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Russian League Round 16 January 31st

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In Novosibirsk, Miah-Marie Langlois led Dynamo-GUVD to an 80-65 win over Grishaeva and last place Dynamo Moscow.  Emma Meesseman helped win the battle inside as Spartak Moscow won 66-46 at Kazanochka. A tight game in Noginsk went to the hosts 55-53 over struggling Energia Ivanovo.  The most anticipated game of the round proved a disappointment as Nneka Ogwumike’s strong performance was not nearly enough for Dynamo Kursk as they lost 86-65 to Nadezhda in Orenburg.  Britney Jones and Chevakata won 76-70 at MBA to create some separation between the top teams and the ones in the middle that have escaped the bottom.  UMMC welcomed Enisey to Ekaterinburg and dispatched them 78-40 to stay unbeaten.

January 31, 2016

Dynamo-GUVD vs. Dynamo Moscow 80-65 DYG Langlois 24 Dorovskikh 17 Komarova 14 Alexander 12/12r DYM Grishaeva 20 Tikhonenko 9/9r

Kazanochka vs. Spartak Moscow 46-66 KAZ Plohih 15 Boothe 14/7r SPM Meesseman 24 Vadeeva 14/16r

Spartak Noginsk vs. Energia Ivanovo 55-53 SPN Korotygina 16 Chistyakova 10/10r Andrianova 10/7r IVA Sazonova 16 Fedorova 11/6r Marchenkova 11/6r

Nadezhda vs. Dynamo Kursk 86-65 NAD Bonner 14/9r McBride 13 Kirillova 12 Zhedik 12 Robinson 10 Cruz 6 DYK Ogwumike 31/7r Osipova 12 Augustus 10 Jekabsone-Zogota 3

MBA vs. Chevakata 70-76 MBA Leshovceva 14/7r Sytnyak 12 Kaytukova 12 Toropova 10/6r CHE Jones 22/7r Steinberga 18/11r Petrushina 13/7r

UMMC vs. Enisey 78-40 UMMC Griner 17/7r Lyttle 12/7r Torrens 11/6r Vieru 10/14r Taurasi 9/7a Nolan 6 ENI Kiryanova 12 Hamson 6 [Read more…]

Australian League Round 15

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The round started on Friday with Cayla George dominating inside to lead Townsville to an 89-80 win over Sydney.  Kayla Standish helped Adelaide ease past Melbourne 70-47.  On Saturday, a key game for postseason positioning saw Steph Cumming and Dandenong beat Kelsey Griffin and Bendigo 82-74.  Sami Whicomb, Carley Mijovic, and Perth finished the weekend in first place as Melbourne was handed another loss 80-59. Great games from Renee Montgomery and Abby Bishop did not lead to a first win for Canberra as Leilani Mitchell and Kayla Standish led Adelaide to the 85-82 win.  Lauren Mansfield helped SEQ prevail 92-73 over Sydney as both teams sit right outside the last playoff place.

January 29, 2016

Townsville Fire vs. Sydney University Flames 89-80 TSV George 22/18r Murray 19 Novosel 15 Batkovic 11/6r Cocks 7 Gaze 7 Paalvast 0 SYD Ebzery 16 Tupaea 13/7a Moffatt 13 Boag 11/10r Tinkle 11 Wilson 11

Adelaide Lightning vs. Melbourne Boomers 70-47 ADL Standish 26/7s Ruef 13/15r Bowen 10/8r Mitchell 5/6r Bygate 2 Nagy 0 MEL Kunek 15 Garrick 10/8r Oliver 2/9r

January 30, 2016

Dandenong Rangers vs. Bendigo Spirit 82-74 DAN Cumming 23 Pickrel 18/6r Blicavs 16 Scherf 14 Cunningham 0 BEN Griffin 22/8r Richards 15/9r Snell 14 Wilson 12/9r Oliver 2 Burke 2

Perth Lynx vs. Melbourne Boomers 80-59 PER Whitcomb 21 Mijovic 20 Laney 14/11r Burton 12 Wischer 6 Barr 5 Chilcott 0 Moyes 0 MEL Kunek 13 Garrick 12 Madgen 11 Thompson 10 Oliver 4

January 31, 2016

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Adelaide Lightning 82-85 UCC Montgomery 27/6a Bishop 26/8r Stallworth 12/6r Bibby 9 Haynes 0 Coddington 0 ADL Mitchell 21/8a Standish 20/9r Ruef 15/16r Bowen 7

SEQ Stars vs. Sydney University Flames 92-73 SEQ Mansfield 20 Allen 19 Jarry 17 Hooper 10/12r Ibekwe 8/10r Farley 3 SYD Wilson 17/7r Ebzery 17 Samuels 11/6r Tinkle 9 Boag 2 [Read more…]

Romanian League Round 22

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Many of the games from the round were played earlier, but the regular season concluded over the weekend.  On Saturday, Sepsi clinched the regular season with an 86-44 win over Alexandria.  On Sunday, neither team had much to play for, but Tabytha Wampler did lead Targoviste to the 71-66 win at Brasov as both teams tried their best.  Briana Wilson was the leading scorer, but it was Christassia Walter and Galati getting the 95-77 win over Timisoara.

