Soriano leads Avenida past Namur in women’s basketball

NAMUR, Belgium (Interstat) — Claudia Soriano had 12 points, three rebounds and seven assists as Avenida beat Namur 87-55 Thursday in a women’s professional basketball game. Avenida improved to 4-4; Namur fell to 1-2. Soriano led Avenida, while Marta Canella added seven points, eight rebounds, six assists and two blocks. Isnelle Natabou paced Namur with 12 points and eight rebounds. Rebeka Mikulasikova scored 14 for Avenida, Sara Roumy added 19, Davinia Angel scored 14, Raphaella Monteiro had 18 for Namur and Emmeline Leblon added 10. Stephanie Mawuli had nine points and three rebounds, and Ines Santibanez had seven points, three rebounds and two assists. Avenida shot 32 of 55 from the floor, 6 of 18 from three-point range and 17 of 23 from the free-throw line. Namur shot 19 of 59, 4 of 19 and 13 of 19. Avenida had 16 assists and 19 turnovers; Namur had 12 assists and 21 turnovers. Avenida scored 21 points in the first quarter, 21 in the second, 22 in the third and 23 in the fourth.