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Israeli League Second Stage Round 4 February 4th

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The first game of the day saw Bnot Hertzeliya re-enter the picture as contenders as Jasmine Thomas led them to a 67-52 win over the Maccabi Ashdod team that had been capturing all of the attention.  Maccabi Ramat Hen quickly returned to winning ways 83-62 as Kayla Thornton led them again against full strength Ramat Hasharon.  A big effort from Shamela Hampton was not enough for ASA Jerusalem as Jennifer O’Neill turned in the round biggest scoring output for a Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion. They are still  integrating a new foreign player, Chiney Nwagbo, but managed to win 84-73.  The battle between the two teams at the bottom went to Elitzur Holon 80-61 as Jamierra Faulkner and Atonye Nyingifa continue to be one of the league’s best inside-outside duos, offsetting a good game from Jillian Robbins.

February 4, 2016

Bnot Hertzeliya vs. Maccabi Ashdod 67-52 HER Thomas 20/6r Banet 16 K. Hampton 14/9r Snow 12/13r Suez-Karni 0 Dayan 0 ASH Clark 12/8r Doron 9 Wright 8/6r/6a Presley 6 Penn 6 Selwyn 5 Levitsky 3/8r Plaisance 3

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Ramat Hasharon 83-62 RAM Thornton 22 Feder 19 Gardner 18/8r Shafir 12 Hopkins 8/9r/7a Diamant 2/8r/6a Cohen 2 Bikofsky 0 RAH Cannon 16/10r Mincy 13/8r Baron 9 Armstrong 6 Alama 0

ASA Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion 73-84 ASA S. Hampton 25/19r Taylor 17/12r Kiesel 12/7a Ross 10 Gerson 7 Zimmerman 0 RIS O’Neill 32 Shields 18/7r Levi 13 Nwagbo 10

Elitzur Holon vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 80-61 HOL Faulkner 26 Nyingifa 20/11r Isseroff 13/6a Hassell 9/12r Oren 6 PET Robbins 20/14r Smith 16/9r Hrynko 14/6r/8a Assaf 6 Rothman 3 Wiseman 0 [Read more…]

EuroCup Round of 8 Game 2

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The Round of 8 was completed on Thursday.  In Italy, Reyer Venezia overturned the deficit from the first game to send the series into overtime, but it was Jelena Milovanovic and Cappie Pondexter that dominated the extra frame to win 64-62 in the game and 139-129 overall.  It was the second team that Besiktas upset as the 16 seed, now taking out the 1 and 8 seeds.  2 seed Miskolc made things less suspenseful as they dispatched 10 seed Nymburk 77-50, pushing the overall score to 146-114.  3 seed Spartak Moscow had a small deficit, but took care of business with ease at home as Emma Meesseman led them to an 82-64 win and an 139-124 overall score.  13 seed Angers did show some fight at 5 seed Landes, but they still lost the game 63-55 and the overall series 118-92 with Gunta Basko-Melnbarde leading the way.  The four teams now await the four teams dropping down from EuroLeague to determine the bracket for the rest of the competition. [Read more…]

EuroLeague Round 13 Recap

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With only two games to play, Wednesday was filled with action as teams fought for a small number of spots and qualified teams jockeyed for seeding position in the quarterfinals.

Group A

Nneka Ogwumike was the ringleader for Dynamo Kursk as they eased past last place and firmly eliminated Sopron 102-68.  More impressive was Schio’s 66-60 win at Fenerbahce, which also kept them in the hunt for second place.  It is not clear how much Fenerbahce was concerned about winning since they already clinched first place, but Jantel Lavender showed no signs of slowing down.  A game that only matters for the EuroCup places went overwhelmingly to Good Angels Kosice 78-48 as Villeneuve missed a big opportunity.  Galatasaray was led by Lynetta Kizer as they stayed in the big tie for second place with a 62-49 win at Avenida, which still fights for that last EuroCup spot.

In next week games, Good Angels Kosice can put themselves in good position simply by beating Sopron in Slovakia.  Galatasaray figures to get a test from rivals Fenerbahce as they try to gain positioning.  Villeneuve could be in trouble for staying in any competition if they lose to Schio in Italy.  Avenida will host Dynamo Kursk in the other game as they try to at least make the EuroCup while the visitors try to maintain second place.

