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Spanish Cup March 5th-8th

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The annual Queen’s Cup started in Salamanca with a pair of quarterfinals on Thursday.  The first was a Basque Country rivalry game as Nikolina Milic and Julie Wojta helped Gernika force overtime, but Araski won 83-80.  There was far less drama in the other game as hosts Avenida dispatched Ensino 89-43.  The other two quarterfinals were on Friday, starting with Girona edging Sedis 56-51.  Meiya Tirera and Valencia dominated the fourth quarter to come back and beat Clarinos 69-54.  Both semifinals were on Saturday, starting with Avenida beating Araski 60-45.  Girona pulled away from Valencia late to set up the expected matchup in the final.  On Sunday, Avenida had the homecourt advantage, but Girona had the psychological edge with their recent success in their head-to-head matchups.  Tiffany Hayes made sure that the fans would go home happy though, leading the way in a 76-58 win.

March 5, 2020

Gernika vs. Araski 80-83(OT) GER Milic 23/8r Wojta 20/6a Dietrick 9 Roundtree 4 Mazionyte 0 ARA Perez 18/6r Barbee 14/6r Quevedo 14 Asurmendi 13 Seda 8 Van Den Adel 3

Avenida vs. Ensino 89-43 AVE J. Loyd 17 Fagbenle 13 Hof 12/6r Samuelson 8 Cazorla 8 Hayes 7 Vilaro 7 Vitola 2 ENS Richards 12/7r Nyingifa 4 Miller 4 K. Loyd 4 O’Dwyer 0 Dinkins 0

March 6, 2020

Girona vs. Sedis 56-51 GIR Elonu 13 Vasic 8/7r Xargay 7 Martinez 3 Bishop 0 SED Moore 15/6r Nogic 8 Lizarazu 6 Wiese 6 Gustavsson 0 Pujol 0

Valencia vs. Clarinos 69-54 VAL Tirera 23 Casas 14 Buch 11/8r Brown 10 Abalde 2 Parks 0 Reisingerova 0 CLA Traore 16 Atkinson 13 Weaver 10/9r Pierre-Louis 7 Charles 3

March 7, 2020

Araski vs. Avenida 45-60 ARA Carrera 12 Barbee 8/8r Quevedo 8 Seda 7/9r Van Den Adel 1 AVE Hayes 21 Dominguez 11/7r Fagbenle 7 Loyd 6 Samuelson 4 Cazorla 2 Hof 0 Vitola 0 Vilaro 0

Girona vs. Valencia 77-60 GIR Bishop 16/7r Vasic 16 Xargay 10 Araujo 10 Elonu 8 Martinez 0 VAL Brown 11 Reisingerova 10 Abalde 6 Parks 0

March 8, 2020

Avenida vs. Girona 76-58 AVE Hayes 25 Fagbenle 11 Loyd 9/6r Cazorla 6 Hof 4/7r Samuelson 4 Vilaro 3 Vitola 2 GIR Vasic 14 Bishop 10 Xargay 8 Elonu 6 Martinez 1

Italian League Round 23 March 3rd-6th

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After having one full round and one partial round postponed, a pair of games from Round 22 were played on Tuesday with fans not being allowed to attend.  Schio had no trouble getting past Broni 94-61.  Marzia Tagliamento led Ragusa past Costa Masnaga 95-65.  This round started on Friday with Schio not having the benefit of their consistent home fans, just edging Sesto San Giovanni 70-68.  The four games scheduled for Sunday ended up being postponed late as the league schedule continues to be completely up in the air.

March 3, 2020

Schio vs. Broni 94-61 SCH Rodriguez 18 Keys 17/6r Cinili 15 Gruda 10/6r Harmon 10 BRO Tikvic 13 Orazzo 13

Costa Masnaga vs. Ragusa 65-95 COS Villa 16/6r Rulli 12 Spinelli 12 Pavel 10/6r Davis 6 Frost 0 RAG Tagliamento 25 Hamby 19 Ibekwe 14/8r Romeo 14/6a Walker 8/6r

March 6, 2020

Schio vs. Sesto San Giovanni 70-68 SCH Harmon 14/7r/6a Gruda 14 Dotto 11 Rodriguez 8 SES Verona 17/10r Brunner 17/7r Oroszova 14 Williams 13

German League Round 21 March 7th

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March 7, 2020

With two rounds of play left, there simultaneous tipoffs on Saturday.  Sam Fuehring and Freiburg beat Donau-Ries 78-60.  Jordan Korinek had a big game for Halle, but they would have needed a miracle to escape and lost to Krystal Vaughn and Keltern 92-73.  Saarlouis beat Herner 80-66, but their fate was already sealed.  Wasserburg got the 73-66 win over Heidelberg, but the bigger news was a healthy return to action for Leonie Fiebich.  Gottingen beat Marburg 64-54 to avoid being knocked out of the playoffs.  Aliaksandra Tarasava led Hannover as usual, but they lost to Osnabruck 72-68 in the race for playoff positioning.

