Grindavik at Fjolnir
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (Interstat) — Grindavik will put its 4-0 record on the line Wednesday when it visits Fjolnir in a women’s professional basketball game. Fjolnir enters the matchup 0-4.
Grindavik has opened the season with four wins, including an 89-75 home victory over Keflavik in its most recent game. The win was Grindavik’s fourth straight to open the season. Ellen Nystrom led Grindavik in that contest with 37 minutes, 31 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and one block. Farhiya Abdi added 24 points, six rebounds and one assist in 35 minutes, while Abby Beeman had eight points, two rebounds and 13 assists in 37 minutes.
Nystrom, the player to watch for Grindavik, also had 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists at Tindastoll and 10 points, nine rebounds, one assist and one block against Haukar. She played 27 minutes at Tindastoll and 24 minutes against Haukar. Grindavik’s other results this season include an 84-62 win at Tindastoll, an 81-71 home win over Haukar and a 104-65 win at Armann. Grindavik has scored 89, 84, 81 and 104 points in its four wins.
Fjolnir will seek its first win after opening with four losses. The team’s most recent result was a 108-55 loss at Njardvik. The loss was Fjolnir’s fourth straight to open the season. Charisse Fairley, the player to watch for Fjolnir, had 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block in that game. Hulda Bergsteinsdottir added seven points, nine rebounds, two assists and one block, and Adalheidur Davidsdottir scored 11 points and grabbed two rebounds in 13 minutes.
Fairley also had 12 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks at Keflavik, 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block against Tindastoll, and 12 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block at Haukar. She played 32 minutes against Njardvik, 37 minutes at Keflavik, 35 minutes against Tindastoll and 29 minutes at Haukar. Fjolnir’s other results this season include a 98-61 loss at Keflavik, a 101-67 home loss to Tindastoll and a 96-65 loss at Haukar. Fjolnir has allowed 96, 101, 98 and 108 points in its four losses.
Grindavik is scheduled to visit Njardvik, host Stjarnan, visit Valur, host KR Reykjavik, host Armann, visit Haukar, host Tindastoll, visit Keflavik, host Fjolnir and host Njardvik in its next 10 games. Fjolnir is scheduled to visit Stjarnan, host Valur, visit KR Reykjavik, host Armann, host Haukar, visit Tindastoll, host Keflavik, host Njardvik, visit Grindavik and host Stjarnan in its next 10 games.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Grindavik 87, Fjolnir 64.