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French League Match of Champions and Round 1 October 13th-14th

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Match of Champions:

October 13, 2018

A full Saturday finished with the traditional Match of Champions.  Charleville looked to challenge Bourges and got a great start from new signing Haley Peters, but the team that has been establishing control domestically used a strong start to the second half to win 75-67.

Bourges vs. Charleville 75-67 BRG Plouffe 19/8r Johannes 13/8a Sharp 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 Berkani 0 CHM Peters 25/6r Filip 12/7r Hruscakova 6/6r Mosqueda-Lewis 6

League:

As usual, the league started with an opening weekend of games all played in Paris.  Alysha Clark and Lyon opened Saturday’s games with a 68-40 win over Tarbes.  Angie Bjorklund and Villeneuve then crushed Kristen Mann and Mondeville 86-58 ahead of a key game midweek.  Sunday started with Landes welcoming promoted Landerneau to the division by beating them 84-68.  Lattes Montpellier then beat Nantes 85-69.  Ashley Bruner led Hainaut past Roche, which gave Cynthia Petke her profeesional debut, 73-65 to end the day.

October 13, 2018

Tarbes vs. Lyon 40-68 TAR Prince 12/11r Cornelie-Sigmundova 7/6r Fontaine 7 LYO Clark 20/6r/6a Plouffe 19/8r Dos Santos 8/9r

Villeneuve vs. Mondeville 86-58 VIL Bjorklund 21 Mendy 16/7r Evans 12 Sy 11 MDV Mann 20 Thorburn 4/9a

October 14, 2018

Landes vs. Landerneau 84-68 LAN Dumerc 18/10a Ayim 17/13r Toure 14 Hejdova 11/9r Gatling 4 BRE Diaby 18/7r Cousseins-Smith 14 Lucas 13 Cooper 5

Lattes Montpellier vs. Nantes 85-69 MTP Ciak 17 Miyem 15 Tchatchouang 12 Whitcomb 7/7a Wurtz 7 NAN Wallace 16 Suarez 14 Stejskalova 11 Day 7/7r

Hainaut vs. Roche 73-65 HAI Bruner 22/7r Garcia 19/7a Akonga 17 Zempare 5/7r RVB Bailey 14 Lucet 14 Ugoka 13/13r Ngoyisa 7 Petke 0

Polish League Round 2 October 11th-14th

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The round started on Thursday with Bydgoszcz opening their season with a 92-75 win over Poznan beat Dragana Stankovic.  On Saturday, Klaudia Perisa had a good game for Widzew Lodz, but Rebecca Harris led Siedlce to the 82-70 win.  Ariel Atkins had a big first game overseas as Gorzow beat Brianna Kiesel and Lublin 87-69.  On Sunday, Gydnia won 95-61 in Ostrow Wielkopolski.  Sleza Wroclaw beat Gdanska 83-51.  Torun was the last team to play their first game and Nirra Fields was on fire as they challenged Polkowice, but lost 73-71.

October 11, 2018

Bydgoszcz vs. Poznan 92-75 BYD Stankovic 25/13r Miedzik 17 Szott-Hejmej 16/7r Morrison 15/15r Pobozy 12 POZ Davis 19 Hillsman 15/10r

October 13, 2018

Widzew Lodz vs. Siedlce 70-82 WID Perisa 22 Vuckovic 17 Dowe 4 SIE Harris 23/7r/6a Bellock 18/11r Mollova 12 Ikstena 9 Lapszynski 6 Duleba 0

Gorzow vs. Lublin 87-69 GOR Atkins 25/11r Juskaite 16 Zoll-Norman 14/15a Linskens 12/12r Prezelj 12 LUB Kiesel 25/6a Rymarenko 16/6r Butulija 12 James 11/8r

October 14, 2018

Ostrovia vs. Gdynia 61-95 OST Burdette 15 Motyl 11 Wajler 10 GDY Cannon 17/11r Greinacher 16 Misiek 15/7r Allen 15 Jurcenkova 10/8r

