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Turkish League Round 26 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

The regular season finished with a full set of games on Saturday.  Yvonne Anderson and Mersin looked to build some momentum heading into the playoffs after a 90-59 win as other matchups meant that all of the seeds were virtually locked into place.  Gulsah Duman had a solid game for Canik, but Galatasaray eased to a 116-63 win.  Claudia Cuic and Botas made sure that they would have homecourt advantage in the first round after a 99-43 win over Bodrum.  Marie Ruzickova had a good game, but Orman limps towards the playoffs after an 87-84 overtime loss to Tan White and Izmit.  Kelsey Mitchell nearly won the scoring title by five points per game and Evelyn Akhator also had a big game as Besiktas beat Sanem Zeren and Adana 111-71.  Riquna Williams and Hatay beat Kayseri 82-68.  The last game of the day was between the top two teams and Kelsey Plum helped Fenerbahce send a message that they should be favored in the playoffs after both teams had roster upheaval as they beat Astou Ndour and Cukurova 81-65.

Mersin vs. Istanbul Universitesi 90-59 MER Anderson 20/6a Petronyte 16 Walker 14/7r Cado 14 ISU Guner 12/7r Watkins 5 Fall 0

Canik vs. Galatasaray 63-116 CAN Duman 25 Tongar 17/6a GAL Atas 18 Jefferson 17 Grigalauskyte 16/6r Macaulay 15/13r Gokdemir 12/6r Abdi 11/7r Onar 11/6a Guclu 10/12r/6a

Botas vs. Bodrum 99-43 BOT Cuic 23 Cidal 16 Akbas 12 Erat 11 Garrick 11 Cakir 9 Williams 6/9r Krivacevic 5 BOD B. Turan 11 Zivadinovic 11 Banks 8/11r

Izmit vs. Orman 87-84(OT) IZM White 28/6r/8a Yavuz 19/6r/6a Hart 11 Bas 10/7r ORM Ruzickova 24/9r Kavurmacioglu 14/6r Gardner 13 Kartaltepe 12/9a

Besiktas vs. Adana 111-71 BES Mitchell 30 Akhator 25/16r Epoupa 14/8r/9a Imren 12 ADA Zeren 23/8r Bouthors 12 Marginean 9

Hatay vs. Kayseri 82-68 HAT Williams 20 Snytsina 15/7r Gajic 13/7r Harris 4 KAY Takmaz 19 Ibekwe 15/8r

Fenerbahce vs. Cukurova 81-65 FEN Plum 21 Hartley 15 Vardarli 11/7r/7a Vaughn 10/7r Canitez 7 CUK Ndour 22/8r Gray 18 Fitik 10 Bone 7 Mestdagh 0

Standings:

  1. Cukurova 23-3
  2. Fenerbahce 22-4
  3. Hatay 20-6
  4. Botas 18-8
  5. Mersin 18-8
  6. Galatasaray 17-9
  7. Besiktas 16-10
  8. Orman 13-13
  9. Izmit 11-15
  10. Kayseri 8-18
  11. Adana 8-18
  12. Canik 6-20
  13. Istanbul Universitesi 1-25
  14. Bodrum 1-25

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Mitchell 25.3, 2. Ibekwe 20.4, 3. Petronyte 19.7, 4. Banks 19.4, 5. Copper 19.3, 6. Iagupova 18.9, 7. Marginean 18.8, 8. Plum 18.0, 9. Mitchell 17.5, 10. Ndour 16.0

Rebounding: 1. Banks 11.3, 2. Ibekwe 10.1, 3. Akhator 9.8, 4. Petronyte 9.4, 5. Henry 9.4, 6. Gajic 9.3, 7. Holmes 8.7, 8. James 8.6, 9. Fall 8.5, 10. Ivankovic 8.5

Assists: 1. Yalcin 8.3, 2. Karteltepe 7.5, 3. Boyd 7.4, 4. Iagupova 6.9, 5. Yavuz 6.0, 6. Cakir 6.0, 7. Vardarli 5.9, 8. Alben 5.6, 9. Epoupa 5.6, 10. Anderson 4.9

Russian League Consolation Group Round 5 April 11th

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April 11, 2019

The halfway point of this stage was completed on Thursday.  The duo of Stephanie Mavunga and Myisha Hines-Allen helped Enisey pull even with Inventa Kursk in the standings after a 91-77 win in Krasnoyarsk.  Jaime Scott continued to lead Dynamo Novisibirsk, but their quest to finish in the top half took a step back after a 61-58 loss to Spartak Noginsk.  The old Moscow rivalry was renewed with DeNesha Stallworth and Spartak beating Dynamo 91-76 to complete a three-way tie at the top of the standings.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Inventa Kursk 91-77 ENI Mavunga 31/17r Hines-Allen 26/12r/6a Namok 11 INK O. Frolkina 16 Abaidullina 14/7r Pachurina 14 Shabanova 10/6r K. Safonova 10

