Panchuk leads Samorin to lopsided home win over Trencin

SAMORIN, Slovakia (Interstat) — Samorin defeated visiting Trencin 81-55 in a women’s professional basketball game on Saturday. Monika Frycova had 12 points and 15 rebounds in 27 minutes for Trencin; Daria Kononuchenko had 11 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in 29 minutes for Samorin; Karina Panchuk, Samorin’s top star, had 25 points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in 30 minutes; Vira Hrymaliuk added 18 points and three rebounds in 20 minutes for Samorin; and Yaroslava Ivanyuk had 20 points, six rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes for Trencin. Samorin shot 31 of 59 from the floor and 9 of 16 from 3-point range, while Trencin shot 14 of 50 overall and 3 of 17 from beyond the arc. Samorin had 10 offensive rebounds and nine assists, while Trencin had 11 offensive rebounds and 12 assists. Both teams committed 19 turnovers; Samorin was called for 24 fouls and Trencin for 21. Samorin improved to 1-4, and Trencin fell to 1-5.