BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Interstat) — UMB Banska Bystrica defeated CBK Kosice 79-50 on Wednesday in a women’s professional basketball game. UMB Banska Bystrica led 11-8 after the first quarter and 32-22 at halftime. The home team pushed its advantage to 49-37 after three quarters, then outscored CBK Kosice 30-13 in the fourth. Erika Holikova led UMB Banska Bystrica with 11 points, two rebounds and two assists. Nina Oravcova added eight points, three rebounds and three assists. V. Rostotska paced CBK Kosice with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Kendall Currence scored 14 points. Lucia Striesova Zilkova grabbed 10 rebounds and added five points and three assists. Nina Janstova finished with eight points, five rebounds and two assists for the winners. Veronika Lukcova had 11 points and two rebounds, and Jana Matejcikova scored eight points. Dominika Lanikova scored six points. UMB Banska Bystrica improved to 2-0, while CBK Kosice dropped to 0-3.