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Turkish League Round 17 January 11th-16th

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With so many teams heading to continental play next week, this round was spread over a number of days to give them time to travel, starting with Fenerbahce’s 71-64 win over Cukurova on Monday.  On Tuesday, Hind Ben Abdelkader and Alexis Prince helped Hatay prepare by doubling up Stephanie Madden and Samsun 112-56.  Kayseri beat Adana 96-73.  Angel McCoughtry had a fantastic debut for Galatasaray in an 87-79 win over Elazig.  On Wednesday, Ashley Walker led Orman past Nesibe 88-58.  Elif Emirtekin caught fire beyond the arc in a 70-59 Izmit win over Marina Bas and Botas.  The only weekend game featured two of the more important duos to their teams on Saturday as Angela Salvadores and Crystal Bradford helped Besiktas get past Cankaya University and their partnership of Shavonte Zellous and Tan White.

January 11, 2021

Cukurova vs. Fenerbahce 64-71 CUK Fitik 15 Kurtulmus 15 Anigwe 14/15r Naumenko 13/14r Dogan 0 FEN Vaughn 16/7r McBride 13/6r Thomas 9/7a Canitez 8 Cakir 8 Stokes 4/13r Zandalasini 4

January 12, 2021

Samsun vs. Hatay 56-112 SAM Madden 29/13r HAT Ben Abdelkader 31 Prince 28/9r Ndour 15/9r Yaya 10/6r/8a Canada 8/12a Turk 3

Kayseri vs. Adana 96-73 KAY Harris 21/8r/10a Brown 20 Gulcan 13/6r Ural 10/10r Herbert-Harrigan 10 ADA Fontaine 17/8r Wallace 16 Manlaci 12 Gultekin 2

Elazig vs. Galatasaray 79-87 ELA Dubljevic 18/8r Mitchell 17 Cannon 16/8r Takmaz 11 Baric 7 Ozelci 6 GAL McCoughtry 22 Steinberga 15/8r Yilmaz 13/6r Bilgic 12/6r/10a Hollingsworth 9 Russell 8

January 13, 2021

Orman vs. Nesibe 88-58 ORM Walker 20/6r Williams 17/10r/6a/6s Onar 15/10a Avci 13 Robinson 10/6r Sykes 3 NES Snytsina 13 Hebard 12/8r Peddy 10/7r

Botas vs. Izmit 59-70 BOT Bas 22 Cora 13 Williams 11/11r IZM Emirtekin 23 Wheeler 19/8a Dos Santos 6/16r

January 16, 2021

Besiktas vs. Cankaya Universitesi 75-68 BES Salvadores 30/8r Bradford 20/8r Topuz 12/9r CAU Zellous 29/8r White 22/6s Yavuz 10 Turner 5/7r Warley-Talbert 2/11r

Standings:

  1. Fenerbahce 17-0
  2. Galatasaray 15-2
  3. Nesibe 12-5
  4. Cukurova 11-6
  5. Cankaya University 11-6
  6. Botas 10-7
  7. Izmit 9-8
  8. Orman 9-8
  9. Hatay 7-10
  10. Besiktas 6-11
  11. Elazig 5-12
  12. Kayseri 5-12
  13. Adana 2-15
  14. Samsun 0-17

European League January 9th-15th

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The logistics of this competition continue to be tricky, including team and group shuffling, but more games were played over the week.   Anna Jurcenkova and Young Angels Kosice hosted a pair of games, starting on Saturday with a 77-60 to Tereza Palenikova, Matea Tadic, and fellow Slovak side Piestanske Cajky.  They bounced back on Monday with a 79-73 win over Ostrava.

Two sites in Belarus are hosting games so that the Group B teams from outside the country can face the local teams.  On Tuesday, Nika beat Britney Jones and Tsmoki-Minsk 72-67.  Grodno is borrowing Horizont’s home in Minsk for these games and lost to Nika 67-49 to start play on Wednesday.  The hosts welcomed Kitija Laksa and Riga in the next game, losing 80-72.  Britney Jones had another good game for Tsmoki, but they lost to Kibirkstis 62-58.  Horizont played the first game on Thursday, fending off Lindsay Allen and Nika 81-78.  Kibirkstis then beat Grodno 61-45.  Over at Tsmoki’s arena, Riga beat the hosts 82-61.  Two more games were played at Horizont’s home on Friday.  First, Riga beat Grodno 79-41.  Viktoriya Hasper then led the hosts past Kibirkstis 70-62.