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 58-61 DYN Scott 25/7r Langlois 13 Caldwell 4/14r SPN Kiseleva 18 Kuzmina 10

Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow 91-76 SPM Stallworth 22 Sema 10/15r Nuritdinova 10 Kolosovskaia 10 O’Neill 9 DYM Fedotova 19/7r Potemina 16 Chistyakova 12

Standings:

  1. Inventa Kursk 11-4
  2. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 11-4
  3. Spartak Moscow 11-4
  4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 8-7
  5. Spartak Noginsk 3-12
  6. Dynamo Moscow 1-14

Spanish League Quarterfinals Game 1 April 10th

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April 10, 2019

All four series started on Wednesday.  Ariel Edwards and Araski started well, but Girona dominated the middle quarters in a 69-59 win.  Andrea Vilaro could not be stopped from distance as Sedis beat Gipuzkoa 84-73.  Top seed Avenida took care of Zaragoza 77-51.  The only lower seed to steal a win on the road was Valencia, which bested Gernika 76-69.  The lower seeds will host the next games on Sunday.

Girona vs. Araski 69-59 GIR Williams 15/7r Martinez 10 Reisingerova 8 Hampton 7/7r ARA Edwards 22/7r Garcia 12/6r Roberson 7 Van Den Adel 5

Sedis v. Gipuzkoa 84-73 SED Vilaro 29/6r Bahi 12/7r Richards 12 Pujol 10 Hempe 3 Kraker 3 Aijanen 0 GIP Weaver 19 Sarr 18 Westbeld 13/6r Nystrom 7

Avenida vs. Zaragoza 77-51 AVE Loyd 18 Givens 13 Gil 11/8r Elonu 6 De Souza 4/7r Robinson 4/7r ZAR Gimeno 17/6r Dornstauder 13/9r Flores 6 Knight 6 Brown 2 Hersler 2

Gernika vs. Valencia 69-76 GER Berezhynska 16 Vanderwal 14/6a Banham 11 Williams 8/6r Nacickaite 8 Roundtree 4 Mazionyte 1 VAL Pina 17 Gomez 13/11r/6a Abalde 12/7r Moore 10 Brown 8 Davis 8

Hungarian League Quarterfinals Game 3 and Playout April 10th

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April 10, 2019

Quarterfinals:

Only one series needed a deciding game and it was played on Wednesday.  Gyor looked for the upset again and had an excellent start, fending off Szekszard’s last charge to win 65-60 behind Reshanda Gray.  After a season with turmoil, the visitors took a step towards restoring their status as contenders, ensuring that there will not be another repeat matchup in the finals.

Szekszard vs. Gyor 60-65 SZE Bishop 17 McCall 13/10r Dojkic 13/9r Eldebrink 4 GYO Gray 24/6r Spanou 14 Krnjic 4

Gyor wins series 2-1

Playout:

Games continued on Wednesday with Vasas staying in the lead after an 88-50 win over Pecsi.  BEAC is still right behind them after beating MTK 72-52.

Pecsi vs. Vasas 50-88 PEC Jahni 17 Santa 13 VAS Heljic 18/13r/6a Bach 14 Varga 11 Dombai 10 Vukov 2

BEAC vs. MTK 72-52 BEAC Szabo 17 Kostowicz 14/11r Lakloth 10/6r/6a Beckley 9/6r MTK Sule 15 Hegedus 7/8r

Standings:

  1. Vasas 8-16
  2. BEAC 7-17
  3. Pecsi 4-20
  4. MTK 2-22

Romanian League Quarterfinals Game 2 April 5th-10th

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Two series continued on Friday with higher seeds looking to extend their leads.  Satu Mare did so with a 72-54 win over Cluj.  Arad also put themselves one win away from advancing, beating Targoviste 56-37.  On Sunday, Sepsi took a commanding lead with a 106-29 win over Oradea.  After being upset in the first game, Brasov knew that they would need to do better at home on Tuesday, but they found themselves trailing Constanta again before completely controlling the last frame for a 73-59 win and a tie in the series.  The hosts did not only have to rely on their two stars this time, getting a big game from Marija Prlja.

