The league opted to have the opening weekend all in one location this year and Keltern was selected as the host, starting with a pair of Friday games. Wasserburg had their domestic dominance ended last season, but they delivered a message to the upstarts in the first game, winning 74-54 as Ashley Williams made her professional debut while Emma Stach returned to her home country after college and played for Keltern. Ariel Hearn had a good game for Saarlouis and Helmi Tulonen started her professional career after leaving college, but they fell to Hannover 63-51. Saturday’s games started with Marburg welcoming Braunschweig to the top division by beating them 83-54 and Alex Kiss-Rusk made her professional debut while Johanna Klug returned home from college. In the loss, Maggie Mulligan and Taylor Gleason made their professional debuts. Herner beat Chemnitz 78-65 with first professional games for Jordan Frericks and Drew Sannes. In the loss, Maya Hood, Ana Owens, and Klara Brichakova made their professional debuts. Kristen Gaffney led Freiburg past Lindsay Sherbert and Bad Aibling 69-66, although Shalen Shaw made her professional debut. The day ended with Donau-Ries beating Gottingen 77-41.
September 28, 2018
Keltern vs. Wasserburg 54-74 RSK Markovic 10/6r Pudlakova 10 Pierre-Louis 8 Thomas 8 Stach 4 WBG Hebecker 15/6r Fiebich 14/9r Williams 12/6r Schlott 12 Brunckhorst 11/7r Tunstull 8
Saarlouis vs. Hannover 51-63 TVS Hearn 20/19r Asuamah-Kofoh 11 Tulonen 5 TKH Young 15/9r Brajkovic 12/7r Palmer 8
September 29, 2018
Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Marburg 54-83 EBS Laborn 13/8r Rosemeyer 10 Mulligan 8 Gleason 2 BCM Bertholdt 17/7r Baker 14 Yohn 11 Schaake 11 Kiss-Rusk 8 Bradley 5 Klug 1
Chemnitz vs. Herner 65-78 CCC Pirtinnen 14 Smith 12/7r Hood 12 Owens 7 Brichakova 4 HTC Frericks 17/8r Attura 12 Karic 10 J. Bettonvil 10 Burton 8/13r Bully 4 Sannes 2
Freiburg vs. Bad Aibling 69-66 USC Gaffney 27/6r Moten 9/6r TBA Sherbert 22/6r Recoura 14 Hartmann 13/8r Shaw 11/7r Engeln 4/6r
Gottingen vs. Donau-Ries 44-71 BG Coleman 13 Pierce 6 Warner 3 DON Racic 17 Lu. Geiselsoder 14/9r Hill 13/9r Timbilla 8/6r