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Turkish League Round 24

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One of Galatasaray’s games that was  moved due to EuroLeague was made up on Wednesday. Aneika Henry took the lead scoring role for Mersin as they beat Gala by 2 points 68-66. On Saturday, it was Angel McCoughtry leading Mersin in scoring, but Yakin Dogu University got the win 73-57 to improve their chances at safety.  Botas was the latest team to benefit from problems at Orduspor as Avery Warley and D’Andra Moss led them to the 155-48 win. Yildiz Kaygisiz scored half of her team’s points in the loss.  Galatasaray bounced back with a 74-54 win over Gelistirenler.  Adana put themselves in better position to fight for safety after a 60-55 win over Stefanie Dolson and Edirnespor.  On Sunday, Essence Carson led Samsun to a 79-69 win over Besiktas although Ayse Cora did try to pick up the scoring slack for the hosts.  The highly anticipated game between the two teams at the top of the standings went to Fenerbahce 74-72 with Allie Quigley winning the battle of Hungarian players with Hatay’s Anna Vajda.  The round finished on Monday as a game was moved for the EuroCup.  Chelsea Gray and Zoi Dimitrakou helped win a battle of university sponsored teams as Abdullah Gul University beat Tan White and Istanbul University 81-72.

March 23, 2016

Mersin vs. Galatasaray 68-66 MER Henry 25/13r McCoughtry 17/11r/9a Hartley 9/7r Kuzina 9/7r GAL Loyd 19/6a Koksal 17 Dubljevic 9/7r Wauters 8 Yilmaz 5 Martinez 0

March 26, 2016

Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Mersin 73-57 YDU Hayes 16/6r Bone 16/6r Yalcin 15 Kimyacioglu 9/7r Leuchanka 8/11r Thomas 6/10r MER McCoughtry 23/11r Henry 15/14r Hartley 12 Kuzina 5

Orduspor vs. Botas 48-155 ORD Kaygisiz 24/9a Kartal 13 BOT Warley 28/11r Moss 23/6r Amachree 19/15r Maltsi 19/6a Cidal 19 Jovanovic 16/6r/8a Bilgic 16/6a Senyurek 15/9r

Galatasaray vs. Gelistirenler 74-54 GAL Yilmaz 14/7r Alben 13/10a Wauters 12/8r Loyd 11 Dubljevic 8/6r Martinez 1 GEL Abdi 12/14r Vandersloot 12/6r Rezan 12/10r Bentley 9 Newlin 2

Adana ASKI vs. Edirnespor 60-55 ADA Bojovic 15 Larkins 13/8r Palazoglu 12 Zellous 9/12r Campbell 7/11r Zahui B 0 EDI Dolson 20 Latta 14/6r

March 27, 2016

Besiktas vs. Samsun Canik Belediye 69-79 BES Cora 20/7r Milovanovic 16 Ivegin 10 SAM Carson 25 Colakoglu 17 Teilane 14/14r Cigil 13 Daricioglu 10

Hatay vs. Fenerbahce 72-74 HAT Vajda 22 Snytsina 14/6r/6a Hurst 14 Paris 12/9r Turner 10 Tanacan 0 FEN Quigley 25/6a Lavender 16/9r Hollingsworth 13 Coleman 8 Cakir 2 Canitez 0 [Read more…]

German League Quarterfinals Game 1

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The playoffs started on Saturday with Wasserburg showing no signs of slowing down. Monique Oliver helped them past Donau-Ries 83-50.  On Sunday, Saarlouis faced a shorthanded Rotenburg team, but only managed a 55-51 win.  There are further signs that Keltern’s surprise season may end early as they lost 73-69 to Marburg at home.  Aliaksandra Tarasava continued her terrific season, but it was not enough for Halle as they lost at Herner 87-65.

March 26, 2016

Wasserburg vs. Donau-Ries 83-50 WBG Oliver 20/6r Lucet 19/8r Sten 10/6r Raincock-Ekunwe 7 Peddy 4/11a DON Racic 15 Lu. Geiselsoder 10/7r Womack 7 Schlegel 4/6r Parsons 2

March 27, 2016

Saarlouis vs. Rotenburg 55-51 Stats Not Available

Keltern vs. Marburg 69-73 GSK Madden 19 Lehtoranta 10 Mahlknecht 9 Hjelle 8/13r Guay 7 BCM Thimm 14 Greunke 11 Lee 11 Baker 10 Yohn 8 Koppl 2

Herner vs. Halle 87-65 HTC Boddie 19 Takacs 12/6r Greinacher 12 Mersch 12/7a Karic 11 Bellock 9 Amojo 1 SVH Tarasava 23 McCarthy 17 Pressley 10 Engeln 6 Horn 2 Hartmann 2

