"There is no offseason"
by Andrew
January 27, 2021
The competition started with a pair of games on Wednesday. Chomutov advanced with an 83-53 win over Strakonice. The other game was closer with Meg Wilson and Trutnov edging Monica Engelman and Slovanka 84-82.
Strakonice vs. Chomutov 53-83 STR L. Vydrova 10/8r CHO Kadlecova 15 Rokosova 11/7r Vorlova 11 Krejzova 11
Slovanka vs. Lokomotiva Trutnov 82-84 SLO Engelman 25 Malikova 17/8r Halova 14/9r Brejchova 10 TRU Wilson 26/8r Finkova 17/7r Kralova 15/7r
by Andrew
A couple games from earlier rounds were made up on Thursday. Sabina Oroszova helped Sesto San Giovanni surprise Ragusa 76-75 in the last Round 8 game. Ivana Jakubcova led Lucca in a 95-45 win over Broni to complete Round 9. This round started on Saturday with Kennedy Burke and Sierra Calhoun having good games for Sassari, but Abby Bishop led Bologna to an 86-65 win. Jolene Anderson and San Martino di Lupari edged Jaisa Nunn and Costa Masnaga 84-79. On Sunday, Ragusa beat Lucca 82-63. Kamiah Smalls led Empoli past Campobasso 68-51. Battipaglia is still seeking a first win after falling to Sabina Oroszova and Sesto San Giovanni 75-50. This round finished with games on Tuesday for the teams returning from continental play. Kim Mestdagh and Schio bounced back from disappointment with a 90-43 win over Vigarano. Francesca Pan and Venezia stayed perfect with a 103-68 win over Broni. The last game from Round 6 was played on Wednesday with Gaia Gorini and Campobasso getting past Kennedy Burke and Sassari 89-73.
January 21, 2021
Sesto San Giovanni vs. Ragusa 76-75 SES Oroszova 21/6r Panzera 15/9s Verona 13 Gwathmey 12 Graves 10/11r RAG Romeo 19 Harrison 14 Marshall 11/7r Kuier 10/6r Santucci 6
Lucca vs. Broni 95-45 LUC Jakubcova 24/15r Harper 15/8a Orsili 15/6a Tunstull 6 BRO Madera 19 Orazzo 12 Roma 2
January 23, 2021
Bologna vs. Sassari 86-65 BOL Bishop 23/7r Begic 18/11r Barberis 11/6r D’Alie 9/6r/8a Williams 8 SAS Burke 28/10r Calhoun 24
Costa Masnaga vs. San Martino di Lupari 79-84 COS Nunn 20/14r Villa 15/7a Del Pero 15 Spreafico 12 Jablonowski 7 SAM Anderson 20/9r Sulciute 19/14r Pasa 15/8a Fietta 12 Toffolo 10
January 24, 2021
Ragusa vs. Lucca 82-63 RAG Harrison 17/9r Consolini 15 Trucco 12/10r Kuier 10 Tagliamento 10 Santucci 9/6a Romeo 7/7a Marshall 0 LUC Harper 17 Miccoli 13 Pastrello 11 Orsili 10 Jakubcova 4/8r
Campobasso vs. Empoli 51-68 CAM Wojta 17/10r Tikvic 13/13r Ostarello 11/6r EMP Smalls 24 Premasunac 14/11r Ravelli 11 Mathias 7/8r
Sesto San Giovanni vs. Battipaglia 75-50 SES Oroszova 25/7r Panzera 10 Graves 4 Gwathmey 2 BAT Hersler 12 Potolicchio 10 Melgoza 8/12r McCray 4
January 26, 2021
Schio vs. Vigarano 90-43 SCH Mestdagh 22 Gruda 17/9r Harmon 13 Keys 12/8r Cinili 12 VIG Rosset 13 Albano 10 Tapley 0
Broni vs. Venezia 68-103 BRO Togliani 18 Orazzo 15 Parmesani 12 Madera 11/6r Roma 2 VEN Pan 21 Carangelo 17 Howard 14/11r Petronyte 13 Anderson 11/6a Bestagno 10 Attura 6 Penna 3
January 27, 2021
Sassari vs. Campobasso 73-89 SAS Burke 22/10r Mataloni 17 Calhoun 12 Gagliano 11 CAM Gorini 20/7a Wojta 17/9r/6a Bonasia 14 Tikvic 11 Ostarello 9/6r
by Andrew
The competition continued this week at two sites in Latvia. Riga edge Nika 71-68 in the first game on Monday despite Kiara Leslie making her overseas debut. Ruta Stipra and Liepaja started their campaign by hosting teams in the other group, but lost to Terezia Palenikova, Lea Miletic, and Piestanske Cajky 84-77. On Tuesday, Nika beat Kibirkstis 65-57 in Riga. Ruta Stipra and Liepaja lost again at home, this time to Ke’Shunan James and Prometey 90-73. The last game in Riga on Wednesday saw the hosts beat Kibirkstis 81-62. In Liepaja, Bernice Mosby and Ke’Shunan James helped Prometey past Piestanske Cajky 83-57.