Politechnika Gdanska vs. Sleza Wroclaw 51-83 GDA Conwright 13 Holopainen 9 SLE Kastanek 18 Burdick 16/7r Udodenko 15 Colson 14/7a Palenikova 10 Dobrowolska 0

Polkowice vs. Torun 73-71 POL Thomas 15/8a Gajda 13 Kaltsidou 12 Kaczmarczyk 11/6r Leedham 10 Fagbenle 8/10r Aleksandravicius 4/6r TOR Fields 30 Stankiewicz 12

Spanish League Round 1 October 13th-14th

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The league adopted the practice of playing their first round at one site on neutral ground and all games were played in Madrid.  Newly promoted Ensino opened proceedings on Saturday and got good games from Regina Gomez and Starr Breedlove, but Mehryn Kraker and Sedis came away with an 82-71 win as Anniina Aijanen also made her professional debut while Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott started her professional career in the loss.  Paola Ferrari and Gabriela Ocete fired Al-Qazeres past Ferrol 86-64 as Akela Maize made her professional debut in the win while Amarah Coleman and Mart Miscenko did the same in the loss.  Valencia had a tough draw for their first game after promotion, but had a credible effort against Avenida thanks to Meiya Tirrera, but lost 69-57 as Tinara Moore made her professional debut.  The day ended with Ariel Edwards leading Araski past Zamarat 69-64.  A number of players played their first professional games in the loss as Carlie Wagner, Chelsea Nelson, and Tamara Seda all featured.  Sunday’s games started with a good one as Gipuzkoa edged Bembibre 60-58 with Vionese Pierre-Louis making her professional debut.  Sant Adria made drastic roster changes as Maria Jespersen made her professional debut, Imani Wright played her first overseas game, and Aina Ayuso returned to the country instead of continuing her college career as they lost to Gernika 77-42.  Brittany Brown led Zaragoza and Paulina Hersler and Laia Flores made their professional debuts, but Nadia Gomes Colhado and Shay Murphy helped Girona finish the weekend with an 82-60 win.

October 13, 2018

Sedis vs. Ensino 82-71 SED Kraker 23 Diaz 15 Bahi 14 Hempe 12/7r Vilaro 5/6r/6a Pujol 3 ENS Gomez 23/6a Breedlove 20 Miller 13 Nyingifa 10 Bravo-Harriott 3 O’Dwyer 0

Al-Qazeres vs. Ferrol 86-64 ALQ Ferrari 22 Ocete 20/6a Ginzo 12/8r Barbee 11/12r FER Van Grinsven 18/19r Coleman 14 Cabrera 12 Gustavsson 11/8r Cheslek 4 Miscenko 0

Valencia vs. Avenida 57-69 VAL Tirera 20/12r Pina 12/9r Abalde 9 Davis 5 Moore 3 Brown 1 Gari 0 AVE Dominguez 15 Elonu 13 Givens 8/7r Robinson 5/8r Putnina 5 De Souza 4/7r

Zamarat vs. Araski 64-69 ZAM Quevedo 17/7r Wagner 17/6r Lo 12/6r Nelson 10 Seda 7 Garcia-Paunero 0 Marcos-Canedo 0 ARA Edwards 26/7r Van Den Adel 14 Estebas 10 Roberson 3

October 14, 2018

Bembibre vs. Gipuzkoa 58-60 BEM Smith 19/9r Gladkova 16 Silva 4/7a Emanuel-Carr 0 GIP Sarr 18 Weaver 17/11r Pierre-Louis 5 Nystrom 2

Sant Adria vs. Gernika 42-77 SAN Jespersen 9 Dunham 7/6r Wright 6 Ayuso 0 GER Gwathmey 18 Roundtree 17/6r Vanderwal 13 Dietrick 10 Berezhynska 4/8r Mazionyte 3

