TEHRAN Iran defeated Mongolia 70-33 on Monday in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2023 Division B.Team Melli had defeated Malaysia 65-59 in their opening match in Group A.Four players scored in double-digits for the victors led by Delaram Vakili who knocked down 4 three-pointers to end up with 13 points.Edna Eissaianjangi,Negin Rasoulipour, andFaezeh Shahriari all put in 11 points each in the resounding win.Iran will meet Indonesia on Tuesday.Group B consists of Kazakhstan, Thailand, Jordan and Sri Lanka.Iran have come into this competition ready to compete, coming off playing a series of tune-up games in Taipei.
Even though they were unable to claim a victory, Iran had the opportunity to play games against quality teams like Korea, Japan, Chinese Taipei, and the Philippines.