Montpellier edges Villeneuve in women’s professional basketball game
MONTPELLIER, France (Interstat) — Montpellier edged visiting Villeneuve 62-61 on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Villeneuve’s Anna Ngo Ndjock led all scorers with 22 points and added 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Sarah Cisse paced Montpellier with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks. Garance Rabot scored 13 points with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Samantha Breen had 9 points and 11 rebounds. Sara Chevaugeon added 12 points. Stella Colas scored 10 points for Villeneuve. Oumou Diarisso added 8 points and 7 rebounds for Montpellier, while Marie Michelle Milapie scored 9 points for Villeneuve. Montpellier shot 20 of 59 from the floor and 5 of 23 from 3-point range, while Villeneuve shot 25 of 59 overall and 2 of 12 from deep. Montpellier made 17 of 22 free throws; Villeneuve made 8 of 19. Both teams committed 19 turnovers. Montpellier improved to 4-0, while Villeneuve fell to 1-3.