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Israeli League Round 17 February 4th

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February 4, 2019

The second to last round in this phase of the season was played on Monday.  Andrea Riley and Bnei Yehuda were tantalizingly close to their first win, but lost to Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 74-70.  Tiffany Mitchell had a solid debut for Elitzur Ramla as they beat Crystal Bradford and Herzliya 79-66.  Adut Bulgak and Maccabi Ramat Hen sit behind them after a 71-66 win over Maccabi Raanana.  Both sides had their import trios firing as Elitzur Holon won 86-84 behind Alex Bentley, Jordan Hooper, and Shae Kelley, pulling them ahead of Hapoel Petah Tikva in the standings as Monique Reid, Khadijiah Cave, and Alexis Peterson led the visitors.  Victoria Vivians and Danielle Adams continued to be a potent scoring duo as they led Maccabi Ashdod past shorthanded Ramat Hasharon 87-64.

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Bnei Yehuda 74-70 RIS Fontenette 19 Richardson 14/10r Sless 12 Alleyne 6/17r YEH Riley 23/8r Cooper 19/8r Goodwin 8/11r/8a Silfen 7

Bnot Herzliya vs. Elitzur Ramla 66-79 HER Bradford 26/14r Hannoun 10/6a Zellous 10 Young 7/8r RAM Mitchell 25/11r Diamant 15/10r Cohen 11 Nared 10/11r/6a Hightower 9

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Maccabi Raanana 71-66 RAH Bulgak 21/7r Harden 13/8r/6a Levitsky 11/6r Shafir 11 Ruffin-Pratt 10 RAA Goss 15 Orrange 12 Muldrow 10/17r Dayan 6 Rubin 2

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Petah Tikva 86-84 HOL Bentley 30 Hooper 22/15r Kelley 20 Pelleg 5/8a Spector 3 PET Reid 30/7r/7a Cave 23/11r Peterson 19/9r Zimmerman 8 Abboud 0

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Ashdod 64-87 HAS Edelman 15 Wiese 14/8r Aharanov-Shmueli 12 Rotberg 10 Kedem 10 Thompson 0/7r ASH Vivians 30/6r Adams 21/8r Hopkins 12/6r/7a Baron 10/6a Doron 6 Hattis 5 Snow 3 Rosenthal 0

Standings:

  1. Elitzur Ramla 13-4
  2. Maccabi Ramat Hen 12-5
  3. Maccabi Ashdod 12-5
  4. Elitzur Holon 11-6
  5. Hapoel Petah Tikva 10-7
  6. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 8-9
  7. Bnot Herzliya 8-9
  8. Maccabi Raanana 7-10
  9. Ramat Hasharon 4-13
  10. Bnei Yehuda 0-17

Hungarian League Round 16 February 2nd-3rd

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A full round of games started on Saturday as NKE beat BEAC 67-51.  ZTE rolled past MTK 80-45.  There was no shortage of scoring in Gyor as Reshanda Gray helped the hosts hang on to a 91-86 win over Ketia Swanier, Jovana Popovic, and Cegled.  Sarah Imovbioh led PEAC past Vasas 83-62.  On Sunday, Chanel Mokango and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough led DVTK past Reka Szucs and Pecsi 104-77.  Sopron increased the gap between them and the rest of the field as Yvonne Turner helped them beat Szekszard 82-48.

February 2, 2019

BEAC vs. NKE 51-67 BEAC Lakloth 13 Dul 10 Beckley 5 NKE Lang 17 Barnai 12/10r Lelik 12 Austria 7

ZTE vs. MTK 80-45 ZTE Parker 15/8r Ndiba 12/6r Pusztai 12 Koizar 11/6r/6a MTK Sule 14 Hegedus 10

Gyor vs. Cegled 91-86 GYO Gray 26/9r Spanou 19 Brown 17 Raksanyi 13 Torok 10 Krnjic 0 CEG Swanier 22 Popovic 22 Baugh 13/6r Hamilton-Carter 10

