UMB Banska Bystrica at Young Angels Kosice

KOSICE (Interstat) — Young Angels Kosice will host UMB Banska Bystrica on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game. Young Angels Kosice is 4-0 this season. UMB Banska Bystrica is 2-1.

Young Angels Kosice enters after an 84-66 home win over Trencin. Laila Lawrence, the team’s player to watch, had 20 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and one block. Kelsey Ransom added 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and A. Blacksten K. had 25 points and nine rebounds. In earlier wins, Young Angels Kosice beat Slovan Bratislava 64-53, Ivanka pri Dunaji 106-76 and Samorin 84-58. Lawrence had 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists at Samorin, 23 points, eight rebounds and two assists against Ivanka pri Dunaji, and eight points, 11 rebounds, four assists and one block at Slovan Bratislava.

UMB Banska Bystrica enters after an 83-60 loss at Ruzomberok. Kendall Currence, UMB’s player to watch, had 15 points and two assists. Erika Holikova added six points, two rebounds and two assists, and Nina Janstova had eight points and three rebounds. Currence also had 14 points, four assists and one rebound against CBK Kosice and four points, one rebound and one assist at Trencin. UMB Banska Bystrica beat CBK Kosice 79-50 and won at Trencin 80-58 earlier this season.

This is a matchup between one of the league’s remaining unbeaten teams and a visiting side seeking a third victory. Young Angels Kosice has scored at least 64 points in every game this season, while UMB Banska Bystrica has reached 79 and 80 points in its two wins. The home side has scored 84 or more points in three of its four wins. UMB Banska Bystrica has scored 79 and 80 points in its wins and 60 in its loss. Lawrence has been a consistent presence on the boards and as a scorer in the early schedule. Currence has been UMB’s most productive recent scorer, with double-digit point totals in two of her past three games.

Young Angels Kosice will next play at Piestanske Cajky before hosting CBK Kosice. UMB Banska Bystrica will next play at Piestanske Cajky before hosting Samorin. The teams are scheduled to meet again in Banska Bystrica later in the season. Young Angels Kosice’s upcoming schedule also includes games against Ruzomberok, Piestanske Cajky, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovan Bratislava, Trencin and CBK Kosice. UMB Banska Bystrica’s schedule includes meetings with Slovan Bratislava, Young Angels Kosice, Trencin, Ruzomberok, Piestanske Cajky and CBK Kosice.

The game simulator projects Young Angels Kosice to win 86-74. Young Angels Kosice is the pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under is 134.5.