Pully at Nyon
NYON, Switzerland (Interstat) — Nyon (3-0) will host Pully (0-3) Wednesday in a women’s professional basketball game. Nyon will put its unbeaten record on the line against a Pully team still searching for its first victory of the season. The matchup features two of the league’s more productive guards in Nyon’s Keira Robinson and Pully’s Lashonda Monk.
Pully has opened the season with three losses, but Monk has been a consistent offensive force. In the team’s most recent result, Zurich beat Pully 100-80. Monk finished with 43 points, 14 rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes. B. El Bekachi added 11 points, four rebounds and one assist, while Malvina Mroczek had 11 points, two rebounds and three assists. Monk also scored 33 points with nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks in a loss to BBC Troistorrents, and she had 19 points and nine rebounds in a loss at Helios VS. Monk played 36 minutes against BBC Troistorrents and 35 minutes at Helios VS. Pully also fell to BBC Troistorrents 81-60 and dropped a 93-50 decision at Helios VS.
Nyon has been rolling behind Robinson, who has filled the stat sheet during the team’s 3-0 start. In Nyon’s most recent win, a 92-60 victory at Alte Kanti Aarau, Robinson had 15 points, six rebounds and 10 assists in 31 minutes. Miriam Uro Nilie added 15 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block, and Alice Recanati scored 20 points with four rebounds and one assist. Robinson previously totaled 19 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in a win at Helios VS, and she posted 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a win over Geneve. Robinson played 33 minutes at Helios VS and 32 minutes against Geneve. Nyon also defeated Helios VS 99-79 and Geneve 85-70.
Pully will need a strong defensive effort to slow Nyon’s balanced attack and give Monk enough support on the offensive end. Nyon will aim to control the tempo at home and remain perfect. Pully’s loss to Zurich followed its loss to BBC Troistorrents, while Nyon’s win at Helios VS came after its win over Geneve. Pully is next scheduled to host Alte Kanti Aarau, while Nyon is set to visit Baden.
Pully’s upcoming slate also includes trips to Baden and Geneve, home games against Fribourg, Helios VS and Nyon, and road matchups at Fribourg and BBC Troistorrents. Nyon’s schedule includes a trip to KP Brno, home games against Zurich, Campobasso, ZKK Cinkarna Celje and BBC Troistorrents, and road games at Fribourg and Campobasso.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Nyon to win 87-69.