January 25, 2021
Nika vs. Riga 68-71 NIK Marchenkova 19/12r Cherepanova 14/8r Allen 13 Leslie 3 RIG Thomas 17/7a Laksa 14 Huff 8/6r
Piestanske Cajky vs. Liepaja 84-77 PIE Palenikova 29 Miletic 25/15r Tadic 13/8a LIE Stipra 22/8r Vihmane 18 Loceniece 14 Gotfrida 4/7r Vectirane 0
January 26, 2021
Kibirkstis vs. Nika 57-65 KIB Luna-Castro 14/6r Savickaite 11/6r NIK Cherepanova 14/11r Matveeva 10 Allen 9 Leslie 5
Liepaja vs. Prometey 73-90 LIE Stipra 20/11 Loceniece 17 Gotfrida 2 Vectirane 0 PRO James 26/10r Liubinets 9/7r Mosby 5 Dubrovina 14/7a
January 27, 2021
Riga vs. Kibirkstis 81-62 RIG Thomas 18/6a Laksa 15 Huff 14 Pilabere 10/6r KIB Sakeviciute 12 Kraujunaite 10 Luna-Castro 7/7r Bungaite 0
Prometey vs. Piestanske Cajky 83-57 PRO Mosby 30/11r James 20 Mollova 15 PIE Tadic 14/8a Kozakova 10 Hamilton-Carter 8/7r
Group B Standings:
by Andrew
The round started with a couple of games on Tuesday. With the continental rivalry between them not settled yet, Nadezhda beat Raisa Musina and Dynamo Kursk 89-82. Enisey welcomed Dynamo Moscow to Krasnoyarsk and cruised to a 93-46 win. The last games before the international break were on Wednesday. The combination of Jonquel Jones and Breanna Stewart led Ekaterinburg to a 102-59 win in Novosibirsk. MBA shook off a slow start to beat Spartak Noginsk 93-56.
January 26, 2021
Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 82-89 DYK Musina 22/7r Bentley 14 Shabanova 11 Ogunbowale 10 Mavunga 2 NAD Logunova 19 Billings 16/9r Medvedeva 16 Komarova 13 Babkina 7
Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 93-46 ENI Kurilchuk 17 Diop 16 Kolosovskaya 14/6r Grant-Allen 4 DYM Savina 12
January 27, 2021
Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Ekaterinburg 59-102 DYN Alleyne 18/15r Goldyreva 15 Dean 12 EKA Jones 27/16r Stewart 23/11r/6a Vadeeva 13 Torrens 10/6a Quigley 10
MBA Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 93-56 MBA Nizamova 20 Shtanko 14 Krymova 12 Kirillova 12 SPN Andrianova 14/10r
by Andrew
The snow game was supposed to be played on Friday, but was postponed for more traditional reasons. That meant the first game was on Saturday with Gipuzkoa beating Zamarat 70-58. Sparkle Taylor led Gran Canaria past Al-Qazeres 70-64 as both teams try to steer clear of danger. It was a tough turnaround for Clarinos on Sunday, flying back to Tenerife after a tough week of continental competition and they lost to Ensino 72-63. A game already postponed from Round 19 had to be postponed again, so there was only one game on Tuesday. Sedis returned from their continental foray with a 74-61 win at Bembibre.
January 23, 2021
Gipuzkoa vs. Zamarat 70-58 GIP Delaere 18 Coulibaly 13/13r Garcia 13 ZAM Gidden 17/12r Vivians 13/6r Prezelj 12 Lizarazu 10 Wolf 0
Gran Canaria vs. Al-Qazeres 70-64 GRA Taylor 22 Kone 19/17r James 14/18r Ndiaye 10 Hermida 0 Hartmann 0 Fall 0 ALQ Christinaki 13 Llorente 11/7r Jones 11 O’Dwyer 8 Hart 4
January 24, 2021
Clarinos vs. Ensino 63-72 CLA Raksanyi 18 Taylor 12/6r Atkinson 10 Fasoula 8/8r Kostourkova 4 Abdi 2/6r ENS Gimeno 17 Hempe 14 Stanacev 12 White 10 Van Den Adel 6 Prieto 4
January 26, 2021
Bembibre vs. Sedis 61-74 BEM Higgs 17 Rhine 12 Silva 8/9r Camara 3 Kalin 2 Brotons 0 SED Etxarri 19 Pujol 13/7r Dornstauder 12/7r Raventos 9 Mestres 7 Geldof 2 Ortiz 0
by Andrew
After the latest national pause, play resumed on Sunday with Jessica Shepard having a strong overseas debut alongside Kaela Davis for Maccabi Raanana, but Jennie Simms and Jackie Young led Ramat Hasharon to a 74-66 win. One game was moved back due to continental competition, but the rest of the round was played on Monday. On Monday, Danielle Adams and Alexis Peterson led Maccabi Ashdod past Herzliya 89-61. Nia Coffey had a strong debut for Maccabi Haifa, but Natisha Hiedeman and Maccabi Ramat Hen won 72-61. Jocelyn Willoughby and Kaila Charles had monster games for Hapoel Petah Tikva, but Chelsea Hopkins and Elitzur Holon forced overtime then won 88-79.