Spanish League Round 26 March 26th

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The regular season concluded with simultaneous tipoffs on Saturday.  Gipuzkoa ended Azkoitia’s season 75-53 although Marita Davydova did get one more chance to impress.  Nevena Markovic and Gran Canaria almost managed the win in the other game in Basque Country at Gernika, but fell short 69-67.  Paola Ferrari turned in the round’s best performance as Zaragoza showed how Conquero might look in the playoffs with a 91-66 win.  Avenida won all their games after losing the opener as they beat Girona 90-80 in the finals rematch.  CREF finished in the top half after a 65-55 win at Bembibre.  Cadi La Seu put pressure on the playoff teams after an 87-81 win over Ana Suarez and Ferrol.  Andrea Riley and Zamarat beat Promete 75-65, but the visitors were still safe.

March 26, 2016

Gipuzkoa vs. Azkoitia 75-53 GIP Arroyo 15 Bravard 14/7r Houts 13 Gomez 11/9a/6s Mieloszynska-Zwolak 4/8r AZK Davydova 21/11r Markovic 13/8r Silva 4/6r/8s

Gernika vs. Gran Canaria 69-67 GER Vega 17/11r Edwards 13 Diez 13 Vanderwal 6 Ross 2 Clark 0 GRA Markovic 25 Pye 10/9r Evers 6

Conquero vs. Mann-Filter 66-91 CON Peters 17 Buch 15 Traore 10 ZAR Ferrari 34 Zlatanova 19/9r Ocete 10/7r/8a Liepkalne 4

Girona vs. Avenida 80-90 GIR Ibekwe 15/7r Givens 15/7a Spanou 14/6r Lucas 11 Kuktiene 10 AVE Dominguez 16 Rodriguez 15 Gemelos 14 Vitola 11 Marginean 10 Ndour 9 Beard 6

Bembibre vs. CREF Hola 55-65 BEM Montenegro 17/6r Gimeno 11 McKinney 6 O’Reilly 4 CREF Weaver 16/10r Dacic 15/6r Bettencourt 11/6r Bogicevic 10

Ferrol vs. Cadi La Seu 81-87 FER Suarez 25/7a Sanchez 18/13r Kelley 16/7r Quevedo 6/9r Davis 4 CAD Arrojo 16/8r Montoliu 15 Bahi 15 Perez 12 Abalde 11 Vilaro 8 Romeo 5

Zamarat vs. Campus Promete 75-65 ZAM Riley 22 Aliaga 14/7r Pirsic 13/10r Van Den Adel 13 Ortiz 10/6r Simpson 3 PRO Stewart 16/6r Knight 14/9r Thiam 9 Covington 7/9r Gastaminza 1 [Read more…]

Hungarian League Round 18 March 26th

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The regular season finished with all games tipping off at the same time on Saturday.  Miskolc finished in second place with a 67-50 win over Pecs.  Atomeromu beat ZTE 80-58 despite Dora Nagy’s round leading scoring output.  Sopron got a surprisingly tough test at Cegledi from Maja Skoric and the hosts, but still won 75-73.  Cyesha Goree and Gyor finished in third place after an 80-51 win over Judit Barnai and Ujbuda.  Pecsi took advantage of other results to move up to fourth place as Binta Drammeh and Cierra Robertson-Warren led them to a 102-39 win over last place Vasas.

March 26, 2016

Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc vs. PEAC-Pecs 67-50 MIS Brewer 16/11r Horti 12/8r Szecsi 12 Hodges 9/6r PEA Williams 18/11r Stankovic 7/6r Avery 0 Parks 0

Atomeromu vs. ZTE NKK 80-58 ATO Rymarenko 18 Barber 13/9r Studer 13/6a Mansare 10 ZTE Nagy 28 Szalay 11 Velkey 0

Cegledi EKK vs. UNIQA Sopron 73-75 CEG Skoric 20/8r Maksimovic 17/6r Katona 15 SOP Peters 15/12r Honti 12 Crvendakic 12 Krnjic 10 Fegyverneky 10

UNI GYOR vs. ELTE-BEAC Ujbuda 80-51 GYO Goree 20/7r Grigalauskyte 16/8r Chaney 15 UJB Barnai 22/11r Sule 12 Pal 5

Vasas Akademia vs. PINKK-Pecsi 424 39-102 VAS Marko 12 Solymosi 8 PEC Drammeh 25/7r Robertson-Warren 23/9r Babkina 19 Rujak 16/6a Handy 5 [Read more…]

French League Round 20 March 26th

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Games were moved to other days due to the EuroCup, so there were only four games on Saturday.  Nice kept Calais in trouble by doubling them up 72-36.  Arras got a surprise 68-58 win at Mondeville.  Lattes Montpellier continues to push their advantage in first place having played one more game than their rivals as they beat Angers 64-45.  Katherine Plouffe and Aija Putnina fired Nantes past Toulouse in an entertaining 94-78 game.

