September 27, 2017
The eight teams in this round were paired off to play two game series with the scores of the games combined to determine a winner. The first games were played on Wednesday with the teams switching locations for the second games on Saturday. The day started with Irena Vrancic and Alexandria beating Angel Robinson and Sirius 82-62. A number of players made their professional debuts as Alexus Cooper was on the winning side while Sherise Williams and Alyssa Lawrence played in the loss. Phoenix beat Alba Iulia 62-53 and handed debuts to Aliyah Kilpatrick and Carolee Dillard. The visitors also had their share of rookies in Jessica January, Leti Lerma, and Tyshara Fleming. The youngsters shined for Cluj-Napoca as Roberta Salatioan and Nicolette Orban were impressive in a 77-73 win. Destiny Williams was unstoppable for Satu Mare, which will still feel good about their chances in the next game. Brandy Montgomery had strong first professional game and Jenny Vernet made her debut, but Arad came up short against Timisoara 69-64.
Alexandria vs. Sirius Targu Mures 82-62 ALE Vrancic 26 Bartee 17/18r Amukamara 9 Cooper 5 Grbic 4 TAM Robinson 20/8r/6a Lawrence 11/7r Gal 10 Williams 4
Phoenix Galati vs. Universitatea Alba Iulia 62-53 GAL Dzombeta 16/11r King 16/9r Kilpatrick 10 Dillard 3/7r ALB January 18 Lerma 12 Fleming 11/8r
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca vs. Satu Mare 77-73 CLU Salatioan 21/7r Orban 20 Stroman 18/9r Ghizila 11/6r SAT Williams 35/22r Harrison 18/8r Mandache 13/9r
Timisoara vs. Arad 69-64 TIM Conwright 18 Lloyd 14/8r Kiriienko 13/6r Burdgess 9/7r Young 3 ARA Montgomery 20 Tavic 14 Wingate 12/8r Vernet 0
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