January 30, 2016

Alexandria vs. Sf. Gheorghe 44-86 ALE Brown 15 Voicu 14 Arnold 10 SEP Marshall 18/6r Jeffery 17/6r Stoenescu 10 Pierre-Louis 9/7r Evans 8/6r Thompson 8

January 31, 2016

Brasov vs. Targoviste 66-71 BRA Pesovic 18/11r Sharpe 15 Bartee 12/9r Logan 6 TAR Wampler 21/11r Toma 16 Olah 12/8a Green 8/6r Cosby 8/8a

Galati vs. Timisoara 95-77 GAL Walter 22 McKenzie 18/9r Johnson 16/11r Filip 13 Frost 10 TIM Wilson 29/8r Grbic 19 Szmutku 14 Lough 0 [Read more…]

Polish Cup Results

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Poland uses a hybrid format for the cup, limiting the number of teams but still having a team from leagues below the top division.  The top four teams in the league at the cutoff point automatically qualified and were joined by the predetermined host team Lublin and the University of Warsaw from the second level.  The host and top team in the standings were given a bye into the semifinals.

Action started on Friday with Sleza Wroclaw beating the University of Warsaw 73-42 as new signing Marissa Kastanek gets into rhythm with the team.  Artego Bydgoszcz beat Polkowice 65-49 to also advance to the next round with Elzbieta Miedzik leading the way.

The semifinals were on Saturday.  Sharnee Zoll and Sleza Wroclaw took advantage of shorthanded Wisla Krakow to win 71-65.  Hosts Lublin were helped by home court advantage as they fought back in the fourth quarter to beat Artego Bydgoszcz 71-65 even though Maurita Reid and Darxia Morris had strong games.

The final game on Sunday was filled with storylines.  Sleza Wroclaw was looking to complete the difficult three wins in three days while hosts Lublin were looking to celebrate in front of the home fans.  The hosts took the early lead and that was enough for a 66-58 even though Sharnee Zoll had a great scoring game.  Leah Metcalf was named MVP. [Read more…]

Chinese League All Star Game and Playoff Preview

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January 30, 2016

Between the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs, the league conducted its all star game.  As is normally the case, the game is designed to showcase the domestic talent.  Three foreigners were selected as Cheyenne Parker represented the South and Maya Moore played for the North with Tina Charles also selected for the North but not playing in the game.  The two stars of Bayi ended up leading the South to victory as Sun Mengran and Sun Mengxin represented the military club well.  Ji Yanyan led the way for the North as Maya Moore was given an opportunity to try and lead the team back, but they ended up losing 108-97.

South vs. North 108-97 SOU Sun MR 25/10r Sun MX 21/11r Parker 7 NOR Ji 24 Moore 19/12r

It is a quick turnaround for all of the players now as the postseason begins.  The best of three quarterfinals are designed to fit in before the Lunar New Year and games will be held on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.  The teams with homecourt advantage host the second and third games.  Here are the matchups with the team hosting the first game listed first: [Read more…]

German League Round 17

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The round started on Friday as Stephanie Madden may prove to be a key midseason addition for Keltern as she led them to an 83-74 win over Donau-Ries.  Osnabruck finally showed signs of life by shocking Halle 91-81.  Jasmine Thomas led the way in the win as they had to withstand another set of tremendous performances by Aliaksandra Tarasava and Kristen McCarthy.  Herner used an exceptionally balanced scoring effort to beat Freiburg 89-68.  Saarlouis stays in second place as Amanda Dowe led them to an 86-83 win over Finja Schaake and Marburg.  In a game that could be critical in determining who will exit the league, Oberhausen beat Chemnitz 65-54.  Wasserburg continues to roll through the league after a 76-65 win over Rotenburg, which only had 5 available players for the game.  Marlou De Kleijn and Soana Lucet were helped by a Shey Peddy triple-double while Margret Skuballa and Angela Rodriguez tried to carry the scoring load in the loss.

