Flammes at Rapid
BUCHAREST (Interstat) — The Flammes will visit Rapid on Tuesday for a women’s professional basketball game. Flammes enters with a 9-3 season record, while Rapid is 4-4. The game is the latest on the schedule for both teams and will be played at Rapid’s home site.
Flammes most recently defeated Bourges 67-55. The team has also posted recent wins against Chartres, Valencia, Lattes Montpellier, Rapid and Landerneau, with losses to Fenerbahce and Landes. Koi Love is a player to watch for Flammes. Love had 17 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes in the most recent game against Fenerbahce. She also had 21 points and five rebounds in 27 minutes in an earlier meeting with Rapid this season, when Flammes earned a 98-66 win. Love’s recent outings include 12 points, four rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes against Lattes Montpellier, 14 minutes with four points and one rebound at Valencia, and 18 minutes with three points and two rebounds at Chartres. She played eight minutes and had one rebound, one assist and one block at Landerneau and 12 minutes with three points and two rebounds against Landes.
Rapid enters the home game after a 137-33 loss at Sepsi SIC. M. Tanase D. is a player to watch for Rapid. In the most recent game, Tanase D. recorded nine points, four rebounds, one assist and one block in 26 minutes. Alexandra Matei added six points, four rebounds, two assists and one block, while Bianca Stan contributed five points, one rebound and four assists. Rapid’s record is 4-4, and the team has recent wins against Sportul Bucuresti, U-Cluj Napoca, Oxigen Bucuresti and CSBT Alexandria. Tanase D. had 21 minutes, two points and four rebounds against Sportul Bucuresti, seven minutes and two rebounds at Valencia, three minutes and two points at Cluj Napoca, one minute at Flammes and two minutes with one point and one rebound against Oxigen Bucuresti. Rapid’s home results include a 90-57 win over Sportul Bucuresti and an 82-60 win over Oxigen Bucuresti. Earlier this season, Rapid lost at Flammes 98-66.
The game is scheduled for Tuesday. Flammes will next visit Angers, while Rapid will next visit CSUP Timisoara. The teams will meet with Flammes as the visiting side and Rapid as the home side. Koi Love is listed among the players to watch for Flammes, and M. Tanase D. is listed among the players to watch for Rapid.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Flammes 77, Rapid 74.