Vasas vs. PEAC 62-83 VAS Dombai 15/7r Varga 11/7r Vukov 7 PEAC Imovbioh 20/10r Gemes-Sarok 13 Wentzel 10 Simon 10 Brewer 7

February 3, 2019

Pecsi vs. DVTK 77-104 PEC R. Szucs 22/6a Santa 12 Vari 11 DVTK Mokango 27/7r Walker-Kimbrough 20 Zele 16 Skoric 13 Kiss 13 Szabo 5

Sopron vs. Szekszard 82-48 SOP Turner 20 Crvendakic 13 Jovanovic 12/7r Dubei 12 Dupree 8/10r SZE Bishop 19/6r Dojkic 13 Eldebrink 5

Standings:

  1. Sopron 16-0
  2. Szekszard 12-4
  3. ZTE 12-4
  4. DVTK 12-4
  5. PEAC 10-6
  6. Gyor 9-7
  7. NKE 8-7
  8. Pecsi 4-12
  9. BEAC 4-12
  10. Vasas 4-12
  11. Cegled 3-12
  12. MTK 1-15

Czech League Round 17 February 2nd-3rd

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The round started on Saturday with USK beating their capital rivals Slavia 122-42 with Isabelle Harrison leading the way.  Hradec Kralove also had an easy win, 115-55 over Teamstore Brno.  It was much closer in Trutnov, where Anna Rylichova led the hosts past Nymburk 82-79.  On Sunday, KP Brno beat Ostrava 86-57.

February 2, 2019

USK Praha vs. Slavia Praha 122-42 USK Harrison 20/10r Thomas 17/7a Romero 16 Kar. Elhotova 15 Hanusova 13 Sipova 11 Brabencova 10 Kat. Elhotova 10 SLA Vondrackova 11 Beynon 8 Burdgess 6/10r Koop 6/7r

Hradec Kralove vs. Teamstore Brno 115-55 HKR Effangova 19 Matuskova 15 Sotolova 13 Kulichova 12/7r Mareckova 10/10r Natabou 10/6r Minarovicova 10 TSB Zitkova 19 Pulpanova 13

Lokomotiva Trutnov vs. Nymburk 82-79 TRU Rylichova 21 Adams 16/15r Kozumplikova 13 Carter 12 NBK Hoskova 17 Hunkova 16 Khomenchuk 13/10r Paris 8/7r

February 3, 2019

Ostrava vs. KP Brno 57-86 OVA Kopecka 12 Corda 10 Tac 9/8r Waters 8 Saba 5 KPB Sujanova 17 Stara 13 Bartakova 12 Oroszova 11 Gill 10 Moussa 0

Standings:

  1. USK Praha 16-0
  2. KP Brno 11-3
  3. Zabiny Brno 10-4
  4. Hradec Kralove 11-5
  5. Nymburk 10-6
  6. Lokomotiva Trutnov 9-6
  7. Slavia Praha 6-9
  8. Slovanka 4-10
  9. Ostrava 3-12
  10. Strakonice 1-13
  11. Teamstore Brno 1-14

Italian League Round 16 February 3rd

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February 3, 2019

Games were on Sunday as usual and Vigarano beat Kristen Simon and Battipaglia 74-67.  Ragusa beat Lucca 74-61.  With Napoli being stricken from the record, it is still not clear how the bottom of the standings will work, but Empoli sits there after falling to Broni 75-50.  Adrienne Webb and San Martino di Lupari beat Brooque Williams and Sesto San Giovanni 65-55.  The day ended with the big game between the top two teams and Sandrine Gruda and Schio showed that they should still be considered favorites after an 81-74 win over Venezia.