January 29, 2016

Keltern vs. Donau-Ries 83-74 GSK Madden 22 Mendy 13 Guay 12 Protzig 11 Mitov 10 Mahlknecht 7/10r Hjelle 6 DON Racic 17 Womack 16 Schlegel 13/6r  Strange 12/7r Parsons 7

January 30, 2016

Halle vs. Osnabruck 81-91 SVH Tarasava 35/7a McCarthy 25/7r Hartmann 7 Engeln 4 Horn 3/12r Pressley 2/9r OSC Thomas 20/6r McDaniel 15/7r Livulo 13 Ederaine 12/9r Buzov 11 Hanson 0

Herner vs. Freiburg 89-68 HTC Mersch 17 Bellock 17 Boddie 14 Amojo 13 Fikiel 12/6r Greinacher 12/6r USC Williams 18/7r Castillo 15 Pullins 14 Douglas 11

Marburg vs. Saarlouis 83-86 BCM Schaake 23 Thimm 13 Greunke 11 Baker 9 Koppl 9 Lee 4 Yohn 3 TVS Dowe 24/9r Niedola 17 Tisdale 17 Barnert 15 Costa 2/7r

Oberhausen vs. Chemnitz 65-54 NBO Aizsila 14 Fussell 13 M.Williams 10 J. Williams 8 Matick 2 J. Menz 0 CCC T. Menz 19 Buck 11/7r Koop 10/7r Halasz 5/6r Allen 2 LeMar 0

Wasserburg vs. Rotenburg 76-65 WBG De Kleijn 20 Lucet 18/15r Peddy 10/12r/12a Raincock-Ekunwe 7/8r Sten 2 AHRS Skuballa 26/10r Rodriguez 25 [Read more…]

Hungarian League Round 14 January 30th

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Hungarian_Basketball_Federation_logoThe round started with Zsofia Licskai leading ZTE to an 81-54 win at Ujbuda.  Sopron kept their advantage on the rest of the league with a 65-63 win at Pecs.  Dora Medgyessy led Cegledi to an 81-58 win at Atomeromu.  Quianna Chaney could be an insightful midseason signing as she and Gyor had an easy 101-63 win over Vasas.  A good game between Pecsi and Miskolc went to Pecsi 89-79 even though Timea Czank scored the most points.

January 30, 2016

ELTE-BEAC Ujbuda vs. ZTE NKK 54-81 UJB P. Pusztai 14 Horvath 13 Pal 2 ZTE Licskai 22 Orso 13 Borondy 12 Velkey 9

PEAC-Pecs vs. UNIQA Sopron 63-65 PEA Williams 18/10r Raksanyi 15 Parks 8 Stankovic 6/7r SOP Simon 17 Fegyverneka 16 Krnjic 14/11r

Atomeromu vs. Cegledi 58-81 ATO Barber 17/10r Mansare 8 CEG Medgyessy 24 Katona 16

UNI GYOR vs. Vasas Akademia 101-63 GYO Chaney 28 Radocaj 18 Goree 16 Varga 13 Grigalauskyte 11/6a VAS Bajnoczi 19 Cymmer 13 Adamecz 10/8r

PINKK-Pecsi 424 vs. Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc 89-79 PEC Drammeh 18/11r Robertson-Warren 18/6r Babkina 16 Handy 12/11r Rujak 10 MIS Czank 20 Brewer 16/11r Jovanovic 10 Szecsi 5

EuroLeague Round 12 Recap

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Group A:

Dynamo Kursk qualified for the quarterfinals and helped out the other teams by beating Villeneuve 66-49.  Galatasaray joins them as Lynetta Kizer and Nevriye Yilmaz led them to an 81-56 win over Sopron.  Avenida missed a chance to solidify their shot at a EuroCup place by falling victim to a comeback by Jantel Lavender and Fenerbahce 64-59.  The final spot was decided as Jolene Anderson helped Schio get going early against Good Angels Kosice, easing to an 89-63 win despite the best efforts of Crystal Langhorne.  While the top spot and the other three teams moving on have been decided, the three way tie for second place creates an interesting battle as teams fight for seeding.

