"There is no offseason"
by Andrew
April 30, 2022
The last game of the season was on Saturday in Sfantu Gheorghe. After losing twice on the road, Britney Jones and Sepsi took an early lead and never looked back in a 78-60 win over Andreona Keys and Arad to capture another championship in front of a big crowd.
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Arad 78-60 SEP Jones 23/6a Fraser 14/8r Ghizila 14 Wallace 9 ARA Keys 21/9r Vitulova 14/6r Vaida 9/9r Akathiotou 4 Sutherland 4
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe wins series 3-2
by Andrew
April 30, 2022
The last game of the season was in this series on Saturday in Moscow. Karina Nizamova and MBA built a lead in the first half, but Nika wiped it out in the third quarter. The hosts completed a sweep of their home games in the final frame with a 61-47 win.
MBA Moscow vs. Nika Syktyvkar 61-47 MBA Nizamova 29/6s Kirillova 10 NIK Psareva 11/11r Kozhukhar 10 Musina 9/12r
MBA Moscow wins series 3-2
by Andrew
April 29, 2022
Only one series in this round needed a deciding game and it was played on Friday. Jelena Dubljevic and Botas had been a difficult foe for Orman, but Danielle Robinson led the hosts to a 70-61 win to advance to the semifinals series starting Monday. The other series will open Sunday.
Orman vs. Botas 70-61 ORM Robinson 21/6r McCowan 18/17r Uzun 17 Lucet 6/7r BOT Dubljevic 24 Jurjane 18 Senyurek 10/6r Davis 5
Orman wins series 2-1
by Andrew
April 28, 2022
All four series concluded on Thursday at the homes of the higher seeds. Girona had a small lead from their first game, but quickly expanded it with a 67-54 win pushing the final margin to 128-110. Zaragoza immediately cut into the deficit that they had accrued at home, but Sedis recovered and a 58-all tie left them advancing comfortably 133-115. Avenida breezed to a 73-43 win over Gernika for a 158-113 aggregate scoreline. The last game was from the series with a tie in the first game so no complicated calculations were needed to determine the winner, but Valencia made it even easier as they crushed Estudiantes 72-35 to advance 131-94.
Girona vs. Gipuzkoa 67-54 GIR Mendy 12/7r Reisingerova 12/6r Burke 12 Gardner 8/6a Flores 8 GIP Coulibaly 12 Cornelius 12 Cox 11 Cvitkovic 7/8r Harden 6 Brown 4/6r Soriano 2 Esnal 0 Niang 0
Girona advances 128-110
Sedis vs. Zaragoza 58-58 SED Tunstull 14 Raventos 13 Etxarri 10/10r Strautmane 8 Pivec 5/10r Pujol 0 Brotons 0 ZAR Delaere 19 Hempe 13 Gimeno 9/6r Calhoun 5 Cruz 1 Kostourkova 0
Sedis advances 133-115
Avenida vs. Gernika 73-43 AVE Kat. Samuelson 19/10r Copper 17 Cazorla 10 Hof 5/8r Kar. Samuelson 5 Rodriguez 5 Fasoula 4 Vilaro 4 Elonu 0 GER Roundtree 12 Higgs 9 Silva 7 Moore 0
Avenida advances 158-113
Valencia vs. Estudiantes 72-35 VAL Allen 16/7r Salvadores 12 Romero 10 Gulich 6 Trahan-Davis 5 Carrera 4 EST Fingall 15/6r
Valencia advances 131-94
by Andrew
April 28, 2022
The finals started on Thursday in Schio with the hosts looking to win against upstarts Bologna. They started well and then weathered a couple of second half runs by the visitors to win 83-73. Schio will host again on Saturday and try to double their series lead before heading out on the road.
Schio vs. Bologna 83-73 SCH Laksa 18 Sottana 13 Keys 12/10r Gruda 10/6r Mestdagh 9/8a BOL Zandalasini 19/6r Barberis 17 Cinili 12 Turner 8/6r Sagerer 3
by Andrew
Finals:
April 28, 2022
On a Thursday where their reserve team won the second division championship, Dynamo Kursk was looking for their first title and to end Ekaterinburg’s very long championship streak. They built a big lead early and then coasted to a 76-58 win to collect all available domestic trophies for the season.
Dynamo Kursk vs. Ekaterinburg 76-58 DYK Shabanova 13/10r Kozik 13 Burovaya 12 EKA Vadeeva 16/14r Papova 16 Shilova 11 Zavialova 11 Belyakova 0
Dynamo Kursk wins series 3-1
3rd Place:
April 26, 2022
This series continued in Moscow on Tuesday and MBA avoided having their season end again after an even first quarter, winning 81-60. They will host Nika again in the decider on Saturday.
