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EuroCup Round 3 November 7th-8th

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Group A:

Both games in this group were on Thursday.  Daria Kolosovskaia and Spartak Moscow handed Bydgoszcz their first loss.  Gorzow’s 84-57 win over Klara Lundquist and winless Sodertalje to end the day created a three-way tie at the top of the standings at the halfway point.

November 8, 2018

Bydgoszcz vs. Spartak Moscow 65-66 ARTG Stankovic 13/10r Miedzik 13 Morrison 10 McBride 8 Engleman 4 SPAR Kolosovskaia 21 O’Neill 11 Nuritdinova 11 Stallworth 10

Sodertalje vs. Gorzow 57-84 SODT Lundquist 20 Ahlin 10 Holmqvist 10 Gustafsson 6 GORZ Prezelj 14 Fikiel 13/7r Papova 13 Juskaite 12/6r Atkins 11 Zoll-Norman 9

Standings: Bydgoszcz 2-1, Gorzow 2-1, Spartak Moscow 2-1, Sodertalje 0-3

Group B:

One game in this group was played on Wednesday and it was close for a quarter before Torun pulled away from Niki Lefkada and won 74-44.  Sinem Atas and Farhiya Abdi led the scoring for Galatasaray as they went to Moscow and handed MBA their first loss 89-67 to leave things wide open for the second half of the group stage.

November 7, 2018

Niki Lefkada vs. Torun 44-74 NIKI Balta 14 Johnson-Walker 4 Knight 3 TORU Stankiewicz 15 Svaryte 12/13r Mandic 10/7r Trzeciak 10 Fields 7

November 8, 2018

MBA Moscow vs. Galatasaray 67-89 MBA Nizamova 16 Psareva 11 Sapova 10/7r Leshkovtseva 10 GALA Atas 21/9r Abdi 20 Jefferson 19/8a Macaulay 16/6r

Standings: Torun 2-1, Galatasaray 2-1, MBA Moscow 2-1, Niki Lefkada 0-3

Group C:

Both games in this group were on Thursday.  Besiktas finally made some noise as Kelsey Mitchell led them to their first win 100-71 over previously undefeated Wisla Krakow.  There was less scoring in the other game, which saw Inventa Kursk beat Tsmoki-Minsk 63-46.

November 8, 2018

Besiktas vs. Wisla Krakow 100-71 BES Mitchell 28 Akhator 18/8r Siyahdemir 14 Caglar 10/6r Mircheva 10 WISL Rodriguez 17 Mujovic 12/7a Conde 10 Oroszova 8

Inventa Kursk vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 63-46 INKUR Shabanova 11/10r Pachurina 9/9r TSMO Hasper 14/12r McCray 13/7r Theriot 2

Standings: Wisla Krakow 2-1, Inventa Kursk 2-1, Tsmoki-Minsk 1-2, Besikas 1-2

Group D:

One game in this group was played on Wednesday as Rebekah Gardner and Aneika Henry led Orman past Sepsi 76-68.  On Thursday, an incredible effort from Stephanie Mavunga drove Enisey past Mersin to start the day in Krasnoyarsk.

November 7, 2018

Orman vs. Sepsi 76-68 ORMAN Gardner 24 Henry 20/15r Copper 12 Sahin 10/8r SSIC Slamova 18 Whitted 16 Parau 10 Solopova 10/6a Higgins 7/9r Allen 0

November 8, 2018

Enisey vs. Mersin 99-84 ENI Mavunga 32/23r Kiryanova 17 Goldyreva 16 Marchenkova 10 Hines-Allen 6 MERS Cado 26/6r Walker 19/11r Yalcin 16/6a Mitchell 15

Standings: Orman 2-1, Enisey 2-1, Sepsi 1-2, Mersin 1-2

Group E:

One game in this group was played on Wednesday as Astou Ndour and Cukurova cruised past Umea 91-54.  On Thursday, Jewell Loyd and Botas beat Ana Pocek and Beroe 98-51.

November 7, 2018

Umea vs. Cukurova 54-91 UMEA Degbeon 16/11r Lawrence 12 Mershon 6/6a Asoro 5 Brown 3 CUKU Ndour 25/8r Iagupova 16/6r/6a Slonjsak 11 Mestdagh 7 Ozelci 0

November 8, 2018

Beroe vs. Botas 51-98 BEROE Pocek 25/8r Lewis 10/7r Chong 0 Bachvarova 0 BOTAS Loyd 25 Williams 15/7r Cuic 13/6r/6a Krivacevic 12/7r Cakir 7/8a

Standings: Cukurova 3-0, Botas 2-1, Beroe 1-2, Umea 0-3

Group F:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday, starting with Girona’s 78-58 win over Gyor.  The day ended out in the Azores as Gernika rotated roster spots and Margaret Roundtree made a strong case for herself in their 65-54 win over Uniao Sportiva as Eleanna Christinaki also made her professional debut.

