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Chinese League Quarterfinals Game 2 February 15th

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February 15, 2019

All four series continued in the same places on Friday.  Nneka Ogwumike and Guangdong looked to be securing a solid lead, but Wu Tongtong and Shanxi stormed back late to make it interesting before falling 86-83.  Bayi benefitted greatly from their rules advantage as Jelena Dubljevic was brilliant in handing Shanghai a lead before she had to hit the bench, allowing Li Meng and Jin Jiabao to lead the hosts to an 88-82 win.  DeWanna Bonner was great for Shandong, but she did not get enough help as Jiang Jiayin and Jiangsu won 71-64.  Wang Lili and Xinjiang bounced back and beat Shi Xuefeng and Beijing 72-71 to even the series.  The teams will now switch venues for the next games on Monday as Beijing will be looking to win two games to clinch at home while the rest of the lower seeds all face elimination.

Guangdong vs. Shanxi 86-83 GD Ogwumike 24/8r Yang 15 Li 13/8r Huang 13 Shen 12 SX Wu 27/9a Paris 16/19r Chai 13 Guo 12 Yu 10

Guangdong leads series 2-0

Bayi vs. Shanghai 88-82 81 Li 29 Jin 23 Zhang 16/11r Sun 10/6r SH Dubljevic 35/11r Zhou 14/6r

Bayi leads series 2-0

Jiangsu vs. Shandong 71-64 JS Jiang 20/6r Xu 15/12r Chen 12/8r/8a Mosby 4/6r SD Bonner 31/9r Yang 7

Jiangsu leads series 2-0

Xinjiang vs. Beijing 72-71 XJ Wang 21/9r Johnson 16/7r Han 14/8r Peng 14/7r BJ Shi 22 Charles 17/15r

Series tied 1-1

Israeli League 2nd Stage Game 1 February 14th

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February 14, 2019

Lower Group:

After the division of the teams the lower group of four teams is playing a double-round robin while the top six teams play each other once so there was an extra round in this group played on Thursday.  Bnei Yehuda is hoping that the games against weaker foes will give them the chance to pick up a win, but that did not happen in a game where both teams were shorthanded as Bria Goss got a triple-double to lead Maccabi Raanana to a 70-58 win.  It was much closer in the other game as Breanna Richardson and Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion beat Alexis Jones and Ramat Hasharon 82-79.

Maccabi Raanana vs. Bnei Yehuda 70-58 RAA Goss 24/11r/10a Muldrow 14/11r Garzon 10 Dayan 6 YEH Riley 16 Ganor 11/7r Zelivanski 11 Silfen 8 Goodwin 6/13r

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Ramat Hasharon 82-79 RIS Richardson 22/9r Fontenette 15/8a Alleyne 12/17r Sless 11 HAS Jones 24/6r Edelman 11/6r Rotberg 11 Wiese 10/8r Thompson 6/10r Kedem 4

Standings:

  1. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 9-10
  2. Maccabi Raanana 8-11
  3. Ramat Hasharon 5-14
  4. Bnei Yehuda 0-19

EuroCup Round of 8 Game 1 February 13th-14th

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Three of the series started on Wednesday.  Defending champions Galatasaray are on the ropes again as the 9 seed lost to Sami Whitcomb and top seed Lattes Montpellier 64-50.  6 seed Szekszard came back to win 79-73, but Nadia Gomes Colhado and 3 seed Girona should feel like they can overturn the deficit at home.  That will be tougher for 4 seed Tarbes after 12 seed Lyon rampaged to a 95-68 win.  On Thursday, Leonor Rodriguez and 7 seed Wisla were holding their own in the first half, but they could not contain Alina Iagupova and 2 seed Cukurova should feel the most comfortable after a 93-73 win.

