Most of the games in this round were played on Saturday. Asena Yalcin had a big game for Adana, but Girne University got the much needed win 71-65. Abdullah Gul University prepped for their big midweek game with a 77-53 win at Botas. Rebekkah Brunson tried to pull her team out of trouble on her own, but Courtney Paris and Barbara Turner teamed up to get Hatay the 78-69 win. The most-anticipated game of the round was Istanbul’s big rivalry, which saw the combination of Yvonne Anderson and Moriah Jefferson get Galatasaray the 89-73 win over Jantel Lavender and Fenerbahce. Courtney Vandersloot and Yakin Dogu University were able to widen their lead, but needed a second half rally to beat pesky Besiktas 70-65. Osmaniye lost a big chance for a key win after collapsing late against Danielle Robinson and Mersin to lose 65-63. There was one game Sunday as Canik had to deal with distractions, but rallied in overtime to beat Istanbul University 101-86. Shay Murphy, Viktoria Mircheva, and Frida Eldebrink picked up the slack with a player missing, possibly giving their team enough to steer clear of danger. Tan White led the hosts, who ended up coming away with nothing after splitting the team over two competitions this weekend.
April 1, 2017
Girne Universitesi vs. Adana Aski 71-65 GIU Pondexter 19 Mitchell 16/7a Gajic 11/8r Krivacevic 11 Campbell 6/8r ADA Yalcin 21/12a Warley 16/13r
Botas vs. Abdullah Gul Universitesty 53-77 BOT Senyurek 18 Emirtekin 10 AGU Ivegin 16 Wauters 15/7r Dubljevic 15 Gray 10/10a Wright 6 Sanders 2/6r
MBK Dogus Hastanesi vs. Hatay 69-78 MBK Brunson 27/9r Snow 16/13r Jovanovic 10 Moss 6 HAT Paris 21/10r Turner 20/8a Hurst 15/6a Stankovic 14
Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce 89-73 GAL Anderson 24/8a/7s Jefferson 20/8a Papova 15 Vitola 10/10r FEN Lavender 22/9r Parker 18/7r Quigley 13 Gruda 8/6r Canitez 0
Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Besiktas 70-65 YDU Vandersloot 22/7a McBride 17/8r Hollingsworth 12 Leuchanka 4/8r Cakir 4 BES Imren 18 Perovanovic 17 Harding 14 Stokes 8/12r Zellous 5/10a
Osmaniye vs. Mersin 63-65 OSM Bas 19/6r Gardner 14/11r/6a Inontepe 13 Dacic 10/11r Van Grinsven 3 MER Robinson 21/7r/9a Petronyte 12/10r Coleman 11 Abdi 9 Newlin 8
April 2, 2017
Istanbul Universitesi vs. Canik Belediye 86-101(OT) ISU White 32 Putnina 16/7r Hooper 15/9r Yavuz 14/8r/10a CAN Murphy 27/11r/6s Mircheva 27/8r Eldebrink 24/11a Coklar 12/9r
Standings:
- Yakin Dogu Universitesi 20-3
- Fenerbahce 18-5
- Galatasaray 17-6
- Abdullah Gul Universitesi 17-6
- Besiktas 15-9
- Hatay 13-9
- Istanbul Universitesi 12-11
- Adana Aski 10-14
- Mersin 10-13
- Botas 9-15
- Canik Belediye 7-17
- Girne Universitesi 6-18
- Osmaniye 5-19
- MBK Dogus Hastanesi 5-19