Uniqa Sopron vs. Dynamo Kursk 68-102 SOP Crvendakic 14 Fegyverneky 13 Lelas 11 Krnjic 6 KUR Ogwumike 22/8r Vidmer 19/9r Jekabsone-Zogota 18 Miyem 10/9r Augustus 6 Harding 5 Osipova 0

Fenerbahce vs. Famila Schio 60-66 FEN Lavender 20/7r Cakir 10 Coleman 8/7r Quigley 8 Nacickaite 6 Canitez 2 Hollingsworth 0 SCH Yacoubou 12/11r Anderson 12/6r Walker 11/6r Masciadri 9 Ress 3/6r Macchi 3

ESBVA-LM vs. Good Angels Kosice 48-78 ESB Sacko 9 Amant 9 Mahoney 6 GAK Johnson 14 Oblak 14 Jurcenkova 13/8r Langhorne 10/9r Hruscakova 8 Zirkova 2

Perfumerias Avenida vs. Galatasaray 49-62 AVE Gemelos 9 Marginean 9 Ndour 7/6r Beard 7 Gidden 5 Rodriguez 3 Kobryn 2/8r Vitola 1 GAL Kizer 19 Loyd 9/6r Yilmaz 9 Martinez 3 [Read more…]

Chinese League Quarterfinals Game 1

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The playoffs started in China with the lower ranked teams hosting the first game of the quarterfinals.  Top seed Xinjiang had a tough battle from Liaoning, which was the last team to make the playoffs, but Tina Charles was just too much in the 79-75 win despite Kara Braxton holding her own inside.  Also on this side of the bracket, new look Guangdong drew a tough assignment, visiting military team Shenyang and just managing to escape in overtime 81-76.  Candace Parker made the most of her rules-limited minutes in her debut as Huang Sijing helped pick up the slack when she was not in the game.  Li Meng had the game’s strongest individual effort, but it came in the loss.  The battle between Minnesota Lynx teammates happened as Sylvia Fowles returned in time for Beijing to visit Shanxi.  While she found little resistance inside, it was Maya Moore returning to her playoff vintage best that helped the hosts to the 79-65 win and the early series advantage.  Bayi’s late season run moved them into place to face Shanghai in the quarterfinals and it resulted in a 93-66 first game loss.  Elizabeth Cambage was ruthlessly efficient offensively, scoring her 26 points on only 9 field goal attempts as her minutes were limited by rule due to facing a military team. Wei Yuchun provided additional offense in the win.

February 2, 2016

Liaoning vs. Xinjiang 75-79 LN Braxton 19/20r Wang 15 XJ Charles 30/12r Peng 15

Shenyang vs. Guandong 76-81 (OT) SY Li 27/12r Zhao 16/7r GD Parker 28/8r Huang 21/6r

Shanxi vs. Beijing 79-65 SN Moore 45/8r Guan 10/6r BJ Fowles 33/8r Gao 12

Bayi vs. Shanghai 66-93 81 Sun MR 15/10r Sun MX 15 SH Cambage 26/6r Wei 21

Israeli League 2nd Stage Round 3

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The last game from Round 2 was rescheduled for Wednesday and ASA Jerusalem beat Hapoel Petah Tikva 76-67. Shamela Hampton and Brianna Kiesel outdid Janae Smith and her team in the win.  A rare Sunday game saw Jasmine Thomas lead Bnot Hertzeliya to a 77-66 win over Asia Taylor and ASA Jerusalem.  The premier Monday matchup led to an 84-76 Maccabi Ashdod win over Maccabi Ramat Hen.  Alysha Clark led the way in the win as the team looks to have finalized their roster. Kayla Thornton continued her strong season in the loss finishing with 22 points and eight rebounds.  Atonye Nyingifa met no resistance from an Elitzur Holon side missing their star foreign player as Ramat Hasharon beat them 85-59.  A game between teams hovering at the bottom of the standings had Janae Smith lead Hapoeel Petah-Tikva to a 67-61 win over Ashley Shields and Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion.