Zaragoza vs. Girona 60-82 ZAR Brown 24/9r Hersler 18 Montoliu 11 Flores 4 Gimeno 3 Knight 0 GIR Gomes Colhado 20/9r Murphy 20 Martinez 15/6r Hampton 12 Reisingerova 6

German League Round 4 October 11th-14th

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Another game from Round 3 was played Thursday as Freiburg gave Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau her professional debut in their 76-53 win over Chemnitz.  This round started on Saturday with Kristen Gaffney and Freiburg winning on the quick turnaround 77-59 in Braunschweig.  Most of the games in this round were on Sunday, including Bad Aibling’s 67-58 win over Hannover and Chemnitz’s 72-61 win over Gottingen.  The first indication that the league might be wide open again came with Marburg’s 63-58 win over Wasserburg.  Keltern survived a late scare from Luisa Geiselsoder and Donau-Ries to win 71-66.

October 11, 2018

Freiburg vs. Chemnitz 76-53 USC Moten 16/11r Gaffney 14/10r Jakobsone 10 Caron-Goudreau 8/8r CCC Hood 13/8r Smith 11/7r Owens 10 Brichakova 4/7r

October 13, 2018

Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Freiburg 59-77 EBS Mulligan 14/11r Claesson 14 Rupnik 11 Gleason 8 Laborn 4 USC Gaffney 25/16r/6a Moten 16/12r Zdravevska 13/6r Caron-Goudreau 0

October 14, 2018

Hannover vs. Bad Aibling 58-67 TKH Young 12/14r Mihalyi 12 Thimm 10 Palmer 9 TBA Young 17/15r Sherbert 17 Engeln 13 Recoura 10 Hartmann 7

Chemnitz vs. Gottingen 72-61 Stats not available yet

Marburg vs. Wasserburg 63-58 BCM Baker 16 Yohn 9/6r Kiss-Rusk 8 Klug 6 Bradley 4/6r Berthold 2/6r WBG Williams 14 Brunckhorst 13/8r Tunstull 12 Schlott 1/8a

Donau-Ries vs. Keltern 66-71 DON Lu. Geiselsoder 23/6r Timbilla 11/12r Racic 11 Makitalo 10 Hill 7/7r RSK Pierre-Louis 13/9r Stach 10 Rakovic 10 Thomas 10

Czech League Round 4 October 12th-14th

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Another partial round of games was played over the weekend, starting with a pair of Brno teams facing off as Stephanie Madden led KP past Teamstore 101-56.  Chloe Wells had another scoring explosion on Saturday as Nymburk beat Hradec Kralove 101-80.  Slavia Praha then beat Ostrava 77-68.  On Sunday, the battle between the projected best and worst teams in the league went largely as expected as USK Praha beat Strakonice 124-44.

October 12, 2018

Teamstore Brno vs. KP Brno 56-101 TSB Zitkova 18 Selucka 13 KPB Madden 20/11r Stara 14 Sujanova 12/6r Saurazaite 12 Gill 11 Mainclova 10/9r Sladkova 10

October 13, 2018

Nymburk vs. Hradec Kralove 101-80 NBK Wells 25 Khomenchuk 17/9r Krakovicova 17/6r Hoskova 15 HKR Vojtikova 14 Effangova 12 Mareckova 11 Zavazalova 10 Minarovicova 10

Slavia Praha vs. Ostrava 77-68 SLA Pohunkova 14 Theiner 14 Canty 11/6r Jamison-Myers 10 Wingate 7 OVA Hadacova 16/12r Corda 14 Kubickova 10/9r

October 14, 2018

Strakonice vs. USK Praha 44-124 STR Petruskova 12 Fadrhonsova 8 USK Rezan 17/12r/9a Thomas 17 Brezinova 17 Romero 14/6a Kar. Elhotova 11 Kat. Elhotova 11 Ayayi 9

European League Group B Stage 1 Game 3 October 6th-14th

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One game in Riga had to be rescheduled away from last Saturday, but Dynamo Moscow did beat Amsterdam Angels 79-76.  The currently scheduled games from Stage 1 finished on Sunday in Brno.  Horizont beat Kibirkstis 66-65 and then the hosts beat Piestanske Cajky 73-39 to be the only team at 3-0 pending the last game.