Battipaglia vs. Vigarano 67-74 BAT Simon 26/15r Handy 16/11r Del Pero 12 VIG Fitzgerald 17/6a Rakova 16/9r Bocchetti 16 Bolden 11/9r/6a

Lucca vs. Ragusa 61-74 LUC Vaughn 17 Graves 11/7r Orazzo 11 Ravelli 6 RAG Romeo 18 Hamby 17 Harmon 13/8r Kuster 11

Empoli vs. Broni 50-75 EMP Mathias 8 Huland El 8 BRO Milic 19/14r Wojta 18/9r Spreafico 13 Pavia 11

San Martino di Lupari vs. Sesto San Giovanni 65-55 SAM Webb 20 Keys 14/12r Melnika 13 Marshall 11 SES Williams 20/6r Brunner 7/6r Loyd 6

Venezia vs. Schio 74-81 VEN Steinberga 14/8r Anderson 14/6a De Pretto 11 Gulich 6/7r Macchi 6 SCH Gruda 25 Quigley 15/6r Lavender 12/6r Dotto 12 Masciadri 3

Standings:

  1. Venezia 12-2
  2. Schio 12-3
  3. Ragusa 11-4
  4. Broni 10-5
  5. San Martino di Lupari 9-5
  6. Lucca 7-8
  7. Vigarano 7-8
  8. Sesto San Giovanni 5-10
  9. Battipaglia 3-11
  10. Torino 2-12
  11. Empoli 2-12

Polish League Round 16 February 2nd-3rd

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Only one game in this round was played on Saturday as Agnieszka Kaczmarczyk and Temi Fagbenle helped Polkowice send a message in a 117-46 pasting of Poznan.  On Sunday, Arina Bilotserkivska and Ostrovia came back to beat Rebecca Harris and Siedlce 77-74.  Wisla Krakow is still trying to climb up the standings as they beat Lublin 81-60.  Laura Svaryte and Torun rolled past Dominique Wilson and Widzew Lodz 105-71.  Ziomara Morrison and Dragana Stankovic teamed up to lead Bydgoszcz past Gdanska 78-70.  Gorzow used a strong fourth quarter to beat Emma Cannon and Gdynia 88-79.

February 2, 2019

Polkowice vs. Poznan 117-46 POL Kaczmarczyk 22/8r Fagbenle 21/8r Puss 18 Hayes 18 Leedham 14/8r/6a Thomas 10/6a POZ Hillsman 12/8r Samburska 10 Davis 0

February 3, 2019

Siedlce vs. Ostrovia 74-77 SIE Harris 31/8r/8a Mollova 17/6r Ikstena 11 Lapszynski 7 Bellock 4/13r OST Bilotserkivska 22 Ossowska 15/6r Wajler 12 Motyl 10

Wisla Krakow vs. Lublin 81-60 WIS Rodriguez 19 Conde 14 Russell 13/10r Canada 11 Aleksandravicius 2 LUB Kiesel 18/6a Rymarenko 16 Greene 11/7r

Torun vs. Widzew Lodz 105-71 TOR Svaryte 22/15r Begic 19/9r Stankiewicz 16 Kunek 11 Skobel 11/6a WID Wilson 30 Ajemba 10 Vuckovic 9

Bydgoszcz vs. Politechnika Gdanska 78-70 BYD Morrison 23/7r Stankovic 21/11r McBride 8/6a Hornbuckle 3 GDA Conwright 17 Pyka 13 Bujniak 11 Holopainen 8/6r Clarke 4/6r

Gorzow vs. Gdynia 88-79 GOR Zoll-Norman 19/12a Juskaite 18 Papova 13/6r Rytsikava 12/8r Atkins 11/7r GDY Cannon 22/12r Makurat 18/6r Greinacher 15

Standings:

  1. Polkowice 13-2
  2. Gdynia 12-3
  3. Torun 11-4
  4. Bydgoszcz 11-3
  5. Sleza Wroclaw 10-4
  6. Gorzow 9-5
  7. Wisla Krakow 9-5
  8. Lublin 6-9
  9. Siedlce 5-10
  10. Widzew Lodz 4-11
  11. Politechnika Gdanska 2-13
  12. Ostrovia 2-13
  13. Poznan 1-13

German League Round 16 February 2nd-3rd

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There was one game on Saturday in this round as Marburg beat Saarlouis 91-86.  On Sunday, Kristen Gaffney and Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau led Freiburg past Chemnitz 84-65.  Wasserburg found themselves on the wrong end of a surprise again, this time at the hands of Shawnte’ Goff and Braunschweig 76-70 in overtime.  Ezinne Kalu and Kletern beat Herner 82-62 as they try to show the league that they should be considered the toughest team down the stretch.

