Quinta dos Lombos beats Esgueira in women’s basketball
CARCAVELOS, Portugal (Interstat) — Quinta dos Lombos defeated visiting Esgueira 61-53 on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game. The teams were tied 16-16 after the first quarter, and Quinta dos Lombos led 31-25 at halftime and 44-42 after three quarters. Esgueira scored 11 points in the fourth, while Quinta dos Lombos added 17. L. Rodrigues led Esgueira with 20 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Alexia Dizeko paced Quinta dos Lombos with 21 points and five rebounds, and Mary Schleusner contributed six points and 10 rebounds. De Myla Brown scored 11 points, Carolina Fale added seven points, five rebounds and four assists, and Gabriela Raimundo scored eight. Barbara Souza had four points, six rebounds and four assists, while Leonor Paisana added seven points. Quinta dos Lombos improved to 2-0, and Esgueira fell to 1-1. Quinta dos Lombos shot 22 of 63 from the floor and 8 of 24 from three-point range, while Esgueira shot 13 of 52 overall and 7 of 29 from beyond the arc. Quinta dos Lombos committed 18 turnovers and 25 fouls, while Esgueira had 20 turnovers and 18 fouls.