November 7, 2018

Girona vs. Gyor 78-58 GIRO Hampton 13 Murphy 12/6r Palau 11 Oma 10 Gomes Colhado 8/11r Reisingerova 8/8r Martinez 8/6r GYOR Spanou 15 Krnjic 10/8r Czank 10 Brown 7 Gray 2

Uniao Sportiva vs. Gernika 54-65 UNIA Seilund 11 Djassi 11 Monteiro 10/9r Soeiro 2/7a LOIN Roundtree 23 Berezhynska 11/6r Vanderwal 11 Gwathmey 10/7r Mazionyte 2 Christinaki 0

Standings: Girona 3-0, Gernika 2-1, Gyor 1-2, Uniao Sportiva 0-3

Group G:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  Nantes picked up their first win 84-58 over KP Brno.  Jolene Anderson and Reyer handed Chanel Mokango and DVTK their first loss 92-75.

November 7, 2018

KP Brno vs. Nantes 58-84 KPBR Madden 14/8r Gill 1 NRB Suarez 15/10a Wallace 14 Stejskalova 13/6r Michaud 11 Day 6/7r

Reyer Venezia vs. DVTK 92-75 VENE Anderson 23/12a Steinberga 15/10r Goree 13/13r Bestagno 11 De Pretto 10 Gulich 9 DVTK Mokango 24 Skoric 17 Walker-Kimbrough 4 Szabo 0

Standings: Reyer Venezia 2-1, DVTK 2-1, Nantes 1-2, KP Brno 1-2

Group H:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  Celje is still the only team without a win after losing to Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley and Ruzomberok 77-68 despite the best efforts of Rangie Bessard and Larisa Ocvirk.  Szekszard was happy to have Abby Bishop back as she teamed up with Erica McCall to hand Chloe Wells and Nymburk their first loss 72-65.

November 7, 2018

Ruzomberok vs. Celje 77-68 RUZO Ellenberg-Wiley 24/7r Jeffery 18 Siksniute 16/9r Markovic 10/8r CELJE Bessard 20 Ocvirk 20 Friskovec 14/11r

Szekszard vs. Nymburk 72-65 KSC McCall 24/10r Bishop 24/8r Eldebrink 5/7r NYMB Wells 20/6a Hunkova 15 Hoskova 10

Standings: Ruzomberok 2-1, Szekszard 2-1, Nymburk 2-1, Celje 0-3

Group I:

On Wednesday, Sami Whitcomb helped Lattes Montpellier maintain their perfect record and continued Cegled’s misery with a 92-50 win.  On Thursday, Alysha Clark kept Lyon right behind them with a 79-68 win at Keltern.

November 7, 2018

Lattes Montpellier vs. Cegled 92-50 BLMA Whitcomb 30/7r/9a Wurtz 16 Miyem 16 Ciak 13/6r Tchatchouang 11 CEKK Dongue 16 Sverrisdottir 13 Popovic 10 Hamilton-Carter 4/6r Swanier 2

November 8, 2018

Keltern vs. Lyon 68-79 RUTR Pierre-Louis 18 Markovic 12 Stach 9 Thomas 6/9r LYON Clark 27/8r Dos Santos 12/9r Salagnac 11 Plouffe 10/7r Badiane 10

Standings: Lattes Montpellier 3-0, Lyon 2-1, Keltern 1-2, Cegled 0-3

Group J:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  Landes beat Fribourg 73-59 and Tarbes stayed undefeated with a 75-58 win over Sint-Katelijne-Waver to keep the French clubs in command.

November 7, 2018

Landes vs. Fribourg 73-59 BLAN Ayim 18 Dumerc 14 Hejdova 11 Pokk 10 Gatling 0 FRIB Ivanovic 19 Mayombo 15/7r Giroud 11 Ostarello 5

Tarbes vs. Sint-Katelijne-Waver 75-58 TARB Gaye 14/8r Konteh 14 Bravard 12 Pouye 11 Cornelie-Sigmundova 10/9r Prince 4/9r Fontaine 2 SKW Resimont 19 Bi. Massey 12/11r Be. Massey 11/6r

Standings: Tarbes 3-0, Landes 2-1, Sint-Katelijne-Waver 1-2, Fribourg 0-3

EuroCup Women Round 2 October 30th-November 1st

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Group A:

Both games in this group were on Thursday.  Sharnee Zoll-Norman and Ariel Atkins led Gorzow past Jennifer O’Neill and Spartak Moscow.  Klara Lundquist had a good game for Sodertalje, but Bydgoszcz won 85-63.

November 1, 2018

Gorzow vs. Spartak Moscow 88-76 GORZ Zoll-Norman 24/9a Atkins 20/8r Linskens 16/11r Juskaite 12/9r Papova 10 SPAR O’Neill 23/7r Nuritdinova 14 Stallworth 13/7r Abaiburova 12/8r

Sodertalje vs. Bydgoszcz 63-85 SODT Lundquist 26 Astrom 11/6r/7a Ahlin 8 Gustafsson 1 ARTG Stankovic 18/7r/7b Morrison 15/6r Miedzik 15 McBride 11/8r/11a Radocaj 10/6a Engelman 0

Group B:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  MBA went to Lefkada and left with an 82-56 win despite the best efforts of Jade Johnson-Walker.  Torun beat Galatasaray 77-55.