January 9, 2021

Young Angels Kosice vs. Piestanske Cajky 60-77 KOS Jurcenkova 24/19r PIE Palenikova 24 Tadic 20 Miletic 11/13r Hamilton-Carter 10/14r

January 11, 2021

Young Angels Kosice vs. Ostrava 79-73 KOS Jurcenkova 17/14r Bohusova 17 Drobna 13 Blanarova 13 OST Zubac 19/6r Tarkovicova 19 Kubickova 12 Thompson 5/9r

January 12, 2021

Tsmoki-Minsk vs. Nika 67-72 TSM Jones 21/6r Vabishkevich 12 Murauskaya 11 Karchevskaya 11 NIK Fedorenkova 19 Cheren 15/7r Marchenkova 12/12r Cherepanova 11/7r Allen 8

January 13, 2021

Nika vs. Olimpia Grodno 67-49 NIK Cherepanova 17/9r Sazonova 14/7r Allen 8 GRO Karpuk 11

Horizont Minsk vs. Riga 72-80 HOR Webb 17/7r Vrancic 14 Rytsikava 11 Hasper 11 Inkina 2 RIG Laksa 21 Jakobsone 12 Thomas 11 Huff 4/7r

Kibirkstis vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 62-58 KIB Timofejeva 18/8r Miknaite 13/7r Sulske 10/6a Luna-Castro 6 Bungaite 2 TSM Jones 29 Murauskaya 14 Karchevskaya 6

January 14, 2021

Horizont Minsk vs. Nika 81-78 HOR Hasper 18/10r Yalchyk 15 Inkina 14 Webb 9 NIK Allen 20 Marchenkova 14/8r Cherepanova 12/7r Cheren 11

Olimpia Grodno vs. Kibirkstis 45-61 GRO Vasilevich 14/6r/8a KIB Sulske 18 Luna-Castro 11/7r Miknaite 10/6r Bungaite 0

Riga vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 82-61 RIG Udodenko 16/7r Laksa 15 Huff 12/6r Pilabere 10 Thomas 7 TSM Rybalka 13 Venskaya 10 Karchevskaya 6/6r Jones 6

January 15, 2021

Riga vs. Olimpia Grodno 79-41 RIG Huff 18/8r Thomas 15 Laksa 12 GRO Karpuk 9

Kibirkstis vs. Horizont Minsk 62-70 KIB Sulske 14 Timofejeva 12/7r Luna-Castro 11 Sakeviciute 10 Bungaite 0 HOR Hasper 21/6r Verameyenka 14/6r Inkina 9 Webb 7

German League Round 12 January 3rd-10th

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A game from Round 4 was made up last Sunday with Jennifer Crowder leading Gottingen past Saarlouis 81-46.  A game from Round 2 was made up on Wednesday as Kelly Moten and Wasserburg beat Hannover 84-71.  This round started with one game on Saturday as Herner beat Marburg 75-67.  On Sunday, Brittany Brown led Saarlouis past Heidelberg 79-64.  Keltern got a test from Barbora Kasparkova and Halle, but held on to a 66-62 win.  Daneesha Provo and Freiburg escaped Hannover 75-72.  Kelly Moten and Maggie Mulligan teamed up to lead Wasserburg past Osnabruck 98-77.  Gottingen beat Donau-Ries 62-52.

