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Romanian League Recap October 12th-14th

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East Group:

Round 4 in this section was played on Saturday.  Anca Sipos led Agronomia past Alexandria 56-49.  Chrissy Givens and Sepsi eased to another win, this time past Ancuta Stoenescu and Targoviste 81-53.  Constanta got a great game from Boogie Brozoski and some help from Vladinka Erat to beat Rapid 80-44.

October 12, 2019

Alexandria vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 49-56 ALE Mihai 15 Mazilu 12 AGR Sipos 23/13r/7s

Targoviste vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 53-81 TAR Stoenescu 22 SEP Givens 23 Mandache 17 Parau 14 Butler 6/8r

Phoenix Constanta vs. Rapid Bucuresti 80-44 CON Brozoski 0 Erak 22/13r Beldian 10/6r/13a Vulic 2 RAP Stanici 13/6r Burlakova 11

West Group:

Round 2 in this group started on Saturday with Adrienne Webb leading Arad past Sirius 76-34.  Maja Miljkovic nearly outscored Oradea herself in Satu Mare’s 73-22 win.  The round finished on Monday with Kayla Mobley and Targu Secuiesc beating Cluj 60-54.

October 12, 2019

Arad vs. Sirius Targu Mures 76-34 ARA Webb 25 Fodor 12/7r Ardelean 12 Akathiotou 11/7r/6a/7s Karakasevic 11/7r TAM Dunbar 10/7r

Oradea vs. Satu Mare 22-73 ORA Farago 6 Zalin 4/14r SAT Miljkovic 21/7r Stoiedin 14/6r Gladkova 12/7r

October 14, 2019

Targu Secuiesc vs. Universitatea Cluj 60-54 TAS Mobley 24/13r Vega 8 CLU Ford 14/9r Kilin 14 King 12/10r

Spanish League Round 4 October 13th

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October 13, 2019

All the games in this round were on Sunday.  Clarinos welcomed Al-Qazeres to the islands and beat them 68-31.  Ariel Edwards was excellent for Gipuzkoa, but Zaragoza won 57-48.  Brittany McPhee led Zamarat, but Araski escaped 65-63 in overtime.  Gernika beat Bembibre 75-60.  Avenida made the scoreline a palindrome in a 73-37 win over Sedis.  Girona got quite a fight from Ensino, but won 66-58.  The day ended with Valencia beating Promete 76-32.

Clarinos vs. Al-Qazeres 68-63 CLA Atkinson 16 Weaver 12/7r Brkic 10 Moss 9 Charles 4/6r ALQ Simms 12 Ferreira 12 Carter 10 Mujovic 10 Diouf 5/6r

Zaragoza vs. Gipuzkoa 57-48 ZAR Hempe 14/8r Gimeno 13/6r Dillard 9 Ayuso 4/7r Nacickaite 3 GIP Edwards 21 Nystrom 6 De Souza 4/11r Kraker 2

Zamarat vs. Araski 63-65(OT) ZAM McPhee 23/9r Cornelius 14/7r Jespersen 10 Dornstauder 5 Seilund 0 Okonkwo 0 ARA Perez 16 Seda 12/11r Garcia 11 Van Den Adel 7 Quevedo 6 Sutherland 0

Bembibre vs. Gernika 60-75 BEM Salas 19/10r Butina 8 Ajemba 4 Manning 0 GER Arrojo 16 Milic 15/9r Wojta 5/6r Dietrick 7 Roundtree 3/7r Mazionyte 0

Sedis vs. Avenida 37-73 SED Moore 16 Gustavsson 7 Pujol 5/9r Nogic 5 Wiese 0 AVE Akhator 14/6r Hayes 12/7r Hof 11/7r Samuelson 11 Vilaro 7 Cazorla 6 Vitola 4

Girona vs. Ensino 66-58 GIR Sykes 19/7r Mendy 17 Elonu 16 ENS Miller 10 Stanacev 10 Nyingifa 9/8r Loyd 8 Richards 6 O’Dwyer 4