October 31, 2018

Niki Lefkada vs. MBA Moscow 56-82 NIKI Johnson-Walker 22/8r Knight 10/8r Tsineke 10 MBA Glonti 19/7r Leshkovtseva 15/7a Nizamova 12/8r/8a Sytnyak 11/7r

Torun vs. Galatasaray 77-55 TORU Fields 17 Kunek 14 Svaryte 12/11r GALA Alben 12 Onar 10 Abdi 8 Jefferson 8 Macaulay 6/7r

Group C:

Both games in this group were on Thursday as Olga Frolkina and Inventa Kursk made things more difficult for Kelsey Mitchell and Besiktas by beating them 68-67.

November 1, 2018

Inventa Kursk vs. Besiktas 68-67 INKUR O. Frolkina 24/6r K. Safonova 15/6r BES Mitchell 26 Akhator 16/16r

Tsmoki Minsk vs. Wisla Krakow 56-61 TSMO Murauskaya 12/6r/6a Hasper 11/12r McCray 10 Theriot 9 WISL Canada 16 Russell 14/14r Conde 13 Rodriguez 4 Oroszova 3/6r

Group D:

A fairly light Wednesday schedule started in this group as Kahleah Copper and Orman beat Stephanie Mavunga and Enisey 82-74.  On Thursday, Kristina Higgins and Maria Solopova helped Sepsi bounce back impressively with an 87-70 win over Mersin.

October 31, 2018

Orman vs. Enisey 82-74 ORMAN Copper 24/7r Henry 17/11r Gardner 15/7r/8a ENI Mavunga 20/12r Goldyreva 16 Hines-Allen 7

November 1, 2018

Sepsi vs. Mersin 87-70 SSIC Higgins 21/19r Solopova 21/7a Slamova 17 Parau 14/6a Whitted 6 Allen 0 MERS Mitchell 19/11r Walker 14 Yalcin 14 Petronyte 11/6r

Group E:

Both games in this group were on Thursday, including a thriller in Bulgaria as Ana Pocek and Beroe just fended off Hollie Mershon and Umea 68-67.  It was more decisive in the battle between Turkish teams as Alina Iagupova and Cukurova beat Botas 85-63.

November 1, 2018

Beroe vs. Umea 68-67 BEROE Pocek 24/12r Lewis 12/16r Aleksic 12 Chong 8 Bachvarova 3 UMEA Mershon 24 Degbeon 14/11r Asoro 10/12r Brown 6/7a Lawrence 4/7r

Botas vs. Cukurova 63-85 BOTAS Krivacevic 17/8r Pop 13 Cakir 13/7a Loyd 10 Williams 5 CUKU Iagupova 24 Bilgic 13 Naumeko 12 Mestdagh 11 Ndour 9/7r Ozelci 0

Group F:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  Gernika beat Artemis Spanou and Gyor 79-67.  The day ended way out in the Azores as Shay Murphy and Girona left with an 80-71 win over Kankou Coulibaly and Uniao Sportiva.

October 31, 2018

Gernika vs. Gyor 79-67 LOIN Berezhynska 19 Gwathmey 18 Dietrick 12/6r Mazionyte 6 Vanderwal 4/8a GYOR Spanou 20/7r Gray 13/10r Nagy 10 Krnjic 5 Brown 2

Uniao Sportiva vs. Girona 71-80 UNIA Coulibaly 21 Djassi 16 Monteiro 14 Seilund 9/9a Soeiro 0 GIRO Murphy 24/6r Gomes Colhado 18/8r Hampton 13/7r Reisingerova 6 Martinez 4/8a

Group G:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  KP Brno fended off Reyer 66-64 at home.  Shatori Walker-Kimbrough helped DVTK beat Nantes and the combination of Ana Suarez and Shaqwedia Wallace 97-87.

October 31, 2018

KP Brno vs. Reyer Venezia 66-64 KPBR Stara 18 Gill 17/7r Madden 6 VENE Bestagno 16 Goree 12 Steinberga 9 Gulich 4 Anderson 0

Nantes vs. DVTK 87-97 NRB Suarez 28/8a Wallace 20 Medenou 12/15r Day 9/14r DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 25 Mokango 16/8r Sulciute 16 Skoric 15 Medgyessy 14/7r/17a Szabo 3

Group H:

A rare Tuesday game meant that the round tipped off in this group.  Celje started well at home, but Chloe Wells seized control for Nymburk and pushed them to an 83-68 win.  The other game was on Thursday as Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley and Ruzomberok beat Erica McCall and Szekszard 65-58.

