Italy Women's National Team Beat Austria in Vienna

Italy's women's national team beat Austria 71-49 in Vienna during the Women's EuroBasket qualifying process. The Azzurre had previously won their first qualifying match, beating Slovenia 67-62 in Terni.

Lorela Cubaj and Olbis Andrè were Italy's top scorers with 12 points each. Jasmine Keys added 11 and Francesca Pan reached double figures with 10 points. Caterina Gilli and Emma Giacchetti scored their first points for the national team, and Anastasia Conte played her first minutes with the senior team.

Head coach Capobianco said he was pleased with how the team started the match. In his view, this approach should have been maintained throughout the entire game. Capobianco highlighted that the players competed for every ball, that the ball moved well on offense, and that the bench supported those on the court.

Italy's next match is on Tuesday, 17 November, at 18:00 in Riga against Latvia. In the same group, Slovenia beat Latvia 70-64 to win their own match.