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Turkish League Round 20 February 28th-March 1st

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The round started on Friday with the first visiting worst and it went about as expected with Fenerbahce not breaking a sweat in leaving Samsun with a 103-51 win.  On Saturday, Aija Putnina and Cankaya University took advantage of Orman being shorthanded to roll to an 83-63 win.  Danielle Adams and Elina Dikaioulaku led Adana past Riquna Williams and Elazig 82-68, but Jackie Young did make her overseas debut for the visitors.  Botas edged Kaela Davis and Kayseri 67-61.  Galatasaray beat Katsiaryna Snytsina and their Istanbul rivals Besiktas 92-67.  The lone Sunday game saw Courtney Williams and Izmit beat Cukurova 67-63.

February 28, 2020

Samsun vs. Fenerbahce 51-103 SAM Keskin 15/6a Guler 11 Madden 8/13r FEN Gray 18/7a Cora 17 Uzun 17 Ural 14/13r Ari 11 Nicholls 10 Stokes 9/7r

February 29, 2020

Orman vs. Cankaya Universitesi 63-83 ORM Robinson 18/7r Ogunbowale 13 Gezgin 13 CAU Putnina 30/9r Warley 16/21r Yaya 16 Zellous 10/7a White 6 Turner 3/10a

Adana vs. Elazig 82-68 ADA Adams 31/15r Dikaioulaku 20/10a Prince 19/15r Ozelci 3 ELA Williams 33/6r/6a Slonjsak 11/7r Vaughn 8/12r Newlin 6/13r Young 5

Botas vs. Kayseri 67-61 BOT Gulcan 19/6r Eldebrink 17 Hollingsworth 11/16r Akbas 10/9a Bas 4 Moorer 3 Abdi 3 KAY Davis 24/12r Burke 16/7r

Besiktas vs. Galatasaray 67-92 BES Snytsina 22 Emirtekin 12 Bayram 11/6r Middleton 0 GAL Macaulay 14 Senyurek 13/6r Alben 13 Nakkasoglu 10 Hartley 9/7r Stankovic 7/6r

March 1, 2020

Cukurova vs. Izmit 63-67 CUK Bentley 17 Sykes 13/6r/7a Sanders 12/14r/6b Lavender 8/6r Marginean 7 IZM Williams 27/12r/6a Cado 12 Takmaz 11 Anigwe 8/14r

Australian League Finals Game 1 March 1st

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March 1, 2020

The finals started on Sunday with Southside hosting the first game.  Bec Cole and company had more rest coming off a sweep without the need for extra travel.  Canberra found themselves trailing heading into the final quarter, but they sprung to life late and then held on in the final minute to escape with an 82-80 win.  They now have the chance to win at home on Wednesday while Southside will suddenly feel the pressure after such a strong season up to this point.

Southside Flyers vs. University of Canberra Capitals 80-82 STH Cole 23/7a Mitchell 15 O’Hea 14/6r Russell 13/9r Blicavs 11/6r Tomlinson 2 Maley 0 UCC Nurse 19 Griffin 18/12r Tolo 15 Epoupa 14/9r/6a Froling 8

Polish League Round 19 February 29th

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February 29, 2020

A full round of games was played on Saturday.  Bydgoszcz showed that they are still the second best team as Brianna Kiesel and Jennifer O’Neill got them past Kahleah Copper, Jasmine Thomas, and Gorzow 84-82.  Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, Olga Frolkina, and the University of Gdansk were looking for another win, but Dominika Owczarzak, Cierra Burdick, and Nevena Jovanovic helped Sleza Wroclaw prevail 97-92.  Kadri-Ann Lass and Wisla Krakow kept it competitive against Gdynia, but lost 67-57.  Widzew Lodz beat Naomi Davenport and Torun 82-71.  Alexis Peterson was brilliant in Lublin’s 92-86 win over Presley Hudson and the Gdansk University of Technology.  The day ended with Maria Conde leading Polkowice past Poznan 84-52.