October 30, 2018

Celje vs. Nymburk 68-83 CELJE Bessard 16/6r Friskovec 16 Delic 14/6a White 5/7r NYMB Wells 27/6r/7a/7s Peckova 18 Khomenchuk 16/9r Hoskova 4

November 1, 2018

Ruzomberok vs. Szekszard 65-58 RUZO Ellenberg-Wiley 20 Siksniute 17/6r Yatskovets 11 Markovic 8 Jeffery 6/10r/6a KSC McCall 20/12r Eldebrink 7/7r

Group I:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Sami Whitcom and Lattes Montpellier continued to look the strongest with a 94-46 win over Keltern.  Lyon beat Cegled 76-62.

November 1, 2018

Keltern vs. Lattes Montpellier 46-94 RUTR Pikciute 15/6r Pierre-Louis 6 Thomas 6 Stach 2 BLMA Whitcomb 31/8r Duchet 16 Miyem 11 Ciak 10/6r Wurtz 4 Tchatchouang 2

Lyon vs. Cegled 76-62 LYON Dos Santos 14 Plouffe 13/7r Tanqueray 12 Salagnac 10 Clark 3 CEKK Popovic 18 Hamilton-Carter 12 Swanier 7 Sverrisdottir 7/6a

Group J:

The two French teams battled on Wednesday with Tarbes edging Landes 71-69.  Extra basketball ended the week as it took overtime for Elise Ramette and Sint-Katlijne-Waver to beat Milica Ivanovic and Fribourg 74-68.

October 31, 2018

Tarbes vs. Landes 71-69 TARB Bravard 13 Fontaine 11 Prince 10/11r Cornelie-Sigmundova 0 BLAN Ayim 17/8r Dumerc 11/7a Gatling 10

November 1, 2018

Sint-Katelijne-Waver vs. Fribourg 74-68(OT) SKW Ramette 23 Resimont 19/8r Be. Massey 12/7r FRIB Ivanovic 22 Giroud 14/11r Mayombo 12 Ostarello 10/18r

EuroCup Round 1 October 24th-25th

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Group A:

One game was played on Wednesday in this group as Adelina Abaiburova and Spartak Moscow welcomed Teodora Turudic and Swedish side Sodertalje to the competition by beating them 73-56.  The two Polish teams met on Thursday with Bydgoszcz beating Maryia Papova and Gorzow 92-74.

October 24, 2018

Spartak Moscow vs. Sodertalje 73-56 SPAR Abaiburova 21/10r Stallworth 18/8r Kurilchuk 15 O’Neill 14/6r SODT Turudic 22/9r Lundquist 15/9r Gustafsson 10/9r

October 25, 2018

Bydgoszcz vs. Gorzow 92-74 ARTG Morrison 16/9r Pobozy 16 Miedzik 15 Stankovic 12/11r Radocaj 11/8a Kuczynska 10 McBride 4/7a GORZ Papova 26 Juskaite 15 Zoll-Norman 8 Atkins 6

Group B:

Wednesday’s games started in this group as Victoria Macaulay and Moriah Jefferson teamed up to lead defending champions Galatasaray past Jade Johnson-Walker and Niki Lefkada 81-61.  Nirra Feilds led Torun on Thursday, but they could not leave Moscow with a win as MBA prevailed 86-82.

October 24, 2018

Galatasaray vs. Niki Lefkada 81-61 GALA Macaulay 21/12r Jefferson 21/7s Atas 10 Abdi 4/6r NIKI Johnson-Walker 25/11r Knight 13

October 25, 2018

MBA Moscow vs. Torun 86-82 MBA Nizamova 18/6a Sytnyak 16 Sapova 13 Glonti 11 TORU Fields 20 Stankiewicz 15 Svaryte 12/13r Kunek 10 Skobel 10 Trzeciak 10

Group C:

Wisla Krakow was not expecting to be dropped down into this competition so early, but tried to make the best of it starting with a 76-58 win over Inventa Kursk on Wednesday.  As expected, Kelsey Mitchell provided Besiktas with scoring on Thursday, but it was Viktoriya Hasper who put up the day’s biggest numbers to give Tsmoki-Minsk the 68-63 win.

October 24, 2018

Wisla Krakow vs. Inventa Kursk 76-58 WISL Rodriguez 16 Russell 13 Zietara 13 Conde 8 Oroszova 5/9r Canada 5/7a INKUR Pachurina 18/10r E. Frolkina 18/6r

October 25, 2018

Besiktas vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 63-68 BES Mitchell 25 Caglar 15/10r Akhator 12/8r TSM Hasper 30/13r Bartakova 10 McCray 7/7r Theriot 6

Group D:

Two Turkish teams are playing in this group and they squared off on Wednesday with Mersin beating Kahleah Copper and Orman 75-70.  Sepsi was hoping to start another surprise run on Thursday, but their group proved to be as difficult as it looked on paper as Stephanie Mavunga and Enisey left with a 73-54 win.

October 24, 2018

Mersin vs. Orman 75-70 MERS Mitchell 17 Yalcin 16/7a Cado 14/7r/6s Walker 13/6r Talay 11 ORMAN Copper 24 Gardner 12 Henry 10/12r Gezgin 10

October 25, 2018

Sepsi vs. Enisey 54-73 SSIC Higgins 10/11r Whitted 7 Allen 2 ENI Mavunga 20/10r Hines-Allen 15/11r

Group E:

On Wednesday, Botas leaned heavily on their foreigners in their trip to Umea as Jewell Loyd, Elizabeth Williams, and Claudia Pop combined to outscore their opponents themselves in an 82-65 win.  Thursday’s games started in this group as Beroe brought Bulgaria into the competition with some solid signings, but a good game from Ana Pocek was not enough as they lost to Cukurova 89-68.

