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Israeli League Semifinals Game 1 March 21st

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March 21, 2019

Both semifinals series started on Thursday.  The two teams that have had classic playoff encounters in recent seasons started the day and Adut Bulgak and Maccabi Ramat Hen built a lead heading into halftime, but Maccabi Ashdod roared back at home to win 75-73.  Elitzur Holon had helped push Elitzur Ramla down the standings to gain homecourt advantage for this series, but the visitors got their revenge in the first game, leaning on Tiffany Mitchell and Allison Hightower to win 68-49.  The teams will alternate venues for each game of the series with the next games on Monday.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 75-73 ASH Adams 19/6r Vivians 16/9r Hopkins 13/12r/6a Baron 12 Doron 7 Snow 1 RAH Bulgak 20/12r Ruffin-Pratt 13 Harden 11/8r Shafir 11 Lev 11 Levitsky 7/6r

Elitzur Holon vs. Elitzur Ramla 49-68 HOL Kelley 18/12r Bentley 13 Pelleg 6 Hooper 6 Spector 0 RAM Mitchell 26/9r Hightower 20 Cohen 9/7r Nared 6/15r Diamant 2/8r

Czech League Quarterfinals Game 3 and Playout March 14th-20th

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Quarterfinals:

One series continued early on Thursday as Brno had other scheduling needs.  Katerina Kozumplikova and Anna Rylichova were strong for Trutnov, which needed a win to extend the series, but Marqu’es Webb helped the hosts slam the door with a 96-92 win.  The sweep trend continued on Tuesday with Edita Sujanova leading KP Brno past Slavia Praha 84-68.  Isabelle Harrison and USK Praha took care of business with a 114-43 win over Slovanka.  Nymburk was in the position to avoid a sweep, but they ran out of steam on Wednesday, falling to Hradec Kralove 76-71.

March 14, 2019

Zabiny Brno vs. Lokomotiva Trutnov 96-92 ZAB Webb 22/11r Zohnova 17 Vackova 11/10r Maleckova 10 TRU Kozumplikova 25 Rylichova 24 Vasakova 18 Adams 11/6r Carter 10/8r

Zabiny Brno wins series 3-0

March 19, 2019

KP Brno vs. Slavia Praha 84-68 KPB Sujanova 24 Oroszova 12/10r Kopecka 12 Bartakova 10/8a Gill 6 Moussa 3 SLA Pohunkova 15 Burdgess 13/9r Vondrackova 13/6s Koop 11/8r Beynon 11

KP Brno wins series 3-0

USK Praha vs. Slovanka 114-43 USK Harrison 24 Romero 17 Thomas 14/9r Rezan 12 Kar. Elhotova 10 Ayayi 4 SLO Motycakova 10 Ondrouskova 10

USK Praha wins series 3-0

March 20, 2019

Nymburk vs. Hradec Kralove 71-76 NBK Hunkova 17 Krakovicova 10/6r Sklenarova 10 Khomenchuk 10 Bellock 5 Reynolds 4/6r/7a Hoskova 4 HKR Minarovicova 19 Kulichova 13/9r Mareckova 10/8r

Hradec Kralove wins series 3-0

Playout:

With only three teams in this group this year, there will be six games played over six different dates.  The first was on Wednesday and Ines Corda and Strakonice showed that they are well ahead of the bottom two teams after a 97-62 win at Teamstore Brno.

March 20, 2019

Teamstore Brno vs. Ostrava 62-97 TSB Stehlikova 16/6r Jandova 11 Holubeva 10 OVA Corda 21/6a Waters 18/13r Tac 16/11r Raskova 13 Saba 8

Chinese League Finals Game 4 March 20th

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March 20, 2019

The series continued on Friday with Bayi trying to force another game and Guangdong looking to win the title.  The visitors started well, but the hosts controlled the middle quarters for a 94-90 win.  Just like the last game, a surprise hero emerged as Bayi called on Liu Shuai to chip in alongside Li Meng and Sun Mengran.  Nneka Ogwumike and Li Yueru led a dominant performance in the post again for Guangdong, but did not get as much backcourt help.  They will now host the deciding game on Saturday, a fitting end to a great season for both teams.