Freiburg vs. Donau-Ries 78-60 USC Fuehring 27 Genco 16/10a Rodefeld 13 Breen 11 Hart 9/6r DOE Meynadier 15 McCray 12/6r Hill 12 Lu. Geiselsoder 11/6r Vorpahl 4/6a

Halle vs. Keltern 73-92 SVH Korinek 27/6r Aleksic 14/6r Kasparkova 10 Mercer 6/6r Coleman 6 RSK Vaughn 23/7r Joseph 15/12r Brown 10/6r Mayombo 10 Thomas 5 Seilund 3 Nawezhi 2

Saarlouis vs. Herner 80-66 Stats not available yet

Wasserburg vs. Heidelberg 73-66 WBG Fiebich 23 McKay 17 Jakovina 11 Moten 7/9r Brunckhorst 7 Sherbert 0 USCH Gianotti 17 Harris 16/12r Arthur 10 Nash 9 Daub 5 Norton 2

Gottingen vs. Marburg 64-54 BG Mullings 16 Morton 14 Crowder 12 McMorris 8/7r BCM Wilke 12/6r Wagner 12 Yohn 7 Klug 6 Baker 2

Hannover vs. Osnabruck 68-72 TKH Tarasava 21 Pullins 11 Pulk 10 OSC Rollerson 18/7r Carter 16 Strozyk 12 Jongeling 10/16r Eichmayer 10

Standings:

  1. Keltern 20-1
  2. Wasserburg 16-5
  3. Donau-Ries 13-8
  4. Freiburg 13-8
  5. Herner 13-8
  6. Hannover 11-10
  7. Osnabruck 11-10
  8. Gottingen 9-12
  9. Marburg 6-15
  10. Heidelberg 6-15
  11. Saarlouis 4-17
  12. Halle 4-17

Hungarian Cup March 5th-7th

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The cup competition started with the quarterfinals on Thursday.  Alisia Jenkins and MTK eliminated Maegan Conwright and hosts PEAC in the first game 82-78.  With this format, Sopron had a tough draw with DVTK in good form, but survived 62-55.  Kirby Burkholder and Keyona Hayes helped ZTE come back to knock out Asia Taylor and Gyor.  The day ended with an 85-65 Szekszard win over NKE.  Sopron got another challenge in the semifinals with Chanise and Alisia Jenkins both firing for MTK, but Jelena Brooks helped them win 99-90.  Friday’s other game was less dramatic as Ty Marshall and Szekszard built a big lead by halftime on their way to an 86-59 win over ZTE.  The first game on Saturday was for third place and the teams put on a show as Keyona Hayes and Dora Nagy got ZTE the 94-75 win over Alisia Jenkins, Reka Bernath, and MTK.  The final was more of a grinder as Sopron fended off Szekszard 54-42 to continue their domestic dominance.

March 5, 2020

MTK vs. PEAC 82-78 MTK A. Jenkins 34/11r C. Jenkins 15/6s Bernath 14/8r Doktor 10 PEAC Conwright 27 Bravard 15 Udodenko 12/14r Szabo 8 Hegedus 8

DVTK vs. Sopron 55-62 DVTK Goree 15/8r Medgyessy 12 Walker-Kimbrough 9 Morrison 5 SOP Brooks 15 Crvendakic 11/10r Hatar 9 January 7 Dupree 4

Gyor vs. ZTE 76-77 GYO Taylor 22 Raksanyi 18 Ygueravide 15/6r Hollivay 10 ZTE Burkholder 26/10r Hayes 23 Delic 11 Kuttor 2

NKE vs. Szekszard 65-85 NKE Cannon 17/8r Friskovec 13 Horvath 11 Gustafson 5/7r SZE Dojkic 18 Ruzickova 18 A. Studer 12/7a Krnjic 10/9r Marshall 9 McCall 3/10r

March 6, 2020

MTK vs. Sopron 90-99 MTK C. Jenkins 31 A. Jenkins 20/6r Bernath 19 SOP Brooks 21 January 19 Weninger 16 Hatar 15 Fegyverneky 10/7a Dupree 2