October 24, 2018

Umea vs. Botas 65-82 UMEA Brown 16/6r Asoro 13 Mingo 13 Lawrence 12 Degbeon 5/6r BOTAS Loyd 24/8r Williams 22/8r Pop 21 Krivacevic 10/6r Cakir 2/6a

October 25, 2018

Cukurova vs. Beroe 89-68 CUKU Naumenko 18 Iagupova 17/9a Avci 16 Ndour 11 Ozelci 6 Mestdagh 5 BEROE Pocek 25/13r Lewis 16/8r Aleksic 12/11a Chong 4

Group F:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday, starting with Gyor’s 78-67 win over Uniao Sportiva.  League-mates also squared off as Girona breezed past Gernika 80-57.

October 24, 2018

Gyor vs. Uniao Sportiva 78-67 GYOR Gray 14/13r Brown 14 Spanou 14 Raksanyi 13 Krnjic 2 UNIA Soeiro 15 Monteiro 13/7r Djassi 13 Filipe 13 Seilund 5

Girona vs. Gernika 80-57 GIRO Hampton 19/6r Gomes Colhado 18/9r Buch 17 Murphy 11/7r Martinez 5/7a Reisingerova 1 LOIN Berezhynska 15 Diez 12 Mazionyte 9 Gwathmey 8 Dietrick 4 Vanderwal 1

Group G:

Both of the games in this group were played on Wednesday, including DVTK’s 77-59 win over KP Brno in Miskolc.  Reyer is looking to make another run in the competition this season and started with an 88-60 win over Nantes.

October 24, 2018

DVTK vs. KP Brno 77-59 DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 19 Mokango 18/13r Szabo 2 KPBR Dudackova 9 Gill 9 Madden 6/6r

Reyer Venezia vs. Nantes 88-60 VENE Gulich 16/8r Anderson 14/6r/6a Steinberga 14 De Pretto 14 Goree 7 NRB Wallace 16 Day 15/15r Michaud 10

Group H:

The variety of countries in this competition continues to improve and Frida Eldebrink and Szekszard welcomed youthful Slovenian powerhouse Celje to the competition by beating them 90-56 on Wednesday.  This group closed play on Thursday with a great game as Nymurk fended off Ruzomberok 71-70.

October 24, 2018

Szekszard vs. Celje 90-56 KSC Eldebrink 27/6r/9a Gereben 13/6r/6a McCall 11/11r Studer 11/6a Kiss 10 CELJE Bessard 18 Friskovec 12/8r White 12 Ocvirk 12

October 25, 2018

Nymburk vs. Ruzomberok 71-70 NYMB Wells 19/7r Stehlikova 16/6r Khomenchuk 13/7r Hoskova 2 RUZO Ellenberg-Wiley 17/6r Jeffery 14/11r/7a Yatskovets 11/9r Mistinova 11/7r Siksniute 11 Markovic 0

Group I:

The two French teams opened this group on Wednesday and Sami Whitcomb fired Lattes Montpellier past Lyon 79-63.  The other game was on Thursday as Leia Dongue had a big game for Cegled, but they lost to Keltern 81-80.

October 24, 2018

Lattes Montpellier vs. Lyon 79-63 BLMA Whitcomb 21 Ciak 12/11r Duchet 12/6a Miyem 10 Wurtz 9/6r Tchatchouang 3 LYON Salagnac 16 Dos Santos 12/8r Plouffe 11/7r Clark 6

October 25, 2018

Cegled vs. Keltern 80-81 CEKK Dongue 20/9r Popovic 17/7r Swanier 12/7a Sverrisdottir 11 Hamilton-Carter 8/6r RUTR Markovic 15 Pierre-Louis 12/11r Thomas 12/6a Tudanca 12 Stach 8

Group J:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Milica Ivanovic led Fribourg, but Aby Gaye helped Tarbes leave with a 70-66 win.  Sint-Katelijne-Waver is fielding an exceptionally young roster and it showed against Landes in their 80-48 loss.

