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French League Quarterfinals Game 2 May 8th

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May 8, 2021

Tarbes was ultimately not able to play so Bourges advanced directly and the other three series concluded on Saturday.  Roche overturned the deficit they had from their home game by halftime, but Landes recovered and a 77-72 win was enough to push the final margin to 162-154 in their favor.  Lattes Montpellier got key players back and it proved to be a big difference as a strong second half got them a 67-54 win over Villeneuve for a 150-131 aggregate victory.  Lyon cranked up the tempo on Jaime Nared and shorthanded Charleville again, rolling to a 117-61 win for an impressive 238-154 final total.

Landes vs. Roche 77-72 LAN Gaye 16/11r Plouffe 14/6r Ayim 12 Paget 12 Vukosavljevic 11 RVB Clarke 18/8r Heriaud 14 Samson 13 Amant 10/9r Higgins 2 Lucet 2

Landes advances 162-154

Lattes Montpellier vs. Villeneuve 67-54 MTP Collier 18/12r Hines-Allen 17/13r Dabovic 15 Allemand 3 Tchatchouang 0 VIL Peters 14/7r Berkani 12 Hurt 8/7r

Lattes Montpellier advances 150-131

Lyon vs. Charleville 117-61 LYO Chevaugeon 17 Raincock-Ekunwe 15 Johannes 14/9r/11a Makani 14 Ciak 13/6r Crvendakic 12/7r/6a Robinson 11/8r Plouffe 10/6r Fauthoux 3/6a CHM Nared 20/7r Turner 13 Koizar 9

Lyon advances 238-154

Bourges vs. Tarbes (Bourges advances due to Tarbes not being able to field a team)

Italian League Finals Game 2 May 8th

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May 8, 2021

The second game of the series was shaping up to be a close one on Saturday, but Elisa Penna and Venezia surged out of halftime on their way to a 72-52 win.  Schio now needs a win at home on Tuesday to extend their season.

Venezia vs. Schio 72-52 VEN Penna 20 Howard 15/8r Petronyte 12/9r Pan 6 Attura 5 Fagbenle 4/6r SCH Gruda 11 Harmon 10 Mestdagh 5

Venezia leads series 2-0

Turkish League Finals Game 2 May 8th

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May 8, 2021

The rivals met again on Saturday and it was a similar story with Alina Iagupova and Kayla McBride pacing Fenerbahce in a 70-57 win.  Galatasaray now needs to win at home on Tuesday to extend their season.

Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray 70-57 FEN Iagupova 22/9r/7a McBride 22 Cakir 7 Thomas 6 Canitez 6 Vaughn 4/10r Stokes 3/10r GAL Hollingsworth 14/10r Bilgic 13 Prince 12 Steinberga 9/8r Russell 4 Hruscakova 0

Fenerbahce leads series 2-0

Israeli League Finals Game 3 May 6th

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May 6, 2021

The finals continued on Thursday back in Ashdod as Khadijiah Cave led the hosts to a 65-51 win as neither team could get going from the outside.  Maccabi Ramat Hen needs to win at home on Monday to extend the series.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 65-51 ASH Cave 22/10r Peterson 19/6r Adams 9/16r Purvis 5 Dayan 3 Danan 3 RAH Harden 15/9r Wallace 12 Lev 11 Hillsman 3 Shea 0

Maccabi Ashdod leads series 2-1

Spanish League Finals Game 3 May 6th

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May 6, 2021

The championship was decided on Thursday in Salamanca.  Valencia was ready to win on the road, but the upstarts could not keep up with Avenida after the first quarter.  The hosts prevailed 76-61 to return to the throne.

Avenida vs. Valencia 76-61 AVE Alarie 14 Kat. Samuelson 11/7r Cazorla 10 Dominguez 10 Rodriguez 9 Hayes 7/7a Hof 7 Kar. Samuelson 0 Vilaro 0 VAL Allen 14 Trahan-Davis 12 Ouvina 11/6r Romero 6 Carrera 3

Avenida wins series 2-1

Italian League Finals Game 1 May 6th

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May 6, 2021

The championship series started on Thursday with top seed Venezia hosting the first two games.  Schio played them tough early, but the visitors could not keep up late and fell 69-59.  The teams will play again on Saturday in the same place.