March 26, 2016

Calais vs. Nice 36-72 CAL Doolittle 10 Coget 10 NIC Hurt 17/6r Diawara 11/9r Ben Abdelkader 11 Dabo 6/8r

Mondeville vs. Arras 58-68 MDV Badiane 16/7r Sharp 14 M. Plouffe 8/6r ARR Djaldi-Tabdi 15 B. Williams 13/7r Mendy 10 Van Grinsven 9/12r Skrba 7/14r

Angers vs. Lattes Montpellier 45-64 ANG Pochet 12 Aleksandravicius 6/8r Tunstull 4 Egnell 2 MTP Ayayi 13 Michel 11 O’Hea 10 Halman 8

Toulouse vs. Nantes 78-94 TOU Gandega 18 Epoupa 16/9r Turcinovic 15 Misura 12 Hawkins 7 NAN K. Plouffe 30/8r Putnina 26/10r Casas 11 Thorburn 9 [Read more…]

Italian League Round 25

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It was not a full round of games, but it did start on Friday with Napoli continuing their momentum with an 80-54 win over Cagliari.  Gintare Petronyte continued an impressive run although Nikolina Milic did get to play with her whole team in the loss.  On Saturday, Jolene Anderson and Schio beat Parma 97-62.  The big game of the day saw Ragusa edge Lucca 60-57 to produce a three way tie in the loss column at the top of the standings pending another clash of the powerhouses.  Venezia lurks in fourth place after an 85-56 win over Orvieto.  Vigarano assured themselves safety with a 66-50 win over a Sesto San Giovanni team that now appears to be in trouble.  Yvonne Anderson and Costanza Coen had great games for Torino, but they still lost to San Martino 71-62.

March 25, 2016

Napoli vs. Cagliari 80-54 NAP Petronyte 22/17r Bocchetti 19/7r Quinn 16 Burdick 15/16r CAG Milic 28/10r Prahalis 11

March 26, 2016

Schio vs. Parma 97-62 SCH Anderson 23/6r Macchi 15 Walker 14/6r Sottana 11 Ress 9 Masciadri 7 PAR Spreafico 15 Ugoka 14/15r Brezinova 14 Clark 9

Ragusa vs. Lucca 60-57 RAG Brunson 17/17r Little 16/7r Nadalin 3/8r LUC Harmon 19/10r Dotto 15 Crippa 11/8r Wojta 9/7r Pedersen 3 Laterza 0

Venezia vs. Orvieto 85-56 VEN Fontenette 15/8r/6a Bagnara 15 Christmas 13/7r Ruzickova 10/8r ORV Ivezic 17 Wicijowski 11 Dietrick 9/6r

Vigarano vs. Sesto San Giovanni 66-50 VIG Ostarello 16/11r D’Alie 14/7r Orrange 12 SES Kacerik 14 Brown 8/8r Correal 3

Torino vs. San Martino 62-71 TOR Anderson 23 Coen 21 Smith 9/6r Mitongu 0 SAN Pascalau 13 Fabbri 12/6r Bailey 11/8r Gianolla 10 Sbrissa 8 Davis 7/9r/7a [Read more…]

Romanian League Finals Game 2

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1st Place:

The teams had a quick turnaround for the next game on Thursday.  Sepsi won again, but by a smaller margin as they are one game away from a championship after a 64-50 win.

March 24, 2016

Sf. Gheorghe vs. Alba Iulia 64-50 SEP Marshall 15 Evans 11/18r Pierre-Louis 11 Thompson 6/14r Jeffery 5 ALB Antic 13 Webb 11/6r Hammonds 11

Sf. Gheorghe leads series 2-0

3rd Place:

While both teams have strong foreign contingents, it was the domestic players that decided this series on Friday.  Andreea Olah fired Targoviste to a 79-62 win and the sweep over Brasov in front of the home fans.

March 25, 2016

Targoviste vs. Brasov 79-62 TAR Olah 30/9r Cosby 14 Wampler 13/7r Green 4 BRA Ardelean 19/7r Sharpe 17 Bartee 5

Targoviste wins series 2-0

5th Place:

Alexandria tried their best to stay in the series at home on Friday, but Galati completed the sweep in overtime with an 88-84 win.  Chrisstasia Walter helped lead a more balanced effort in the win as the hosts relied on a great Shanita Arnold game and another solid effort from Elan Brown to try to win.