October 24, 2018

Fribourg vs. Tarbes 66-70 FRIB Ivanovic 20 Ostarello 13/7r Giroud 12/8r Mayombo 10/8r/7a TARB Gaye 21/10r Fontaine 15 Gaillo-Loko 10 Prince 4/8r Cornelie-Sigmundova 0

Landes vs. Sint-Katelijne-Waver 80-48 BLAN Hejdova 12/9r Toure 12/7r Ayim 11/9r Plagnard 11 Gatling 10 Dumerc 2 SKW Be. Massey 15/8r Resimont 13/6r Bi. Massey 11

EuroCup Qualifiers Game 2 October 11th-17th

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The first series concluded on Thursday.  Gernika had an overwhelming lead from the first game, but did not slow down in Belgium as Blake Dietrick led them to a 74-53 win to push the final margin to 166-103.  Two more series concluded on Friday as Spartak Nogisk tried to recover from a first game defeat, but a 66-62 win was not enough to beat Jade Johnson-Walker as Niki Lefkada advanced 128-125 on aggregate.  Gdynia faced a similar struggle and their 82-74 win behind Emma Cannon was not enough as Kahleah Copper and Rebekah Gardner helped Orman win 141-134 on aggregate.  Briana Day and Nantes already had a big lead as they returned home on Wednesday and an 81-60 win pushed that margin to 156-116 to eliminate Liege Panthers.

October 11, 2018

Namur vs. Gernika Bizkaia 53-74 BELN Mestdagh 13 Jones 10 Butler 9/8r Da Silva 8 Geldof 0 LOIN Dietrick 20 Roundtree 17/8r Berezhynska 7 Vanderwal 5 Mazionyte 4

Gernika Bizakaia advances 166-103

October 12, 2018

Spartak Noginsk vs. Niki Lefkada 66-62 NOGIN Andrianova 18/7r Alikina 12/8r Kuzmina 12 NIKI Johnson-Walker 26/12r E. Tsineke 14 Knight 10

Niki Lefkada advances 128-125

Gdynia vs. Orman 82-74 GDYN Cannon 25/6r Balintova 16/11a Allen 12 Greinacher 6 ORMAN Copper 27 Gardner 21 Ruzickova 14/8r Henry 5/7r

Orman advances 141-134

October 17, 2018

Nantes vs. Liege Panthers 81-60 NRB Day 25/11r Wallace 12 LIEGE Maes 12 Leblon 11

Nantes advances 156-116

Groups:
A: Bydgoszcz, Spartak Moscow, Sodertalje, Gorzow
B: MBA Moscow, Galatasaray, Niki Lefkada, Torun
C: Besiktas, Wisla Krakow, Inventa Kursk, Tsmoki-Minsk
D: Enisey, Mersin, Orman, Sepsi
E: Umea, Cukurova, Beroe, Botas
F: Girona, Gyor, Uniao Sportiva, Gernika Bizkaia
G: Reyer Venezia, DVTK, KP Brno, Nantes
H: Szekszard, Nymburk, Ruzomberok, Celje
I: Lattes Montpellier, Cegled, Keltern, Lyon
J: Landes, Fribourg, Tarbes, Sint-Katelijne-Waver

SuperCup Recap October 17th

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October 17, 2018

On Wednesday, the SuperCup was held with the EuroLeague and EuroCup winners from last season playing one other in one game.  The fans in Ekaterinburg got their first look at something closer to their final roster and it was every bit as dominant as it was expected to be as they rolled to a 79-40 win.  They should be the overwhelming favorites to win EuroLeague again while also positioning themselves for a clean sweep of all available trophies.  Galatasaray will find it harder to repeat their run in EuroCup without a few additions to their roster.

Ekaterinburg vs. Galatasaray 79-40 EKA McBride 18 Torrens 13/6r Vandersloot 11/6a Griner 11 Vadeeva 9/6r Baric 6 Musina 4 Belyakova 3 Meesseman 2 GAL Macaulay 13/10r Jefferson 10/6r Abdi 3

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EuroCup Qualifiers Game 1 October 8th-10th

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Four series were needed to determine the last spots in the regular season.  The Western half of the draw started and ended the first games as Gernika crushed Namur 92-50 to virtually settle that affair before the second game in Belgium.  The visitors had Natalie Butler and Serena-Lynn Geldof making professional debuts.  Both Eastern matchups started on Tuesday with second games scheduled for Friday.  Orman welcomed Gdynia to Turkey and won 67-52 to give themselves a solid buffer before the series heads to Poland.  Niki Lefkadas is looking to increase Greek participation at this level and a 66-59 home win over Raisa Andrianova and Spartak Noginsk still leaves a lot to play for in Russia.  Wednesday’s game was in Liege, where Jaleesa Maes led the Belgian side, but Shaqwedia Wallace helped Nantes get the 75-56 win, which they should be able to hold next week in France.

October 8, 2018

Gernika Bizkaia vs. Namur 92-50 LOIN Mazionyte 17 Berezhynska 16 Vanderwal 16 Roundtree 12/7r Ariztimuno 11 Dietrick 8/6a BELN Jones 17 Horobets 11 Butler 6/7r Mestdagh 6 Da Silva 4/6r Geldof 0

October 9, 2018

Orman vs. Gdynia 67-52 ORMAN Gardner 19 Copper 13 Askin 10 Henry 8/11r GDYN Greinacher 12/11r Allen 11 Cannon 10/7r

Niki Lefkadas vs. Spartak Noginsk 66-59 NIKI E. Tsineke 17 Papamichail 13 Johnson-Walker 11/7r Balta 11/6r Knight 7 NOGIN Andrianova 21/12r Kuzmina 12 Alikina 10/7r

October 10, 2018

Liege Panthers vs. Nantes Reze 56-75 LIEGE Maes 20/6r Henket 15 Trice 5 NRB Wallace 28/7r Day 16/10r Djaldi-Tabdi 12/7r

2018-19 EuroLeague and EuroCup Draws

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Both competitions conducted their draws on Thursday.  In addition to the regular season groups, all qualifying pairings were picked as the last teams in each competition will need to be decided.

