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Russian League Finals Game 3 April 23rd-26th

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Finals:

April 26, 2022

The series moved to Kursk on Tuesday and Maria Vadeeva led Ekaterinburg again, but Dynamo won 72-58.  They can win the championship at home on Thursday.

Dynamo Kursk vs. Ekaterinburg 72-58 DYK Lisec 15/14r O. Frolkina 14 Abaiburova 12 Levchenko 11 EKA Vadeeva 24/9r Papova 12 Belyakova 3 Adashchyk 0

Dynamo Kursk leads series 2-1

3rd Place:

April 25, 2022

On Monday, MBA hosted as they needed a win to extend the series and Zhosselina Maiga helped them just edge Nika 68-66 to set up another game in Moscow.

MBA Moscow vs. Nika Syktyvkar 68-66 MBA Maiga 20/13r Kaytukova 13 Logunova 11/7r Leshkovtseva 10/9r NIK Musina 16/12r Marchenkova 14/6r Kozhukhar 13/6r Goldyreva 12

Nika Syktyvkar leads series 2-1

5th Place:

April 23, 2022

The consolation bracket finished play on Saturday in Orenburg and Natalia Zhedik and Nadezhda had the better of the second half to win 71-64 over Daria Ignatova and Spartak Moscow.

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Spartak Moscow 71-64 NAD Zhedik 22/6r Linskens 14/13r Tohtash 14/7r SPM Ignatova 23 Fedorova 12/7r Repnikova 12

Nadezhda Orenburg wins series 2-1

Turkish League Quarterfinals Game 2 April 25th-26th

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Series continued on Monday, but a great game from Alexis Prince was not enough for Cankaya University to avoid being swept by Fenerbahce after an 86-65 loss.  The next opponent for the top seed will be Nesibe, which prevailed in a nervy affair 53-49 over Galatasaray.  Sweeps continued on Tuesday with an easy 83-57 win for Cukurova over Bursa.  That trend changed in the next game when Botas did enough in the second half to extend their season, winning 83-77 even though Sevgi Uzun helped out Teaira McCowan for Orman, which will host the last game on Friday.

April 25, 2022

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Fenerbahce 65-86 CAU Prince 30 White 14/6r Yaya 12 Babkina 12 FEN Sabally 16 McBride 16 Williams 14/10r Iagupova 10/7r/6a Canitez 9/6r Stokes 8/9r Cakir 4/6a

Fenerbahce wins series 2-0

Galatasaray vs. Nesibe 49-53 GAL Gulcan 14/9r Davis 13 Krajisnik 10/17r Evans 5/8r NES Nacickaite 13 Coates 8/8r Thomas 7/6a

Nesibe wins series 2-0

April 26, 2022

Bursa vs. Cukurova 57-83 BUR Ari 16/6r Uca 11 Macaulay 8/9r CUK Akalan 18 Zellous 13 Atas 12/6r Bonner 11/6r Baric 10 Dogan 8

Cukurova wins series 2-0

Botas vs. Orman 83-77 BOT Davis 19/6r Dubljevic 17/11r/6a Senyurek 17 Gulcelik 10 Jurjane 4 ORM Uzun 25 McCowan 23/18r Lucet 13/6a Robinson 7/7a

Series tied 1-1

Israeli League Finals Game 5 April 25th

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April 25, 2022

The last game of the season was in Ashdod on Monday and Allison Hightower and the hosts looked to be in good position to win the championship after the first half.  In a series lacking road wins, it was the two players who had helped keep Elitzur Ramla stable through roster moves all season long in Emma Cannon and Alyssa Baron who helped them have a strong second half and grab the championship with a 77-73 win.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Ramla 73-77 ASH Hightower 21/7r/6a Cohen 16/11r Bone 15/6r Vivians 12/7r Sahar 6 Shea 3 Dayan 0 RAM Cannon 25/16r Baron 20/8r Dangerfield 15/6r Hersler 8/6r Douglass 0

Elitzur Ramla wins series 3-2

Spanish League Quarterfinals Game 1 April 24th

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April 24, 2022

All four first games of the quarterfinals series were played on Sunday with lower seeds hosting in the two game format as the higher seeds will host on Thursday.  Girona was shorthanded again with another virus case, but did win the first game at Gipuzkoa 61-56.  The new format created the possibility of ties and that is what happened in Madrid between Estudiantes and Valencia at 59.  Sedis got contributions up and down the lineup in a 75-57 win over Zaragoza.  The last game of the day had Kahleah Copper lead Avenida past Gernika 85-70.