Bayi vs. Guangdong 94-90 81 Li 30/11a Sun 22/9r Liu 21/6a GD Ogwumike 34/13r Li 25/9r Yang 10/6a

Series tied 2-2

Russian League Quarterfinals Game 1 March 17th-18th

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After a long break for continental play, the playoffs started with one quarterfinal game on Sunday between the league’s two upstarts.  MBA won 74-64 at Inventa Kursk, which should give them a major advantage needing only one win at home.  The other series all got underway on Monday, starting in Novosibirsk as Brittney Griner led Ekaterinburg to a 95-53 win.  Stephanie Mavunga and Enisey started well at home in Krasnoyarsk, but Viktoria Medvedeva and Nadezhda won 96-79 to bring a lead back to Orenburg.  Breanna Stewart and Natasha Howard started their quest for another championship together in a 109-55 win over Spartak Moscow.  With the top seeds all winning, they can advance with wins at home.

March 17, 2019

Inventa Kursk vs. MBA Moscow 64-74 INK Shabanova 11/8r K. Safonova 10 MBA Logunova 15/6r Sapova 15 Psareva 11

March 18, 2019

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Ekaterinburg 53-95 DYN Cheren 15/8r Fedotova 14 Scott 8 Caldwell 2/9r EKA Griner 22/7r Vadeeva 16/10r McBride 13 Musina 12/6r Meesseman 9 Vandersloot 6 Belyakova 4

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 79-96 ENI Mavunga 25 Levchenko 18/6a Namok 11 Hines-Allen 8/8r NAD Medvedeva 21 Jones 16/8r Wheeler 16 Tikhonenko 14

Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 55-109 SPM Ogun 10 Stallworth 10 O’Neill 8 DYK Stewart 25 Howard 21/8r Petrovic 16/6r Kirillova 16 Prince 9/6a Xargay 6

Chinese League Finals Game 3 March 18th

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March 18, 2019

The series continued on Monday in Nanchang.  Hosts Bayi got their backcourt of Jin Jiabao and Li Meng firing, but Guangdong showed they could match their opponents over the course of the entire game, getting surprise contributions from Zhang Dongxia to win 98-91.  Bayi now needs to win on Wednesday to extend the series while Guangdong will hope to take care of business and avoid a deciding game.

Bayi vs. Guangdong 91-98 81 Jin 28/7r Li 28/9a Sun 16/7r GD Zhang 22 Li 19/11r Huang 15/10r Ogwumike 14/6r Shen 14

Guangdong leads series 2-1

Italian League Round 19 March 17th

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March 17, 2019

All games were played in the usual Sunday timeslot.  Dearica Hamby led Ragusa past Battipaglia 81-44.  Venezia stayed at the top of the standings with an 81-50 win over Empoli.  Jasmine Keys and San Martino di Lupari beat Vigarano 74-57.  Lucca is the first team to finish the regular season as Kourtney Treffers helped them keep Torino in last place 94-76.  Sesto San Giovanni put up quite a fight, but Sandrine Gruda and Allie Quigley eventually helped Schio leave with a 76-70 win.