January 27, 2016

ASA Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 76-67 ASA S. Hampton 22/13r Kiesel 22 Taylor 15/10r Gerson 6/6a Zimmerman 0 PET Smith 22/12r Tulman 12 Hrynko 11/6r/9a Robbins 10/19r Assaf 10/6r Wiseman 2 Rothman 0

January 31, 2016

Bnot Hertzeliya vs. ASA Jerusalem 77-66 HER Thomas 22/9r Shalom 18 Snow 15/7r K. Hampton 8 Suez-Karni 2 Dayan 2 ASA Taylor 22/12r Kiesel 19 S. Hampton 13/7r Gerson 2 Zimmerman 0

February 1, 2016

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 84-76 ASH Clark 20/6r Wright 19 Doron 14 Selwyn 7 Presley 6 Levitsky 6 Penn 5/6r Plaisance 4/7r RAM Thornton 22/8r Hopkins 15/6a Gardner 13 Diamant 10 Shafir 10 Cohen 0 Bikofsky 0 Feder 0

Elitzur Holon vs. Ramat Hasharon 59-85 RAH Baron 17 Mincy 15 Gilinski 14 Armstrong 4 Alama 3 HOL Nyingifa 30/12r Faulkner 17/12a Hassell 16/6r Oren 8/9a

Hapoel Petah-Tikva vs. Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion 67-61 PET Smith 21/12r Assaf 17 Robbins 11/18r/6a Hrynko 10/7a Rothman 3 Wiseman 0 RIS Shields 21/8r O’Neill 19 Porat 11 [Read more…]

Turkish League Round 17

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On Saturday, Alyssa Thomas and Tiffany Hayes helped Yakin Dogu University pull out of a slump with an 86-65 win over Orduspor.  Courtney Vandersloot dominated the matchup at the point guard position to lead Gelistirenler to an 80-74 win over Abdullah Gul University despite the best efforts of LaToya Sanders.  Botas stayed in a playoff place as domestic league players helped them beat struggling Edirnespor 76-67.  On Sunday, Adana finally got the elusive win and gave themselves a chance to pull away from rock bottom as Shavonte Zellous led them in an 81-78 final even though Cappie Pondexter had another good game for Besiktas.  Fenerbahce is still the undisputed league leader as they beat Samsun 88-57.  The Atlanta Dream duo Angel McCoughtry and Aneika Henry were too much for Sasa Cado and Istanbul University as Mersin won 82-76.  The most anticipated game of the round closed the day and went into overtime as Hatay stays in second place with a 75-70 win over Galatasaray.  Natalie Hurst and Jewell Loyd each went the distance as they tried to will their teams to victory.

January 30, 2016

Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Orduspor 86-65 YDU Thomas 27/11r Hayes 22 Bone 12/8r Leuchanka 11/6r Kimyacioglu 3 ORD Eldebrink 18 Ruffin-Pratt 12 Krivacevic 11 Dos Santos 10/13r

Abdullah Gul Universitesi vs. Gelistirenler 74-80 AGU Sanders 22/7r Dimitrakou 19 Demirok 12 Mazic 8/9r McCarville 6 Gray 0 GEL Vandersloot 26 Eksi 17 Rezan 11 Yavas 11 Newlin 7/6r Bentley 6 Abdi 2

Edirnespor vs. Botas 67-76 EDI Malashenko 19/9r Latta 18/6a Dalgalar 12 Dolson 10/7r BOT Senyurek 17 Bilgic 15/8r Jovanovic 13 Warley 12/10r Maltsi 9/6a Moss 8 Amachree 2

January 31, 2016

Adana Aski vs. Besiktas 81-78 ADA Zellous 25/6r Campbell 14/8r Zahui B 12 Larkins 8/15r Palazoglu 8 BES Pondexter 21/6a Ivankovic 18/10r Milovanovic 16 Ygueravide 11

Fenerbahce vs. Samsun Canik Belediye 88-57 FEN Hollingsworth 16/7r Coleman 13 Verameyenka 12/6r Quigley 12 Lavender 9 Cakir 9 Canitez 6 SAM Carson 16/6r Lacy 11/7r/10a Teilane 10

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Mersin 76-82 IU Cado 22 White 19/9r/8a Mircheva 14 Williams 8/7r MER McCoughtry 27/6r Henry 26/13r Kuzina 12/9r Hartley 7

Hatay vs. Galatasaray 75-70 (OT) HAT Hurst 17/7r Paris 16/9r/7a Snytsina 16 Paris 15/8r Tanacan 2 GAL Loyd 24 Dubljevic 13 Yilmaz 11/10r Caglar 10 Martinez 6 [Read more…]

French League Round 15

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On Saturday, Charleville had a surprisingly easy time with Mondeville, doubling them up 96-48.  Lattes Montpellier is still well in contention for first place as Sarah Michel led them to an 81-69 win over Courtney Hurt and Nice.  Bourges remains tied with them after a 72-62 win over Lyon.  The best efforts of Marie-Bernadette Mbuyama-Tshimanga were not enough for Calais as they lost 62-49 to Hainaut and continue to hover perilously close to the bottom of the standings.  On Sunday, Nantes looked to keep themselves in a safe position as a balanced effort helped defeat Chatilla Van Grinsven and Arras 91-65.  Villeneuve continues to fight for those last playoff spots with a 69-54 win over Angers.  Landes is also in contention as Iva Sliskovic led them to a 67-43 win over Toulouse.

