Smutna arrives on time, SBS Ostrava beat Polonia for the first time

Adela Smutna (183-G/F-1999, college: Northwest JC) made three shots from the three point line in the fourth quarter to lead SBŠ Ostrava past Polonia Warszawa, 75-70, on Friday, November 8, at the Centrum Sportu Wilanow.

Players of the game
It doesn`t matter how you start the game. It counts how you finish the game. Adela Smutna went scoreless from the field, 0/7, in the first three quarters for SBŠ Ostrava. She shot 3/5 from the three point line in the last 10 minutes to finish with 11 points. A former Northwest College shooting guard added one steal and one blocked shot. Iva Belosevic (185-F-1997, college: UTRGV) was huge for the visitors. UT Rio Grande Valley center posted a game high 20 points and also a game high eight rebounds for a efficiency rating of 31. Oliana Squires (175-G-1998, college: Montana St.) (Montana State University) checked out with 19 points. Lucie Valkova (170-PG-2005) contributed with 13 points. Marzena Marciniak led Polonia Warszawa with 16 points on 6/11 shooting from the field. She went 4/6 from the three point line. Bozena Puter (182-F-2000) and Serena Manala (201-C-2000) scored 11 points each. Kornelia Bukowczan (173-F-2003) added 13 points on 4/7 shooting from the deep.

Key stats
Poor shooting in the first half dealt a blow for Polonia Warszawa. SBŠ Ostrava took a 41-28 lead despite unsuccessful shooting by Adela Smutna and Michaela Vackova (179-F-1993). Smutna and Vackova were 0/15 from the field after 30 minutes. Polonia cut the gap to four points, 49-45. Adela Smutna scored nine crucial points in the fourth quarter to recharge SBŠ Ostrava. The Czech team eventually went 6/26 from the three point line. SBŠ Ostrava centers did the rest. Iva Belosevic and Rayven Peeples (192-F-2000, college: St.John's) combined for 12/14 shooting inside. The visitors outscored Polonia in the paint, 36-26.

Game notes
SBŠ Ostrava improved to 2-0, while Polonia Warszawa dropped to 0-1. Iveta Raškova and her team posted their first win against the Black Shirts. SBŠ Ostrava are 1-3 against Polonia Warszawa. Polonia won six consecutive games in the ENBL – five of them with head coach Jerome Fournier. Anna Pawlowska wasn`t available as she is with the Polish national team and yesterday scored 13 points in a 105-51 win against Azerbaijan.

Courtesy of: ewbl.eu