Bourges at USK Prague

PRAGUE (Interstat) — USK Prague will put its perfect start on the line Wednesday when it hosts Bourges in a women’s professional basketball game.

USK Prague enters 4-0. Bourges is 2-1. The home side has won each of its first four games, including a 98-73 victory over Sokol HK in its most recent outing. Before that, USK Prague won 92-71 at Lokomotiva, 91-76 at home against Basket Ostrava and 91-77 at Brandys nad Labem. USK Prague has scored at least 91 points in every game this season.

Frieda Buhner is a player to watch for USK Prague. She had 15 points, 10 rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes in the win at Trutnov, then followed with 17 points, 11 rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes against Basket Ostrava. Buhner has posted double-doubles in her past two games.

Bourges has won two of three to open the season. Its most recent game was a 72-59 win at Lyon. Shakayla Thomas led Bourges with 23 points, two rebounds and one assist in 26 minutes. Laura Mendez added four points, seven rebounds and 11 assists in 33 minutes, while Paule Dalle Marie scored 10 points with four assists and one block in 32 minutes.

Thomas is the player to watch for Bourges. She scored 23 points in the win at Lyon after finishing with four points, four rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes in a loss at Lattes Montpellier. Earlier, she had 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes against Landerneau Bretagne. Bourges opened the season with a home win over Landerneau and then lost at Montpellier before beating Lyon.

Bourges’ other results this season include a loss at Montpellier and an 81-67 home win over Landerneau. USK Prague’s other results include the wins over Lokomotiva, Basket Ostrava and Brandys nad Labem. Both teams will look to build momentum in the matchup.

Bourges is scheduled to host Chartres and Toulouse before hosting Emlak. The team will then travel to Landes, Lublin and Flammes before hosting USK Prague. La Tronche Meylan and Charnay also visit Bourges, and Bourges is set to travel to Emlak.

USK Prague is set to visit KP Brno, Lublin and Slovanka before hosting Emlak. After a trip to SBS Ostrava and Bourges, USK Prague will visit DSK and Zabiny Brno and then travel to Emlak. Lublin also visits USK Prague.

Interstat’s game simulator projects USK Prague to win 94-79. The projection gives USK Prague a 15-point margin.