Ragusa vs. Battipaglia 81-44 RAG Hamby 20/10r Romeo 19/6r Harmon 12 Kuster 11/7r BAT Simon 17/7r Del Pero 10 Handy 0

Empoli vs. Venezia 50-81 EMP Huland El 14 Mathias 12/6r Pochobradska 10/7r Madonna 10 VEN De Pretto 16 Bestagno 13 Sanders 10/8r Steinberga 9/10r/7a Macchi 6 Anderson 4/6a

San Martino di Lupari vs. Vigarano 74-57 SAM Keys 20/14r Melnika 18 Webb 10 Marshall 0/7r VIG Bolden 14 Bocchetti 10 Rakova 8

Lucca vs. Torino 94-76 LUC Treffers 20/14r Gatti 18 Orazzo 15 Vaughn 13 Graves 9 Ravelli 8 TOR Jasnowska 18 Lawrence 16/8r Milazzo 13/6a Reimer 7/8r Botteghi 2

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Schio 70-76 SES Williams 18 Loyd 16 Brunner 11/7r SCH Gruda 23/12r Quigley 23 Lisec 12/6r/9a Masciadri 3

Standings:

  1. Venezia 17-2
  2. Schio 16-3
  3. Ragusa 15-4
  4. San Martino di Lupari 12-7
  5. Broni 12-7
  6. Lucca 9-11
  7. Vigarano 7-12
  8. Sesto San Giovanni 7-12
  9. Empoli 4-15
  10. Battipaglia 3-16
  11. Torino 3-16

Spanish League Round 23 March 16th-17th

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A busy Saturday started with Julia Gladkova and Bembibre beating Gernika 71-62.  Sant Adria thought that they were about to move back towards safety, but Ariel Edwards and Araski got the 68-67 win.  Ferrol’s slim hopes of escaping hit a roadblock after a 67-55 loss to Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa.  Zaragoza beat Ensino 70-55 in Lugo.  Zamarat is still right above trouble as Meiya Tirera led Valencia to a 66-59 win.  Sedis beat Al-Qazeres 77-56.  The only game on Sunday was for the league lead and likely the top seed in the playoffs.  Avenida relied on the steady hands of Erika De Souza to get them the 80-53 win over Girona.

March 16, 2019

Bembibre vs. Gernika 71-62 BEM Gladkova 22 Range 19 Silva 11/6r/6a Emanuel-Carr 0 GER Williams 18/10r Roundtree 8 Banham 7 Berezhynska 5/6r Vanderwal 5 Nacickaite 5 Mazionyte 4

Araski vs. Sant Adria 68-67 ARA Edwards 25/8r Drammeh 15/7r Roberson 10 Van Den Adel 6 SAN Parks 18/7r Coulibaly 12/11r Simmons 12 Ayuso 4 Jespersen 2

Ferrol vs. Gipuzkoa 55-67 FER Coleman 19 Vans Grinsven 15/6r Gustavsson 8/12r Cheslek 5/8r GIP Weaver 22/12r Nystrom 9/10r Westbeld 0

Ensino vs. Zaragoza 55-70 ENS Miller 16/6r Aliaga 11/6r Tagliamento 11 O’Dwyer 8 Breedlove 3 Nyingifa 2/10r ZAR Gimeno 17/7r Perez 14 Brown 13 Knight 9 Hersler 4 Flores 0 Dornstauder 0

Zamarat vs. Valencia 59-66 ZAM Pierre-Louis 15 Quevedo 14/6r Nelson 10/7r Stanacev 10 Madgen 4/6r Marcos-Canedo 0 VAL Tirera 26 Gari 7 Brown 6/12r Moore 6 Abalde 3 Davis 0

Sedis vs. Al-Qazeres 77-56 SED Hempe 19/6r Bahi 15/8r Diaz 13 Richards 11 Vilaro 7/7r Kraker 7 Aijanen 0 Pujol 0 ALQ Ocete 14 Foraste 13 Maize 11/9r Hodges 9 Ferrari 5

March 17, 2019

Avenida vs. Girona 80-53 AVE De Souza 20/10r Loyd 16 Givens 14 Elonu 10 Robinson 6/9r Goree 0 GIR Hampton 14 Williams 12 Gomes Colhado 6/11r Martinez 4

Standings:

  1. Avenida 22-1
  2. Girona 21-2
  3. Sedis 16-7
  4. Gernika 16-7
  5. Valencia 15-8
  6. Gipuzkoa 13-10
  7. Araski 10-13
  8. Zaragoza 9-14
  9. Bembibre 9-14
  10. Ensino 8-15
  11. Al-Qazeres 8-15
  12. Zamarat 6-17
  13. Sant Adria 5-18
  14. Ferrol 3-20

Turkish League Round 22 March 16th-17th

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The round started with two good games on Saturday.  Orman was shorthanded, but Kahleah Copper helped them come back to beat Gintare Petronyte, Ashley Walker, and Mersin 80-79.  Beril Albayrak and Bodrum could taste their first win, but Ify Ibekwe rallied Kayseri even without their other foreign players to win 65-58.  On Sunday, Tan White and Izmit saw their playoff hopes hit a bump as Kelsey Mitchell and Evelyn Akhator led Besiktas to an 81-74 win.  Shorthanded Galatasaray got a test from Istanbul University, but emerged with an 80-75 win.  Fenerbahce eased past Gulsah Duman and Canik 108-49.  Cukurova only has one competition to focus on now and they fended off Botas 70-69 to get back on track.  Hatay crushed overmatched Adana 103-49.

March 16, 2019

Mersin vs. Orman 79-80 MER Petronyte 25/11r Walker 23/6r Anderson 12 ORM Copper 24 Ruzickova 14/7r Gezgin 11

Bodrum vs. Kayseri 58-65 BOD Albayrak 20 Banks 18/12r KAY Ibekwe 31/18r Gultekin 10

March, 17, 2019

Besiktas vs. Izmit 81-74 BES Mitchell 29 Akhator 21/8r Atacan 14 Caglar 10/9r IZM White 20 Hart 18 Bas 16/7r

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Galatasaray 75-80 ISU Watkins 18/6a Guner 16 Fall 9/7r GAL Alben 18/12a Grigalauskyte 15/10r Abdi 11 Macaulay 10

Canik vs. Fenerbahce 49-108 CAN Duman 22 Kutlu 9 FEN Zandalasini 17 Plum 17 Topuz 14/13r Vaughn 12 Senyurek 10/10r Yavas 10 Canitez 8

Botas vs. Cukurova 69-70 BOT Cuic 17 Williams 16/13r Gulcan 11 Cakir 10 Krivacevic 8 CUK Gray 19 Iagupova 14/7r Ndour 11/6r Ozelci 0

Hatay vs. Adana 103-49 HAT Gajic 18/14r Harris 15/8r Aydin 15 Koksal 15 Snytsina 13 Williams 2 ADA Marginean 12/7r Zeren 12

Standings:

  1. Cukurova 21-1
  2. Fenerbahce 18-4
  3. Hatay 17-5
  4. Botas 15-7
  5. Mersin 14-8
  6. Galatasaray 14-8
  7. Besiktas 13-9
  8. Orman 12-10
  9. Izmit 9-13
  10. Kayseri 7-15
  11. Adana 7-15
  12. Canik 6-16
  13. Istanbul Universitesi 1-21
  14. Bodrum 0-22

French League Round 19 March 16th-17th

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On Saturday, Endy Miyem and Lattes Montpellier beat Hainaut 86-63.  Tarbes beat Villeneuve 72-51.  Uju Ugoka and Roche beat Shaqwedia Wallace and Nantes 94-68.  A midweek loss proved even more costly for Charleville as they lost to Kariata Diaby and Landerneau 70-67.  On Sunday, Mondeville continued to play better, but lost the battle of worst versus first to Lyon 69-62.  Marine Johannes and Bourges continued their push for the top spot with a 73-66 win at Landes.