MBA Moscow vs. Nika Syktyvkar 81-60 MBA Maiga 19/8r Leshkovtseva 17/6r Shtanko 15/6r Logunova 10 NIK Psareva 16/10r Musina 14/10r
Series tied 2-2
by Andrew
The second half of play in this group was a set of midweek games in Samara, starting Tuesday with Yulia Poluyanova leading Dynamo Moscow past Southern Federal University 71-66. Spartak Noginsk was far away from a win again after losing to Daria Kolosovskaya and the hosts 90-54. They did not win on Wednesday either, losing to Dynamo Moscow 66-54 even though Ekaterina Kubynina had a good game. Samara won easily 79-53 over Southern Federal University. Ekaterina Kubynina led Spartak Noginsk again on Thursday, but they finished winless after losing to Ekaterina Gunchenko and Southern Federal University 78-52. Daria Kolosovskaya and Anna Zaitceva helped Samara finish up their sweep at home with an 87-72 win to also even up their final record.
April 26, 2022
Southern Federal University vs. Dynamo Moscow 66-71 ROS Ryabova 17 Gunchenko 11/7r Grabovskaya 10 DYM Poluyanova 23/7r Cheren 15/6r Polyashova 10
Spartak Noginsk vs. Samara 54-90 SPN Kubynina 17 Kaglaeva 15/8r SAM Kolosovskaya 20/7r/6a Kurilchuk 17 Kotova 13/6r Mazur 10/9r
April 27, 2022
Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 66-54 DYM Abaydullina 18/7r Poluyanova 16 SPN Kubynina 22 Lykho 11/11r Pavlova 10
Samara vs. Southern Federal University 79-53 SAM Zaitceva 18/12r Kurilchuk 14 Kotova 13 Kolosovskaya 10/7r Komarova 10 ROS Gunchenko 13/7r Ryabova 10
April 28, 2022
Spartak Noginsk vs. Southern Federal University 52-78 SPN Kubynina 20/10r/7a Lykho 11 ROS Gunchenko 23 Maksimova 12/8r/7a Voronina 10
Dynamo Moscow vs. Samara 72-87 DYM Polyshova 13 Cheren 12 Poluyanova 11 Abaydullina 10 Pozdnyakova 10 SAM Kolosovskaya 24 Zaitceva 22/15r Kurilchuk 13 Mazur 13
Standings:
by Andrew
April 27, 2022
All games in this round were simultaneous tipoffs on Wednesday ahead of the final round on Saturday. Regan Magarity and Landes continued their momentum from the cup with a 73-64 win over Charleville. Landerneau was looking to put some space between them and the bottom, but Roche won 79-69 to lock in their seed. Villeneuve built a halftime lead on their way to a 67-61 win over Alexis Peterson and Angers. Bourges bounced back with a 74-63 win and left Lyon in a tricky place when it comes to the playoff bracket. Julie Wojta and Tarbes were looking for an escape from the playdowns, but fell late to Lattes Montpellier 78-75. Charnay tried to steal a game on the road as they need all the help that they can get to avoid being the team that drops, but lost to Hainaut 73-69.
Charleville vs. Landes 64-73 CHM Berkani 17/11a Akhator 14/7r Milapie 14/6r Monroe 4 LAN Magarity 24/8r Tagliamento 14 Fauthoux 10 Harmon 4/7r Tolo 4 Dumerc 0/6a
Roche vs. Landerneau 79-69 RVB Mosqueda-Lewis 16 Clarke 16 Bankole 15 Plouffe 11 BRE Geiselsoder 17 Amukamara 14 Slocum 10 Bruner 0/6r/8a
Angers vs. Villeneuve 61-67 ANG Peterson 21 Merceron 10 Richardson 7/8r Chidom 4 Cornelie-Sigmundova 2/6r VIL Diallo 14 Salaun 12/7r Ygueravide 10 Gomis 10 Anderson 7/12r
Bourges vs. Lyon 74-63 BRG Rupert 17/6r Yacoubou 14/6r Michel 11 Mann 4 LYO Crvendakic 10 Allemand 8 Johannes 8 Alexander 6/8r Burdick 6/6r Jocyte 5
Lattes Montpellier vs. Tarbes 78-75 MTP Peters 18/8r Wallace 18 Bernies 13 Day 8/11r Dabovic 5 TAR Wojta 24/7r/8a Ewodo 19/6r Tadic 16
Hainaut vs. Charnay 73-69 HAI Okonkwo 17 Thompson 16 Williams 14/17r Gustavsson 4 CHA Guennoc 14 Coulibaly 12/9r Reimer 12 Gaucher 6/8r
Standings:
by Andrew
April 27, 2022
A championship was on the line again on Wednesday in Arad. Andreona Keys helped the hosts avoid elimination again with a 67-63 win over to send the series back to Sfantu Gheorghe for the deciding game and a chance to pull off one more spectacular upset.
Arad vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 67-63 ARA Keys 28/10r Vitulova 16 Akathiotou 13 Sutherland 6/7r Vaida 0/8r SEP Fraser 18/6r Pasic 14 Wallace 6 Jones 0
Series tied 2-2
by Andrew
April 26, 2022
On Tuesday, Arad needed a win at home to extend the season and despite losing their early lead by halftime, they did better out of the break to win 67-61. They will hosts Sepsi again on Wednesday needing a win again.
Arad vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 67-61 ARA Keys 18/8r/6a Vitulova 15 Hadzovic 13/8r Sutherland 6 Vaida 5/6r Akathiotou 5 SEP Raber 15/9r Fraser 12/9r Wallace 9 Jones 8/6a
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-1