Women's Asia Cup Basketball: South Korea Wins Against Lebanon

The Lebanese women's national basketball team (ranked 8th in Asia and 44th in the world) suffered its second loss in the Asia Cup (First Division) being held in Australia, losing to South Korea with a score of 54-76 in a match that took place early Tuesday morning Beirut time. The quarter scores were (25-11), (48-24), (63-35), (76-54). The best scorer in the match for the Lebanese team was naturalized player Trinity Baptiste with 20 points. On the winning side, player Ji Hyun Park was the top scorer for her team with 18 points. In the same group, China defeated New Zealand 80-46. Lebanon will play its third match against New Zealand (ranked 5th in Asia and 29th in the world) on Wednesday at 4 AM Beirut time, which is an important match for the Cedar team. It is worth mentioning that the tournament system states that the team finishing in the eighth and last position will be relegated to Level "B".