Landes at Athinaikos
ATHENS (Interstat) — Athinaikos will host Landes on Wednesday in a women’s professional basketball game, with both teams looking to build on recent results as the season moves deeper into its schedule.
Landes enters with a 6-2 record. The visiting team most recently earned a 67-64 win against Bourges, getting 17 points and three assists from Trinity San Antonio and 13 points and six rebounds from Becky Massey. Landes also received 11 points and 12 rebounds from Murjanatu Musa in that game. Musa is the player to watch for Landes. In her recent run, she posted 17 points and five rebounds against Kibirkstis Vilnius, 11 points and nine rebounds at Charnay, and 13 points and 10 rebounds against La Tronche Meylan. She also had 10 points and nine rebounds at Flammes Carolo and 12 rebounds against Villeneuve. Landes has additional wins this season against Charnay, La Tronche Meylan, Flammes Carolo, Villeneuve and Angers, with losses to Kibirkstis Vilnius and Zaragoza.
Athinaikos enters with a 4-3 record. The home team’s most recent result was a 108-64 win at Amyntas. Victoria Macaulay is the player to watch for Athinaikos. She scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in 26 minutes against Zaragoza in her most recent listed performance. She also had two points and two blocks in 13 minutes at Kibirkstis Vilnius. Athinaikos has earned wins against Amyntas, Panseraikos, Giannina and Kavala while falling to Zaragoza, Kibirkstis Vilnius and Giannina.
Landes dropped a 73-67 decision to Kibirkstis Vilnius, defeated Charnay 54-50, lost 76-75 in overtime at Zaragoza, beat La Tronche Meylan 91-51, won 69-61 at Flammes Carolo, defeated Villeneuve 57-44 and won 81-76 at Angers. Athinaikos beat Amyntas 108-64, lost to Zaragoza 89-78, beat Panseraikos 95-62, lost at Kibirkstis Vilnius 103-65, lost at Giannina 92-62, beat Giannina 92-62 and beat Kavala 94-55.
The matchup will bring together a Landes side that has won six of eight games and an Athinaikos team that has split seven decisions. Landes is scheduled to continue its schedule with games at Toulouse and against Zaragoza, followed by a home game against Lyon. Athinaikos is set to host Kronos and Kibirkstis Vilnius before facing PAOK on the road. The teams are also scheduled to meet again later in the season at Landes. Landes and Athinaikos are both scheduled to return to league play after this matchup. The contest is one of several upcoming games for each club, and both teams will look to use the matchup as part of a busy stretch of scheduled games.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Athinaikos 74, Landes 71.