October 6, 2018

Dynamo Moscow vs. Amsterdam Angels 79-76 DYM Kuplinova 18 Fedorova 16/14r Savina 16/6r Chistiakova 12/6r Potemina 11 AMS Kuijt 19 De Jonge 13/8r Driessen 13/6r Hordijk 12

October 14, 2018

Horizont Minsk vs. Kibirkstis 66-65 HOR Korotygina 13/6r Ziuzkova 11 Kiulyak 11 KIB Kraujunaite 12/6r Meskonyte 11 Pullins 6

Brno vs. Piestanske Cajky 73-39 BRN Zaplatova 14 Vackova 12/6r Webb 7/9r PIE Mikulasikova 12/8r Lubin 12 Thompson 2 Jakubcova 0

Romanian League Round 2 October 12th-14th

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Group A:

Brasov played their first game on Friday, leaning on their starters as expected, but it was Flavia Ferenczi who took the scoring lead for them as they beat Brittany Denson and Satu Mare 80-74.  Sepsi found themselves in a fight at Arad on Saturday, but played well in the second half to win 68-58.

October 12, 2018

Olimpia Brasov vs. Satu Mare 80-74 BRA Ferenczi 25 Arsenic 18/11r Pesovic 16/10r/7a Bartee 14/6r Warthen 0 SAT Denson 21 Lloyd 19 Olah 14 Amukamara 3

October 13, 2018

Arad vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 58-68 ARA Hadzovic 19/6r Burdgess 6/15r SEP Whitted 15/8r Higgins 14/15r

Group B:

On Saturday, Angel Robinson led Targu Mures past Florina Stanici and Rapid 74-68.  Phoenix then beat Targu Secuiesc 69-42.  On Sunday, Andreea Chitanu helped Agronomia fend of Alexandria 61-58.

October 13, 2018

Rapid Bucuresti vs. Targu Mures 68-74 RAP Stanici 25/8r Bejan 17/7r Cuatu 15/7r TAM Robinson 26/7r Maxim 15 Meszaros 14/7r Voica 13

Targu Secuiesc vs. Phoenix Constanta 42-69 TAS Mobley 13/12r Csurulya 10 CON Douglas 15 Cutas 13/12r Erak 12/13r E. Armanu 10

October 14, 2018

Agronomia Bucuresti vs. Alexandria 61-58 AGR Chitanu 20 Chelariu 9/13r/6b ALE Craciunescu 14 Mihai 13/11r/6a Mazilu 11

Australian League Round 1 October 12th-14th

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The season started with all teams playing once during the opening weekend.  The two university-sponsored teams played first on Friday and Kia Nurse had a big overseas debut as she teamed up with Lauren Scherf to lead Canberra past Alex Bunton and Sydney.  Former college rivals made debuts on the teams as Brittany McPhee played for Perth and Penina Davison played for Adelaide as the visitors left with a 78-66 win with Ashley Taia making her national league debut after quickly playing regionally after her college career.  The other Saturday game went to Marena Whittle and Bendigo as they beat Steph Talbot and Melbourne 82-72.  Sunday’s game saw the completion of a sweep by the road teams as Dandenong beat Suzy Batkovic and Townsville 73-68.

October 12, 2018

Sydney University Flames vs. University of Canberra Capitals 78-97 SYD Bunton 27/7r Smart 16 Tupaea 12 Wilson 10 Snell 7 Panousis 0 Johnson 0 UCC Nurse 26 Scherf 22 McLaren 14 Rocci 11 Griffin 8/7r Froling 7 Young 0 Loader 0

October 13, 2018

Perth Lynx vs. Adelaide Lightning 66-78 PER Taylor 16/6r Schwagmeyer 15 Steindl 14 McPhee 11 Allen 0 ADL Coffey 19/15r Planeta 16/7r Nicholson 15 Seekamp 10 Davidson 3/7r Taia 0

