Schio defeats visiting Crvena Zvezda behind Coulibaly’s double-double

SCHIO, Italy (Interstat) — Schio defeated visiting Crvena Zvezda 84-72 on Thursday in a women’s professional basketball game. Schio improved to 5-0, and Crvena Zvezda moved to 8-1. Mariam Coulibaly led Schio with 14 points, 13 rebounds, one assist and one block in 29 minutes. Kitija Laksa added 24 points, four rebounds and one block in 32 minutes, while Aliyah Collier paced Crvena Zvezda with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes. Artemis Spanou contributed 12 points, six rebounds and three assists for Crvena Zvezda, and Olbis Andre had eight points, five rebounds, one assist and two blocks for Schio. Maria Conde scored 13 points for Schio, Carlotta Zanardi had 10 points, three rebounds and two assists, and Costanza Verona added 10 points, one rebound and six assists. Lauren Scherf contributed eight points, six rebounds and three assists for Crvena Zvezda, and Angela Dugalic had nine points and five rebounds. Schio used a 27-point third quarter to help build its advantage.