April 5, 2019

Satu Mare vs. Universitatea Cluj 72-54 SAT Mandache 17/8r Olah 14 Denson 12/12r Lloyd 11 Amukamara 9/8a CLU Henderson 17/6r Begenisic 10/7r Parau 10

Satu Mare leads series 2-0

Arad vs. Targoviste 56-37 ARA Hadzovic 19/8r Williams 18/19r Lee 7 TAR Stoenescu 11 Toma 10/9r Poole 7

Arad leads series 2-0

April 7, 2019

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Oradea 106-29 SEP Higgins 18 Solopova 17/6r Whitted 15 Sipos 11/10a Parau 10/7a/6s  ORA Orban 10 Croitoru 8/12r

Sepsi leads series 2-0

April 10, 2019

Olimpia Brasov vs. Phoenix Constanta 73-59 BRA Prlja 24 Podar 18 Pesovic 15 Bartee 9/16r Tanacan 1 CON Erak 16/14r Douglas 13/6a

Series tied 1-1

Italian League Quarterfinals Game 2 April 7th-9th

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The first series continued on Sunday with Ragusa winning 77-49 to eliminated Lucca.  On Monday, Jolene Anderson and Venezia also completed a sweep with a 94-59 win over Sesto San Giovanni.  It was Schio’s turn on Tuesday after an 82-48 win over Vigarano.  One series will require a deciding game on Saturday after Julie Wojta and Nikolina Milic teamed up to lead Broni past San Martino di Lupari 66-53.

April 7, 2019

Lucca vs. Ragusa 49-77 LUC Graves 16/6r Vaughn 9 Ravelli 4 RAG Hamby 17/10r Harmon 14/10r Kuster 13 Consolini 11

Ragusa wins series 2-0

April 8, 2019

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Venezia 59-94 SES Williams 19 Barberis 12 Loyd 6 Brunner 3 VEN Anderson 20 Steinberga 14/9r De Pretto 14 Sanders 11/8r Bestagno 10 Macchi 4

Venezia wins series 2-0

April 9, 2019

Vigarano vs. Schio 48-82 VIG Bocchetti 11 Rakova 6 Bolden 5 SCH Lisec 17 Lavender 12/10r Quigley 11 Masciadri 0

Schio wins series 2-0

Broni vs. San Martino di Lupari 66-53 BRO Sojta 23/9r Milic 20/11r Bonasia 10 SAM Webb 14 Marshall 12/6r Keys 10/11r

Series tied 1-1

Israeli League Finals Game 3 April 8th

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April 8, 2019

Maccabi Ashdod tried to extend the series at home on Monday.  As always, they relied on the scoring of Danielle Adams with Chelsea Hopkins once again doing everything with a triple-double.  Elitzur Ramla matched them with big games from Tiffany Mitchell and Jaime Nared, leading for most of the game but fending off the hosts on several occasions after they tied the score, eventually hanging on to an 81-80 win.  The visitors were the strongest team team early in the season and were able to win their championship.  Maccabi Ashdod was struck by injuries all season long, but had found a great lineup that pushed them to the top seed in the playoffs, but they were ultimately unable to defend their crown after too many injures piled up when it was too late to make changes.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Ramla 80-81 ASH Adams 34/9r Hopkins 20/17r/11a Doron 10/6a Snow 6 Rosenthal 4 RAM Mitchell 31/8r/7a Nared 20/12r Hightower 17 Cohen 9 Diamant 0

Elitzur Ramla wins series 3-0

Romanian League Quarterfinals Game 1 April 3rd-8th

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Each series started on a different day with Arad opening proceedings with a 65-61 win over Targoviste.  The next series started on Thursday with Brittany Denson and Satu Mare beating Mihaela Maxim and Cluj 72-58.  Oradea earned the spot from Yellow Group to enter the playoffs, but quickly ran into the buzzsaw of Sepsi, losing to Nora Demeter and company 130-36.  The last series started on Monday and there was a big surprise as Brasov got a big game from their star Biljana Pesovic, but Constanta stole a 72-69 win to ensure at least one interesting series.

April 3, 2019

Arad vs. Targoviste 65-61 ARA Williams 16/12r Hadzovic 14/7r/6a Fodor 11 Lee 7/6r TAR Poole 19 Vaida 11/13r

April 4, 2019

Satu Mare vs. Universitatea Cluj 72-58 SAT Denson 25/13r Mandache 12/8r/6a Amukamara 11 Lloyd 10 CLU Maxim 22 Henderson 17/9r

April 5, 2019

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Oradea 130-36 SEP Demeter 23/6r Slamova 19/9a Pasic 18/6s Kovacs 15 Whitted 14/7r Higgins 12/8r Topuzovic 12/6r ORA Mititelu 13 Orban 9

April 8, 2019

Olimpia Brasov vs. Phoenix Constanta 69-72 BRA Pesovic 25/9r Bartee 13/8r Podar 11 Prlja 11 Tanacan 6 CON Douglas 17/7r/8a Jovanovic 15 E. Armanu 14/7r Erak 10/14r

Spanish League Round 26 April 7th

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April 7, 2019

The last round of the regular season was played on Sunday with simultaneous tipoffs.  Zamarat avoided any possibility of danger by winning 75-53 at Bembibre.  Sedis continues to fly under the radar in third place having beaten Ariel Edwards and Araski 78-53.  Paola Ferrari could not lead her team to a last win in Caceres as they fell to Ensino 67-55 with both teams left with nothing to play for in their final game.  Ferrol could not get in a win before their drop, losing to Meiya Tirera and Valencia 78-63.  Sant Adria entered the day with the hope of a miracle escape and they nearly pulled off their end of the deal before losing to Avenida 63-60.  Gernika beat Zaragoza 63-58.  Girona is not hitting the playoffs with much momentum as they fell to Gipuzkoa 67-64.