ZTE vs. Szekszard 59-86 ZTE Hayes 19 Nagy 14 Burkholder 10/6r Kuttor 0/9r SZE Marshall 21/6r/6s McCall 17/6r Ruzickova 14/6r Balint 10 Krnjic 8

March 7, 2020

MTK vs. ZTE 75-94 MTK A. Jenkins 24/6r Bernath 22/6a C. Jenkins 8/7a ZTE Hayes 33/11r Nagy 26/11r Burkholder 18/9r Horti 12 Kuttor 0

Sopron vs. Szekszard 54-42 SOP Crvendakic 13/10r January 11 Brooks 9 Dupree 9 Hatar 4 SZE Krnjic 12/6r Marshall 7 McCall 6/9r

Czech League 2nd Stage Round 4 March 6th-7th

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Group A:

This round started on Friday with Klara Mareckova and Hradec Kralove beating Eliska Mircova and Slavia Praha 84-64.  KP Brno still has the edge on their city rivals after a 75-62 win over Natalie Stoupalova and company on Saturday.

March 6, 2020

Slavia Praha vs. Hradec Kralove 64-84 SLA Mircova 21 Corda 15 Hoskova 14/6r HKR Mareckova 24/16r Minarovicova 14/6r Vojtikova 10 Effangova 10

March 7, 2020

Brno vs. KP Brno 62-75 ZAB Stoupalova 21/11r Vackova 12/8r Vondrackova 11 Krivankova 10 Van Der Keijl 2 Thompson 0 KPB Stara 18 Potter 13 Andelova 11/6r Van Grinsven 7 Green 4

Standings:

  1. Hradec Kralove 18-4
  2. KP Brno 17-5
  3. Brno 14-8
  4. Slavia Praha 9-13

Group B:

With one fewer game for each team in this group, this round was also split as Slovanka escaped Chomutov 61-59 on Friday.

March 6, 2020

Chomutov vs. Slovanka 59-61 CHO Satoranska 16 Rokosova 12/10r Krejzova 12 SLO Williams 16/8r Halova 13/7r Ondrouskova 13

Turkish Cup March 3rd-7th

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The Cup started on Tuesday in Adana with Fenerbahce beating Kennedy Burke and Kayseri 73-61.  Kia Vaughn had a good game for Elazig, but Aija Putnina, Tan White, and Derik Yaya got Cankaya University the 91-77 win.  The other two quarterfinals were played on Wednesday, starting with Courtney Williams and Kristine Anigwe leading Izmit past Galatasaray 81-66.  Bahar Caglar and Besiktas were able to surprise a slumping Orman side 74-68 despite the best efforts of Pelin Bilgic.  The first semifinal on Thursday saw Fenerbahce beat Cankaya University 73-65.  Kristine Anigwe and Courtney Williams formed a strong inside-outside combination again for Izmit in an 84-71 win over Katsiaryna Snytsina and Besiktas.  The teams got a day off before the final on Saturday.  Alina Iagupova returned to the lineup for Fenerbahce and helped them past Courtney Williams and Izmit to win the trophy 77-61.

March 3, 2020

Fenerbahce vs. Kayseri 73-61 FEN Gray 17/6a Canitez 14 Zandalasini 13 Williams 11 Uzun 11 Stokes 3/9r Cakir 2 KAY Burke 24/9r/6s Davis 11 Gunay 11

Elazig vs. Cankaya Universitesi 77-91 ELA Vaughn 24 Slonjsak 16 Newlin 9 Young 9 Williams 4 CAU Putnina 22/7r White 22 Yaya 20 Warley 12/16r Zellous 9 Turner 6/6a

March 4, 2020

Galatasaray vs. Izmit 66-81 GAL Macaulay 18 Hartley 15/6r Alben 15/7a Stankovic 2 IZM Williams 30/14r Anigwe 20/15r Kavumacioglu 15 Cado 11

Orman vs. Besiktas 68-74 ORM Bilgic 23/6r Ogunbowale 14 Robinson 13/13r Paris 12/16r Leedham 4 BES Caglar 21/11r Emirtekin 19 Korkmaz 14/7a Snytsina 14 Middleton 6

March 5, 2020

Fenerbahce vs. Cankaya Universitesi 73-65 FEN Williams 18/7r Stokes 14/7r Gray 10/11a Zandalasini 10 Canitez 8 Cakir 2 CAU Putnina 17 White 14 Zellous 12/8r/10a Warley 8/7r Turner 5/9a