January 3, 2021

Gottingen vs. Saarlouis 81-46 BG Crowder 20/6a Lupfer 17 Roscoe 14 Azinovic 10 Bosilj 3 TVS (scorers only) Waters 16/9r Schuler 11 Brichacova 3/6r Richards 3

January 6, 2021

Wasserburg vs. Hannover 84-71 WBG Moten 22 Mulligan 18/7r Fiebich 12/8r Brunckhorst 11 TKH Tarasava 19 Masic 14 Stammberger 12 Gardner 2 Rohkohl 0

January 9, 2021

Marburg vs. Herner 67-75 BCM Wilke 16 Crymble 13/7r Baker 10 Bertholdt 9/6r Klug 6/8r Arthur 5 HTC Topuzovic 18/10r Pelander 16 Zolper 14 Vucetic 13/6r Rouse 5 Harris 2

January 10, 2021

Heidelberg vs. Saarlouis 64-79 USCH Bagdanaviciene 19/6r Daub 16/6r/6a Worthmann 14 Karavassilis 1 Butina 0 TVS Brown 22 Waters 18 Richards 14 Perisa 10 Brichacova 6

Halle vs. Keltern 62-66 SVH Kasparkova 21 Huff 11 White 9 Simpson 0 RSK Kiss-Rusk 19/7r Thomas 11 Vaughn 8/7r Mingo 7 Cvitkovic 3/7r

Hannover vs. Freiburg 72-75 TKH Gardner 17/7r Masic 14 Gorsic 11 USC Provo 21/7r Boensch 18/6r Mayer 14 Toussaint 8

Osnabruck vs. Wasserburg 77-98 OSC Blockton 19 Fuehring 18/13r Eichmeyer 16/6r WBG Moten 24/7r/9a Mulligan 24/7r Fiebich 18/8r L. Hebecker 10/7r

Donau-Ries vs. Gottingen 52-62 DOE Meynadier 17/8r Waldner 6/13r Leaphart 6 James 5/7r Schluter 0 BG Lupfer 14 Crowder 12/9r Dzankic 12/7r Blazevic 10/14r Roscoe 8/8r

Spanish League Round 20 January 9th-11th

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A full round had been scheduled for Saturday, but one game was moved to Sunday and then one game was postponed indefinitely due to the snow in Madrid.  Gipuzkoa beat Al-Qazeres 81-69.  Katie Lou Samuelson and Avenida continued rolling, this time past Zamarat 91-58.  Valencia had a tricky time with Sedis, but won 61-53.  Markeisha Gatling continues to pace Zaragoza, but they lost to Girona 80-76.  On Tenerife, Lashann Higgs and Bembibre missed a big chance, forcing overtime, but falling to Tanaya Atkinson and Clarinos 83-80.  Also in the Canary Islands, Sparkle Taylor returned for Gran Canaria, but tley lost to Vega Gimeno and Ensino 83-80.  On Sunday, Gernika beat Promete 58-51.  The last game from Round 12 was played on Monday as Girona rolled past shorthanded Al-Qazeres 85-37.

January 9, 2021

Gipuzkoa vs. Al-Qazeres 81-69 GIP Coulibaly 18/9r Cousseins-Smith 18 Sarr 14/7r Erauncetamurgil 13/8r Hittner 0 ALQ Llorente 16 Jones 15 Christinaki 13 O’Dwyer 8 Hart 4/7r

Avenida vs. Zamarat 91-58 AVE Kat. Samuelson 26/6r Kar. Samuelson 12/6r Milic 12/6r Hof 11 Cazorla 8 Rodriguez 7 Vilaro 6 ZAM Gidden 15 Wolf 10 Lizarazu 9/6r

Valencia vs. Sedis 61-53 VAL Casas 19/6r Allen 13 Gulich 8/6r Romero 2 Trahan-Davis 0 SED Etxarri 10/8r Bahi 10 Dornstauder 4 Mestres 3 Raventos 2 Geldof 2 Ortiz 2

Zaragoza vs. Girona 76-80 ZAR Gatling 26/6r Wurtz 13 Cruz 11 Handy 8 Ayuso 7/7r GIR Vasic 15 Eldebrink 14 Elonu 12 Gray 8 Ferrari 7 Reisingerova 6

Clarinos vs. Bembibre 83-80(OT) CLA Atkinson 29 Taylor 17/10r Bettencourt 14/6r Kostourkova 6 Nogic 5 BEM Higgs 22 Gladkova 17 Rhine 16/12r Silva 11/6r/8a Brotons 5 Camar 4 Kalin 0

