It was another round with less than the full set of games due to European competitions. On Wednesday, Hatay breezed to an 87-59 win over Istanbul University. Shavonte Zellous could not be stopped as Adana beat Abdullah Gul University 84-74 and put themselves in a better position to fight their way to safety. Gelistirenler approached the playoff places with a 71-59 win over Samsun. On Wednesday, Olesia Malshenko, Melis Talay, and Edirnespor got a key win over troubled Orduspor. Elin Eldebrink continues to lead her team as she is the only foreigner on the team. Tiffany Hayes and Yakin Dogu University almost got a win that would have helped them towards safety, but Jantel Lavender and Fenerbahce got the 73-69 win. Angel McCoughtry put in the round’s best performance in an 84-69 win over Besiktas. Her 42 points came on 21 field goal attempts and she did not play the whole game.
March 16, 2016
Hatay vs. Istanbul Universitesi 87-59 HAT Hurst 19/6r Vajda 17/9r Snytsina 15/6r Paris 14/10r Turner 9 Tanacan 5 IU Mircheva 14/10r Williams 12/8r White 7/6a
Adana ASKI vs. Abdullah Gul Universitesi 84-74 ADA Zellous 36 Larkins 16/15r Campbell 11/6r Palazoglu 9 Zahui B 4 AGU Dimitrakou 19 Sanders 18 Gray 14 Mazic 9 McCarville 0/6r
Gelistirenler vs. Samsun Canik Belediye 71-59 GEL Vandersloot 16/7r/7a Newlin 13/9r Rezan 12/8r Abdi 10/6r Bentley 9 SAM Carson 15/9r Lacy 14 Perovanovic 12 Teilane 9/9r
March 17, 2016
Orduspor vs. Edirnespor 72-106 ORD Eldebrink 20 Kavurmacioglu 18/7r Yildiz 18/7r EDI Malashenko 22/9r/6a Talay 22 Dalgalar 17 Jovanovic 13/11r/8a Dolson 10/7r
Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Fenerbahce 69-73 YDU Hayes 20 Bone 15/10r Thomas 13/6r Kimyacioglu 8 Leuchanka 5 FEN Lavender 22/10r Quigley 17 Coleman 13 Hollingsworth 6/6r Canitez 2 Cakir 2
Besiktas vs. Mersin 69-84 BES Pondexter 18/7a Ivegin 17/6r Milovanovic 4 MER McCoughtry 42/8r/6s Henry 14/15r Kuzina 11/7r Hartley 6
Standings:
- Fenerbahce 19-3
- Hatay 17-5
- Mersin 16-5
- Abdullah Gul Universitesi 15-7
- Istanbul Universitesi 11-11
- Galatasaray 13-7
- Samsun Canik Belediye 10-12
- Gelistirenler 9-13
- Besiktas 9-13
- Botas 9-12
- Edirnespor 7-15
- Yakin Dogu Universitesi 7-15
- Adana Aski 6-16
- Orduspor 4-18