NEWS

29.10.2011

BASKETBALL

Beşiktaş 81, Mersin Bş. Belediyesi 76

In Week 2 game, Lady Eagles down Mersin at Beşiktaş Milangaz Arena to avenge season-opener loss.

Playing with starting five of Ilona, Tuğba, Horasan, Lavender and Wandersloot, our ladies in Black and White got off to a slow start and trailed 22-15 by the end of first. They continued to shoot poorly in the second quarter to fall behind 47-35 at the break.
 
However, with an early 15-0 run triggered by Ilona, Beşiktaş roared back to life in the third quarter as it grabbed the upperhand at 62-56, heading into final stanza. Teams traded buckets throughout the fourth, but Lady Eagles never allowed the visitors to get too close and went on to win 81-76. Lavender led Beşiktaş with 26 points followed by Amber Harris who added 18.