Gipuzkoa vs. Girona 56-61 GIP Coulibaly 15/12r Cornelius 15 Cvitkovic 7 Harden 7 Brown 5/6r Cox 4/7r GIR Mendy 19 Burke 19 Labuckiene 10/7r Reisingerova 6 Flores 0/6r

Estudiantes vs. Valencia 59-59 EST Gretter 17/16r/8a Diallo 14 Fingall 8 Quevedo 0 VAL Allen 16 Ouvina 10 Carrera 7 Gulich 5/8r Trahan-Davis 3 Salvadores 2

Zaragoza vs. Sedis 57-75 ZAR Gimeno 18/7r Calhoun 9 Hempe 7 Cruz 6 Kostourkova 0 SED Pivec 15/10r Raventos 15 Pena 11 Etxarri 11 Tunstull 10/7r Strautmane 4 Pujol 4

Gernika vs. Avenida 70-85 GER Moore 15 Higgs 14 Roundtree 13 Buch 12 Silva 5 AVE Copper 23/6r Kar. Samuelson 16 Kat. Samuelson 14 Cazorla 9 Hof 7/7r Fasoula 6 Rodriguez 5 Elonu 5 Vilaro 0

Hungarian League Finals Game 3 April 23rd-24th

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Finals:

April 23, 2022

Even with a key player missing on Saturday, Sopron had their biggest win of the series 74-52 behind Jelena Brooks to complete a sweep of Szekszard for another championship.

Sopron vs. Szekszard 74-52 SOP Brooks 24/8r Fegyverneky 16 Dolson 9/7r Williams 8/7r January 2 SZE Milic 17/13r Goree 12 Morgan 3

Sopron wins series 3-0

3rd Place:

April 24, 2022

The last game of the season determined the final medal on Sunday and it was an easy 73-56 win for Cheridene Green and PEAC against Virag Kiss and PEAC.

PEAC vs. DVTK 56-73 PEAC Kiss 20/9r Wentzel 10 Marshall 5/12r Nelson 3 DVTK Green 27 Kanyasi 16 Kuster 12/8r Vorpahl 8 Aho 2

DVTK wins series 2-1

7th Place:

April 23, 2022

The deciding game in this series was on Saturday with Reka Lelik leading Csata past MTK 66-59.

Csata vs. MTK 66-59 CSA Lelik 23/9a Horvath 14 Gyongyosi 11/6r Hegedus 10/10r MTK Tapley 11 Dul 10/7a Toth 7/6r

Csata win series 2-1

Italian League Semifinals Game 3 April 24th

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April 24, 2022

Both series were decided on Sunday ahead of the championship series.  Bologna carried over some of the momentum from the last game on their way to a 67-58 at Venezia to knock out the defending champions.  Schio did not want to suffer the same fate courtesy of upstarts Ragusa and won 71-59.

Venezia vs. Bologna 58-67 VEN Thornton 16 Bestagno 11/7r Ndour-Fall 10/8r Anderson 10/7r Penna 1 Attura 0 BOL Cinili 14 Dojkic 11 Turner 10/10r Zandalasini 10/9r Sagerer 2

Bologna wins series 2-1

Schio vs. Ragusa 71-59 SCH Gruda 16/7r Laksa 14 Verona 11 Andre’ 10/9r Sottana 10 Mestdagh 3 RAG Kuier 15/9r Taylor 13 Romeo 11 Hebard 10/6r Santucci 3 Ostarello 3

Schio wins series 2-1

Hungarian League Playout Round 6 April 22nd-23rd

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Vicki Baugh and Cegled ended their season with an 82-61 win over BEAC on Friday.  Play ended on Saturday with Szigetszentmiklos looking to finish ahead of Denia Davis-Stewart and Pecsi, winning 76-70.

