Montbrison rolls past La Roche Vendee behind Zeutsop’s double-double
LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France (Interstat) — Montbrison’s top star, Cristal Sontia Zeutsop, powered the visiting women’s professional basketball team with 20 points and 13 rebounds in an 88-67 win over La Roche Vendee on Saturday. Montbrison improved to 4-2, while La Roche Vendee fell to 2-4. Madelyn Batista added 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks, and Zarah Velleyen contributed 10 points and seven assists. Clarisse Vergiat scored nine points with five assists, Mwinda Mukenge had nine points and Noemie Durand scored eight for Montbrison. For La Roche Vendee, Emma Villas Gomis scored 16 points, Johanna Muzet had 12 points, four rebounds and three assists, Juliette Bourgeois added nine points, three rebounds and four assists, and Mery Kane chipped in four points, four rebounds and three assists. Montbrison shot 31 of 54 from the floor and 9 of 17 from three-point range, while La Roche Vendee shot 22 of 61 from the field and 8 of 22 from beyond the arc. Montbrison committed 22 turnovers, and La Roche Vendee had 17.