Gran Canaria vs. Ensino 80-83 GRA Taylor 20 Hermida 14/8r James 13/10r Ndiaye 13 Espana 12 Fall 0 ENS Gimeno 20 Hempe 14/8r Stanacev 12/9a Aliaga 11 Prieto 10 White 9/6r Van Den Adel 3

January 10, 2021

Gernika vs. Promete 58-51 GER Cornelius 13/6r Ivanovic 12 Lo 10/10r Bjorklund 9 Roundtree 4 Gomes Colhado 2 PRO Kovacevic 16 Flores 11/9r Knezevic 10 Diarra 6/10r Weaver 2

January 11, 2021

Girona vs. Al-Qazeres 85-37 GIR Vasic 18/7a Ferrari 18 Gray 10 Elonu 9 Reisingerova 6 Eldebrink 6 ALQ Christinaki 19/6r Hart 2/6r

Italian League Round 16 January 6th-10th

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On Wednesday, Sandrine Gruda and Schio crushed Lucca 107-53 in a game from Round 8.  On Thursday, winless Battipaglia managed to hang around for a quarter or so in a Round 12 game before Temi Fagbenle, Natasha Howard, and Martina Bestagno helped undefeated Venezia roll 116-57.  A full round was scheduled for the weekend, starting with Egle Sulciute leading San Martino di Lupari past Sassari on Saturday.  Gintare Petronyte and Venezia stayed perfect with a 98-72 win over Costa Masnaga.  One game could not be played on Sunday, but the first game of the day was excellent as Ty Marshall and Ragusa edged Abby Bishop and Bologna 86-82.  Battipaglia kept it respectable for a half, but Schio pulled away for a 93-55 win.  Jazmon Gwathmey paced Sesto San Giovanni in a 79-70 win over Jewel Tunstull and Lucca.  Sam Ostarello led Campobasso past Vigarano 76-59 as Erica Sanchez played her first game since turning 45.

January 6, 2021

Schio vs. Lucca 107-53 SCH Gruda 21/8r Achonwa 17/6r Sottana 14 Keys 12/9r Mestdagh 8/8a LUC Harper 18 Tunstull 6/6r

January 7, 2021

Battipaglia vs. Venezia 57-116 BAT McCray 15 Moroni 15 Bocchettti 10 Hersler 8/7r VEN Fagbenle 22/12r Howard 22/7r Bestagno 20/9r Pan 17 Anderson 11/8a Penna 10 Attura 8

January 9, 2021

Sassari vs. San Martino di Lupari 69-74 SAS Burke 19/8r Calhoun 16/6r Mataloni 13 Fekete 10 SAM Sulciute 27/7r Pasa 19 Anderson 15/9r

Costa Masnaga vs. Venezia 72-98 COS M. Villa 18/6r/6a/6s Nunn 17/7r Spinelli 16 Del Pero 11 VEN Petronyte 29/7r Penna 15 Fagbenle 14/11r Bestagno 14/10r Natali 10 Anderson 7/8r/6a Attura 5 Pan 3

January 10, 2021

Ragusa vs. Bologna 86-82 RAG Marshall 24 Harrison 16/6r Kuier 14 Romeo 13 Consolini 11 Santucci 8 BOL Bishop 27/13r Begic 19/10r D’Alie 11 Williams 3

Schio vs. Battipaglia 93-55 SCH Harmon 18 Achonwa 14/17r Sottana 14 Crippa 11 Keys 10 BAT Bocchetti 16 Hersler 10/7r Melgoza 10 McCray 9/11r

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Lucca 79-70 SES Gwathmey 29/8r Graves 15 Oroszova 12 Verona 10/8r Panzera 10 LUC Tunstull 21 Miccoli 13 Jakubcova 13 Harper 6

Campobasso vs. Vigarano 76-59 CAM Ostarello 23/12r Gorini 18 Tikvic 12/8r Wojta 9/10a VIG Rosset 18 Tapley 15/11r

Romanian League Round 11 January 10th

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January 10, 2021

Sunday started with the single game in Constanta as Arad beat Alexandria 88-59.  In Targoviste, Brasov needed a big game from Biljana Pesovic to beat Agronomia 73-67.  Gabriela Irimia then led the hosts past Florina Stanici and Rapid 75-64.  Patricia Bright, Maria Solopova, and Bria Goss helped Satu Mare bounce back from their first loss of the season with an 88-61 win over Chelsea Mitchell and Targu Secuiesc.  Also in Sfantu Gheorghe, Sepsi did not take a break after proving that they were still the team to beat, having Jovana Pasic, Marie Ruzickova, Kincso Keleman, Renata Kovacs, Becca Tobin, and Nicolett Orban each outscore poor Oradea themselves in a 148-14 win.