January 30, 2016

Charleville vs. Mondeville 96-48 CHM Berezhynska 17 DeVaughn 16/9r Mosqueda-Lewis 15 Bouderra 13/9a Mestdagh 11 MDV Badiane 13 M. Plouffe 10 Sharp 5

Nice vs. Lattes Montpellier 69-81 NIC Hurt 21/6r Diawara 11/10r Bar 10/8r Anderson 10 Dabo 6 Ben Abdelkader 3 MTP Michel 22 Ayayi 12 Halman 9 O’Hea 5

Bourges vs. Lyon 72-62 BRG Leedham 17/9r Tanqueray 14 Page 11/9r Ciak 10/6r Dumerc 7 Hodges 3 Murphy 2 LYO Williams 19/12r Butulija 14 Ervin 11 Niamke 7

Hainaut vs. Calais 62-49 HAI Garcia 17 Hejdova 12/6r Akonga-Nsimbo 8/6r Roberts 8/6r CAL Mbuyamba-Tshimanga 21/10r Peckova 10 Doolittle 9/8r Rooney 2 Logic 1/7a [Read more…]

Spanish League Round 18

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It was not a full weekend of games for the round as a game was moved to later in February.  On Saturday, Maria Pina and Haley Peters led the strong Conquero frontcourt as they beat Zamarat 77-72.  Avenida continues to beat up on the rest of the league after taking care of Zaragoza 76-56.  Girona stays firmly in the playoff places after a 62-55 win at Ferrol.  Gran Canaria pulled away from the danger zone again, beating Nina Bogicevic and CREF 76-65.  The other newcomer also lost as Nicole Romeo led Cadi La Seu to the latest dismantling of Azkoitia 89-48.  The lone Sunday game saw Gernika win 74-62 at Promete, leaving the hosts in a troubled place.

January 30, 2016

Zamarat vs. Conquero 72-77 ZAM Svitlica 18 Van Den Adel 13 Aliaga 12 Ortiz 10/6r/6a Da Silva 6/8r Simpson 0 CON Pina 25/7r Peters 21 Caldwell 15/14r

Avenida vs. Mann-Filter 76-56 AVE Ndour 15/12r Dominguez 11/6a Kobryn 10 Gemelos 9 Rodriguez 8 Marginean 7 Vitola 6 Gidden 6 Beard 4 ZAR Liepkalne 18/9r Ferrari 14 Zlatanova 10/7r/6a Mosch 1

Ferrol vs. Girona 55-62 FER Davis 16/7r Suarez 11 Quevedo 10 Cabrera 10 Kelley 8 GIR Pikciute 13/6r Knezevic 11/6r Lucas 10 Mingo 8 Spanou 0

CREF Hola vs. Gran Canaria 65-76 CREF Bogicevic 20 Amukamara 12 Leary 5/15r/7a Thompson 0 Rubene 0 GRA Royo 18/11r Pye 18/9r Stejskalova 18/8r Evers 9/14r Markovic 5 Tuukkanen 0

Cadi La Seu vs. Azkoitia 89-48 CAD Romeo 22 Arrojo 18 Gil 11/7r Stanacev 11 Abalde 8/11r Vilaro 2/6r AZK Silva 14 Davydova 12/9r Markovic 11

January 31, 2016

Campus Promete vs. Gernika 62-74 PRO Covington 14/6r Tudanca 13/9r Knight 8 Stewart 6 Thiam 5 Gastaminza 2 GER Vega 16/12r Vanderwal 16 Ross 15 Edwards 12/6r Pop 12 Clark 0 [Read more…]

Czech League Round 18

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It was one of the rounds with less than a full slate of games as Maja Vucurovic opened action on Friday leading Zabiny Brno to a 63-45 win over Karlovy Vary.  On Saturday, Hradec Kralove looked to keep pace with the top of the league as they beat Kara Trutnov 67-56.  Edita Sujanova led Valosun Brno to an easy 92-53 win over suddenly struggling Slavia Praha. Sunday’s game went into overtime in Slovanka with VS Praha leaving with the 76-75 win as Ivana Brajkovic and Dragana Gobeljic did not get enough help.  A game between teams at opposite ends of the standings unsurprisingly went to Nymburk 98-62 over Strakonice.

