November 12, 2020
Group A:
Instead of home and away games, November qualifying groups are playing in one location. This group is playing in Heraklion on Crete. Annamaria Prezelj and Shante Evans led Slovenia past Sara Hinriksdottir and rusty Iceland team which has been affected by local league postponement 94-58. Hosts Greece struggled with Bulgaria, but Mariella Fasoula helped them prevail 73-66.
Iceland vs. Slovenia 58-94 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 23 T. Jonsdottir 10 B. Hinriksdottir 8 Amundadottir 6 Henningsdottir 5 H. Jonsdottir 4 Sigurdardottir 2 Sverrisdottir 0 Kristjansdottir 0 Karlsdottir 0 Gardarsdottir 0 Saevarsdottir 0 SLO Prezelj 23 Evans 21/7r Kroselj 16 Oblak 12/8r/6a Lisec 7/15r Debeljak 7 Dautovic 3 Cvijanovic 3 Senicar 2 Gorsic 0
Greece vs Bulgaria 73-66 GRE Fasoula 21/11r Nikolopoulou 15/9r/9a Stamolamprou 13 Christinaki 11/6r Spanou 6/8r Bosgana 5 Alexandri 2 Vintsilaiou 0 Diela 0 Pateraki 0 Anastasopoulou DNP Papadopoulou DNP BUL Georgieva 15 Kocheva 14 Zlatanova 12/13r Hristova 11 Stoycheva 8/8a Dimitrova 6/6r Natskina 0 Nikolova 0 Petrova 0 Dineva DNP Filipova DNP
Group B:
The first game of Thursday was in this group, which is also bubbling in Heraklion. Milica Jovanovic and Markeisha Gatling led Montenegro past Alex Cohen and Israel 73-66 in a battle of teams looking for their first win.
Montenegro vs. Israel 73-66 MNE Jovanovic 23/10r Gatling 20/10r Vucetic 9 Aleksic 7 Mujovic 7 Kovacevic 4 Pasic 3 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 Zivkovic DNP Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP ISR Cohen 21/10r Rotberg 14 Lev 10 Karsh 7 Eisner 5/8a Raber 4 Zipel 3 Hannoun 2 Abboud 0 Vaturi 0 Orbach 0 Dayan DNP
Group C:
Sarajevo is the host for this group. Russia rolled past Switzerland 98-42 in the first game. Hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina had no trouble, getting big games from Marica Gajic and Jonquel Jones to beat Estonia 92-54.
Switzerland vs. Russia 42-98 SUI Herminjard 12 Simioni 9 Ruga 7/6r Chardon 4 Marie 3 Toumi 2 Constantin 2 Franchina 2 Streun 1 Bruchez 0 RUS Vadeeva 16/8r Musina 15/8r Cherepanova 10/6r Komarova 10 Razheva 9 Tikhonenko 7 Levchenko 7/7a Shilova 7 Leshkovtseva 7 Maiga 5/6r Goldyreva 3 Logunova 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia 92-54 BIH Gajic 21/19r/6s Jones 20/11r Deura 18 Kapor 8 Dzebo 6 Brcaninovic 6 Babic 4 Markovic 4 Tavic 3 Delic 2 Miseljic 0 Dzombeta 0 EST Pulk 15 Kosareva 12 Pokk 8/8r Anderson 5 Mesila-Kaarmann 4 Oinits 2 Asi 2 Piibur 2 Vahi 2 Sepp 2 Svilberg 0 Lilleallik 0
Group E:
Istanbul is the site of this group’s bubble as Albania not being able to play left hosts Turkey without a game for this round. Serbia debuted a new naturalized player and stayed perfect with an 82-71 win over Lithuania.
Lithuania vs. Serbia 71-82 LTU Juskaite 15 Meskonyte 15 Siksniute 9 Petronyte 9 Nacickaite 7 Miskiniene 6/10r Jocyte 6 Sulske 4 Miknaite 0 Zdaneviciute 0 Timofejeva DNP SRB Crvendakic 19 Vasic 15/6r Anderson 13/7a Jovanovic 10 Krnjic 9 Brooks 8 Skoric 6 Stankovic 2 Cado 0 Stanacev 0 Nogic DNP Zec DNP
Group G:
This group is playing in Odivelas, Portugal. Alina Iagupova recorded a triple-double as Ukraine beat Finland 84-66. Belgium was missing their star, but got past the hosts 59-49.