Izmit vs. Besiktas 84-71 IZM Anigwe 30/11r Williams 26/17r/7a Takmaz 10 BES Snytsina 20 Caglar 16/10r

March 7, 2020

Fenerbahce vs. Izmit 77-61 FEN Iagupova 22 Zandalasini 15 Gray 12/7a Canitez 11/10r E. Williams 6/8r Stokes 5/12r Cakir 2 IZM C. Williams 28/12r/7a Anigwe 19/13r

Israeli League 2nd Stage Round 5 March 5th

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March 5, 2020

Upper Group:

The second to last round of games was played on Thursday.  Maccabi Ramat Hen missed a chance to finish with a firm lead after losing to Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 68-66.  A finals rematch saw Crystal Bradford and Maccabi Ashdod pull ahead of Elitzur Ramla after a 66-64 win.  At the bottom of the standings, Elitzur Holon pulled even with Ramat Hasharon after a 90-80 win.

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 66-68 RAH Bulgak 17/13r Johnson 16 Hightower 10 Presley 5 Shea 2 RIS Nelson 19/18r Holmes 17/8r/8a Cook 16 Eisner 10

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Ashdod 64-66 RAM Alleyne 18/18r Rotberg 14 Vaturi 11 Boyd 7/8r/6a Diamant 7 Pelleg 3 Mitchell 0 Danan 0 ASH Bradford 21/12r Doron 16 Vivians 12 Hopkins 11/11r/8a Edelman 3 Snow 0

Elitzur Holon vs. Ramat Hasharon 90-80 Stats not available yet

Standings:

  1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 17-5
  2. Maccabi Ashdod 16-6
  3. Elitzur Ramla 16-6
  4. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 14-8
  5. Elitzur Holon 10-12
  6. Ramat Hasharon 10-12

Lower Group:

The two teams that started at the top of this group have struggled, but good games from Kristen Simon and Meighan Simmons for Maccabi Raanana were not enough as Maccabi Haifa won 68-67 to hold the lead heading into the final round.  Hapoel Petah Tikva has been nearly unstoppable in this stage as Monique Reid led them past Herzliya 80-69.

Maccabi Raanana vs. Maccabi Haifa 67-68 RAA Simon 21/12r Simmons 21 Muldrow 9/11r/6a HAI Hillsman 18/11r Harden 18/7r/9a Bellock 16

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Bnot Herzliya 80-69 PET Reid 37/7r/6a Jones 18 Zackery 11/11r Rosenthal 10 Berger 0 HER Dayan 18 Gardner 14 Brown 11 Davis 9/10r

Standings:

  1. Maccabi Haifa 9-14
  2. Maccabi Raanana 8-15
  3. Bnot Herzliya 8-15
  4. Hapoel Petah Tikva 4-19

Polish League Round 20 March 4th

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March 4, 2020

Wednesday featured a full round of games.  Laura Juskaite and Gorzow beat Naomi Davenport and Torun 86-64.  Gdynia stayed perfect with a 73-42 win over Sleza Wroclaw.  Lublin beat Wisla Krakow 73-60 and Widzew Lodz beat the Gdansk University of Technology 67-51.  Laura Miskiniene and Brianna Kiesel led Bydogszcz past Danielle Robinson and Polkowice 85-79.

Gorzow vs. Torun 86-64 GOR Juskaite 20/6a Green 19/13r Prezelj 18 Maiga 13/10r Thomas 5/8r/8a TOR Davenport 21 Urbaniak 15 Williams 14/11r

Arka Gdynia vs. Sleza Wroclaw 73-42 GDY Alexander 14/10r Gulich 10/7r Papova 10 Kastanek 10 Allen 3/6r SLE Caldwell 11/7r Burdick 10/7r Dobrowolska 4

Lublin vs. Wisla Krakow 73-60 LUB Peterson 17 Popovic 14 Day 12/15r Adamowicz 12 Baltic 10 WIS Meskonyte 15 Wells 15/7a Jakubiuk 14/6r Lass 6/10r

Widzew Lodz vs. Politechnika Gdanska 67-51 WID Jasnowska 16 Gala 13 Vuckovic 9/11r Emery 8/6r Davis 8 GDA Hudson 14/6r

Polkowice vs. Bydgoszcz 79-85 POL Robinson 23/6r Stallworth 16 Mansfield 14 Conde 12/7r Spanou 8 BYD Miskiniene 25/7r Kiesel 21/6r/6a O’Neill 16 Evans 7