January 24, 2021
Maccabi Raanana vs. Ramat Hasharon 66-74 RAA Shephard 23/16r Davis 21 Holmes 14/8r Spector 0 HAS Simms 23/8r Young 21/7r/6a Coates 16/21r Hannoun 10
January 25, 2021
Maccabi Ashdod vs. Bnot Herzliya 89-61 ASH Adams 32/10r/6a Peterson 23/6a/6s Cave 14/8r Purvis 8 Dayan 5 Danan 0 Snow 0 HER Hadad 19/7r Macaulay 19/6r Mabrey 16/11r/7a Pollard 12/11r Peleg Pelc
Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Maccabi Haifa 72-61 RAH Hiedeman 23/8r/6s Rotberg 16 Lev 16 Hillsman 14/15r Harden 0/11r HAI Coffey 20/14r Muldrow 14/6r Fitzgerald 11/6r Douglass 0
Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Elitzur Holon 79-88(OT) PET Willoughby 35/12r/6a Charles 22/11r Simon 14/16r Sahar 2 HOL Hopkins 22/8r/8a Kelley 18/13r Holmes 18/7r/6a Rinat 11 Orbach 11
by Andrew
January 24, 2021
Group D:
This group finished play on Sunday with a game between eliminated teams. Bourges did beat Landes 92-62 at home with the teams now ready to focus on domestic play again.
Bourges vs. Landes 92-62 BOUR Eldebrink 19 Rupert 18 Michel 12 Chartereau 11/7r Astier 11 Mendy 10 Mann 4 BLAN Gaye 11 Dumerc 8 Ayim 6 Plouffe 5 Vukosavljevic 0
Standings: Sopron 6-0, Galatasaray 3-3, Bourges 2-4, Landes 1-5
January 25, 2021
Group A:
On Monday, Avenida completed a perfect regular season with a 98-72 win. Milica Jovanovic and Izmit knew going into the game that they key will be their last two games in February if they want to grab the last spot in the quarterfinals.
Avenida vs. Izmit 98-72 AVEN Diallo 17/6r Milic 17 Hayes 15/6r Cazorla 13 Vilaro 11 Rodriguez 9/7a Samuelson 8/7r Hof 8 IZIM Jovanovic 22/6r Duman 15 Wheeler 12
by Andrew
January 24, 2021
A full round of games was played with simultaneous tipoffs on Sunday. Marie Bertholdt helped Marburg edge Heidelberg 64-61. Herner beat Halle 82-66. Respect Leaphart had a good game for Donau-Ries, but they lost to Hannover 78-67. Krystal Vaughn led Keltern in a 103-59 win over Saarlouis. Sam Fuehring and Osnabruck just got past Jennifer Crowder and Gottingen 72-71. Cassidy Boensch paced Freiburg, but Wasserburg won 72-59.