February 2, 2019

Marburg vs. Saarlouis 91-86 BCM Kiss-Rusk 19/8r Bradley 15 Baker 14 Schaake 14 Wagner 13/8r Bertholdt 8 Klug 3/7r TVS Fitzgerald 19 Hearn 18/6r Fokke 15/7r Tulonen 14 Rodriguez 11

February 3, 2019

Chemnitz vs. Freiburg 65-84 CCC Hood 15 Andelova 12 Pirttinen 11 Owens 9 Smith 7/6r Brichacova 4 USC Gaffney 29/10r Caron-Goudreau 22/16r Rodefeld 12 Moten 9

Gottingen vs. Hannover 47-55 BCM Coleman 10/10r Simon 10 Pierce 10 Warner 2/7r TKH Palmer 18/6r Young 12/6r

Wasserburg vs. Eintracht Braunschweig 70-76(OT) WBG Hartmann 13 Williams 11/10r Brunckhorst 11 Jakovina 10 Schlott 5 Pocksteiner 0 EBS Goff 21 Mulligan 16/11r Smith 13/12r Claesson 11

Keltern vs. Herner 82-62 RSK Kalu 20 Thomas 18/6r Markovic 14 Pudlakova 10 Pierre-Louis 4 Tobin 0/6r HTC Kuijt 15 Burton 11/7r Bully 8 Frericks 6 Attura 4 Sannes 3

Standings:

  1. Marburg 13-1
  2. Herner 12-2
  3. Wasserburg 10-5
  4. Keltern 10-5
  5. Freiburg 8-7
  6. Hannover 7-8
  7. Donau-Ries 5-9
  8. Gottingen 5-10
  9. Braunschweig 4-10
  10. Chemnitz 3-11
  11. Saarlouis 3-12

Russian League Round 14 February 2nd-3rd

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The round started with one game on Saturday as Dynamo Kursk got Natasha Howard better acclimated in a 114-41 win over Spartak Noginsk.  Sunday’s games started all the way out in Novosibirsk and Stephanie Mavunga helped Enisey leave with an 89-70 win over Dynamo.  The two teams looking to establish themselves faced off and went to overtime as Inventa Kursk outlasted Anna Leshkovtseva and MBA 81-80 behind Elizaveta Shabanova.  Ekaterinburg dominated post play in an 87-48 win over Spartak Moscow.  Nadezhda kept Dynamo Moscow winless 92-40.

February 2, 2019

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 41-114 SPN Alikina 8/6r Kuzmina 8 DYK Howard 27/8r Vidmer 18/11r Logunova 14 Zhedik 14 Cruz 13/6r Xargay 12 Prince 9/7a Hollingsworth 4

February 3, 2019

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 70-89 DYN Scott 14/6r Cheren 13 Langlois 13 Polyashova 12 Caldwell 9/10r ENI Mavunga 24/12r Hines-Allen 19/10r Marchenkova 17/7r Namok 14

Inventa Kursk vs. MBA Moscow 81-80 INK Shabanova 24/7r O. Frolkina 19/14r Abaydullina 12 MBA Leshkovtseva 22 Stolyar 15 Sytnyak 11

Ekaterinburg vs. Spartak Moscow 87-48 EKA Vadeeva 18/6r Griner 17/8r Jones 16/6r Belyakova 13/8a McBride 7 Musina 2/12r Vandersloot 2 SPM Kurilchuk 12 O’Neill 11 Stallworth 0

Dynamo Moscow vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 40-92 DYM Kramar 8 Tohtash 6 NAD Medvedeva 16 Jones 16 Maiga 14 Tikhonenko 12/11r Burik 12 Nicholls 10/9r Wheeler 7

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 14-0
  2. Dynamo Kursk 13-1
  3. Nadezhda Orenburg 10-3
  4. Inventa Kursk 7-7
  5. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 7-7
  6. Spartak Moscow 6-7
  7. MBA Moscow 6-7
  8. Dynamo Novosibirsk 4-9
  9. Spartak Noginsk 1-13
  10. Dynamo Moscow 0-14