Alexandria vs. Arad 59-88 ALE Cucu 17 Mihai 17 Mazilu 10 ARA Beadle 17/6r Hadzovic 17 Karakasevic 12/12r Ardelean 12 Fodor 11 Akathiotou 7

Olimpia Brasov vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 73-67 BRA Pesovic 29/15r/6a Craciun 15 Corda 14 Dickey 11/9r AGR Sipos 19/11r Vilcinschi 18/7r Panait 13 Plavitu 10/7a

Targoviste vs. Rapid Bucuresti 75-64 TAR Irimia 21/16r Stoenescu 14 Chivu 13 Ghita 10/7r RAP Stanici 28/9r Manea 14/8r Vlad 13

Satu Mare vs. Targu Secuiesc 88-61 SAT Bright 24/10r Solopova 24/9r/7a Goss 20 Covile 7/10r TAS Mitchell 29 Debreczi 13 Wilson 9 Lenart 2/11r

Oradea vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 14-148 ORA Rosu 5 SEP Pasic 24/7a Ruzickova 23/11r Keleman 21/6r/7a Kovacs 21 Tobin 20/8r Orban 16 Ghizila 13/7a Pavlopoulou 10/7r/14a

Russian League Round 10 January 3rd-10th

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Last Sunday, Nadezhda beat Spartak Noginsk 81-47 in Orenburg.  On Tuesday, Alexandra Shtanko and MBA left Krasnoyarsk with a 76-72 win over Adelina Abaiburova and Enisey.  On Wednesday, Jonquel Jones and Ekaterinburg just missed the century mark in a 99-42 win over Nika.  Raisa Andrianova had a good game for Spartak Noginsk, but they fell to Nika 80-72.  Sunday started out in Ekaterinburg with Allie Quigley, Alba Torrens, and Jonquel Jones pacing Ekaterinburg in a 122-41 win over Dynamo Moscow.  Also out in the east, Dynamo Kursk beat Dynamo Novosibirsk 84-59.  MBA is trying to break into the top group again and were impressive in stifling Nadezhda 63-46.  Ksenia Levchenko had a good game for Spartak Moscow, but Daria Kurilchuk and Enisey left with a 79-71 win.

January 3, 2021

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Spartak Noginsk 81-47 NAD Komarova 15 Babkina 13 Logunova 10/6r Shilova 10 Billings 6/6r SPN Garkavskaya 19/9r Karpunina 11/8a

January 5, 2021

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. MBA Moscow 72-76 ENI Abaiburova 23 Kurilchuk 14 Grant-Allen 13/8r Latsgal 10 Diop 2 MBA Shtanko 20/6r Kirillova 12 Leshtkovtseva 11

January 6, 2021

Ekaterinburg vs. Nika Syktyvkar 99-42 EKA Jones 20/14r Stewart 19/11r Vadeeva 19/11r Torrens 12/7r Belyakova 9/6r Vandersloot 4 NIK Matveeva 9

January 9, 2021

Spartak Noginsk vs. Nika Syktyvkar 72-80 SPN Andrianova 25/8r Garkavskaya 12 Kubynina 11 NIK Marchenkova 18/10r Cherepanova 16/13r Cheren 12 Allen 8

January 10, 2021

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 122-41 EKA Quigley 25 Torrens 21 Jones 20/12r Vadeeva 12/9r Papova 12 Petrushina 10 Belyakova 8 Meesseman 5/6a DYM Fedotova 11

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 59-84 DYN Alleyne 13/14r Kiseleva 12 Dean 12 DYK Musina 16/12r Kozik 13 Burovaya 12 Shabanova 10/6r Bentley 9

