CSUP Timisoara, Agronomia, Fenerbahce, Municipal, Valencia, Arad and CSBT Alexandria. Both teams continue their schedules after this game. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Rapid 84, Sportul Bucuresti 77.