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Russian League Consolation Group Round 6 April 15th

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April 15, 2019

The second half of play in this group started on Monday.  Enisey was down a player, letting Spartak Noginsk nearly cause an upset, but Myisha Hines-Allen picked up the slack and led them to an 89-86 win in Krasnoyarsk.  Spartak Moscow failed to keep pace with them, losing 78-65 in Novosibirsk.  Inventa Kursk did stay in the hunt for the top spot with an 81-63 win over Dynamo Moscow.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 89-86 ENI Hines-Allen 25/18r Namok 16 Vorobyeva 13 Kiryanova 11 SPN Krivolapova 18 Alikina 16/13r Petish 16/7r Kiseleva 16 Sumets 15

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Spartak Moscow 78-65 DYN Scott 18/10r Fedotova 16 Caldwell 15/12r Polyashova 15/7r SPM Kurilchuk 17 O’Neill 17 Abaiburova 13 Stallworth 6/8r

Inventa Kursk vs. Dynamo Moscow 81-63 INK O. Frolkina 17 Kozik 15/7a Shabanova 11/9r Abaydullina 10 DYM Savina 18 Potemina 14

Standings:

  1. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 12-4
  2. Inventa Kursk 12-4
  3. Spartak Moscow 11-5
  4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 9-7
  5. Spartak Noginsk 3-13
  6. Dynamo Moscow 1-15

EuroLeague Final April 14th

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April 14, 2019

The final day of games started with the consolation game as Sopron was not able to send the home fans happy after a 64-53 loss to USK Praha.  The main event had plenty of hype and the game was close early, but Ekaterinburg started to establish control.  Hopes faded further for Dynamo Kursk when Breanna Stewart went down with an injury right before halftime, leaving them uncompetitive in a 91-67 loss despite Natasha Howard’s attempt to keep them in the game.  The two teams are set to square off in domestic league play now, but if the Stewart injury is serious, that takes the shine off what would be a more intriguing series with both teams limited from fielding their full rosters.

3rd Place:

Sopron vs. USK Praha 53-64 SOP Crvendakic 12/8r Turner 12 Dupree 9 Zahui B 6/7r USK Ayayi 14 Thomas 13/15r Harrison 12/14r Kat. Elhotova 10 Romero 2

Final:

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 91-67 UMMC Vandersloot 18/8r/7a Griner 16/10r Vadeeva 14 Meesseman 13 McBride 12 Torrens 11/6r Baric 3 Belyakova 2 Musina 2 DYNK Howard 20 Stewart 12 Petrovic 9 Prince 8 Cruz 5 Xargay 3 Hollingsworth 2

Spanish League Quarterfinals Game 2 April 14th

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April 14, 2019

All the series continued on Sunday.  Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa avoided elimination with a 62-56 win over Sedis.  Avenida did complete their sweep, besting Zaragoza 79-56.  Girona matched them with a 68-41 win.  Valencia just needed to win at home after an upset in the first game, but Gernika bounced back to prevail 66-54, leaving two series to be decided on Wednesday.

Gipuzkoa vs. Sedis 62-56 GIP Weaver 22/10r Gonzalez 14 Brkic 14 Nystrom 6/6r Westbeld 0 SED Hempe 12 Kraker 11 Richards 8 Pujol 6 Vilaro 5 Aijanen 4

Series tied 1-1

Zaragoza vs. Avenida 56-79 ZAR Gimeno 14 Dornstauder 12/10r Knight 12 Flores 2 Hersler 0 AVE Loyd 19/6r Goree 12/8r Elonu 12 De Souza 9/14r Givens 2 Robinson 0

Avenida wins series 2-0

Araski vs. Girona 41-68 ARA Molinuevo 11 Roberson 7 Edwards 6 Van Den Adel 3 GIR Hampton 16/13r Buch 12 Palau 11/6r Reisingerova 8 Williams 6 Pierre-Louis 2 Martinez 0

Girona wins series 2-0

Valencia vs. Gernika 54-66 VAL Gomez 14/6r/7a Brown 10/6r Davis 10 Abalde 6 Moore 6 GER Williams 17/9r Nacickaite 15 Roundtree 10 Vanderwal 7/7r Berezhynska 6 Banham 3 Mazionyte 2

Series tied 1-1

Polish League Semifinals Game 2 April 14th

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April 14, 2019

Both series continued with a short turnaround on Sunday.  Sleza Wroclaw wanted to even the series before they hit the road, but Sharnee Zoll-Norman took on a bigger scoring role and got some help from Maryia Papova in a 72-65 win.  Gorzow will now have two chances to win the series at home.  Polkowice rolled again at home 68-50 to leave Gdynia needing to win at home on Wednesday to extend the series.

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Gorzow 65-72 SLE Burdick 18/15r Dikaioulakou 14 Kastanek 13 Colson 2 GOR Zoll-Norman 25/6r/9a Papova 23/10r Juskaite 10/10r Linskens 10/10r Atkins 4

Gorzow leads series 2-0

Polkowice vs. Gdynia 68-50 POL Fagbenle 19/8r Kaltsidou 14 Hayes 9/8r Leedham 8 Kizer 5 Thomas 2 GDY Balintova 16 Coffey 11 Cannon 8/9r Greinacher 6

Polkowice leads series 2-0

German League Semifinals Game 1 April 13th-14th

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The first series started on Saturday with the top seed Herner looking to prove that their regular season was not a fluke against a Wasserburg team looking to re-establish itself as the league’s beset team.  It was close throughout, but the hosts built a second half lead and held on to a 69-65 win.  On Sunday, Ezinne Kalu and Keltern beat Marburg 75-61.  The lower seeds will need wins at home midweek to keep their championship hopes alive.

