Valencia rolls past visiting Rapid in women’s professional basketball
VALENCIA, Spain (Interstat) — Valencia defeated visiting Rapid 105-47 in a women’s professional basketball game Wednesday, improving to 6-3 while Rapid fell to 4-3. Valencia shot 40 of 81 from the floor and 20 of 41 from 3-point range, and it finished with 15 offensive rebounds, 12 assists and five turnovers. Rapid shot 19 of 60 overall and 2 of 17 from beyond the arc, with nine offensive rebounds, four assists and 18 turnovers. Valencia blocked four shots to Rapid’s three, and both teams committed 14 fouls. Chloe Bibby paced Valencia with 22 points, five rebounds and two assists. Maria Araujo added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists, Alexis Peterson had 13 points and six assists, and Claudia Cuic led Rapid with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. Helena Pueyo scored 13 points, Marta Suarez Rodriguez scored 13 with six rebounds, Bianca Nan had six points and seven rebounds, Raquel Carrera Quintana added four points and five rebounds, Virag Kiss scored nine with six rebounds, and Andjela Delic added seven points and seven rebounds.