Uniwersytet Gdanski vs. Poznan 78-58 UNG Frolkina 23/8r Ortiz 19/9r Ruffin-Pratt 14/11r Samburska 10 POZ Mfutila 13 Saunders 12 Pyka 11

Standings:

  1. Arka Gdynia 20-0
  2. Bydgoszcz 17-3
  3. Gorzow 15-5
  4. Lublin 14-6
  5. Polkowice 12-8
  6. Sleza Wroclaw 11-9
  7. Wisla Krakow 9-11
  8. Politechnika Gdanska 7-13
  9. Widzew Lodz 6-14
  10. Poznan 4-16
  11. Torun 3-17
  12. Uniwersytet Gdanski 2-18

Czech League 2nd Stage Round 3 March 4th

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March 4, 2020

Group A:

The halfway point of this stage was reached on Wednesday.  Gabriela Andelova and Michaela Start led KP Brno to a 95-61 win over Slavia Praha, which is finding this additional stage tough.  Hradec Kralove is all alone in the top spot after just managing to leave Brno with a 58-57 win.

KP Brno vs. Slavia Praha 95-61 KPB Andelova 22/10r/7a Stara 22 Green 15/10r Van Grinsven 11 Remenarova 11 Potter 8 SLA Mircova 17 Holubeva 14/7r Hoskova 14 Corda 12

Brno vs. Hradec Kralove 57-58 BRN Stoupalova 13 Van Der Keijl 11/10r Zohnova 11 Thompson 2 HKR Mareckova 14/8r Effangova 12

Standings:

  1. Hradec Kralove 17-4
  2. KP Brno 16-5
  3. Brno 14-7
  4. Slavia Praha 9-12

Group B:

This group is playing one game fewer than the other group so this round was split over two day with the first game on Wednesday.  Anna Rylichova and Katerina Kozumplikova led Trutnov past Chomutov 87-71.

Lokomotiva Trutnov vs. Chomutov 87-71 TRU Rylichova 21/11r Kozumplikova 20/6r/6a Drbohlavova 12 Kralova 11 Cotton 7/11r CHO Krejzova 17 Satoranska 14/6r Aulichova 11/7r

Romanian League 2nd Stage March 1st-4th

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Group A:

The second to last round in this group was played on Wednesday.  Biljana Pesovic, Nikolina Zubac, and Brasov climbed out of last place with a 91-61 win over Alexandra Uiuiu and Cluj.  Chrissy Givens and Sepsi used a strong first half to beat Arad 85-70.  Satu Mare will finish behind them in the standings after Bernice Mosby led them past Alina Chivu and Targoviste 76-58.

March 4, 2020

Olimpia Brasov vs. Universitatea Cluj 91-61 BRA Pesovic 30/6r/9a N. Zubac 21/6r Armanu 11/9r Williams 7/6r/7a Beadle 0 CLU Uiuiu 24/6r Fleser 15/6r

Arad vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 70-85 ARA Robinson 16/10r Akathiotou 16 Hadzovic 13/6a Webb 10 SEP Givens 24/8r Pasic 17 Mandache 14 Tobin 4/8r

Targoviste vs. Satu Mare 58-76 TAR Chivu 21 Stoenescu 11/7r/7a SAT Mosby 21/11r/7a Ervin 15/11r Miljkovic 12 Olah 10

Standings:

  1. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 12-1
  2. Satu Mare 10-3
  3. Arad 8-5
  4. Targoviste 4-9
  5. Olimpia Brasov 3-10
  6. Universitatea Cluj 2-11

Group B:

A game from Round 14 was moved up to Sunday as two teams completed this stage after Florina Stanici led Rapid past winless Oradea 66-39.  The last Round 13 games were played on Wednesday.  Boogie Brozoski and Donasja Scott led Constanta past Agronomia 73-45.  Jade Vega and Kayla Mobley paced Targu Secuiesc in a 69-42 win at Targu Mures.

March 1, 2020

Oradea vs. Rapid 39-66 ORA Saric 19/14r RAP Stanici 20/8r/7a Manea 10/18r/7s Duta 10

March 4, 2020

Phoenix Constanta vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 73-45 CON Brozoski 22/9a Scott 20/7r Erak 15 AGR Vilcinschi 18 Ninkovic 12/8r Hawkins 4/10r

Sirius Targu Mures vs. Targu Secuiesc 42-69 TAM Dunbar 11/9r/7s TAS Vega 22/6r/6a Mobley 20/8r