January 31, 2018
Group A:
On the final Wednesday of group play, Dynamo Kursk finished unbeaten with an 83-73 win over Polkowice. Crystal Langhorne and Sopron won 57-50 over Bourges to prevent the visitors from jumping a place in the final standings. USK Praha took that third place as Amanda Zahui B helped them slam the door on Anete Steinberg andCastor Braine’s chances at additional continental play by beating them 75-71. That result eliminated Galatasaray from the quarterfinals, but they did not know it at the time when they came out of the blocks with no energy in Villeneuve d’Ascq on their way to a 76-62 loss to Johanne Gomis, Johanna Leedham, and the fifth place finishers.
Dynamo Kursk vs. CCC Polkowice 83-73 KURS Petrovic 19/6r Kirillova 18 Prince 11/7r Ciak 10 Vadeeva 7 McCoughtry 4 Ogwumike 2 CCC Clark 19/8r Fagbenle 13 Spanou 8 Dikeoulakou 2
Sopron vs. Bourges 57-50 SOP Langhorne 22 Jovanovic 13/10r Turner 11 Page 6 Salvadores 2 BOUR Tchatchouang 15/6r Johannes 13 Hamblin 6/7r Sharp 5 Ayayi 4
Castors Braine vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 71-75 CAST Steinberga 20/6r Trahan-Davis 12/16r Malashenko 11 Jones 8 USK Zahui B 28/11r Bonner 18/7r Romero 10 Xargay 5/7a
ESBVA-LM vs. Galatasaray 76-62 ESBV Gomis 23/8r Leedham 20/10r Cousseins-Smith 12/6r/7a Amant 10 GALA Davis 17 Alben 10/11a Quigley 8 Kobryn 4
Standings:
- Dynamo Kursk 14-0
- Sopron 10-4
- ZVVZ USK Praha 8-6
- Bourges 7-7
- Galatasaray 6-8
- ESBVA-LM 5-9
- CCC Polkowice 3-11
- Castors Braine 3-11
Group B:
Wednesday started with Kayla McBride and Yakin Dogu University taking care of business and grabbing the top spot with a 93-71 win over Emma Cannon and Nadezhda. That result opened the door for Wisla, which hosted Fenerbahce in Krakow, but they could not climb out of seventh place, falling short 68-62. Emma Messeeman and UMMC clinched second place and ended a miserable campaign for Courtney Hurt and Lattes Montpellier 100-61. The day’s final game was important as Avenida needed to win decisively against Schio as each team looked to grab the last spot. The home fans in Salamanca roared their team on, but a 65-58 lost meant that Isabelle Yacoubou and the visitors would leave with the greater prize.
Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Nadezhda 93-71 YDU McBride 24/7r Gruda 18/7r Vandersloot 13/6r/13a/6s Lavender 10/10r Hollingsworth 7 Cakir 1 NAD Cannon 28/7r Ygueravide 12 Bentley 9 Jones 6
Wisla Can-Pack vs. Fenerbahce 62-68 TSW Parker 19 Rodriguez 14 Labuckiene 12/9r Reid 8 Abdi 0 FENE Powers 15 Sottana 13 Plum 13 Vaughn 10/11r Dabovic 3 Canitez 2
BLMA vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 61-100 BLMA Hurt 24 Bernies 13 Bar 12 UMMC Meesseman 25 Griner 16 Musina 14/6r Belyakova 12 Torrens 10/7a Toliver 6 Nolan 2
Perfumerias Avenida vs. Famila Schio 65-58 AVEN Elonu 16/7r Givens 13 Robinson 10/6r Dominguez 10 Mestdagh 5 De Souza 3 SCHI Yacoubou 22/6r Anderson 6/9r Hruscakova 6 Zandalasini 6 Macchi 4 Masciadri 0
Standings:
- Yakin Dogu Universitesi 12-2
- UMMC Ekaterinburg 11-3
- Fenerbahce 10-4
- Famila Schio 7-7
- Perfumerias Avenida 7-7
- Nadezhda 4-10
- Wisla Can-Pack 4-10
- BLMA 1-13
Quarterfinals matchups (team listed first hosts Games 1 and 3):
Dynamo Kursk vs. Famila Schio
UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. ZVVZ USK Praha
Sopron vs. Fenerbahce
Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Bourges