Venezia vs. Schio 69-59 VEN Howard 16/10r Pan 12 Petronyte 10/9r Penna 9/8r Fagbenle 4/8r Attura 3 SCH Gruda 16 Sottana 11 Harmon 6/7r Mestdagh 4

Romanian League Finals Game 2 May 6th

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May 6, 2021

Finals:

All series, including this one in Sfantu Gheorghe, continued on Thursday.  After a close first game, both teams looked for the edge early here, but Sepsi dominated the second half for a 73-50 win.  Bria Goss led Satu Mare, which now needs a win at home on Monday to extend their season.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 73-50 SEP Gardner 13 Mandache 12 Orban 10/6r Parau 10/7a Pavlopoulou 7 Keleman 7 Tobin 5/9r SAT Goss 25 Bright 7/7r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-0

3rd Place:

Sara Dickey and Brasov looked ready to force a deciding game at home early, but Arad established control and finished a sweep with an 87-73 win.

Arad vs. Olimpia Brasov 87-73 ARA Beadle 19/8r Hadzovic 19 Fodor 12/6r Akathiotou 11 Poole 10/9r/6a BRA Dickey 29 Pesovic 18/8r/7a Al Ash Hab 12/9r McDonald 2

Arad wins series 2-0

5th Place:

It was a close game in the consolation bracket, but Ancuta Stoenescu and Targoviste avoided a trip to Constanta by edging Shereen Sutherland and company 73-70.

Targoviste vs. Phoenix Constanta 73-70 TAR Stoenescu 24 Irimia 16/14r Croitoru 13/7r Chivu 13/6a CON Sutherland 20/19r Kelly 13 Beldian 12

Targoviste wins series 2-0

7th Place:

This series started the day as Agronomia’s late charge was not enough against Korinne Campbell and Cluj-Napoca, which swept the series with a 65-59 win.

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 65-59 CLU Campbell 24/17r Timbilla 17/7r/9a Chis 11/8r AGR Sipos 18/8r Panait 18 Vilcinschi 5

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca wins series 2-0

Turkish League Finals Game 1 May 6th

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May 6, 2021

The two great rivals squared off on Thursday to begin the championship series.  Fenerbahce had a long wait for these games, but started well with the scoring coming from their wings as Kayla McBride and Alina Iagupova paced them in a 73-66 win.  Galatasaray kept it reasonably close, but will be looking for the win on Saturday to tie up the series before playing on their home floor.

Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray 73-66 FEN McBride 28 Iagupova 21 Vaughn 8 Sabally 7 Stokes 4/14r Cakir 2 Canitez 0 GAL Hollingsworth 16/8r Prince 13 Bilgic 10/7a Steinberga 9/9r Russell 8 Hruscakova 3

Romanian League Finals Game 1 May 5th

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May 5, 2021

Finals:

All four last series started on Wednesday, including the championship battle, which opened in Sfantu Gheorghe under the 2-2-1 best-of-five format.  Sepsi knew that they would be tested by Satu Mare and they ended up getting tested by Bria Goss and company, but did win 69-68.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 69-68 SEP Gardner 18/8r Pasic 16 Mandache 11 Tobin 8 Pavlopoulou 3 Keleman 1 SAT Goss 24/6r Bright 19/8r Solopova 11/10r

3rd Place:

The other series are best-of-three using a 2-1 hosting format.  The first game in the bronze medal series was excellent as the Serbian players on each side led their teams.  Brasov managed to force overtime behind Ines Corda and Biljana Pesovic, but Brankica Hadzovic and Arad prevailed 90-80 at home.

Arad vs. Olimpia Brasov 90-80(OT) ARA Hadzovic 23/6r/9a Beadle 14/17r Poole 12/7r/6s Karakasevic 12 Ardelean 10/9r Armanu 10 Akathiotou 2 BRA Corda 21/9r Pesovic 20/6r Dickey 17/7r Al Ash Hab 10 McDonald 2

5th Place:

In the consolation bracket, Targoviste beat Constanta 68-57.

Targoviste vs. Phoenix Constanta 68-57 TAR Stoenescu 14/6r Irimia 13/7r Petrof 13 Ghita 12/6r CON Beldian 17 Sutherland 12/11r Kelly 5

7th Place:

The first game of the day came in this series as Korine Campbell led Cluj-Napoca past Agronomia 80-55.

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 80-55 CLU Campbell 25/10r Timbilla 15/13r Uiuiu 15/8a Chis 10/6r AGR Plavitu 18 Sipos 12/14r Filip 10/6r