The annual Queen’s Cup started in Salamanca with a pair of quarterfinals on Thursday. The first was a Basque Country rivalry game as Nikolina Milic and Julie Wojta helped Gernika force overtime, but Araski won 83-80. There was far less drama in the other game as hosts Avenida dispatched Ensino 89-43. The other two quarterfinals were on Friday, starting with Girona edging Sedis 56-51. Meiya Tirera and Valencia dominated the fourth quarter to come back and beat Clarinos 69-54. Both semifinals were on Saturday, starting with Avenida beating Araski 60-45. Girona pulled away from Valencia late to set up the expected matchup in the final. On Sunday, Avenida had the homecourt advantage, but Girona had the psychological edge with their recent success in their head-to-head matchups. Tiffany Hayes made sure that the fans would go home happy though, leading the way in a 76-58 win.
March 5, 2020
Gernika vs. Araski 80-83(OT) GER Milic 23/8r Wojta 20/6a Dietrick 9 Roundtree 4 Mazionyte 0 ARA Perez 18/6r Barbee 14/6r Quevedo 14 Asurmendi 13 Seda 8 Van Den Adel 3
Avenida vs. Ensino 89-43 AVE J. Loyd 17 Fagbenle 13 Hof 12/6r Samuelson 8 Cazorla 8 Hayes 7 Vilaro 7 Vitola 2 ENS Richards 12/7r Nyingifa 4 Miller 4 K. Loyd 4 O’Dwyer 0 Dinkins 0
March 6, 2020
Girona vs. Sedis 56-51 GIR Elonu 13 Vasic 8/7r Xargay 7 Martinez 3 Bishop 0 SED Moore 15/6r Nogic 8 Lizarazu 6 Wiese 6 Gustavsson 0 Pujol 0
Valencia vs. Clarinos 69-54 VAL Tirera 23 Casas 14 Buch 11/8r Brown 10 Abalde 2 Parks 0 Reisingerova 0 CLA Traore 16 Atkinson 13 Weaver 10/9r Pierre-Louis 7 Charles 3
March 7, 2020
Araski vs. Avenida 45-60 ARA Carrera 12 Barbee 8/8r Quevedo 8 Seda 7/9r Van Den Adel 1 AVE Hayes 21 Dominguez 11/7r Fagbenle 7 Loyd 6 Samuelson 4 Cazorla 2 Hof 0 Vitola 0 Vilaro 0
Girona vs. Valencia 77-60 GIR Bishop 16/7r Vasic 16 Xargay 10 Araujo 10 Elonu 8 Martinez 0 VAL Brown 11 Reisingerova 10 Abalde 6 Parks 0
March 8, 2020
Avenida vs. Girona 76-58 AVE Hayes 25 Fagbenle 11 Loyd 9/6r Cazorla 6 Hof 4/7r Samuelson 4 Vilaro 3 Vitola 2 GIR Vasic 14 Bishop 10 Xargay 8 Elonu 6 Martinez 1