MBA Moscow vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 63-46 MBA Shtanko 11/9r Leshkovtseva 10 NAD Billings 18/12r Babkina 3

Spartak Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 71-79 SPM Levchenko 24 Komarova 17 Williams 7 ENI Kurilchuk 20 Abaiburova 19/7a Latsgal 10 Grant-Allen 7/12r Diop 6

Hungarian League Round 20 January 6th-10th

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A game from Round 3 was made up on Wednesday as Sopron showed the gap between them and the rest of the league in a 79-56 win over Szekszard.  Most of the games in this round were on Saturday, starting in Ujbuda, where Janae Smith and Ieshia Small led hosts BEAC past Daugile Sarauskaite and Pecsi 87-71.  Brianna Kiesel paced Gyor in a 69-54 win over PEAC.  Szekszard beat Cegled 65-57 and Sopron rolled past ZTE 104-48.  The neighbors needed overtime to settle affairs as Brianna Fraser and Klaudia Papp helped Vasas outlast Reka Manyoky, Batabe Zempare, and Csata 88-83.  On Sunday, Alisia Jenkins led MTK past DVTK 92-84 despite a big game from Keyona Hayes and more scoring than usual from Dora Medgyessy.

January 6, 2021

Sopron vs. Szekszard 79-56 SOP Brooks 18 January 14 Krajisnik 12/15r Fegyverneky 11 Williams 8 Walker 0 SZE Studer 15 Goree 8 Szabo 8 Krnjic 4/7r McCall 4/7r

January 9, 2021

BEAC vs. Pecsi 87-71 BEAC Smith 26 Small 21 Meresz 10/7r Dusanic 10 PEC Sarauskaite 22/17r Demeter 14 Zubac 14 Vorpahl 8/8r

PEAC vs. Gyor 54-69 PEAC Kiss 15/15r Strautmane 9/6r GYO Kiesel 22/7r Mompremier 14/7r Dubei 12 Lass 0

Cegled vs. Szekszard 57-65 CEG Bozoki 14 Ortiz 13/7r/7a Moore 8 McBryde 0 SZE Goree 14/10r McCall 9/7r Krnjic 8 Szabo 6

Sopron vs. ZTE 104-48 SOP Krajisnik 19/7r Walker 18 Czukor 17/9r A. Varga 16/6a Brooks 10 January 5 ZTE Dzombeta 16/6a Manyoky 11

Vasas vs. Csata 88-83(OT) VAS Fraser 34/14r Papp 23 CSA Manyoky 23 Zempare 21/18r Horvath 19/7a Borondy 14/6r Hegedus 0

January 10, 2021

MTK vs. DVTK 92-84 MTK A. Jenkins 24/12r Bernath 18 C. Jenkins 15/8r/10a Markovic 12/10r Dul 10 DVTK Hayes 23/8r Medgyessy 21/9r Mokango 12/7r Pusztai 11 Aho 5 Montai-Vukov 0

Czech League Round 14 January 9th-10th

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The round had three games on Saturday, including Slavia Praha outlasting Nikolina Zubac and Ostrava 82-80 in overtime.  Chomutov beat Trutnov 78-56.  Teniya Page fired KP past their Brno rivals 83-76.  It did not get easier for Trutnov on Sunday as they had a Round 8 game against USK Praha with Brionna Jones scoring enough to win herself in a 141-31 drubbing.

January 9, 2021

Ostrava vs. Slavia Praha 80-82(OT) OVA Zubac 23/14r Tarkovicova 18 Raskova 11/6r Mihaljevicova 10 SLA Bakajsova 16/10r Opocenska 13/7r Zilova 13 Bartakova 12/8r/11a Mircova 12 Hoskova 6

Chomutov vs. Lokomotiva Trutnov 78-56 CHO Rokosova 16/6r Krejzova 13 Kucerova 11 Kadlecova 10 TRU Rylichova 15

Brno vs. KP Brno 76-83 ZAB Vackova 18 Vondrackova 13/6r/6a Stoupalova 13 KPB Page 35 Kopecka 13/6r Remenarova 10/8r Potter 9/8r