February 13, 2019

(9) Galatasaray vs. (1) Lattes Montpellier 50-64 GALA Grigalauskyte 16/15r Jefferson 15 Macaulay 4 Abdi 2 BLMA Whitcomb 23/8r Tchatchouang 15/6r Wurtz 12/6r

(6) Szekszard vs. (3) Girona 79-73 KSC McCall 19/9r Bishop 16 Dojkic 14/6r/6a Gereben 10 Eldebrink 6 GIRO Gomes Colhado 20/10r Murphy 18 Hampton 14/6r Reisingerova 5 Martinez 3

(12) Lyon vs. (4) Tarbes 95-68 LYO Clark 19/7r Plouffe 18/11r Dos Santos 17/14r/6a Allemand 12/6a Salagnac 12 TAR Pouye 15 Prince 14 Moss 14 Peters 2 Cornelie-Sigmundova 0

February 14, 2019

(7) Wisla Krakow vs. (2) Cukurova 73-93 WISL Rodriguez 21/6r Conde 12 Canada 11/6a Russell 7/8r Aleksandravicius 6 CUKU Iagupova 30 Gray 16/6r/6a Bone 11 Mestdagh 11 Ndour 6

EuroLeague Round 13 February 13th-14th

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Group A:

All games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Schio found themselves overmatched in Ekaterinburg, losing 77-46.  The game in Orenburg was going to go a long way in determining which team would take the final spot and it was as tense as expected as Stella Kaltsidou helped Polkowice escape Nadezhda with a 59-55 win to climb back above them in the standings.  Valeriane Ayayi and USK Praha took care of business and qualified with an 84-68 win over Villeneuve.  Alexia Chartereau and Bourges joined them with an 83-55 win over Castors Braine.

February 13, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Schio 77-46 UMMC Griner 14/9r Vandersloot 13 Torrens 11/13r Vadeeva 11/9r Meesseman 8/6r McBride 8 Baric 7 Musina 2 SCHI Gruda 16/11r Lavender 8/6r Gemelos 7/6r Quigley 4

Nadezhda vs. Polkowice 55-59 NAD Wheeler 16 Jones 11/11r CCC Kaltsidou 20/6r Thomas 11/7r Fagbenle 11 Leedham 5 Hayes 4

USK Praha vs. Villeneuve 84-68 USK Ayayi 21/8r/6a Rezan 18/8r Harrison 12 Oblak 11 Thomas 10/8r/7a Kat. Elhotova 10 Romero 0 ESBV Gomis 13 Mendy 13 Bjorklund 12 Diallo 12 Evans 7/6r

Bourges vs. Castors Braine 83-55 BOUR Chartereau 20 Johannes 14/9a Rupert 10/6r Raincock-Ekunwe 10 Plouffe 8 Sharp 8 CAST Trahan-Davis 18/12r Razheva 16 Samuelson 8 Christinaki 6

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 12-1
  2. USK Praha 9-4
  3. Bourges 8-5
  4. Polkowice 7-6
  5. Nadezhda 7-6
  6. Villeneuve 4-9
  7. Schio 4-9
  8. Castors Braine 1-12

Group B:

On Wednesday, Olympiacos dealt Carolo a blow in their quest for a parachute down as they won 79-54.  Dynamo Kursk bounced back with a 69-51 win over Avenida.  TTT Riga withstood a late charge from Kelsey Plum and Fenerbahce to win 62-61, but the other results meant that both teams will advance.  On Thursday, Sopron eventually overcame Hatay 64-52 to clinch the last quarterfinals spot from this group.  Avenida is now confirmed to be dropping to to EuroCup with Hatay hoping to fend off Carolo for the other spot.

February 13, 2019

Olympiacos vs. Carolo 79-54 OLY Thomas 17 Pavlopoulou 14 Johnson 10/14r Stamolamprou 5 CARO Chevaugeon 14 Filip 12/8r Bouderra 10/7a Peters 9 Hruscakova 6 Mosqueda-Lewis 2

Dynamo Kursk vs. Avenida 69-51 DYNK Petrovic 16 Stewart 14/7r Howard 13/14r Cruz 7/6r/7a Xargay 5 Hollingsworth 4 AVEN Robinson 14/13r Elonu 8 Loyd 6 Goree 5 Givens 4

Fenerbahce vs. TTT Riga 61-62 FENE Plum 20 Verameyenka 12/8r Hartley 12 Vaughn 6/11r Zandalasini 5 Stokes 0 TTTR Peddy 14/12r Vitola 12 Basko 8 Slaughter 6/6r Kreslina 6 Eglite 2

February 14, 2019

Sopron vs. Hatay 64-52 SOP Turner 19 Crvendakic 14/12r Dupree 12 Zahui B 6/9r HATA Williams 19 Basaran 10/7r Gajic 7/13r

Standings:

  1. Dynamo Kursk 12-1
  2. TTT Riga 8-5
  3. Fenerbahce 8-5
  4. Sopron 7-6
  5. Avenida 6-7
  6. Hatay 5-8
  7. Carolo 4-9
  8. Olympiacos 2-11

Australian League Finals Game 2 February 13th

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February 13, 2019

Kelsey Griffin and Canberra were looking to win the title with a road sweep and started well on Wednesday, but Adelaide kept fighting back.  The hosts took the lead before the final minute only to give it back, but got the ball back late and Nicole Seekamp hit a shot at the buzzer to win 74-73.  The teams will now return to Canberra for a deciding game on Saturday.

Adelaide Lightning vs. University of Canberra Capitals 74-73 ADL Seekamp 19/9r Coffey 14/10r Nicholson 13/7r Alexander 12/11r Davidson 4 Planeta 2 UCC Griffin 24/23r Nurse 16/10r Mitchell 13/6r/9a Tolo 11/7r Froling 0

Series tied 1-1

Chinese League Quarterfinals Game 1 February 13th

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February 13, 2019

After a long break for the All Star Game and New Year’s celebrations, play resumed with all four series starting on Wednesday.  Several teams made final moves over the break to try to get past this round.  That included Shanxi, who brought in Courtney Paris, but Wu Tongtong’s excellent game was not enough against Nneka Ogwumike and top seeds Guangdong, who won 84-71.  Shanghai had the tough task of facing Bayi and the rules advantages did not come into play as Li Meng and the hosts won 85-65.  Bernice Mosby led Jiangsu past Shandong 77-65 as the team considered the most vulnerable among the top seeds looked good to start.  The top seed that did lose was Xinjiang, which brought in Glory Johnson knowing that they would need more firepower, but a good game from Wang Lili was not enough after Tina Charles absolutely torched her former team to get Beijing the 79-75 win.  The teams will play again on Friday in the same venues.

Guangdong vs. Shanxi 84-71 GD Ogwumike 21 Yang 15 Li 12 SX Wu 28 Guo 17 Paris 14/16r

Bayi vs. Shanghai 85-65 81 Li 22/8a Sun 19/6r Gu 11/6r SH Dubljevic 17/6r Zhang 14/6r Zhou 10

Jiangsu vs. Shandong 77-65 JS Mosby 25/14r Xu 17/14r/7b Jiang 12 SD Bonner 14/8r Wang YZ 14 Wang SY 11

Xinjiang vs. Beijing 75-79 XJ Wang 25/7a Johnson 18/15r Han 13/7r Peng 12 BJ Charles 39/14r Shi 16 Gao 10

Romanian League 2nd Stage Round 8 February 6th-12th

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Red Group:

The round started on Wednesday with Satu Mare winning 70-52 in Constanta.  Biljana Pesovic and Brasov beat Arlesia Morse and Cluj 88-72.  On Friday, Brankica Hadzovic and Arad beat Targoviste 70-52.

February 6, 2019

Phoenix Constanta vs. Satu Mare 52-70 CON Jovanovic 18 T. Armanu 11 Douglas 5 SAT Olah 15 Denson 14/7r Lloyd 12/6a Mandache 12 Amukamara 5

Olimpia Brasov vs. Universitatea Cluj 88-72 BRA Pesovic 24/8r/7a Bartee 19/7r Podar 14/6r/8a Ferenczi 13 Al Ash Hab 10 CLU Morse 20/11r Begenisic 18/10r Napier 16 Parau 10/8r

February 8, 2019

Targoviste vs. Arad 52-70 TAR Poole 15 Kilin 10 Coker 8/12r ARA Hadzovic 22/7r/8a Williams 14/15r Dzombeta 13 Fodor 10/9r Lee 4

Yellow Group:

Round 6 started with an entertaining game on Wednesday as Kayla Mobley fired Targu Secuiesc past Angel Robinson and Targu Mures 75-61.  On Tuesday, Natalia Burlakova led Rapid to a 68-63 win over Alexandria.

