Pınar Karşıyaka, which was established to lead the ING Basketball Super League by beating Petkimspor by 33 points away in the first week with its largely renewed staff, beat Bahçeşehir College by 90-81 in the match where it carried the lead up to 21 points and made it 2 out of 2.
Bonzie Colson, one of the new signings of Pınar Karşıyaka, who was selected as the most valuable player (MVP) of the FIBA Champions League and the French Pro A League last season, became the most important name that brought the victory with her great performance in the match. The forward, who played in the Milwaukee Bucks in 8 games in the NBA before in his career, started the game in front of Bahçeşehir with 7 3-pointers in 7 and broke a career record with a total of 41 points.
Congratulating Colson and his players after the match, Coach Ufuk Sarıca said, “We got a very nice win against an important opponent. Bahçeşehir College is a team that made good transfers and formed a good squad. We started the match with a very strong and impressive performance. Colson’s performance in the first half was very good. “I haven’t seen such a first half performance for a long time. We had some difficult moments in the second half. However, when we are ahead by such a large margin with so many new players, these problems are natural. In the end, we dominated the game and we managed to win. At this point, it is very important to continue by winning.”
Pınar Karşıyaka will play against Hapoel Jerusalem in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Ergin KARATAŞ / İZMİR, (DHA)
