March 7, 2017
All four quarterfinals series started on Tuesday. Diana Taurasi and UMMC had no trouble in Ekaterinburg, beating Schio 92-47. It was a similar story in Orenburg, where Nadezhda beat USK Praha 80-57. Dynamo Kursk was on the ropes for a while as they tried to avoid their first loss of the competition, but the duo of Angel McCoughtry and Nneka Ogwumike helped them beat Bourges 76-71. Candace Parker provided an immediate impact in her debut for Fenerbahce as they beat Jelena Milovanovic and Avenida 78-68. Each series will continue on Friday, with four teams returning home knowing that they need a win to extend their campaigns.
UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. Famila Schio 92-47 UMMC Taurasi 21/6a Griner 14/7r Vieru 12/9r Baric 10 Toliver 8 Torrens 8 Lyttle 6 Belyakova 6 Meesseman 4/8r Nolan 0 SCHI Miyem 13 Zandalasini 11/6r Macchi 6 Martinez 4 Ress 0 Masciadri 0
Nadezhda vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 80-57 NADE Zahui B 18/8r Anoikina 18 Mitchell 13 Shilova 10/7r Williams 6 ZVVZ Palau 13 Hanusova 12 Petrovic 9/8r Vaughn 8/9r Xargay 5 Dupree 4 Steinberga 4
Dynamo Kursk vs. Bourges 76-71 KURS McCoughtry 25/8r Ogwumike 22/14r Vadeeva 10/12r Cruz 7 Prince 4 BOUR Chartereau 19 Leedham 12/6r/7a Filip 11/7r Alexander 11 Bojovic 10
Fenerbahce vs. Perfumerias Avenida 78-68 FENE Parker 23 Lavender 14/8r Gruda 13 Quigley 7 Canitez 0 AVEN Milovanovic 27 Givens 11/7s De Souza 10/6r Elonu 8 Marginean 3 Quevedo 0
I so appreciate these wonderful updates on leagues around the world! Your team does an awesome job! Quick question/observation: It looks like the Euroleague standings may be a bit off from what is on the Euroleague site, e.g., Kursk is actually 14-0 and leads group A followed by Fener (14-3), Ekat leads group b at 13-1: http://www.fiba.com/europe/euroleaguewomen/2017/groups#|tab=round_1.
Thanks for your message. Those Euroleague standings are from last season. Sorry about the mixup. We will fix. Thanks for visiting our site!