Bydgoszcz vs. Gorzow 84-82 BYD Kiesel 25/6a O’Neill 23 Evans 7 GOR Copper 33 Thomas 20/10r

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Uniwersytet Gdanski 97-92 SLE Owczarzak 24/9a Burdick 23/18r Jovanovic 20/7r Glomazic 8 Dobrowolska 5 Caldwell 4/6r UNG Ruffin-Pratt 36 Frolkina 23 Ortiz 14 Samburska 13/7r

Wisla Krakow vs. Arka Gdynia 57-67 WIS Lass 20/9r Wells 15/7a Trzeciak 10 GDY Allen 18/9r Kastanek 11 Alexander 10/7r Papova 10 Gulich 8/9r

Widzew Lodz vs. Torun 82-71 WID Emery 17/7r Davis 16 Drop 13 Gala 12 Vuckovic 10/8r TOR Davenport 22/6r Dedic 14/6r Williams 12/7r

Politechnika Gdanska vs. Lublin 86-92 GUT Hudson 24/8a Nayo 18 Harynska 14 Koc 12 LUB Peterson 40/10a Day 19/12r Baltic 14/8r

Poznan vs. Polkowice 52-84 POZ Pawlak 16 Mfutila 12 Saunders 4 POL Conde 24/8r Niedzwiedzka 17 Mansfield 15/9r Robinson 14 Stallworth 2/6r

Standings:

  1. Arka Gdynia 19-0
  2. Bydgoszcz 16-3
  3. Gorzow 14-5
  4. Lublin 13-6
  5. Polkowice 12-7
  6. Sleza Wroclaw 11-8
  7. Wisla Krakow 9-10
  8. Politechnika Gdanska 7-12
  9. Widzew Lodz 5-14
  10. Poznan 4-15
  11. Torun 3-16
  12. Uniwersytet Gdanski 1-18

Romanian League 2nd Stage February 28th-29th

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Group A:

Round 8 was played on Saturday.  Korinne Campbell had a good game for Cluj, but Arad won 76-64.  Bernice Mosby led Satu Mare past Brasov 75-58.   Sepsi bounced back by crushing Alina Chivu and Targoviste 88-51.

February 29, 2020

Universitatea Cluj vs. Arad 64-76 CLU Campbell 25/16r King 14/9r ARA Webb 15 Ardelean 15 Karakasevic 14/8r Akathiotou 12

Satu Mare vs. Olimpia Brasov 75-58 SAT Mosby 20 Olah 18 Ervin 13/6r Miljkovic 12/8r/7a BRA N. Zubac 14 D. Zubac 14 Williams 11 Beadle 5

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Targoviste 88-51 SEP Mandache 14 Givens 14 Vucetic 12/6r Tobin 11/10r TAR Chivu 24

Standings:

  1. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 11-1
  2. Satu Mare 9-3
  3. Arad 8-4
  4. Targoviste 4-8
  5. Universitatea Cluj 2-10
  6. Olimpia Brasov 2-10

Group B:

Round 12 started on Friday with Boogie Brozoski and Donasja Scott scoring enough between them to win in Constanta’s 108-57 triumph over Oradea.  On Saturday, Florina Stanici fired Rapid past Targu Mures 72-47.  Targu Secuiesc got big games from both Kayla Mobley and Jade Vega in a 72-62 win over Agronomia.

February 28, 2020

Oradea vs. Phoenix Constanta 57-108 ORA Saric 16 Farago 12 Kokovay 12 CON Brozoski 35/11a/6s Scott 26/13r Vati 16 Geleriu 12/6s

February 29, 2020

Sirius Targu Mures vs. Rapid Bucuresti 47-72 TAM Badi 13/8r Dunbar 10/12r/7a RAP Stanici 29/12r/8a Manea 17/12r Burlakova 15/6r

Targu Secuiesc vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 72-62 TAS Mobley 25/18r Vega 25/6a AGR Ninkovic 17/8r Hawkins 14/11r Vilcinschi 14

European League Playoffs Game 2 February 9th-29th

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The first series concluded three days after it started with Brno also winning away 82-45 to advance 153-92.  The next series to finish also ended in a sweep as Tsmoki hosted Nika in Minsk and won 70-59 to stretch the margin to 145-128.  Orange Lions were the home team two days after they hosted a game as the road team, losing to Ruth Hamblin, Jamie Scott, and Dynamo Novosibirsk again 78-76 to fall by a final margin of 167-133.  The last series concluded three days after it started as Piestanske Cajky brought back a lead to Piestany and quickly built on it to beat Southern Federal University 78-56 for a 155-126 final margin.