Spanish League Round 18 February 2nd-3rd

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The day started with extra basketball as Amarah Coleman and Ferrol were fighting for safety, but Atonye Nyingifa and Fiona O’Dwyer helped Ensino escape 77-70.  Al-Qazeres edged Gipuzkoa 60-57.  Gernika kept Zamarat in danger as they won 75-49.  On Sunday, Sant Adria stayed in trouble after a 68-65 loss to Bembibre.  Avenida eased past Araski 81-44.  Valencia beat Zaragoza 68-59.  Girona is still in the lead after a 71-56 win over Sedis.

February 2, 2019

Ferrol vs. Ensino 70-77(OT) FER Coleman 23 Cheslek 14 Gustavsson 12/13r Van Grinsven 8/20r ENS Nyingifa 26/13r O’Dwyer 20/12r Miller 15/11r Novo 10

Gipuzkoa vs. Al-Qazeres 57-60 GIP Brkic 16 Weaver 14/9r Nystrom 5 Westbeld 4/6r Pierre-Louis 2 ALQ Ocete 17 Foraste 12 Maize 10/9r Ferrari 6/7a Hodges 5

Gernika vs. Zamarat 75-49 GER Nacickaite 13/6r Banham 13 Berezhynska 10 Gwathmey 8/6r Roundtree 7/6r Vanderwal 7 Mazionyte 6 ZAM Lopez 18 Madgen 13 Nelson 6 Garcia-Paunero 2 Marcos-Canedo 2

February 3, 2019

Sant Adria vs. Bembibre 65-68 SAN Coulibaly 15/15r Simmons 12 Ayuso 12 Parks 6 Vila 2 BEM Silva 19/10r Gladkova 16 Herrera 12/11r Quirante 10 Emanuel-Carr 3 Range 0

Avenida vs. Araski 81-44 AVE Arrojo 14 Dominguez 14/8a Loyd 11 Robinson 10/9r Elonu 10 De Souza 9/9r Givens 2/8r ARA Edwards 17/6r Roberson 9 Van Den Adel 0

Zaragoza vs. Valencia 59-68 ZAR Gimeno 12/7r Dornstauder 10 Flores 9 Brown 8 Knight 6 Hersler 6 VAL Gomez 18/7a Pina 16/9r Tirera 10/7r Brown 9 Davis 7 Moore 3 Abalde 2 Gari 0

Girona vs. Sedis 71-56 GIR Reisingerova 15 Gomes Colhado 12/8r Murphy 12 Martinez 8/6r/8a Hampton 8 SED Bahi 15 Kraker 14 Vilaro 5 Richards 4 Hempe 3 Pujol 2 Aijanen 0

Standings:

  1. Girona 17-1
  2. Avenida 17-1
  3. Gernika 14-4
  4. Sedis 12-6
  5. Valencia 11-7
  6. Gipuzkoa 9-9
  7. Araski 8-10
  8. Ensino 8-10
  9. Al-Qazeres 7-11
  10. Zaragoza 6-12
  11. Bembibre 6-12
  12. Zamarat 4-14
  13. Sant Adria 4-14
  14. Ferrol 3-15

French Cup Quarterfinals February 2nd-3rd

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The EuroLeague teams finally entered the competition at this stage and the first quarterfinal was played on Saturday.  Chartres was the last lower division team left and they had the tough draw against Bourges and the visitors used the opportunity to let the talented teenager Iliana Rupert shine in a 104-45 win.  There was extra basketball on Sunday as Haley Peters and Charleville finally prevailed 99-89 over Bernadette Ngoyisa and Roche.  Young Zoe Wadoux had a good game for Villeneuve, but Lyon won 82-62.  Alexis Prince and Tarbes beat Landes 66-60.

Teams not from the first division indicated with league in ().