Dynamo Kursk vs. ESBVA-LM 66-49 KUR Jekabsone-Zogota 14 Ogwumike 13/7r Miyem 11 Harding 8 Augustus 8 Osipova 6 ESB Sacko 11 Kaltsidou 11

Galatasaray vs. Uniqa Sopron 81-56 GAL Kizer 22/8r Yilmaz 20/10r Loyd 15 Dubljevic 12/7a Martinez 5 SOP Lelas 12/9r Ciglar 10 Krnjic 1

Fenerbahce vs. Perfumerias Avenida 64-59 FEN Lavender 21/8r Quigley 11/8r Coleman 10 Hollingsworth 7/9r Nacickaite 4 Cakir 2 AVE Ndour 14/7r Marginean 14 Dominguez 12 Gemelos 8 Vitola 7 Kobryn 2 Rodriguez 2 Gidden 0/6r

Famila Schio vs. Good Angels Kosice 89-63 SCH Anderson 29/6r Yacoubou 12 Walker 10/7r Macchi 9 Masciadri 6 Ress 0 GAK Langhorne 20/10r Johnson 13/8r Hruscakova 6 Zirkova 3

Standings:

  1. Fenerbahce 11-1
  2. Dynamo Kursk 8-4
  3. Famila Schio 8-4
  4. Galatasaray 8-4
  5. ESBVA-LM 5-7
  6. Perfumerias Avenida 4-8
  7. Good Angels Kosice 3-9
  8. Uniqa Sopron 1-11

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EuroCup Quarterfinals Game 1

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The quarterfinals series all started on Thursday with the same format as the last round as teams who finished lower in the rankings hosted the first games.  Besiktas continues to show it was probably the difficulty of their group and the not the quality of their play that dropped them to the 16 seed as Luca Ivankovic led them to a 75-67 win over 8 seed Reyer Venezia.  The top remaining seed, Miskolc got the 69-64 win at 10 seed Nymburk, bringing a lead home as the 2 seed despite a strong game from Theairra Taylor.  Another upset minded team takes a lead into the second game as 11 seed Nantes Reze used a solid effort from Queralt Casas to beat 3 seed Spartak Moscow 60-57.  The battle of two French teams was gritty as 5 seed Landes does appear to be taking a commanding lead home with them after a 55-37 win at 13 seed Angers.  All of the series will be resolved next Thursday.

Besiktas JK vs. Reyer Venezia 75-67 BES Ivankovic 24/13r Pondexter 18 Ygueravide 10 Milovanovic 10 REY Fontenette 18 Ruzickova 16/10r Christmas 13/9r

Nymburk vs. Aluinvent Miskolc 64-69 NYM Taylor 23/8r Siksniute 13 Kuster 13 ALU Szecsi 13/8r Brewer 13/7r Horti 12 Likhtarovich 10

Nantes Reze vs. Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 60-57 NAN Casas 20 Plouffe 18 Putnina 10 Thorburn 0 SPA Vadeeva 18/9r Meesseman 12/8r

UFAB 49 vs. Landes 37-55 UFA Aleksandravicius 8/7r Tunstull 6/6r LAN Barennes 13/6r Plagnard 11 Sliskovic 10/12r Guzman 7 Basko-Melnbarde 7

Romanian League Round 21 January 27th

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Only a handful of games remain in the regular season in Romania after a full midweek slate of games.  The much-anticipated battle in the basement went to Rapid 69-57, keeping them above Satu Mare as Natalia Burlakova dominated the entire game.  Elan Brown and Alina Chivu teamed up for Alexandria to beat Timisoara 79-52.  Brasov was the latest team to take advantage of Arad’s loss of their foreigners to win 88-43.  Sepsi stays in control of first place after a 77-68 win despite Chrisstasia Walter leading the game in scoring for Galati.  Targoviste beat Cluj Napoca 64-55 as both teams looked to position themselves for the rest of the season.

January 27, 2016

Satu Mare vs. Rapid 57-69 SAT Vilcinschi 15/12r Chitanu 14/7r/6a Bolba 12 RAP Burlakova 40/7r Vlad 8

Timisoara vs. Alexandria 52-79 TIM Grbic 13 Lough 12 Wilson 7/8r ALE Brown 25/16r Chivu 20 Alaiba 11/7r Arnold 7

Brasov vs. ICIM Arad 88-43 BRA Bartee 17/14r Haas 17 Sharpe 6 Logan 4 ARA Mercea 10/7r Vati 5

Galati vs. Sf. Gheorghe 68-77 GAL Walter 21 McKenzie 17/11r Filip 11/6r Frost 8 Johnson 4 SEP Evans 16/9r Pierre-Louis 16/7r Thompson 13 Marshall 10 Jeffery 5

Targoviste vs. Cluj Napoca 64-55 TAR Olah 16 Green 15/8r Thompson 9 Wampler 8 Cosby 6 CLU Ajanovic 17 King 14/12r Wilson 10/7r Clark 4 Grimes 0 [Read more…]