Valencia vs. Promete 76-32 VAL Romero 16 Casas 15/6a Reisingerova 10 Brown 8 Lizarazu 6 Abalde 3 Gari 3 PRO Gidden 10/9r Silva 8 Miloglav 3 Blockton 2 Ivanovic 0

Standings:

  1. Avenida 4-0
  2. Girona 4-0
  3. Valencia 3-1
  4. Gernika 3-1
  5. Sedis 3-1
  6. Clarinos 3-1
  7. Araski 2-2
  8. Al-Qazeres 2-2
  9. Zamarat 1-3
  10. Zaragoza 1-3
  11. Ensino 1-3
  12. Promete 1-3
  13. Gipuzkoa 0-4
  14. Bembibre 0-4

Italian SuperCup October 12th-13th

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Instead of a single game before the season, this tournament was played with four teams over a weekend after the season had started.  Ashley Walker and Ragusa won the first game on Saturday 65-38 over Sesto San Giovanni.  Hosts Schio needed a comeback to beat Venezia 67-63 behind Sandrine Gruda.  The final was played on Sunday and it was Schio picking up the first trophy of the season with a 61-54 win over Ragusa.

October 12, 2019

Ragusa vs. Sesto San Giovanni 65-38 RAG Walker 21/6r Romeo 13 Ibekwe 11/6r Hamby 6/9r SES Crudo 14 Oroszova 10 Brunner 7 Williams 0 Botteghi 0

Schio vs. Venezia 67-63 SCH Gruda 22/7r Harmon 12/6r VEN Penna 15 Carangelo 14 Steinberga 10/7r Petronyte 10 Anderson 5 Macchi 2

October 13, 2019

Schio vs. Ragusa 61-54 SCH Harmon 15 Lisec 13/10r Dotto 12 Gruda 2/6r RAG Consolini 12 Hamby 11/8r Ibekwe 10/8r Walker 9/6r

Polish League Round 3 October 12th-13th

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After delays due to various issues, Wisla Krakow played their first game of the season on Saturday, shaking off a slow start to beat Bydgoszcz 65-61 as Krystal Vaughn led the way and Kadri-Ann Lass made her professional debut.  On Sunday, Britney Jones led Sleza Wroclaw past Poznan 76-43.  Widzew Lodz breezed past the University of Gdansk 84-59.  Jenna Smith led the Gdansk University of Technology past Torun 83-74.  Alexis Peterson and Lublin won 90-85 in a thriller against Kahleah Copper and Gorzow.  A game that was supposed to be close did not end up that way as Gdynia avenged their finals defeat with an 85-56 dismantling of Polkowice behind Maryia Papova.

October 12, 2019

Wisla Krakow vs. Bydgoszcz 65-61 WIS Vaughn 26/8r Wells 14/7r/9a Lass 2/9r BYD O’Neill 18 Kiesel 14 Miskiniene 12/15r

October 13, 2019

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Poznan 76-43 SLE Jones 30 Pocek 18 Glomazic 10 Dobrowolska 7/8r Burdick 0/8r POZ Mfutila 9 Calloway 5/6r

Uniwersytet Gdanski vs. Widzew Lodz 59-84 UNG Formella 14 Szczesniak 12/10r Kosalewicz 10 WID Bilotserkivska 19/7r Gala 16 Jasnowska 13 Drop 11 Vuckovic 7/6r

Politechnika Gdanska vs. Torun 83-74 GUT Smith 20/8r Hudson 18/6a Koc 11 TOR Scekic 18/10a Dedic 13/11r Tlumak 13/8r Urbaniak 12

Lublin vs. Gorzow 90-85 LUB Peterson 20/7a Popovic 19 Szott-Hejmej 17 Degbeon 13/6r GOR Copper 25/9r Juskaite 16 Prezelj 15 Green 14/10r Maiga 10 Jackson 0

Arka Gdynia vs. Polkowice 85-56 GDY Papova 25 Balintova 19 Greinacher 13 Slamova 10 Kastanek 6 Allen 5 POL Spanou 14/8r Filip 12 Stallworth 7 Robinson 2

Russian League Round 2 October 13th

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October 13, 2019

A round of games was played on Sunday as Enisey left Noginsk with a 79-60 win.  Nadezhda had the chance to show that they should be back in the conversation for second place, but a good game for Erica Wheeler was not enough as they fell to DeWanna Bonner and Dynamo Kursk 71-60.  Raisa Musina and Ekaterinburg cruised past Dynamo Novosibirsk 89-63 despite the best efforts of Jamie Scott.  The day ended with the Moscow rivalry game and it was Paris Kea who led Spartak past Dynamo 89-64.