February 6, 2019

Targu Secuiesc vs. Targu Mures 75-61 TAS Mobley 41/13r Debreczi 11/13r TAM Robinson 24/9r Voica 12/7r Radu 10/11r

February 12, 2019

Rapid Bucuresti vs. Alexandria 68-63 RAP Burlakova 22 Stanici 18/8a Matei 12/15r Lupusavei 11/7r/6s ALE Mazilu 16 Craciunescu 14 Cucu 10 Botogoreanu 10

Israeli League Round 18 February 11th

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February 11, 2019

The double round-robin ended on Monday with a full round of simultaneous tipoffs.  Hapoel Petah-Tikva has been very dangerous when all three imports are firing on all cylinders and it was the combination of Khadijiah Cave, Monique Reid, and Alexis Peterson that got them an 81-71 overtime win over Alex Harden and Maccabi Ramat Hen.  Elitzur Holon got scoring from Alex Bentley and Jordan Hooper to force a three-way tie for second place after an 80-73 win over Danielle Adams and Maccabi Ashdod.  More overtime meant that Crystal Bradford was able to seal the scoring title even though she was just short in rebounding as Herzliya beat Bria Goss, Teanna Muldrow, and Maccabi Raanana 79-75.  Alexis Jones and Ramat Hasharon kept Andrea Riley and shorthanded Bnei Yehuda winless 79-66.  Elitzur Ramla finished proving that they were the class of this stage after Jaime Nared and Tiffany Mitchell led them past Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 84-71.

Hapoel Petah-Tikva vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 81-71(OT) PET Cave 26/20r Reid 22/18r/6a Peterson 20/7r Zimmerman 5 Abboud 2 RAH Harden 21/7r Bulgak 12/8r Levitsky 12/7r Ben Nun 11 Ruffin-Pratt 5/7r Shafir 1

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Holon 73-80 ASH Adams 23/10r Vivians 17/6a Doron 12/6r Hopkins 9/12r/11a Baron 8 Snow 0 Rosenthal 0 HOL Bentley 25 Hooper 22 Kelley 18/14r Shalom 10/6r Pelleg 5 Spector 0

Maccabi Raanana vs. Bnot Herzliya 75-79(OT) RAA Goss 29/8r Muldrow 21/23r Orrange 11 Dayan 9 Rubin 0 HER Bradford 34/26r Young 18/8r/7a Zellous 14 Hannoun 5/7r

Bnei Yehuda vs. Ramat Hasharon 66-79 YEH Riley 22/8r Cooper 17/19r Ganor 16 Silfen 0 HAS Jones 25/6a Edelman 16/13r Kedem 10 Thompson 9/11r Wiese 7

Elitzur Ramla vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 84-71 RAM Nared 27/11r Mitchell 22/10r Hightower 15 Diamant 6 Cohen 0 RIS Alleyne 19/14r Fontenette 17 Richardson 12

Standings:

  1. Elitzur Ramla 14-4
  2. Maccabi Ramat Hen 12-6
  3. Elitzur Holon 12-6
  4. Maccabi Ashdod 12-6
  5. Hapoel Petah Tikva 11-7
  6. Bnot Herzliya 9-9
  7. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 8-10
  8. Maccabi Raanana 7-11
  9. Ramat Hasharon 5-13
  10. Bnei Yehuda 0-18

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Bradford 22.4, 2. Adams 22.3, 3. Reid 22.1, 4. Gray 20.8, 5. Cave 20.5, 6. Kelley 20.4, 7. Hooper 20.3, 8. Peterson 19.5, 9. Vivians 19.2, 10. Alleyne 18.8

Rebounding: 1. Alleyne 14.8, 2. Bradford 14.4, 3. Muldrow 12.1, 4. Cooper 11.9, 5. Kelley 11.9, 6. Reid 11.7, 7. Cave 9.9, 8. Hopkins 9.6, 9. Hooper 8.7, 10. Nared 8.6

Assists: 1. Hopkins 8.0, 2. Fontenette 5.9, 3. Goodwin 5.8, 4. Shafir 5.3, 5. Pelleg 5.1, 6. Reid 5.0, 7. Harper 5.0, 8. Young 4.8, 9. Peterson 4.7, 10. Hightower 4.6

Hungarian League Round 17 February 8th-10th

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The round started in Pecs on Friday as the trio of Alyssia Brewer, Katarina Tetemondova, and Julie Vanloo helped the hosts breeze past BEAC 101-46.  There was overtime on Saturday in Miskolc as Shatori Walker-Kimbrough led the hosts past Artemis Spanou and Gyor 87-78.  Sopron stayed perfect with an 83-64 win over MTK.  The teams lurking behind them put on a good show as Szekszard edged ZTE 64-58.  The Csata rivals played with Vasas beating NKE 78-73.  The lone Sunday game saw Danielle Hamilton-Carter and Cegled beat Pecsi 84-70.