April 13, 2019

Herner vs. Wasserburg 69-65 HTC Attura 13 Frericks 12/9r L. Bettonvil 10 Burton 7 Sannes 0 Bully 0 WBG Brunckhorst 17 Schlott 13 Tunstull 12 Williams 2 Hartmann 0

April 14, 2019

Keltern vs. Marburg 75-61 RSK Kalu 22 Thomas 12 Stach 12 Tobin 8/9r Pierre-Louis 4/13r BCM Kiss-Rusk 15/7r Yohn 12/6r Bertholdt 9 Bradley 6 Baker 6 Klug 5

Romanian League Quarterfinals Game 3 April 9th-14th

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The first series concluded on Tuesday with Satu Mare completing the sweep in Cluj with a 74-53 win.  On Friday, Kristina Higgins nearly matched Oradea’s scoring herself and Anca Sipos also had a good game as Sepsi finished a decisive sweep with a 116-28 win.  Arad also took care of business, ended their series with Targoviste with a 64-51 win.  The series that could not end in a sweep continued on Sunday.  Constanta was looking to finish off the upset at home, taking an early lead, but Brasov fought back to win 65-56 and take a series lead.  They will play again in Constanta on Tuesday with Phoenix looking to extend the series while Olimpia tries to win without needing a deciding game at home.

April 9, 2019

Universitatea Cluj vs. Satu Mare 53-74 CLU Henderson 15/9r Begenisic 12 SAT Mandache 17/6r Amukamara 17/6a Lloyd 16 Denson 12/15r/6a

Satu Mare wins series 3-0

April 12, 2019

Oradea vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 28-116 ORA Orban 13 Mititelu 10 SEP Higgins 27/10r Sipos 22 Slamova 15 Nagy 12/6r Topuzovic 11/12r Parau 11/6a

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe wins series 3-0

Targoviste vs. Arad 51-64 TAR Stoenescu 18 Vaida 12/14r Poole 6 ARA Fodor 13/6r Lee 12/6r Williams 10/11r

Arad wins series 3-0

April 14, 2019

Phoenix Constanta vs. Olimpia Brasov 56-65 CON Jovanovic 14/6r Erak 12/9r E. Armanu 10 Douglas 9/7r/6a BRA Bartee 18/15r Pesovic 15/8a Podar 15 Filip 13 Tanacan 0

Olimpia Brasov leads series 2-1

Italian League Quarterfinals Game 3 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

Only one series needed a deciding game and with was played on Saturday.  Nina Premasunac and Broni had the edge in the first three quarters, but Ty Marshall and San Martino di Lupari controlled the final frame at home to win 75-68 and now travel to top seed Schio as both semifinals start on Tuesday.

San Martino di Lupari vs. Broni 75-68 SAM Marshall 24 Webb 11/6r Sandri 11 BRO Premasunac 22/9r Milic 18 Wojta 15/6r

San Martino di Lupari wins series 2-1

Polish League Semifinals Game 1 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

Both series started on Saturday, beginning with the two teams that pulled off upsets in the last round.  Gorzow started another quest to overcome seeding, beating Sleza 89-76 in Wroclaw.  Polkowice were keen to avoid any surprises from Gdynia, winning 92-60.  The teams will play again in the same venues on Sunday.

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Gorzow 76-89 SLE Burdick 18/16r Colson 14 Szybala 12 Udodenko 10 Kastanek 8 Dikaioulakou 3 Dobrowolska 0 GOR Linskens 18 Atkins 17 Prezelj 16 Papova 15 Zoll-Norman 11/6a Juskaite 10

Polkowice vs. Gdynia 92-60 POL Leedham 15 Gajda 13 Puss 13 Puss 11 Fagbenle 10/8r Thomas 10 Hayes 7 GDY Makurat 13 Cannon 11/6r Morawiec 11 Coffey 10 Greinacher 0

Hungarian League Playout Round 3 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

The double round-robin hit the halfway point on Saturday with the rest of the playoffs taking a break until midweek.  In the battle of Ujbuda rivals, BEAC has seized the momentum after Steph Kostowicz fired them past Vasas 86-78.  MTK kept their chances of avoiding last place alive with a 66-63 win over Pecsi.

Vasas vs. BEAC 78-86 VAS Heljic 16 Bach 15 Dombai 11/6a Vukov 8 BEAC Kostowocz 39/10r Szabo 15/6r Lakloth 11 Beckley 10

MTK vs. Pecsi 66-63 MTK Czirjak 16 Sule 14/9r/9a Hegedus 12 PEC Markovic 16/7r Cukic 15 Jahni 11

Standings:

  1. BEAC 8-17
  2. Vasas 8-17
  3. Pecsi 4-21
  4. MTK 3-22