Spartak Noginsk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 60-79 SPN Dorosheva 16 Garkavskaya 12/9r Karpunina 10/7r ENI Linskens 17/10r McCray 10 Koizar 10/9a Kiryanova 10

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 60-71 NAD Wheeler 20 Turner 11 Raincock-Ekunwe 6 DYK Bonner 20/9r Prince 17 Baric 13/6a Xargay 5

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 89-63 EKA Musina 21/6r Vadeeva 18/9r Griner 16 Quigley 14 Faulkner 7 Belyakova 4 Vandersloot 3/8a DYN Scott 23 Vorobyeva 14 Langlois 10/6r/8a Hamblin 8/8r

Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Moscow 64-89 DYM Chistyakova 12/8r SPM Kea 32 Ogun 15/6r K. Levchenko 14 Bertsch 10

Hungarian League Round 4 October 12th-13th

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A full round of games started on Saturday, Cherise and Alisia Jenkins teamed up to lead MTK past Shenita Landry and Pecsi 89-75.  Zsofia Hruscakova led Gyor past PEAC 82-68.  Sopron eased to an 82-46 win over BEAC.  Reka Lelik and Megan Gustafson teamed up to lead NKE past Keyona Hayes and ZTE 89-73.  Sunday started with an illuminating game in Miskolc to give an early indication of which team is likely to start as the favorites for the runners up spot and DVTK won 69-63 over Szekszard.  Brianna Fraser and Taylor Murray were excellent for Vasas, but Kristina HIggins and Cegled got the 85-75 win.

October 12, 2019

Pecsi vs. MTK 75-89 PEC Landry 21 Vari 15 Yurkevicius 14/10r Szucs 13/8r MTK C. Jenkins 27/6a A. Jenkins 20/10r Sule 15

Gyor vs. PEAC 82-68 GYO Hruscakova 22 Ygueravide 15/9a Papp 14 Dombai 11 DeVaughn 3 PEAC Udodenko 18/8r Szabo 18 Bravard 15 Hegedus 0

Sopron vs. BEAC 82-46 SOP Hatar 15 Krajisnik 13/10r Crvendakic 12/11r Dubei 12 Brooks 12/6a January 3/8a BEAC Fogg 12/8r Li 4/6a

ZTE vs. NKE 73-89 ZTE Hayes 20 Horti 19/6r Nagy 11 Burkholder 8 Kuttor 0 NKE Lelik 22/6r/6a Gustafson 21/13r Horvath 17 Cannon 11 Friskovec 10/6r

October 13, 2019

DVTK vs. Szekszard 69-63 DVTK Goree 16/14r Szucs 16 Skoric 12/6r Morrison 4/8r SZE Dojkic 19 Balint 11 McCall 10/8r Ruzickova 10 Daniel 0

Cegled vs. Vasas 85-75 CEG Higgins 22/7r Swanier 14/8a Szirony 14 Stankiewicz 13 Brezinova 12/8r VAS Fraser 27/8r Murray 21/10a Vukov 6/7a

European League Group B Stage I Day 3 October 11th-13th

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October 11, 2019

This half of the group finished play on Friday.  Kibirkstis picked up their first win 80-68 over Grodno.  Ruth Hamblin and Dynamo Novosibirsk showed hosts Southern Federal University that there is a gap between Russia’s second division and the typical team in the first division, winning 84-68.

