November 30, 2016
First placed Woori Bank played their last game of round two against Hana Bank on Wednesday night. KEB Hana seems to give Woori Bank the most trouble and this game was no difference. For the first time this season Woori Bank were tied at the half. Hana Bank looked to keep up the momentum in the second half but Woori came out in the third and took complete control of the game. Outscoring Hana 25 to 10 in the third Woori Bank never back and improved to a perfect 10-0 record.
Woori Bank vs. KEB Hana 71-59 WOO Currie (11 min) 4 pts 1 reb Jones (28 min) 18 pts 13 rebs 5 blk KEB Thornton (19 min) 18 pts 6 rebs Achonwa (20 min) 10 pts 7 reb
November 28, 2016
Shanice McKinney is a newcomer at Samsung. She will play until Alyssa Thomas is able to return from injury.
Shinhan Bank was looking to get back on track as they visited a new looking Samsung. Shanice McKinney is playing in place of Alyssa Thomas who is still out do to an injury. Shinhan was also down a player as the team decided to part ways with Adut Bulgak and bring in a new post player Destiny Williams. Williams did not dress for this game as she is still waiting for league clearance. With one foreigner suiting up for Shinhan and a new foreigner for Samsung things got underway in Yongin. Samsung got off to a great start in the first half taking a big lead into the half. Shinhan fought back in the second holding Samsung to just 12 points in the third and fourth quarter but they too were unable to put the ball in the basket. On the bright side for Shinhan Alex Vaioletama had her best game of the season finishing with a double double. Continuing their string of defeat Shinhan sits in last place with a 2-7 record.
Samsung vs. Shinhan Bank 71-61 SAM Howard (32 min) 24 pts 14 rebs McKinney (8 min) 2 pts 5 rebs SHI Vaioletama (40 min) 25 pts 12 rebs
November 27, 2016
KDB took on KB Stars at home Sunday evening with both teams fighting to be in the top half of the standings. The first half was controlled mostly by KB as Pierson led her team to a 9 point halftime advantage. In the third KB looked to keep the momentum from the first half as they held onto their lead leading into the last stanza. KDB never gave up their fight and completely changed the course of the game in the fourth. Led by Karima Christmas, KDB held KB stars to just four points in the quarter to their 20! Thus, taking home the win and a tie for third place
Winnus KDB vs. KB Stars 67-59 KDB Christmas (33 min) 20 pts 9 rebs Hawkins (6 min) 6 pts 4 rebs KB Pierson 33 min) 21 pts 10 rebs Graves (6 min) 0
November 26, 2016
Playing two games in three days Woori Bank cruised to a 28 point victory over Samsung Saturday night. Woori controlled the game from the beginning to end using a balanced attack to hold off the visitors. Shanice McKinney made her debut for Samsung as she will replace Alyssa Thomas until she returns from injury in 6-8 weeks. Woori improves to 9-0 on the season.
Woori Bank vs. Samsung 84-56 WOO Currie (16 in) 9 pts 8 rebs 5 asts Jones (23 min) 12 pts 14 rebs 3 blks SAM McKinney (18 min) 14pts 8 rebs Howard (22 min) 10 pts 9 rebs
November 25, 2016
After losing every game in the first round of play KEB Hana have changed things around! Winning their third game in a row, Hana defeated KDB at home Friday night. KDB took a two point lead into the half after a back forth first and second quarter. The third quarter made the difference for the hosts as they came out of the half firing and taking over the lead before heading into the last quarter of play. Christmas did all she could to keep her team in the game but the sharp shooting of Korean shooting guard Gangyiseul, who went 5-5 from the three point line, proved to be too much for the visitors to overcome. KDB and Hana are now tied in the standings with a 3-5 record.
KEB Hana vs. Winnus KDB 66-16 KEB Achonwa (25 min) 8 pts 9 rebs Thornton (14 min) 14 pts 8 rebs KDB Christmas (28 min) 25 pts 9 rebs 3 ast Hawkins (11 min) 6 pts 4 rebs
Woori Bank vs. Shinhan Bank 11/24/16.
November 24, 2016
Woori Bank looked to continue their winning streak against visiting Shinhan Bank. Shinhan Bank has struggled recently finding themselves at the bottom of the standings. Vaioletama had her best game of the season but it was hardly enough as they had no answer for Jonquel Jones who continues to dominate the league. She finished the game with a monstrous double double to lead her team to an 8-0 record.
Woori Bank vs. Shinhan Bank 76-63 WOO Jones (32 min) 33 pts 19 rebs 4 blks Currie (8 min) 4 pts 1 reb SHI Bulgak (18 min) 0 pts 7 rebs Vaioletama (21 min) 15 pts 8 rebs 2 blks
KEB Hana celebrates their second win of the season.
November 23, 2016
KEB Hana finally scored a win in their last game and came with more confidence heading into their matchup with second placed Samsung. Samsung is still without Alyssa Thomas who missed her second game in a row due to injury. This has left a heavy load on Natasha Howard who had to play all 40 minutes of the game. Despite being a man down Samsung played a great first quarter. However, they weren’t able to carry that momentum into the second as Hana took control of the game and the lead heading in the the second half. Having to deal with Natalie Achonwa and Kayla Thornton for an entire game proved to be too much for Samsung as a pretty evenly matched second half saw Hana squeeze out a win on the road. Achonwa seems to be finding her way in the Korean League as she finished the game with a double double.
Samsung vs. KEB Hana 65-69 SAM Howard (40min) 15 pts 13 rebs 5 asts 3 blks KEB Achonwa (27 min) 15 pts 14 rebs 3 ast 3 stls Thornton (12 min) 6 pts 6 rebs
November 21, 2016
KB Stars got back to their winning ways after defeating struggling Shinhan Bank at home. KB got off to a great start and never looked back. They build their lead to more than 20 points in the second half of the game. Shinhan decided to play most of the second half without either of the foreign players on the court. This proved to work out for the better as they were able to cut the lead to 11 but ran out of gas before they could finish the game. Shinhan will be changing at least of their foreign players shortly.
Shinhan Bank vs. KB Stars 49-67 SHI Bulgak (18 min) 2pts 7 rebs Vaioletama o pts 1 reb KB Pierson (24 min) 4 pts 5 rebs 4 asts Graves (14 min) 3 pts 6 rebs 2 asts
Standings;
- Woori Bank 10-0
- Samsung 5-5
- KB Stars 4-5
- Winnus KDB 4-5
- KEB Hana 3-6
- Shinhan 2-7