Turkish League Round 5 November 4th-5th

The addition of Kamile Nacickaite among others has given Adana Aski more firepower, but they fell short as Cukurova edged the second half to win 67-62 on Saturday.  A late comeback by Michelle Campbell and Orman got them a 79-77 win over Istanbul University.  Krystal Thomas and Mersin jumped on Bornova early and won 93-49 despite the best efforts of Ashleigh Fontenette.  Quanitra Hollingsworth and Yakin Dogu University showed that they should still be considered the team to beat after winning at Galatasaray 77-71.  On Sunday, Shay Murphy and Samsun fought back from an early deficit, but Botas did enough in the second half to win 62-56.  Leilani Mitchell and Hatay stayed undefeated with an 82-71 win over Danielle Page and Abdullah Gul University.  Fenerbahce joined them after seizing control after halftime to beat their other Istanbul rivals 82-65, although Iva Perovanovic continued to excel for Besiktas.

November 4, 2017

Adana Aski vs. Cukurova 62-67 ADA Nacickaite 20 Snow 17/13r Sims 15/7a/6s Vynuchalova 0 CUK Larkins 14/17r DeShields 11/7r Iagupova 11

Orman vs. Istanbul Universitesi 79-77 ORM Campbell 20/12r Walker-Kimbrough 17/7r/6a Ivankovic 13 Thomas 12 ISU Guner 18 Gardner 17/11r Sahin 15/7a

Mersin vs. Bornova 93-49 MER Thomas 20/11r Gajic 13/9r Hartley 13 Yalcin 10/8a BOR Fontenette 20 Lubcke 6 Dogan 3

Galatasaray vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 71-77 GAL Dubljevic 18 Petronyte 17/11r Quigley 13 Alben 10/8a YDU Hollingsworth 20/8r Vandersloot 16/9a Lavender 13/10r McBride 12/6r Cakir 6

November 5, 2017

Samsun vs. Botas 56-62 SAM Murphy 20/6r Warley-Talbert 16/18r White 10 Putnina 4 BOT Newlin 16 Gray 12 Emirtekin 11/8r Eldebrink 11/6r Stokes 10/20r

Abdullah Gul Universitesi vs. Hatay 71-82 AGU Page 21/13r Tolo 17/10r Miljkovic 12 Marginean 6 HAT Mitchell 23/8a Snytsina 19 Ben Abdelkader 12 Yavas 12 Paris 5/12r Turner 0/6r Tanacan 0

Fenerbahce vs. Besiktas 82-65 FEN Senyurek 14 Bilgic 13/6r Cora 12 Verameyenka 11 Plum 9 Vaughn 6 Dabovic 6 Canitez 5/7r BES Perovanovic 20/10r Wheeler 18/7a Mosby 12/8r Atacan 10 Ozelci 0

Standings:

1. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 5-0
2. Fenerbahce 5-0
3. Hatay 5-0
4. Mersin 3-2
5. Galatasaray 3-2
6. Orman 3-2
7. Botas 3-2
8. Abdullah Gul Universitesi 3-2
9. Samsun 2-3
10. Cukurova 2-3
11. Besiktas 1-4
12. Istanbul Universitesi 0-5
13. Adana Aski 0-5
14. Bornova 0-5