January 29, 2016

Zabiny Brno vs. Karlovy Vary 63-45 ZAB Vucurovic 24 Horakova 13/8r KAV Kuslitova 12 Reisingerova 9

January 30, 2016

Sokol Hradec Kralove vs. Kara Trutnov 67-56 HRA Rosenbaumova 12/7r Stara 12/6r Zavazalova 10 Kuthanova 10 KAT Russell 12/7r Ovsikova 12/7r Fall 12 Cady 7

Valosun KP Brno vs. BLK Slavia Praha 92-53 VAL Sujanova 22/7r Sanford 14/8r Svrdlikova 13 Sedlakova 10 Mrhalkova 10 SLA Vaughn 16 Kritscher 6 Peterson 0

January 31, 2016

Slovanka MB vs. VS Praha 75-76 (OT) SLO Brajkovic 22/11r Gobeljic 20/9r Minarovicova 11/6r Novotna 10 VSP Pudlakova 18 Zaplatova 15 Bakajsova 10/12r Sladkova 10/9r

Strakonice vs. Nymburk 62-98 STR Mala 17 Vrancic 14/9r Gaislerova 13 NYM Hunkova 18 Sipova 18 Siksniute 14 Taylor 6 Kuster 4 [Read more…]

Italian League Round 17 January 31st

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Samantha Prahalis was utterly unstoppable as she dragged Cagliari to a 79-70 win over Orvieto, a result that could be critical at the end of the season.  San Martino made it five teams above .500 as they eased past last place Sesto San Giovanni 91-66.  Jillian Harmon helped Lucca into sole possession of first place with a 71-61 win over Battipaglia.  They are there because Ragusa was stunned 84-68 by Vigarano even though Rebekkah Brunson was dominant.  Amber Orrange may have had her best game so far in the win as they look to avoid the danger zone.  Parma beat Jenna Smith and Torino 82-56 as both teams fight for spots in the playoffs.  Meighan Simmons and Umbertide looked to take advantage of a Venezia team that is focused on another competition, but the visitors fought back to win 75-58.  The day closed with a tremendous effort from Cierra Burdick, but Isabelle Yacoubou and Schio still beat Napoli 72-61.

January 31, 2016

Cagliari vs. Orvieto 79-70 CAG Prahalis 38/7r/9a Milic 19/15r Benic 12 ORV Ivezic 18 Dietrick 15/7r Bove 15 Wicijowski 14/7r

San Martino vs. Sesto San Giovanni 91-66 SAN Favento 18 Bailey 14/16r Davis 14 Gianolla 11/9a/6s Filippi 11 Pascalau 8/7r Sbrissa 6 SES Brown 19 Correal 13/9r Mandache 11

Battipaglia vs. Lucca 61-71 BAT Treffers 16/7r Boyd 15 Gray 10/11r LUC Harmon 25/9r Wojta 17 Dotto 13 Pedersen 7/8r

Vigarano vs. Ragusa 84-68 VIG Orrange 20/7r D’Alie 17/7r Crudo 17/7r Ostarello 16/12r RAG Brunson 30/8r Little 19/6r Nadalin 6

Parma vs. Torino 82-56 PAR Brezinova 19/8r Ugoka 18/13r Clark 15 Spreafico 13 Maragoni 10 TOR Smith 22/7r Anderson 10 Mitongu 2

Umbertide vs. Venezia 58-75 UMB Simmons 24/7r Tikvic 14/12r Pertile 11 Agunbiade 2 VEN Ruzickova 19/10r Christmas 19 Fontenette 14/7r Carangelo 12

Napoli vs. Schio 61-72 NAP Burdick 24/11r Petronyte 18/6r Quinn 8/7r Carta 7 SCH Yacoubou 20/7r Sottana 13/6a Macchi 13 Bestagno 11 Masciadri 8 Anderson 0/8r  [Read more…]