March 16, 2019

Hainaut vs. Lattes Montpellier 63-86 HAI Akonga 19 Garcia 14 Bruner 13/7r Zempare 9/8r MTP Miyem 21 Tchatchouang 19 Whitcomb 18/6r Ciak 18/6r Dabovic 1 Wurtz 0

Villeneuve vs. Tarbes 51-72 VIL Mendy 17/7r Diallo 11 Bjorklund 7 Evans 4 Berkani 3 TAR Gaillou-Loko 19 Prince 18/7r Gaye 15 Bravard 7 Fontaine 0

Roche vs. Nantes 94-68 RVB Ugoka 22 Bailey 19/10a Sutherland 14/12r Samson 12 Ngoyisa 11/6r Lucet 6 NAN Wallace 28/6r Suarez 15/6r Hollivay 11/6r

Landerneau vs. Charleville 70-67 BRE Diaby 20/13r Lucas 18 Lithard 10 Coleman 6 CHM Chevaugeon 18 Mosqueda-Lewis 16 Filip 12/6r Hruscakova 12

March 17, 2019

Mondeville vs. Lyon 62-69 MDV Gaucher 12/10r Mann 10 Thorburn 7/7a Hurt 6 LYO Badiane 13/6r Tanqueray 13 Salagnac 12 Allemand 9 Plouffe 8/9r Clark 7 Dos Santos 7

Landes vs. Bourges 66-73 LAN Dumerc 16 Ayim 13 Hejdova 11 Gatling 5 BRG Johannes 20/10r Sharp 16 Michel 10 Plouffe 7 Raincock-Ekunwe 4

Standings:

  1. Lyon 16-3
  2. Bourges 15-4
  3. Lattes Montpellier 14-5
  4. Charleville 12-7
  5. Landes 10-9
  6. Roche 9-10
  7. Villeneuve 9-10
  8. Landerneau 8-11
  9. Tarbes 8-11
  10. Hainaut 6-13
  11. Nantes 5-14
  12. Mondeville 2-17

Hungarian League Round 20 March 16th-17th

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After a long break, league play resumed on Saturday.  Gyor had a roster change over the break, but Artemis Spanou and Reshanda Gray led them past PEAC 74-61..  Sopron was not at its best early, but Debora Dubei helped them past Vasas 88-40.  Jovana Popovic and Cegled beat MTK 77-48.  Abby Bishop had a big game for Szekszard, but they fell to DVTK 72-67, which could prove critical for playoff seeding.  NKE finished the day by beating Pecsi 87-56.  On Sunday, Nadia Parker and Sigi Koizar teamed up to lead ZTE past Steph Kostowicz and BEAC 94-76.

March 16, 2019

Gyor vs. PEAC 74-61 GYO Spanou 22/6a Gray 20/7r Krnjic 4 PEAC Simon 17 Imovbioh 13/7r Brewer 6/8r

Sopron vs. Vasas 88-40 SOP Dubei 21 Hatar 16/8r Crvendakic 13/7r Weninger 10 Turner 9 Zahui B 3 VAS Bach 13/6r Vukov 8

MTK vs. Cegled 48-77 MTK Szabo 10 Weber 10 Hegedus 7 CEG Popovic 22 Gorjanacz 16 Hamilton-Carter 11/7r Baugh 9/8r Swanier 6

Szekszard vs. DVTK 67-72 SZE Bishop 23/6r McCall 17/8r Eldebrink 3 DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 18 Medgyessy 16/6r/7a Szabo 10 Mokango 8 Putnina 6

Pecsi vs. NKE 56-87 PEC Santa 10 Jahni 8 NKE Lelik 18 Austria 11 Lang 8/8r

March 17, 2019

ZTE vs. BEAC 94-76 ZTE Parker 25/8r Koizar 24/6a Maltsi 16 Pusztai 10 BEAC Kostowicz 23/10r Lakloth 14 Beckley 13 Dul 10

Standings:

  1. Sopron 19-0
  2. DVTK 16-4
  3. Szekszard 15-5
  4. ZTE 13-7
  5. PEAC 12-7
  6. Gyor 11-9
  7. NKE 10-10
  8. Cegled 7-13
  9. Vasas 6-14
  10. Pecsi 4-16
  11. BEAC 4-16
  12. MTK 2-18