March 25, 2016

Alexandria vs. Galati 84-88 (OT) ALE Arnold 35/6r/6s Brown 21/10r Voicu 12/8r GAL Walter 25/14r McKenzie 17/21r Rochel 14/12r Frost 14

Galati wins series 2-0 [Read more…]

EuroCup SemiFinals Game 2 March 25th

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Both series concluded on Friday as the teams switched venues.  Bourges looked to have a safe lead going back to France, but Chelsea Gray had another key performance for Abdullah Gul University to win them the second game 67-60, which still left them losing 128-122.  Villeneuve was expected to have an easy time in their second game even though they were visiting Landes.  That turned out to be the case as they won the second game outright 70-54 to take the series 150-108.

March 25th, 2016

Bourges vs. AGU Spor 60-67 BOU Dumerc 19 Filip 11/7r Leedham 10/11r Page 6/9r L. Hodges 2 Murphy 0 AGU Gray 25 Sanders 15/6r Dimitrakou 8 Mazic 6/9r D. Hodges 6

Bourges win series 128-122

Landes vs. ESBVA-LM 54-70 LAN Ayim 15 Sliskovic 11 Basko-Melnbarde 5 Guzman 3 ESB Kaltsidou 16 Sacko 14/8r Robert 12 Mahoney 4/7r

ESBVA-LM wins series 150-108

The finals will take place on April 6th and 13th under the same format as the rest of this stage of the tournament.  The two French powerhouses will now get more chances to face one another for trophies this season.

Finals (team listed first hosts first game and team listed second hosts second game):

Bourges vs. ESBVA-LM

Israeli League Semifinals Game 2 March 24th

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Both series continued on Thursday as venues shifted.  Maccabi Ramat Hen played more closely to their expected level in their first road game, beating Ramat Hasharon 67-54 to move a step closer to the finals.  Emma Cannon did everything she could in the loss, but the visitors got contributions from all their stars.  The other series is now tied after Maccabi Ashdod beat Bnot Hertzeliya 64-41 at home.  The series could come down to home court advantage between teams tied in the regular season standings.

March 24, 2016

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 54-67 RAH Cannon 21/16r Mincy 14 Armstrong 11/6r Baron 4 Alama 2 RAM Thornton 18/8r Gardner 18/7r Hopkins 14/12r/6a Shafir 6 Diamant 2 Cohen 0 Feder 0

Maccabi Ramat Hen leads series 2-0

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Bnot Hertzeliya 64-41 ASH Braxton 17/7r Clark 14/9r Plaisance 12/10r Doron 8 Wright 6/9a Levitsky 5/9r Presley 2 Selwyn 0 HER Thomas 14/6a Snow 9/12r Hampton 9 Suez-Karni 5 Dayan 0

Series tied 1-1

Czech League Quarterfinals Game 2

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The quarterfinals continued with one game on Tuesday.  Sonja Petrovic and USK Praha had no trouble building their lead on Karlovy Vary as they won 105-45.  The rest of the series resumed on Wednesday as Nymburk moved a game closer to clinching with a 60-44 win at VS Praha.  Hradec Kralove was able to go on the road and shift home court advantage back to their favor after edging Slavia Praha 64-62. Jovana Jaksic was the leading scorer, bottling up their opponent’s biggest star.  Valosun Brno was also able to even their series as they beat Kara Trutnov 71-68 at home.

March 22, 2016

Karlovy Vary vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 45-105 KAV Reisingerova 14 Kuslitova 7 USK Petrovic 20/7r Steinberga 16 Burgrova 15/7r Kat. Elhotova 15 Vaughn 13 Xargay 3/6a/7s

ZVVZ USK Praha leads series 2-0

March 23, 2016

VS Praha vs. Nymburk 44-60 VSP Sladkova 15/7r Zaplatova 9 NYM Siksniute 14/9r Kuster 8/11r Taylor 7

Nymburk leads series 2-0

BLK Slavia Praha vs. Hradec Kralove 62-64 SLA Jaksic 20 Peterson 13/6r Baltic 12/14r Vaughn 8/7r Kritscher 0 HRA Krizova 17 Stara 14 Effangova 11/7r Hartigova 10

Series tied 1-1

Valosun KP Brno vs. Kara Trutnov 71-68 VAL Svrdlikova 15 Mrhalkova 12 Vlkova 12 Sedlakova 11/8r Sanford 4/11r KAT Pazderova 17/6r Cady 12/8r Ovsikova 11 Russell 8/6r Fall 3

Series tied 1-1

Play Out:

Games in the Play Out are not completely evenly scheduled so there was one game on Tuesday.  Zabiny Brno continued a disappointing season as they were overwhelmed at home 78-55 by a Slovanka team led by Dragana Gobeljic.

March 22, 2016

Zabiny Brno vs. Slovanka MB 55-78 ZAB Vucurovic 14/6r Holesinska 9/6r SLO Gobeljic 25/6r Brajkovic 19/14r Novotna 13