Marburg vs. Heidelberg 64-61 BCM Bertholdt 23/8r Wilke 17 Arthur 10 Klug 4 Baker 1 Crymble 1 USCH Freije 13/8r Worthmann 12 Bagdanaviciene 10 Daub 7 Butina 7 Karavassilis 2
Halle vs. Herner 66-82 SVH Kasparkova 19 Huff 10 Fouraki 10 White 7 Thomas 4 HTC Goodwin 15/6r Harris 14 Vucetic 11 Pelander 10 Rouse 4
Hannover vs. Donau-Ries 78-67 TKH Masic 18/6r Schaake 17 Brown 15/7r Gardner 9 Rohkohl 2 DOE Leaphart 21 Waldner 15/9r Meynadier 11 James 9 Schluter 8
Keltern vs. Saarlouis 103-59 RSK Vaughn 22 Deura 12 Kiss-Rusk 11/6r Pulk 11 Mayombo 10 Thomas 9/6a Cvitkovic 8/6r Mingo 3 TVS Perisa 13 Zackery 9/7r Kotnik 8 Brown 7 Richards 4
Osnabruck vs. Gottingen 72-71 OSC Fuehring 25/13r Blockton 15 Takacs 13/7r BG Crowder 26/9r Blazevic 13/7r Lupfer 12 Bosilj 6 Roscoe 2
Wasserburg vs. Freiburg 72-59 WBG Mulligan 14 Moten 12/8r/8a L. Hebecker 12 Fiebich 9 Pullins 9 USC Boensch 22/7r Kapitza 11 Toussaint 4/6r Provo 4
by Andrew
A pair of Round 12 games were played on Wednesday. Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley led Polkowice in an 89-79 win over Morgan Bertsch, Jennifer O’Neill, and Lublin. Sug Sutton and Stephanie Jones had big games for Sleza Wroclaw, but Sydney Wallace continued her scoring surge and Zaglebie Sosnowiec won 88-84. This round started on Saturday with Morgan Bertsch and Martina Fassina teaming up get Lublin a 94-79 win in Sosnowiec despite another big game for Sydney Wallace. Keisha Hampton led Polkowice past Jovana Popovic and Poznan 86-59. On Sunday, the Gdansk University of Technology edged Stephanie Jones and Sleza Wroclaw 68-67. Alicja Zytkowska and the youngsters of GTK Gdynia were actually in position to fight for a win, but Shante Evans and Bydgoszcz did enough late to win 86-78.
January 20, 2021
Lublin vs. Polkowice 79-89 LUB Bertsch 22 O’Neill 20 Milazzo 11 POL Ellenberg-Wiley 22/9a Nacickaite 17 Gajda 16 Hampton 13/12r Telenga 10/11r Kantzy 6
Sleza Wroclaw vs. Zaglebie Sosnowiec 84-88 SLE Sutton 26/10r/8a Jones 24/8r Tyskiewicz 11 Dobrowolska 4 SOS Wallace 35 January 19 Jarosz 7 Vuckovic 4/7r
January 23, 2021
Zaglebie Sosnowiec vs. Lublin 79-94 SOS Wallace 28 Jarosz 15/9r January 13 Vuckovic 8 LUB Bertsch 23 Fassina 21/10r/7a Kosla 10 O’Neill 8
Poznan vs. Polkowice 59-86 POZ Popovic 21 Brown 16/6r Davis 0 POL Hampton 24/9r Telenga 18/12r Ellenberg-Wiley 13 Nacickaite 13 Kantzy 2
January 24, 2021
Sleza Wroclaw vs. Politechnika Gdanska 67-68 SLE Jones 24/11r Jakubiuk 15 Dobrowolska 9/7a Sutton 8/10a GUT Hamblin 15/10r Davis 15 Koc 11 Bujniak 10
GTK Gdynia vs. Bydgoszcz 78-86 GTK Zytkowska 21 Rudzka 17 Grymek 9 BYD Evans 23/6r Miedzik 18 Burdick 17/13r Michalek 11 Jeffery 8 McBride 6/6a
by Andrew
A game from Round 9 was made up on Wednesday with Nikolina Zubac and Ostrava leaving Trutnov with a 77-57 win. This round started on Friday with an 84-63 win for Michaela Krejzova and Chomutov over Anna Rosecka and Strakonice. On Saturday, Katerina Galickova and Klara Krivankova teamed up to lead Brno past Monica Engelman and Slovanka 98-64. Slavia Praha beat Trutnov 80-61. On Sunday, Ostrava beat Michaela Krejzova and Chomutov 69-59 in a Round 10 game.
January 20, 2021
Lokomotiva Trutnov vs. Ostrava 57-77 TRU Rylichova 13 Finkova 10 OVA Zubac 22/11r Tarkovicova 18/6r Motycakova 11 Mihaljevicova 10/14r Thompson 9/6r
January 22, 2021
Chomutov vs. Strakonice 84-63 CHO Krejzova 22 Kadlecova 17 Kucerova 15/9r STR Rosecka 22 Ruzkova 10/6r
January 23, 2021
Brno vs. Slovanka 98-64 ZAB Galickova 21 Krivankova 20 Vackova 16/8r Kopecka 13 Stoupalova 11 SLO Engelman 20/6r Halova 17 Malikova 16 Brejchova 14
Slavia Praha vs. Lokomotiva Trutnov 80-61 SLA Bartakova 19/7a Mircova 17/8r Hoskova 13 Zilova 11 TRU Rylichova 13 Kralova 11 Jezkova 10 Wilson 7
January 24, 2021
Ostrava vs. Chomutov 69-59 OVA Tarkovicova 18 Raskova 14 Motycakova 11 Mihaljevicova 10/8r Thompson 6/10r CHO Krejzova 20/6r Vorlova 18/6r