Bembibre vs. Zamarat 53-75 BEM Silva 18 Llorente 13 Range 8 Emanuel-Carr 2 ZAM Madgen 17/6r Quevedo 15 Lo 10/7r Pierre-Louis 10/6r Nelson 10 Marcos-Canedo 2

Sedis vs. Araski 78-53 SED Hempe 18 Pujol 11/9r Kraker 11 Diaz 10 Richards 9/7r Vilaro 3/7a Aijanen 2 ARA Edwards 21 Roberson 3 Van Den Adel 0

Al-Qazeres vs. Ensino 55-67 ALQ Ferrari 22/7r Foraste 13 Maize 5/6r Hodges 2 ENS Salvadores 18/7r Nyingifa 15/15r Miller 8 O’Dwyer 7/7r

Valencia vs. Ferrol 78-63 VAL Tirera 20 Moore 13 Davis 10 Abalde 8/6a Gari 6/8r Brown 3/6r FER Gustavsson 15/13r Cheslek 14/8r Coleman 10

Sant Adria vs. Avenida 60-63 SAN Parks 14/9r Keita 13 Simmons 13 Ayuso 5 AVE Loyd 18 Robinson 1110r Givens 9 Goree 4 Elonu 4 De Souza 2

Zaragoza vs. Gernika 58-63 ZAR Gimeno 14/9r Knight 14 Brown 11 Dornstauder 3 Flores 1/6r Hersler 1 GER Roundtree 16/12r Nacickaite 15/6r Williams 14/12r Vanderwal 7 Berezhynska 6 Banham 4 Mazionyte 1

Girona vs. Gipuzkoa 64-67 GIR Reisingerova 16/8r Hampton 14/10r Dongue 12 Williams 10/6r Martinez 4 GIP Westbeld 13/8r Sarr 12/9r Weaver 11 Gonzalez 10 Nystrom 5

Standings:

  1. Avenida 25-1
  2. Girona 22-4
  3. Sedis 19-7
  4. Gernika 18-8
  5. Valencia 18-8
  6. Gipuzkoa 15-11
  7. Araski 10-16
  8. Zaragoza 10-16
  9. Bembibre 9-17
  10. Ensino 9-17
  11. Al-Qazeres 9-17
  12. Zamarat 8-18
  13. Sant Adria 7-19
  14. Ferrol 3-23

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Edwards 17.7, 2. Ferrari 17.3, 3. Weaver 16.1, 4. Gladkova 15.4, 5. Murphy 15.2, 6. Tirera 15.1, 7. Hampton 14.4, 8. Simmons 14.2, 9. Nyingifa 13.7, 10. Dietrick 13.7

Rebounding: 1. Coulibaly 10.9, 2. Nyingifa 9.0, 3. Weaver 8.8, 4. Van Grinsven 8.2, 5. Ginzo 7.7, 6. Cheslek 7.4, 7. Gustvasson 7.2, 8. Seda 7.1, 9. Maize 7.1, 10. Gomes Colhado 6.8

Assists: 1. Gomez 6.1, 2. Ocete 5.7, 3. Palau 5.3, 4. Dominguez 4.5, 5. Dietrick 4.3, 6. Ferrari 4.3, 7. Martinez 3.9, t8. Stanacev and Vilaro 3.8, 10. Garcia 3.8

Polish League Quarterfinals Game 4 April 7th

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April 7, 2019

Two series continued on Sunday.  Sharnee Zoll-Norman took on a much bigger scoring role than usual as Gorzow finished off an upset of Torun 75-65.  Sleza Wroclaw was the other team to advance despite being a lower seed, beating Bydgoszcz 77-70 thanks to Elina Dikaioulakou.

Gorzow vs. Torun 75-65 GOR Zoll-Norman 21/8r/13a Atkins 15/8r Juskaite 12 TOR Harris 15 Diawakana 13

Gorzow wins series 3-1

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Bydgoszcz 77-70 SLE Dikaioulakou 26 Udodenko 18/9r Burdick 14/10r Kastanek 2 Colson 0 BYD Miedzik 16 Stankovic 14/9r Radocaj 13 Morrison 12 Hornbuckle 8 McBride 5/8a

Sleza Wroclaw wins series 3-1