February 9, 2020

Ostrava vs. Brno 45-82 OST Dickey 14 Miklikova 10 Cloninger 5 Grbic 5 Markovic 4/9r BRN Vackova 16/6r Stoupalova 13/6r Vondrackova 12 Matuzonyte 10/11r Kopecka 10

Brno advances 153-92

February 12, 2020

Tsmoki-Minsk vs. Nika 70-59 TSM Chidom 17 Murayskaya 15/6r/6a Theriot 10 Hasper 10 NIK Ponamarchuk 13 Ryabova 12/6r Matushkina 11

Tsmoki Minsk advances 145-128

February 21, 2020

Orange Lions vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 76-78 ORA Fokke 16 Driessen 12/10r DYN Hamblin 20/13r Scott 20/8r Vorobyeva 15/9r

Dynamo Novosibirsk advances 167-133

February 29, 2020

Piestanske Cajky vs. Southern Federal University 78-56 PIE Lubin 17/10r Kuniecova 16/8r/6s Hamilton-Carter 13 Palenikova 11 January 4/6a SFU Zaitseva 15/8r Voronina 13

Piestanske Cajky advances 155-126

Israeli League 2nd Stage Round 4 February 27th

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February 27, 2020

Upper Group:

Play in this group resumed with a full round on Thursday.  Elitzur Holon used a balanced effort to beat Elitzur Ramla 77-72.  Chelsea Hopkins led the charge for Maccabi Ashdod against her former team as a 70-65 win over Allison Hightower and Maccabi Ramat Hen tightened up the top of the standings.  The day ended with Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion beating Ramat Hasharon 66-60.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Elitzur Holon 77-72 RAM Boyd 14/12r/6a/6s Alleyne 13/13r Rotberg 12 Danan 12 Diamant 10/6r Mitchell 9 HOL Bell 19 Laney 17/13r/6a Penn 12/6r Spector 8 Douglass 8 Purvis 6

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 70-65 ASH Hopkins 23/13r/7a Vivians 18 Bradford 15/12r Doron 12 Snow 0 RAH Hightower 20 Johnson 13/6r/7a Bulgak 6/10r Presley 5/9r Shea 5

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Ramat Hasharon 66-60 RIS Holmes 16/9r Cook 15/16r Eisner 13/7r Karsh 10 Nelson 7/9r HAS Fitzgerald 18 Cave 15/8r Abboud 12 Hooper 4/10r Hannoun 4 Hattis 2

Standings:

  1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 17-4
  2. Elitzur Ramla 16-5
  3. Maccabi Ashdod 15-6
  4. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 13-8
  5. Ramat Hasharon 10-11
  6. Elitzur Holon 9-12

Lower Group:

The group continued to be turned upside down on Thursday.  Lexie Brown and Herzliya continued their streak with an 81-62 win over Khaalia Hillsman and Maccabi Haifa.  Maccabi Raanana got Kristen Simon back, but Monique Reid and Britney Jones got Hapoel Petah Tikva another win and created a three-way tie between the other teams.

Bnot Herzliya vs. Maccabi Haifa 81-62 HER Brown 28 Gardner 19/6a Dayan 12 Hadad 11 Davis 7/9r HAI Hillsman 25/7r Harden 12/8r/7a Bellock 12

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Raanana 93-80 PET Reid 33 Jones 22 Lavy 12/7a Zackery 12 Rosenthal 8 Berger 2/6r RAA Simon 20/9r Muldrow 13/15r Zwebner 11 Simmons 9

Standings:

  1. Maccabi Raanana 8-14
  2. Bnot Herzliya 8-14
  3. Maccabi Haifa 8-14
  4. Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-19

Russian League 2nd Stage Round 2 February 27th

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February 27, 2020

The bottom four teams have one more game to play than the other group so that round was played on Thursday.  Dynamo Novosibirsk breezed past Spartak Noginsk 78-50.  Dynamo Moscow failed to win again, falling to their neighbors MBA 89-60.

Dynamo Novosbirsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 78-50 DYN Scott 17 Vorobyeva 17 Cheren 11/10r Hamblin 6/7r SPN Sumets 9

MBA Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow 89-60 MBA Logunova 17/6r Fedorenkova 17 Komarova 13/7a DYM Tohtash 12 Potemina 11 Kramar 10

Standings:

  1. Dynamo Novosibirsk 9-9
  2. MBA Moscow 8-10
  3. Spartak Noginsk 3-15
  4. Dynamo Moscow 0-18

Czech League 2nd Stage Round 1 February 26th

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February 26, 2020

Group A:

Teams finishing from second through fifth place started a double round-robin on Wednesday.  The Brno rivalry game saw KP lose to their neighbors 72-60.  Kamila Hoskova and Eliska Mircova led Slavia Praha, but they did not get enough help as Hradec Kralove won 86-61.