Ukraine vs. Finland 84-66 UKR Iagupova 22/12r/10a Liubinets 19/6r Sivakova 16 Horobets 13/8r Naumenko 9/6r Boiko 5 Voloshyna 0 Hozalova 0 Musienko DNP Dubniuk DNP Datsko DNP FIN Lahtinen 18 Holopainen 11 Aarnio 10 Koskimies 8/6r Tuomisto 7 Aijanen 6 Lehtoranta 4 Kalin 2 Pelander 0/6r Sandvik 0 Ukkonen 0 Rokkanen 0
Portugal vs. Belgium 49-59 POR Bettencourt 12 Costa 9 L. Ferreira 8 Silva 4 Viana 4 Filipe 4 E. Ferreira 3 Da Silva 3 Soeiro 2 Goncalves 0 Rodrigues 0 Umabano 0 BEL K. Mestdagh 17 Raman 10 Allemand 9/6r/8a Delaere 6 Vanloo 6 H. Mestdagh 5 Massey 4 Wauters 2 Carpreaux 0 Nauwelaers 0 Geldof 0 Resimont 0
Group H:
Emese Hof and the Netherlands looked strong early as they get to host this group in Amsterdam, but Barbora Balintova and Slovakia controlled the second half to win 84-64 and leave all teams in this group at 1-1 at the halfway point.
Slovakia vs. Netherlands 84-64 SVK Balintova 20/8a Oroszova 18/8r Jurcenkova 11/8r Dudasova 11 Mistinova 9 Palenikova 7 Slamova 4 Moravcikova 2 Remenarova 2 Jakubcova 0 Stasova 0 Sujova 0 NED Hof 22/7r Cornelius 18/6r Bettonvil 7 K. Kuijt 5 F. Kuijt 5 Van Grinsven 3/7r Van Den Adel 3/7a Westerik 1 Jongeling 0 I. Kuijt 0 Fokke 0 Fleuren DNP
Group I:
This group is bubbling in Riga. It was a long time between the start of naturalization and a debut, but DeWanna Bonner played for North Macedonia in an 80-62 loss to Ivana Dojkic, Ana-Marija Begic, and Croatia. Hosts Latvia were facing a Germany team with a new coach and without their star, but good games from Elina Babkina and Anete Steinberga were not enough as Luisa Geiselsoder and the visitors used a strong second half to win 73-67.
Croatia vs. North Macedonia 80-62 CRO Dojkic 30/8a Begic 21/6r Cvitkovic 15/8r Petrak 8 Masic 4 Premasunac 2 Erjavec 0 Perisa 0 Dedic 0 Ujevic DNP Dzankic DNP Silov DNP MKD Bonner 20/17r/7a Mitrasinovik 15 Trajchevska 10 Adamovska 8 Kmetovska 7/6r Nikolikj 2 Pejkovska 0 Dimitrijevikj 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Modeva 0 Lazareska DNP
Germany vs. Latvia 73-67 GER Geiselsoder 20 Gulich 18/11r Hebecker 10/6r Degbeon 7/9r Fiebich 7 Brunckhorst 5/7a Greinacher 4/6r Crowder 2 Stach 0 Sontag 0 Schluter 0 Hartmann DNP LAT Babkina 21/6a Steinberga 20/10r Vitola 10 Laksa 5 Pulvere 3 Jakobsone 3 Melnika 2 Kreslina 2 Strautmane 1 Pilabere DNP Septe DNP Meldere DNP
November 13, 2020
Group D:
So many groups are playing in Riga that this group had to wait until Friday to play. Katerina Elhotova and the Czech Republic eventually pulled away from Denmark for an 84-64 win. Italy lurks behind them after a 90-68 win over Romania.
Czech Republic vs. Denmark 84-64 CZE Elhotova 21 Bartakova 17/7r/11a Adamcova 13/7r Matuskova 12 Krejzova 9 Brezinova 8/8r Stoupalova 4/6r Mircova 0 Holubova 0 Reisingerova 0 Berankova 0 Zaplatova DNP DEN Jespersen 18 Hee 12 Hesseldal 10 Ryder 6 Ziegler 5 Seilund 4/6a Viso 3 Tryggedsson 3 Rimdal 2 Emsbo 1 Brynaa 0 Pedersen 0
Romania vs. Italy 68-90 ROU Marginean 17/6r Ghizila 16 Pavel 15/11r Sipos 9 Parau 4 Irimia 3 Orban 2 Ardelean 2 Filip 0 Uiuiu 0 Kilin 0 Podar 0 ITA Zandalasini 18/8a Penna 13 Andre’ 12/6r Pan 12 Carangelo 11 Cinili 10 Romeo 7/8a Bestagno 6 Attura 1 Crippa 0 Madera 0 De Pretto DNP