Pays Voironnais at Montbrison

MONTBRISON, France (Interstat) — Pays Voironnais will put its unbeaten start on the line Saturday when it visits Montbrison for a women’s professional basketball game. Pays Voironnais enters at 3-0, while Montbrison is 1-2. Montbrison will be the home team.

Pays Voironnais has opened with wins over Champagne, Feytiat and La Roche Vendee. In its most recent game, Pays Voironnais routed La Roche Vendee 98-49. Daniela Dibanzilua led the way with 33 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 27 minutes. Lauryn Vieira added 13 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, while Ysaline Saulnier finished with 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block. Dibanzilua is the player to watch for Pays Voironnais. She had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist against Champagne and 4 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist at Feytiat. Dibanzilua scored 33 points against La Roche Vendee, her highest total this season. Dibanzilua played 23 minutes at Feytiat and 34 minutes against Champagne.

Montbrison will look to rebound after a 76-54 loss at Feytiat in its most recent outing. Zarah Velleyen paced Montbrison with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 30 minutes. Clarisse Vergiat also scored 12 points and added 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, while Oumou Dabo contributed 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. Velleyen is the player to watch for Montbrison. She scored 16 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a win at Geispolsheim, then had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists against Cavigal Nice before her 12-point effort at Feytiat. Velleyen played 21 minutes at Geispolsheim and 24 minutes against Cavigal Nice.

Montbrison opened the season with a 78-68 road win at Geispolsheim before falling to Cavigal Nice 75-70 at home and Feytiat 76-54 on the road. Pays Voironnais beat Champagne 76-74 at home and won at Feytiat 70-55 before its 98-49 home victory over La Roche Vendee. Pays Voironnais has scored at least 70 points in each of its three wins, while Montbrison has scored 70 or more in two of its three games.

Pays Voironnais will continue its schedule after Saturday with a home game against Rouen, followed by a road game at Union Hainaut, a home game against Mondeville and a road game at Centre Federal Paris. Montbrison is set to host Champagne next, then travel to La Roche Vendee, host Union Hainaut and visit Mondeville. Pays Voironnais remains unbeaten early in the season. Montbrison will seek its second win of the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Pays Voironnais 74, Montbrison 72.