February 8, 2019

PEAC vs. BEAC 101-46 PEAC Brewer 21/15r Tetemondova 21/8r Vanloo 21/10a Imovbioh 17/15r Sarok 10 BEAC Lakloth 11 Beckley 4

February 9, 2019

DVTK vs. Gyor 87-78(OT) DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 27 Mokango 15/9r Medgyessy 14/7a Skoric 12 Putnina 8 GYO Spanou 22/8r Brown 18 Gray 12 Krnjic 9/11r

MTK vs. Sopron 64-83 MTK Hegedus 15/8r Szabo 12 Sule 11 SOP Jovanovic 17/8r Dubei 13 Turner 12 Czukor 10 Zahui B 8/6r

Szekszard vs. ZTE 64-58 SZE Bishop 15/8r McCall 13/6r Studer 12 Eldebrink 8/6a ZTE Pusztai 14 Koizar 11 Parker 6/7r

NKE vs. Vasas 73-78 NKE Austria 15 Horvath 13/7r Nagy-Bujdoso 10/6r Lang 9/10r VAS Dombai 19/7r/7a Borondy 14 Bach 13/6r Karakasevic 12 Toth 12 Vukov 0

February 10, 2019

Cegled vs. Pecsi 84-70 CEG Hamilton-Carter 24 Baugh 14 Popovic 14 Swanier 8/13a PEC R. Szucs 16 Santa 14 Jahni 13 Podrug 11/8r

Standings:

  1. Sopron 17-0
  2. DVTK 13-4
  3. Szekszard 13-4
  4. ZTE 12-5
  5. PEAC 11-6
  6. Gyor 9-8
  7. NKE 8-8
  8. Vasas 5-12
  9. Pecsi 4-13
  10. BEAC 4-13
  11. Cegled 4-12
  12. MTK 1-16

Russian League Round 15 February 10th

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February 10, 2019

A full round of games on Sunday started out in Krasnoyarsk with Myisha Hines-Allen and Stephanie Mavunga teaming up to lead Enisey past DeNesha Stallworth and Spartak Moscow 93-75.  The two teams at the bottom of the standings met and Milana Sumets helped Spartak Noginsk keep Dynamo Moscow winless 80-69.  Brionna Jones and Nadezhda were tested by Inventa Kursk, but proved that they were still stronger than the rest of the teams below the top group with a 63-57 win in Orenburg.  Elena Kirillova led Dynamo Kursk past Dynamo Novosibirsk 93-65.  Ekaterinburg stayed perfect with an 85-48 win over MBA.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Moscow 93-75 ENI Hines-Allen 27/9r Mavunga 23/20r Marchenkova 11 Namok 10 SPM Stallworth 23/8r O’Neill 6

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 80-69 SPN Sumets 26/9r Alikina 15/12r Krivolapova 15 DYM Potemina 12 Savina 12 Chistyakova 12 Fedorova 10/11r

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Inventa Kursk 63-57 NAD Jones 23/13r Medvedeva 10 Tikhonenko 10 Wheeler 5 INK Safonova 11 E. Frolkina 10

Dynamo Kursk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 93-65 DYK Kirillova 27 Vidmer 15/8r Stewart 14 Howard 8/9r Hollingsworth 7/12r Xargay 7/7a DYN Scott 15 Caldwell 12/13r Langlois 11/6a

MBA Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 48-85 MBA Logunova 10 Kaitukova 9 EKA Jones 16/10r Vadeeva 14/8r Meesseman 14 Beglova 11 Torrens 10/10r McBride 10 Belyakova 4/9r Musina 2

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 15-0
  2. Dynamo Kursk 14-1
  3. Nadezhda Orenburg 11-3
  4. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 8-7
  5. Inventa 7-8
  6. Spartak Moscow 6-8
  7. MBA Moscow 6-8
  8. Dynamo Novosibirsk 4-10
  9. Spartak Noginsk 2-13
  10. Dynamo Moscow 0-15