Ivanka pri Dunaji edges Samorin in women’s pro basketball

SAMORIN, Slovakia (Interstat) — Ivanka pri Dunaji beat Samorin 83-80 on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game, overcoming a halftime deficit with a strong finish. Samorin led 43-40 at halftime and 62-61 after three quarters, but Ivanka pri Dunaji scored 22 points in the fourth while limiting the hosts to 18. Vira Hrymaliuk led Samorin with 25 points, 11 rebounds and three assists, while Karina Panchuk added 22 points and five rebounds. Martina Krajcirova paced Ivanka pri Dunaji with 19 points, five rebounds and one assist. Brialle Washington scored 16, Veronika Tatosova had 14, Eva Bachorova added 13, and Michaela Safarikova chipped in eight. Sabina Slivkarova added 11 points and five rebounds for Samorin, Tilda Slama had 11 points and six rebounds, and Daria Kononuchenko grabbed seven rebounds. Ivanka pri Dunaji shot 23 of 52 from the floor and 33 of 51 from the free throw line, while Samorin shot 28 of 62 and 20 of 28. Samorin held a 10-5 edge in offensive rebounds but committed 19 turnovers and 33 fouls to Ivanka pri Dunaji’s 14 turnovers and 27 fouls. Ivanka pri Dunaji improved to 1-3; Samorin fell to 0-3.