Pilic, Linz Pull Away Late to Beat Vienna United
LINZ, Austria (Interstat) — Ivona Pilic scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Linz past visiting Vienna United 82-74 on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Pilic also had two assists and two blocks. Ana Maria Kolyandrova added 21 points, five rebounds and six assists for Linz, which improved to 2-0. Linda Sammer Forcher led Vienna United with 17 points, five rebounds and three assists. Lisa Ganhor finished with eight points, three rebounds and 11 assists. Emma Kress had seven points, five rebounds and eight assists for Vienna United. Theresa Stejskal scored 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Rita Kun contributed seven points and six rebounds. Marilena Eze added eight points, three rebounds, one assist and one block. Mariya Kolyandrova scored 13 points for Linz. Jula Schmidt scored eight points for Vienna United. Linz outscored Vienna United 26-19 in the fourth quarter after Vienna United led 36-32 at halftime and Linz led 56-55 through three quarters. Vienna United fell to 0-1. Linz’s win followed its season-opening 78-67 victory at UBSC-DBBC Graz.