On Saturday, Maryia Papova had a big game for Galatasaray as they beat Botas 83-63. Gintare Petronyte and Marissa Coleman teamed up to lead Mersin to a 79-68 win over Marica Gajic and Girne University. Sugar Rodgers and Osmaniye put up a fight against Istanbul University, but lost 66-62. On Sunday, Abdullah Gul University won 66-47 at Adana Aski. Hatay finally picked up their first win as Barbara Turner led them past Canik Belediye 84-57. Courtney Vandersloot made her season debut with Yakin Dogu University and had an immediate impact, teaming up with Essence Carson in an 82-55 win over MBK Dogus Hastanesi. In one of the lesser Istanbul rivalries, Jantel Lavender and Fenerbahce stayed undefeated and kept Besiktas winless 66-47.
November 12, 2016
Galatasaray vs. Botas 83-63 GAL Papova 23 Jefferson 18/7a Demirok 12/8r Alben 10/8a Vitola 8/6r Anderson 6 BOT Lacy 18/7a Senyurek 14/7r Ajavon 4
Girne Universitesi vs. Mersin 68-79 GIU Gajic 24/11r Yavas 16/7r Knezevic 12/6r Williams 11/11r Hollivay 2 MER Petronyte 25/6r Coleman 21/10r Hayes 16/7r Newlin 6 Eldebrink 5/7a
Osmaniye vs. Istanbul Universitesi 62-66 OSM Rodgers 25 Henry 15/11r/6a Van Grinsven 11/7r ISU Putnina 17/17r White 15 Ivegin 11 Hooper 10/12r
November 13, 2016
Adana Aski vs. Abdullah Gul Universitesi 47-66 ADA Erat 10 Bentley 9 Clark 5/10r Warley 4/17r AGU Sanders 18/9r Wright 11 Dubljevic 9/9r Wauters 8 Gray 6
Hatay vs. Canik Belediye 84-57 HAT Turner 21 Bas 14/6r Paris 13/7r Oral 13 Hurst 10/7r/8a Snytsina 10 Tanacan 1 CAN Babkina 16 Mircheva 15/11r Coulibaly 11 Tasci 11
MBK Dogus Hastanesi vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 55-82 MBK Faulkner 17 Moss 14 Snow 13/8r YDU Vandersloot 21/8a Carson 20/6r Robinson 11 Hollingsworth 9/9r Cakir 7
Fenerbahce vs. Besiktas 66-47 FEN Lavender 20/13r Verameyenka 14/7r Vardarli 12/7a Quigley 11 Canitez 2 Stricklen 0 BES Zellous 15/7r Perovanovic 12/9r Harding 10 Ozelci 0
Standings:
- Galatasaray 4-0
- Fenerbahce 4-0
- Mersin 3-1
- Abdullah Gul Universitesi 3-1
- Yakin Dogu Universitesi 3-1
- Istanbul Universitesi 3-1
- Adana Aski 2-2
- MBK Dogus Hastanesi 2-2
- Osmaniye 2-2
- Botas 1-3
- Hatay 1-3
- Girne Universitesi 0-4
- Besiktas 0-4
- Canik Belediye 0-4