Rapid Rolls Past Sportul Bucuresti in Women’s Basketball
BUCHAREST (Interstat) — Rapid defeated visiting Sportul Bucuresti 90-57 in a women’s professional basketball game Saturday. Rapid improved to 4-2, while Sportul Bucuresti fell to 1-3. Nicolett Orban led Rapid with 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one block in 24 minutes. Claudia Cuic added 17 points and eight rebounds, Bianca Nan had 10 points and 13 rebounds, Terezia Palenikova scored 11 points with six assists, and Bianca Voica added 14 points. Anisia Puscasu led Sportul Bucuresti with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Anysa Jordan scored 12 points. Rapid shot 36 of 76 from the floor, made 3 of 27 3-pointers and 15 of 20 free throws, while Sportul Bucuresti shot 20 of 64, 3 of 24 from beyond the arc and 14 of 20 from the line. Rapid had 13 offensive rebounds, 10 assists, three blocks and eight turnovers. Sportul Bucuresti had eight offensive rebounds, four assists and 16 turnovers. Rapid scored 90 points from 80 possessions and Sportul Bucuresti scored 57 from 82 possessions.