KP Brno vs. Brno 60-72 KPB Andelova 14 Van Grinsven 10 Green 8/9r ZAB Zaplatova 18 Zohnova 10/10r Galickova 10

Hradec Kralove vs. Slavia Praha 86-61 HKR Klaudova 13 Sotolova 13 Matuskova 12 Kulichova 10/8r SLA Hoskova 23 Mircova 22 Van Der Keijl 0/10r

Group B:

The teams in the bottom half of the standings will play an additional round-robin, which also started with a pair of games on Wednesday.  Anna Rylichova and Trutnov beat Slovanka 78-71.  Playing just the weaker teams did not help Strakonice much as they lost to Nevena Markovic and Ostrava 82-65.

Lokomotiva Trutnov vs. Slovanka 78-71 TRU Rylichova 22 Cotton 18/21r Sipova 17 Kozumplikova 13 SLO Williams 19 Halova 17 Ondrouskova 16

Ostrava vs. Strakonice 82-65 OVA Markovic 20/6r Dickey 19/6r Motycakova 15/7a Grbic 13/9a Simpson 5 Cloninger 4 STR Fadrhonsova 18/6r Ruzkova 13 Petruskova 12 Kuncipalova 10

Romanian League 2nd Stage February 23rd-26th

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Group A:

Satu Mare was thought to be the biggest threat to the dominance of Sepsi and that proved to be the case on Tuesday when they won the last game from Round 5 69-65.

February 25, 2020

Satu Mare vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 69-65 SAT Mosby 17/9r Ervin 15/11r Podar 14 SEP Givens 17 Mandache 11/6r Parau 10/6a Tobin 6

Standings:

  1. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 10-1
  2. Satu Mare 8-3
  3. Arad 7-4
  4. Targoviste 4-7
  5. Universitatea Cluj 2-9
  6. Olimpia Brasov 2-9

Group B:

The last game from Round 9 was played on Sunday as Tijana Ninkovic was strong for Agronomia, but Targu Mures left with a 63-55 win.  The last two games from Round 11 were played on Wednesday.  Florina Stanici fired Rapid past Jade Vega and Targu Secuiesc.  Briana Gray and Shannon Powell continued to be a dynamic duo for Alexandria, leading them past Targu Mures 76-56.

February 23, 2020

Agronomia Bucuresti vs. Sirius Targu Mures 55-63 AGR Ninkovic 20/9r Hawkins 12/16r TAM Meszaros 14 Feises 12 Dunbar 11/10r/6a Badi 11/6r

February 26, 2020

Rapid Bucuresti vs. Targu Secuiesc 78-65 RAP Stanici 29/10a Manea 19/9r TAS Vega 20/7r/8a Mobley 19/16r

Alexandria vs. Sirius Targu Mures 76-56 ALE Gray 32/7r Powell 21/10r Mazilu 13 TAM Gal 15 Meszaros 10 Dunbar 9/13r

European League Playoffs Game 1 January 30th-February 26th

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As usual, the teams were free to find places in their schedule for the two games after the quarterfinals matchups were determined so they were spread out over a four week span.  Back in January, Tsmoki went to Syktyvkar and beat Nika 75-69.  The two Czech teams played their games over the international break.  The first was played in Brno with the hosts breezing past Ostrava 71-47.  Another series started after the international break last Wednesday with both games played in Amsterdam.  Dynamo Novosibirsk did not need to play the home leg on their court, winning 89-57 over Orange Lions behind Jamie Scott.  The last series started on Wednesday in Rostov-on-Don with Jessica January and Piestanske Cajky leaving with a 77-70 win over Anna Zaitseva and Southern Federal University.

January 30, 2020

Nika vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 69-75 NIK Poluyanova 24/7r Burik 15/6r/6a Dashkevich 11 TSM Chidom 19/13r Hasper 13/8r Bartakova 13/10a/6s Theriot 11

February 6, 2020

Brno vs. Ostrava 71-47 BRN Stoupalova 17 Zaplatova 13/6a Vackova 10/7r OST Dickey 17/7r Markovic 7 Grbic 4 Cloninger 2

February 19, 2020

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Orange Lions 89-57 DYN Scott 26/9r Hamblin 17/6r/6a Polayshova 15 Vorobyeva 13/7r/8a Krymova 12 ORA Van Kleef 13 Fokke 12 Kuijt 10

February 26, 2020

Southern Federal University vs. Piestanske Cajky 70-77 SFU Zaitseva 20/7r/6a Miroshnikova 17 Osipova 10/8r PIE January 29/11r/6a Palenikova 15 Hamilton-Carter 9/8r