February 2, 2019

Chartres (2) vs. Bourges 45-104 CHA Metcalf 10 Njonkou 4 BRG Rupert 22/7r Ouvina 17 Plouffe 16/12r Chartereau 16/7r Johannes 11/6r Raincock-Ekunwe 4

February 3, 2019

Charleville vs. Roche 99-89(OT) CHM Peters 27/7r Mosqueda-Lewis 19/7r Filip 15/8r Hruscakova 13 Bouderra 13/16a/7s RVB Ngoyisa 23/11r Sutherland 17/6r Lucet 14 Bailey 12/7r/6s

Lyon vs. Villeneuve 82-62 LYO Dos Santos 18/13r Plouffe 13/10r Clark 13 Sacko 13 VIL Wadoux 24 Evans 13 Diallo 12/7r

Landes vs. Tarbes 60-66 LAN Ayim 17 Hejdova 12/7r Toure 12 Gatling 5 Dumerc 3 TAR Prince 20/6r Fauthoux 14 Pouye 14 Gaye 10/9r Moss 6 Peters 0 Cornelie-Sigmundova 0

Turkish League Round 17 February 2nd-3rd

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On Saturday, Marie Ruzickova and Kahleah Copper teamed up to lead Orman past Gabriela Marginean and Adana 84-74.  Kelsey Plum and Ayse Cora helped Fenerbahce keep Tearra Banks and Bodrum winless 106-38.  Monica Cuic and Botas beat Luca Ivankovic and Kayseri 86-72.  Izmit beat Imani Watkins and Istanbul University 65-56.  On Sunday, Riquna Williams and Hatay played well amidst their crisis, but Kelsey Mitchell and Besiktas proved too much as they won 78-70.  Cukurova stayed perfect with an 87-58 win over Galatasaray.  Yvonne Anderson and Mersin rolled past Dilara Tongar and Canik 123-65.

February 2, 2019

Orman vs. Adana 84-74 ORM Ruzickova 25/8r Copper 20/7r Gardner 15/6a Henry 8/6r/6a ADA Marginean 31 Boyd 12/6r/9a McGee-Stafford 11/17r

Fenerbahce vs. Bodrum 106-38 FEN Plum 26 Cora 20/7r/7a Stokes 12/13r Yavas 11/10a Ural 10/9r Senyurek 10 Zandalasini 9 Canitez 8 BOD Banks 21/7r B. Turan 7

Kayseri vs. Botas 72-86 KAY Ivankovic 25/6r Ibekwe 17/11r Sims 16 BOT Cuic 22 Erat 16 Williams 14/8r Akbas 12 Krivacevic 8 Cakir 8/7a

Izmit vs. Istanbul Universitesi 65-56 IZM Bas 16 White 11/8r/6a Yavuz 10/8a Hart 7 ISU Watkins 21/7r Fall 12/11r

February 3, 2019

Besiktas vs. Hatay 78-70 BES Mitchell 30 Akhator 13/15r Epoupa 13 Caglar 11/8r/7a Imren 11 HAT Williams 23 Basaran 15/14r Aydin 13 Koksal 12/7r Gajic 0

Cukurova vs. Galatasaray 87-58 CUK Iagupova 16 Fitik 13 Naumenko 12/9r Ndour 12/6r Uzun 10 Gray 9/6a Ozelci 6/7r GAL Jefferson 11 Atas 11 Abdi 3 Macaulay 2

Canik vs. Mersin 65-123 CAN Tongar 20/6a Colakoglu 14/6r Kutlu 11 James 6 MER Anderson 24/12a Cado 18 Petronyte 16/7r Aygul 14 Walker 14 Karatas 11/8r Yalcin 10/9a

Standings:

  1. Cukurova 17-0
  2. Hatay 14-3
  3. Fenerbahce 14-3
  4. Botas 12-5
  5. Besiktas 10-7
  6. Mersin 10-7
  7. Galatasaray 9-8
  8. Orman 9-8
  9. Izmit 8-9
  10. Canik 6-11
  11. Adana 5-12
  12. Kayseri 4-13
  13. Istanbul Universitesi 1-16
  14. Bodrum 0-17