EuroLeague:

Group A: Famila Schio (Italy), UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), CCC Polkowice (Poland), Tango Bourges (France), ZVVZ USK Prague (Czech Republic), Mithra Castors Braine (Belgium), winner Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) vs. Cukurova (Turkey), winner ESBVA-LM (France) vs. Atomeromu-Tarr KSC Szekszard (Hungary)
Group B: Avenida (Spain), Dynamo Kursk (Russia), Flammes Carolo (France), Sopron (Hungary), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Hatay (Turkey), winner Wisla Krakow (Poland) vs. Olympiacos (Greece), winner Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy) vs. TTT Riga (Latvia)

Last season’s draw seemed to produce a rather unbalanced regular season while this year seems to have more even groups at first glance.  Defending champions Ekaterinburg headline Group A, which currently features six domestic champions.  Behind them, teams will be looking to compete for what will almost certainly only be three available places and all of them will feel like they should at least grab fifth or sixth place and a drop down to the EuroCup knockout stages.  The qualifiers should also be able to mix it up quite well with the other teams, but the draw threw up an interesting result with Nadezhda and Cukurova matching up and preventing us from having three teams from both Russia and Turkey.

Group B has two of the semifinalists from last year compared to one for the other group.  Add to that mix the top two remaining teams in Turkey and perennial playoff contenders Avenida and there will be quite a battle for the top four spots.  There is plenty of room for upstarts in this group as French runners up Charleville look to make an immediate impact and one of Reyer and TTT Riga will also make it.  The other qualifier will have Wisla trying to retain their place against Greek powerhouse Olympiacos and a win for them could make half of the teams in this group not the defending champions in their country.

EuroCup:

East:

A: Artego Bydgoszcz (Poland), Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje (Russia), Sodertalje (Sweden), Gorzow Wielkolpolski (Poland)
B: MBA Moscow (Russia), Galatasaray (Turkey), Energa Torun (Poland), winner Spartak Noginsk (Russia) vs. Niki Lefkada (Greece)
C: Besiktas (Turkey), Inventa Kursk (Russia), Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus), loser Wisla Krakow (Poland) vs. Olympiacos (Greece)
D: Enisey Krasnoyarsk Region (Russia), Mersin Buyuksehir (Turkey), Sepsi-SIC (Romania), winner Gdynia (Poland) vs. Orman Genclik (Turkey)
E: Umea (Sweden), Beroe (Bulgaria), Botas (Turkey), loser Nadezhda (Russia) vs. Cukurova (Turkey)

Only one group in this half is already known in its entirety in Group A.  The other teams will be waiting for all the qualifiers to conclude to find out where they need to a book a trip to later.  As usual, the Turkish teams will be expected to qualify from their groups as there are also an abundance of Russian teams in this stage.  No team will be thinking that they are out of contention for one of the top two spots in each group that will lead to automatic qualification as a pair of third place teams will also qualify from these five groups.  Defending champions Galatasaray sit in group B, but keep an eye on Group E, where the likely two teams to progress, Botas and the loser of the EuroLeague qualification series between Nadezhda and Cukurova, are likely to make noise in the later stages of this competition.

West:

F: Spar CityLift Girona (Spain), Uni Gyor (Hungary), Uniao Sportiva (Portugal), winner Belfius Namur Capitale (Belgium) vs. Lointek Gernika (Spain)
G: Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc (Hungary), KP Brno (Czech Republic), winner Nantes Reze (France) vs. Liege Panthers (Belgium), loser Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy) vs. TTT Riga (Latvia)
H: Nymburk (Czech Republic), Ruzomberok (Slovakia), Cinkarna Celje (Slovenia), loser ESBVA-LM (France) vs. Atomeromu-Tarr KSC Szekszard (Hungary)
I: BLMA (France), VBW CEKK Cegled (Hungary), Rutronik Stars Keltern (Germany), Lyon ASVEL (France)
J: Landes (France), Elfic Fribourg (Switzerland), Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (France), Sint Katelijne Waver (Belgium)

This half has two groups already set as DVTK and KP Brno are still awaiting two final groupmates.  Group I is one to watch as ambitious ASVEL from France will clash with the more established BLMA.  Two French teams are also in Group J.  Travel could be interesting in the western section as TTT Riga could drop into this half instead of the east due to more eastern teams entering the EuroLeague qualifiers than western teams.  While the western teams have been less competitive in recent years, last season’s run by Reyer should be a blueprint for these teams as they try to make a run through the knockout stages.