January 10, 2021

USK Praha vs. Lokomotiva Trutnov 141-31 USK Jones 40/8r Dojkic 19/7r/7a/8s Elhotova 19/7a Rezan 16/9r Thomas 12/6r/11a/7s Vorackova 12 TRU Kralova 6

Turkish League Round 16 January 6th-10th

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The last game from Round 12 was made up on Wednesday as Ruthy Hebard and Nesibe beat Alexis Prince and Hatay 81-53.  This round started on Saturday with an overtime game as Galatasaray’s trio of Anete Steinberga, Pelin Bilgic, and Mercedes Russell helped Galatasaray outlast Melsi Gulcan, Ty Harris, and Kayseri 100-92.  Angel Robinson led Orman past Gabija Meskonyte, Shaqwedia Wallace, and Adana 89-75.  It was Izmit’s turn to have an easy game against Stephanie Madden and Samsun, rolling to a 113-47 win behind Clarissa Dos Santos.  Manolya Kurtulmus and Liudmyla Naumenko led Cukurova past Besiktas and their duo of Crystal Bradford and Angela Salvadores.  Astou Ndour and Hind Ben Abdelkader teamed up in Hatay’s 87-60 win over Elazig.  Kayla McBride and Fenerbahce stayed perfect with a 71-61 win over Nesibe.  On Sunday, Shavonte Zellous fired Cankaya University past Botas 80-75.

January 6, 2021

Nesibe vs. Hatay 81-53 NES Hebard 24/18r Snytsina 14 Akgun 12 Oral 10 Peddy 8 Aslan 0 HAT Prince 20/8r Ben Abdelkader 17 Ndour 7 Turk 3 Canada 2

January 9, 2021

Galatasaray vs. Kayseri 100-92(OT) GAL Steinberga 26 Bilgic 23/6a Russell 21 Yalcin 15 Hollingsworth 2 Hruscakova 0 KAY Gulcan 27/10r Harris 24/8a Brown 15/6r Herbert-Harrigan 7/10r

Adana vs. Orman 75-89 ADA Meskonyte 24/6r Wallace 20/6r Tokatli 18 Fontaine 4/6r Gultekin 0 ORM Robinson 22/9r Sykes 19 Onar 17/6a Williams 10/10r/6a Walker 7 Yarga 0

Izmit vs. Samsun 113-47 IZM Dos Santos 20/19r Jovanovic 19 Duman 17 Guclu 14/10r Garip 13 Paylar 11 SAM Madden 21/12r Caliskan 10

Besiktas vs. Cukurova 77-85 BES Bradford 21/6r/7s Salvadores 20/8a Ivankovic 13/13r Topuz 13 CUK Kurtulmus 24 Naumenko 20/10r Anigwe 17/12r Akalan 11 Dogan 0

Hatay vs. Elazig 87-60 HAT Ndour 29/6r Ben Abdelkader 21/8r Yavas 13/6a Canada 9/8r/7a Prince 2/8r Turk 0 ELA Cannon 19/8r Dubljevic 19 Baric 9 Mitchell 9 Ozelci 3

Nesibe vs. Fenerbahce 61-71 NES Hebard 17/9r Eldas 14 Snytsina 10 Peddy 8 FEN McBride 21/6r Iagupova 13/8r/6a Stokes 12/14r Cakir 7 Canitez 6 Thomas 6 Sabally 4

January 10, 2021

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Botas 80-75 CAU Zellous 30/6a White 15/6r Warley-Talbert 13/12r Yavuz 13 Turner 9 BOT Bas 17 Cora 16 Williams 10/12r Cidal 10

Standings:

  1. Fenerbahce 16-0
  2. Galatasaray 14-2
  3. Nesibe 12-4
  4. Cukurova 11-5
  5. Cankaya Universitesi 11-5
  6. Botas 10-6
  7. Izmit 8-8
  8. Orman 8-8
  9. Hatay 6-10
  10. Elazig 5-11
  11. Besiktas 5-11
  12. Kayseri 4-12
  13. Adana 2-14
  14. Samsun 0-16