Olimpia Grodno vs. Kibirkstis 68-80 GRO Masko 18 Vasilevich 17/6r Kapylova 14 KIB Serkeviciute 16 Druskyte 14/6r Kraujunaite 13/6r Sarauskaite 12/10r

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Southern Federal University 84-68 DYN Hamblin 21/12r Vorobyeva 17 Scott 11 SFU Zaitseva 17 Kirina 12/9r

October 13, 2019

The last day of the first stage of play was on Sunday as Ostrava beat Astana 70-58.  Tsmoki-Minsk left Kosice with a perfect record after beating Young Angels 80-45.

Astana Tigers vs. Ostrava 58-70 AST Kurazova 14/7r Vinokurova 11/7r Kondrakova 10 Yagodkina 10 OST Simpson 19 Miklikova 12 Dickey 11 Jones 9/9r Grbic 9 Murray 4

Young Angels Kosice vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 45-80 KOS LeClaire 9 Lawrence 2 TSM Chidom 15 Murauskaya 14 Theriot 13 Hasper 11/7r Bartakova 11/9a Karchevskaya 0

French League Round 3 October 12th-13th

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Saturday’s games started with Lattes Montpellier beating Lyon 72-58 to put themselves among the title contenders.  Alexia Chartereau was ruthlessly efficient for Bourges as they beat Landes 80-65.  Promise Amukamara and Laetitia Guapo were excellent for Charnay, but they fell to Roche 83-80.  Landernea beat Hainaut 58-47 and Tarbes beat Villeneuve 68-62.  On Sunday, Antonia Delaere and Jacinta Monroe led Nantes past Endy Miyem and Charleville 83-73.

October 12, 2019

Lattes Montpellier vs. Lyon 72-58 MTP Mavunga 18/9r Whitcomb 14 Williams 8/7r Tchatchouang 4 LYO Ciak 12 Johannes 11 Turcinovic 11 Allemand 8 Dos Santos 7 Plouffe 0/7r

Landes vs. Bourges 65-80 LAN Plouffe 16 Suarez 11/6a Toure 11 Ayim 7/7r Dumerc 7 BRG Chartereau 25 Dabovic 10/6r Yacoubou 10 Coleman 5

Roche vs. Charnay 83-80 RVB Bailey 18/7r Ngoyisa 18 Monpierre 13 Amant 11 Ugoka 10/7r Lucet 7 CHA Amukamara 21 Guapo 20/6r Lithard 12 Johnson-Walker 10 Moore 5

Hainaut vs. Landerneau 47-58 HAI Kone 14 Mane 10 Ellenberg-Wiley 2 Burton 1 BRE Bruner 15/15r Kalu 12 Naigre 10 Wurtz 8

Tarbes vs. Villeneuve 68-62 TAR Resimont 18 Fauthoux 17/6r Halvarsson 7 Berezhynska 3/8r VIL Gomis 19/8r Hollivay 8 Berkani 8 Hampton 7/6r Sharp 5 Hurt 3

October 13, 2019

Nantes vs. Charleville 83-73 NAN Delaere 26/7r/7a Monroe 23/8r Ferrari 16/8r/6a Djaldi-Tabdi 10 CHM Miyem 26 Samuelson 15 Diawara 12/7r Gomes Colhado 6/6r

Turkish League Round 1 October 12th-13th

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A new season started with one fewer team than expected on Saturday.  Alexis Prince and Melis Ucar returned to her home country for her professional debut as Adana beat Samsun 93-44.  Alina Iagupova and Elizabeth Williams teamed up to lead Fenerbahce past Yvonne Anderson and Besiktas 97-54.  Arike Ogunbowale had a successful overseas debut, leading Orman past Kelsey Mitchell and Botas 72-64.  Elazig had a thrilling introduction to their time in the top flight, escaping Izmit 101-100 after overtime.  Riquna Williams and Kia Vaughn led the visitors while Gizem Yavuz and Avery Warley paced the hosts.  There was also extra basketball to end the day as Hind Ben Abdelkader and Hatay beat Gabriela Marginean and Cukurova 80-75 as Regan Magarity made her professional debut for the visitors.  The other new team made their debut on Sunday as Cankaya University got a good game from Sasha Goodlett, but lost to Galatasaray 89-64 as Funda Nakkasoglu made her professional debut.