2018-19 European Competition Teams

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On Friday, FIBA announced the teams competing in EuroLeague and EuroCup for the upcoming season.  Draws for qualifiers and groups for both competitions will be conducted on Thursday and broadcast on FIBA’s YouTube channel.  The combination of traditional powerhouses and new faces means that both competitions had more interested teams than spots, which should lead to some competitive qualifying games.

EuroLeague:

Twenty teams were eligible for the continent’s premier competition so only twelve could qualify directly with eight teams competing for the last four spots.  That number of teams means that the powerhouse countries were only given two direct spots.  Defending champions UMMC Ekaterinburg will be joined by Dynamo Kursk from Russia.  Turkish champions Fenerbahce and Hatay will represent their league.  Bourges and Carolo will represent France to round out the countries with one direct entry.  A number of other traditional names also earned automatic spots as Final Four hosts Sopron will represent Hungary, Castors Braine continues to carry the torch for Belgium, and Schio of Italy, Polkowice of Poland, Avenida of Spain, and USK Praha of the Czech Republic round out the list of champions.

The number of teams involved mean that some good teams will be fighting for qualification.  Fortunately, the earlier end to the WNBA season and some time off after national team competition should mean that teams will be at full strength in October.  Nadezhda Orenburg of Russia and ESBVA of France are two teams that are used to not having to fight for their spots who will now have to survive this round.  Turkish surprises Cukurova are taking the step up while Wisla Krakow of Poland are another traditional name who could face a test.  Reyer Venezia of Italy and Szekszard of Hungary will look to increase their country’s representation at the highest level.  TTT Riga of Latvia is looking to recapture former glories while powerhouse Olimpiacos continue to try to introduce Greece back to a bigger stage.  Teams that lose their qualifiers will drop down to EuroCup.

EuroCup:

The regular season will feature ten groups of four teams again.  The teams will be split into an eastern section, known as Conference 1, and a western section, known as Conference 2.  Sixteen teams in each conference are already known while two teams on each side will come from EuroLeague qualifying losers and each side will have two qualifying matchups to determine the final teams.

In the east, expect the Turkish teams to be strong again as Istanbul giants Galatasaray and Besiktas are joined by Botas and Mersin.  Russia will also have a number of teams as Enisey Krasnoyarsk, MBA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, and promising newcomers Inventa Kursk have automatic berths.  Poland’s reintegration into the wider continental scene continues as Bydgoszcz, Torun, and Gorzow will be there.  Umea continues to represent Sweden, this time being joined by Sodertalje.  Romania’s dominant force Sepsi returns after a surprise run, while Tsmoki-Minsk represents Belarus and Beroe will add Bulgarian participation to proceedings.  Qualifiers in this half will see three teams try to further increase participation from their countries as Spartak Noginsk of Russia, Orman of Turkey, and Gdynia of Poland are joined by surprise entry Niki Lefkadas of Greece.

The west should have strong French teams again as Tarbes, ASVEL, BLMA, and Lattes all know that they will be playing.  Hungary will provide three teams as Gyor, Cegled, and Miskolc are all threats.  KP Brno and Nymburk make the Czech Republic the other country to already know that they are sending multiple teams.  Girona of Spain, surprise Germany champions Keltern, and Fribourg of Switzerland all rejoin proceedings.  Ruzomberok is the lone team from Slovakia as they are now set up to be the powerhouse in the country.  Celje of Slovenia had an exceptionally young and talented team last season and this will be a good step for them to grow in stature as a club while Uniao Sportiva will be ready to welcome teams after they make long trips out to the Azores.  Sint-Katelijne-Waver is the only known Belgian representative, but the qualifiers will be make or break for the country with Namur and newcomers Liege Panthers looking to progress.  Nantes of France and Gernika Bizkaia of Spain are also looking to boost their countries’ numbers.

EuroCup Women Finals Game 2 April 18th

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April 18, 2018

The second game of the final was played on Wednesday in Italy.  Reyer was faced with a big deficit from the first game and Galatasaray extended that margin earlier.  The hosts fought back, taking the lead and cutting the margin in half several times in the second half, but a 72-65 win still left them short 155-140.  With other offensive options being shut down, it was Kaela Davis who emerged to help the visitors keep the margin at the right levels.

Reyer Venezia vs. Galatasaray 72-65 VEN Williams 16 Ruzickova 12 Bestagno 12 Walker 11/7r Little 8 GALA Davis 21/8r Petronyte 19/13r Dubljevic 8 Quigley 5/9r Kobryn 0

Galatasaray wins series 155-140

 

EuroCup Women Finals Game 1 April 11th

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April 11, 2018

The first game of the final series was played in Istanbul as Galatasaray brought in a massive crowd.  That energy fueled the hosts as Allie Quigley was completely unstoppable, getting some help on the inside from Gintare Petronyte in a 90-68 win.  Riquna Williams led Reyer, which now faces a very daunting task next week in Italy.

Galatasaray vs. Reyer Venezia 90-68 GALA Quigley 37 Petronyte 25/12r Dubljevic 14 Davis 4 Kobryn 2 VEN Williams 21/9r Carangelo 12 Walker 5 Little 2