The Queen’s Cup moved to an eight team format with two quarterfinals on each of the first two days. Girona debuted a strengthened roster on Thursday, but just edged out Meiya Tirera and Valencia 52-49. Araski got an early boost from playing at home with Binta Drammeh leading the way, but Andrea Vilaro and Sedis came back to win 66-60. The other two quarterfinals were played on Friday with the winners needing to win three games in three days to capture the trophy. Avenida beat Al-Qazeres first 102-63. With the tournament in Basque Country, it was only appropriate for the two big local teams to face one another and it was Courtney Williams proving to be a timely addition for Gernika in an 83-70 win as Lyndra Weaver and Oumoul Sarr paced Gipuzkoa. Saturday’s semifinals started with a breakout game for Julia Reisingerova in an 80-60 Girona win over Sedis. Gernika knew that they would have a tough task, but having a key player go ice cold against Avenida meant that they had no chance in a 74-46 loss. On Sunday, there was more than a trophy at stake as both teams will be competing on multiple fronts for the rest of the season and each was looking for an edge. Avenida built a lead early and it held up even as the game remained close with club legend Erika De Souza securing the 79-71 win.
February 28, 2019
Girona vs. Valencia 52-49 GIR Dongue 9 Murphy 9 Gomes Colhado 6/11r Hampton 5 Williams 4 Reisingerova 4 Martinez 0 VAL Tirera 22 Abalde 12/9r Davis 3/7r Moore 2 Gari 0
Sedis vs. Araski 66-60 SED Vilaro 21/8r Richards 12/8r Hempe 10 Diaz 10 Kraker 4 Aijanan 0 Pujol 0 ARA Drammeh 21 Edwards 17/10r Roberson 11/8r Van Den Adel 4
March 1, 2019
Avenida vs. Al-Qazeres 102-63 AVE Loyd 19 Gil 12/7r Givens 11 Eldebrink 11 Elonu 10 Goree 8/6r Robinson 7 De Souza 4 ALQ Nascimento 14 Foraste 12 Hodges 10 Ferrari 8 Maize 6/6r
Gernika vs. Gipuzkoa 83-70 GER Williams 29/8r/8a Roundtree 16 Berezhynska 11/6r Banham 7 Vanderwal 6 Nacickaite 5 Mazionyte 0 GIP Weaver 22/6r Sarr 21/8r Nystrom 10/7r Westbeld 5
March 2, 2019
Girona vs. Sedis 80-60 GIR Reisingerova 26/8r Murphy 18 Hampton 11 Gomes Colhado 10/9r Williams 2 Martinez 0/9a SED Diaz 12 Etxarri 11 Vilaro 10 Kraker 5/8r Pujol 5 Richards 3 Hempe 3 Aijanen 1
Avenida vs. Gernika 74-46 AVE Loyd 12 Elonu 10 Robinson 8/7r De Souza 8/7r Givens 7/8r Goree 0 GER Roundtree 12/6r Banham 10 Berezhynska 5 Nacickaite 4 Mazionyte 3 Williams 2/7r Vanderwal 2
March 3, 2019
Girona vs. Avenida 71-79 GIR Williams 18 Hampton 12/6r Gomes Colhado 10/10r Reisingerova 10 Martinez 5 Murphy 0 AVE De Souza 20/6r Robinson 13 Elonu 11/7r Loyd 9 Givens 7 Goree 4