April 22, 2022

Cegled vs. BEAC 82-61 CEG Baugh 23/20r Holesinska 18 Katona 11/6a Fa. Szabo 4 BEAC Czank 17/8r Meresz 15

April 23, 2022

Szigetszentmiklos vs. Pecsi 76-70 SZI Davis 18/11r Campisano 15/10r Angyal 14 Vari 11 Zivaljevic 11 PEC Davis

Standings:

  1. BEAC 12-16
  2. Cegled 7-21
  3. Pecsi 5-23
  4. Szigetszentmiklos 5-23

Turkish League Quarterfinals Game 1 April 22nd-23rd

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The playoffs started with a pair of games on Friday.  Jessica Thomas led Nesibe past Melis Gulcan and Galatasaray.  Top seed Fenerbahce rolled to a 91-57 win over Cankaya University.  The other two series started on Saturday, including a 79-42 win for Cukurova over Bursa.  The last game was the closest as Teaira McCowan and Orman just managed to edge Jelena Dubljevic and Botas 72-71.  The venues will switch for the next games Monday and Tuesday with the home teams needing wins to extend their seasons and the visiting teams looking to advance to the next round.

April 22, 2022

Nesibe vs. Galatsaray 94-79 NES Thomas 21/10a Coates 19/8r Yildizhan 13 Snytsina 12/6a Nacickaite 12 GAL Gulcan 21 Krasjisnik 16/10r Davis 16 Evans 8

Fenerbahce vs. Cankaya Universitesi 91-57 FEN Sabally 18/6r McBride 18 Iagupova 13/6a Kurtulmus 11 Canitez 7/7r Stokes 6/7r Williams 5/7r Cakir 1/6a CAU Babkina 16 Prince 15/7r White 11

April 23, 2022

Cukurova vs. Bursa 79-42 CUK Fagbenle 19 Atas 13/11r Hayes 13/6r Ural 12 Bonner 7/6r/7a Baric 5 Dogan 0 BUR Macaulay 11/7r Daci 10

Orman vs. Botas 72-71 ORM McCowan 24/14r Robinson 16 Lucet 4 BOT Dubljevic 23/7r Davis 19/6r Jurjane 2/7r

French Cup Final April 23rd

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April 23, 2022

It was cup final weekend in France as the women’s professional competition ended on Saturday.  The fans were treated to a spectacle as two overtimes were needed before Regan Magarity helped Landes edge Bourges, which was led by Laetitia Guapo and Keisha Hampton, 91-88.

Landes vs. Bourges 91-88(2OT) LAN Magarity 24/11r Fauthoux 14/7r Turcinovic 12/6a Tolo 10 Harmon 8/11r Vukosavljevic 5 Dumerc 3 BRG Guapo 20 Hampton 20 Eldebrink 14 Godin 11/8r Michel 10 Rupert 7/9r Yacoubou 4 Mann 0

Russian League Finals Game 2 April 21st-22nd

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Finals:

April 22, 2022

Faced with the lost of their championship streak, Ekaterinburg was able to build up enough of a gap in the second half behind Maria Vadeeva to win 71-63 and even the series.  Dynamo Kursk will host the next two games on Tuesday and Thursday.

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 71-63 EKA Vadeeva 26/13r Shilova 11 Papova 10/6r Belyakova 2 DYK Lisec 14/6r E. Frolkina 13 O. Frolkina 13

Series tied 1-1

3rd Place:

April 21, 2022

This series had play on back-to-back days and Nika leaned on Raisa Musina again in the last game in Syktyvkar to win 75-65.  MBA will have homecourt advantage for the rest of the season, but needs a win in each game to avoid losing the series.

Nika Syktyvkar vs. MBA Moscow 75-65 NIK Musina 29/14r Goldyreva 14 Marchenkova 10/7r Fedorenkova 10 MBA Logunova 17 Maiga 10

Nika Syktyvkar leads series 2-0

5th Place:

April 22, 2022

Nadezhda had the chance to win the consolation championship at home on Friday, but even with Spartak Moscow finding it hard to slow down Kyara Linskens, the visitors still won 71-61 to extend the series to a final game on Saturday.

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Spartak Moscow 61-71 NAD Linskens 25/13r Komarova 13/9a Zhedik 10 SPM Ignatova 18 Fedorova 14/7r Nuritdinova 14/6r Zotkina 13/7r Repnikova 10/6a

Series tied 1-1

7th Place:

April 22, 2022

The Siberia series ended on Friday with Iulia Gladkova leading Enisey to a 75-67 win over Vitalina Zvereva and Dynamo Novosibirsk in Krasnoyarsk.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 75-67 ENI Gladkova 22/12r Shchetina 12 Matveeva 12 Latsgal 11 Pashkovskaia 10 DYN Zvereva 24/8r Potemina 16/13r

Enisey Krasnoyarsk wins series 2-0