Fribourg opens league play with home rout of Zurich

FRIBOURG, Switzerland (Interstat) — Fribourg defeated visiting Zurich 86-60 on Sunday in a SUI: SB League women’s professional basketball game. Fribourg improved to 1-0, while Zurich fell to 0-1. Lauren Heard led Fribourg with 11 points, 17 rebounds and six assists. Lara Popovic added 18 points and five rebounds. Anna Holmberg scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds. Madison Torresin paced Zurich with 22 points, two rebounds and two assists. Lana Wenger contributed 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Stephanie Martinez had three points, four rebounds and three assists for Fribourg. Elisa Moix scored eight points. Briahanna Jackson added three points, eight rebounds and five assists for Zurich. Melisa Katsikaris grabbed four rebounds. Camila Martinez had two points, one rebound and one assist. Fribourg shot 20 of 58 from the floor, 8 of 27 from three-point range and 14 of 19 from the line. Zurich shot 16 of 49 overall, 4 of 15 from three-point range and 5 of 8 from the line. Fribourg had seven offensive rebounds, six assists, eight turnovers and 14 fouls. Zurich had two offensive rebounds, four assists, five turnovers and 13 fouls.