Wisła Can Pack

Milka Bjelica scored 16 points and got 12 rebunds (double-double). Photo: Krzysztof Porębski.

In the 5th round Euroleague Women group C game Wisła Can-Pack defeated Cras Basket Taranto 64:58 and after last week lost in Brno, the "White Star" team returned to the winning ways. Milka Bjelica scored 16 points and got 12 rebunds (double-double). It was jubilee - 100th Wisła Can-Pack Kraków game in the Euroleague.

Milka Bjelica had one of her finest all-round games in the EuroLeague Women to help Wisła Can-Pack Kraków beat Cras Basket Taranto. In the Group C game in Kraków, Montenegro international Bjelica had 16 points, 12 rebounds and six steals as Wisła Can-Pack prevailed 64:58.

The hosts had a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter but instead of pressing home the advantage, they allowed the Italians to come back. When Simona Ballardini hit a three-pointer with 1:50 remaining, the Wisła Can-Pack lead was 60-54. Two Ballardini free-throws with 1:05 to go left the home side on top, 61-56. Erin Phillips settled their nerves with a jump shot and fouled on the play by Kia Vaughn, she sank the free-throw to stretch the lead back to eight. Vaughn had an impressive night of her own, scoring 20 points and corralling 17 rebounds. Cras lost for the second time in a row to fall to 2-3 and Wisła Can-Pack, who lost last week at Frisco Sika Brno, improved to 4-1 and came back to the leader positin in the group C standings.

Wisła Can-Pack Kraków - Cras Basket Taranto 64:58

(16:13, 24:18, 10:12, 14:15)

Wisła Can Pack: Milka Bjelica 16, Erin Phillips 13, Ana Dabovic 11, Nicole Powell 10, Petra Ujhelyi 6, Katarzyna Krężel 4, Paulina Pawlak 2, Joanna Czarnecka 2, Anke DeMondt 0.

Cras Basket: Kia Vaughn 20, Maria Pascalau 9, Simona Ballardini 9, Elodie Godin 6, Giorgia Sottana 6, Michelle Greco 5, Megan Mahoney 3, Sara Giauro 0, Valentina Siccardi 0, Angela Gianolla 0.

courtesy of: www.fibaeurope.com