Melbourne Boomers vs. Bendigo Spirit 72-82 MEL Talbot 20 Allen 18 O’Hea 14/6r George 10/11r Boothe 2 Purcell 1 BEN Whittle 21 Payne 16 Tobin 15/9r Hurst 12 Wild 5/6r

October 14, 2018

Townsville Fire vs. Dandenong Rangers 68-73 TSV Batkovic 20/16r Samuels 16/7r Cocks 6/8r Madgen 6/6r Malott 4 Mincy 3 DAN Cole 18/7r Laney 16/12r Lavey 13 Jarry 11/7r Mijovic 7 Pedersen 2/11r

Hungarian League Round 3 October 12th-13th

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An exciting game started off the round on Friday as PEAC was finally ready to play at full strength and Sara Imovbioh was the difference as they beat Cegled 71-70.  Saturday started with Reka Lelik and NKE recording an impressive first win 67-64 over DVTK in Miskolc.  ZTE surprised Gyor 65-63 despite the hosts adding another key player.  Szekszard took care of business with an 86-55 win over BEAC ahead of a more important game.  The round ended with Sopron beat Reka Szucs and Pecsi 82-54.

October 12, 2018

Cegled vs. PEAC 70-71 CEG Hamilton-Carter 16 Swanier 15/6r/7a Sverrisdottir 15 Kobolak 10 PEAC Imovbioh 20/6r Vanloo 12 Tetemondova 11/9r Simon 10/6r/6a

October 13, 2018

DVTK vs. NKE 64-67 DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 13 Skoric 11 Mokango 10/8r Szabo 0 NKE Lelik 20/7r Nagy-Bujdoso 14/8r Lang 12/16r Austria 2

Gyor vs. ZTE 63-65 GYO Spanou 17/8r Gray 12/7r Brown 12/6r Raksanyi 10 Krnjic 0 ZTE Harrison 17 Ndiba 10/9r Parker 7/8r Koizar 6

Szekszard vs. BEAC 86-55 SZE Bishop 13/6r Mansare 13 Vis 12/8r Jovanovic 11 Eldebrink 6 McCall 2 UJB Papp 17/6r Meresz 16/10r Beckley 13

Pecsi vs. Sopron 54-82 PEC R. Szucs 20 Markovic 13/10r SOP Hatar 15 Crvendakic 14/6r Zahui B 12/6r Salvadores 11 Turner 11 Dupree 6

European League Group B Stage 1 Game 2 October 5th-13th

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The Riga pod continued last Friday as Lulea was paced by KK Houser and Chastity Reed in their 115-69 win over Dynamo Moscow.  Ilse Kuijt had a good game for Amsterdam Angels, but hosts TTT won again, this time 93-54.  The Brno pod’s Saturday games started with Horizont beating Piestanske Cajky 71-56.  The hosts then beat Kibirkstis 79-67.

October 5, 2018

Dynamo Moscow vs. Lulea 69-115 DYM Potemina 14 Karelova 12 Korovushkina 10 LUL Houser 22 Reed 21/7r Nystrom 19/13r Nnamaka 16 Felixova 13 Hall 10 Barthold 10

Amsterdam Angels vs. TTT Riga 54-93 AMS Kuijt 23 De Jonge 10/7r TTT Peddy 15/7r Pulvere 15 Vitola 14/11r Slaughter 12/10r Kreslina 12 Basko 10 Eglite 0

October 13, 2018

Horizont Minsk vs. Piestanske Cajky 71-56 HOR Korotygina 18 Brych 11/6r Ziuzkova 10 PIE Deptova 15 Thompson 11 Matejcikova 9 Jakubcova 7

Kibirkstis vs. Brno 67-79 KIB Meskonyte 15 Slavickaite 11 Pullins 10/8r BRN Zaplatova 16/6r Webb 14/7r Vackova 12/7r Adamcova 10 Maleckova 10