Tapiolan Honka at Vimpelin Veto
VIMPELI, Finland (Interstat) — Vimpelin Veto will host Tapiolan Honka on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game between teams still seeking their first win of the season.
Both clubs enter at 0-2. Vimpelin Veto will look to use the home court to get on track, while Tapiolan Honka will try to earn its first victory as the visiting team.
Tapiolan Honka’s player to watch is Maija Kuisma. In her most recent outing, Kuisma finished with 13 points, six rebounds, one assist and one block in 28 minutes against Kouvottaret. Earlier this season, she had two points and one rebound in nine minutes at Pyrinto.
Kuisma was among Tapiolan Honka’s most productive players in its most recent game, a 72-55 loss to Kouvottaret. Peppi Lohko added 12 points, one rebound, one assist and two blocks in 16 minutes, while Sanni Makinen scored 10 points and collected six rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes. Tapiolan Honka’s other result this season was an 80-74 loss at Pyrinto, with the host team scoring 80 and Honka 74.
Vimpelin Veto’s player to watch is Lily Hansford. She produced 14 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 33 minutes in her most recent game at Torpan Pojat Helsinki. Hansford was one of Vimpelin Veto’s leading performers in that contest, a 109-61 loss. Pihla Jaatinen added 13 points, two rebounds and seven assists in 29 minutes, and Silja Viita recorded 10 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 35 minutes. Vimpelin Veto’s other result this season was a 103-80 loss to BC Nokia at home.
Tapiolan Honka will be the visitor, and Vimpelin Veto will be the home team. The game is the first meeting between the teams this season.
After this game, Tapiolan Honka is scheduled to visit PeKa, Espoo Team and BC Nokia and to host HBA-Marsky Helsinki, Torpan Pojat Helsinki and Vimpelin Veto, among other opponents. Vimpelin Veto’s upcoming slate includes games against Pyrinto, Kouvottaret, PeKa, Espoo Team, HBA-Marsky Helsinki and Torpan Pojat Helsinki. Both teams will also meet again later in the season, with Vimpelin Veto set to visit Tapiolan Honka.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Vimpelin Veto to defeat Tapiolan Honka by a final score of 74-69.