October 12, 2019

Samsun vs. Adana 44-93 SAM Demir 14 Calis 12 ADA Prince 21/8r Dabakoglu 15 Ucar 12/7r Dikaioulaku 11 Ozelci 8

Fenerbahce vs. Besiktas 97-54 FEN Iagupova 21/6a Williams 20/8r Zandalasini 11 Cruz 6 Cakir 4 Stokes 4 BES Anderson 20/10r Snytsina 13 Middleton 0

Botas vs. Orman 64-72 BOT Mitchell 21 Fagbenle 14/15r Akbas 11 Hollingsworth 5/9r ORM Ogunbowale 26 Paris 16/11r Robinson 8/10r Leedham  8

Izmit vs. Elazig 100-101(OT) IZM Yavuz 33/10a Warley 22/15r Cado 18 Manlaci 10 ELA Williams 36 Vaughn 21/6r Erat 15 Ervin 11/10r

Cukurova vs. Hatay 75-80(OT) CUK Marginean 31/6r Coffey 17/14r/6s Akalan 12 Rodriguez 4/6r HAT Ben Abdelkader 25 Peters 15/9r Gajic 11/13r Yalcin 11 Magarity 4

October 13, 2019

Galatasaray vs. Cankaya Universitesi 89-64 GAL Macaulay 15/7r Hartley 14 Alben 10/6r/10a Stankovic 10/6r Nakkasoglu 2 CAU Goodlett 22/9r Putnina 12/9r Inontepe 12 Yaya 10/10r/6a Turner 8

Australian League Round 1 October 11th-13th

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The new season started on Friday in Adelaide as Brianna Turner made her overseas debut, but Crystal Langhorne led the hosts past Colleen Planeta and Sydney 89-79.  On Saturday, Marte Grays made her professional debut for Bendigo, but they lost to Melbourne 87-72.  Sophie Cunningham played her first overseas game for the visitors who also welcomed Lindsay Allen back from injury.  Southside played their first game under a new name and Leilani Mitchell helped them win 81-72 as Anneli Maley also returned to her home country to turn professional.  Bridget Carleton played a good first overseas game for Townsville.  On Sunday, Canberra’s trio of Kia Nurse, Kelsey Griffin, and Keely Froling got them the 90-83 win over Adelaide despite the best efforts of Lauren Nicholson.  Perth started their season with Ali Schwagmeyer leading them past Sydney 79-62.

October 11, 2019

Adelaide Lightning vs. Sydney University Flames 89-79 ADL Langhorne 20/13r Brook 19 Talbot 12 Seekamp 11/8a Nicholson 7 Turner 6 Kaser 5 Edwards 0 SYD Planeta 30/11r Kunek 16/6a Wilson 11 Scherf 10/17r Tupaea 5 Kuster 2 Smart 0

October 12, 2019

Bendigo Spirit vs. Melbourne Boomers 72-87 BEN Grays 14/9r Skinner 14 Heal 14 Ernst 6/7r Richards 2 MEL Allen 19/6r/7a Garrick 15 Magbegor 13/7r George 12/9r Cunningham 11 Beck 8 Purcell 4 Davidson 0

Southside Flyers vs. Townsville Fire 81-72 STH Mitchell 21/6r O’Hea 19/8r Blicavs 13 Russell 12 Cole 11/6a Tomlinson 2 Maley 0 TSV Carleton 20/7r Madgen 17/7r Garbin 16/7r Young 7 Cocks 6 Gaze 0 Boag 0

October 13, 2019

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Adelaide Lightning 90-83 UCC Nurse 28/7r Griffin 22/20r Froling 22/11r Delaney 0 ADL Nicholson 32 Seekamp 17/7r/8a Talbot 13/7r Turner 10/6r Kaser 0 Edwards 0

Perth Lynx vs. Sydney University Flames 79-62 PER Schwagmeyer 21/10r Payne 13 McGee-Stafford 12/8r Ebzery 10/7a Williams 10 Whittle 4 Allen 2 SYD Kunek 15 Planeta 11/9r Scherf 11/8r Kuster 10/8r Tupaea 4