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EuroCup Round 2 October 18th-19th

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Group A:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Shey Peddy and TTT Riga got the 79-73 win over Miah Spencer and Gorzow in Poland.  Olympiacos was looking for a statement win and got it in Turkey by beating Besiktas 70-53.

October 19, 2017

Gorzow vs. TTT Riga 73-79 GORZ Spencer 20/6a Misiek 12 Swords 9/14r/6a TTTR Peddy 22/6a Basko-Melnbarde 15 Malott 13/7r Krastina 12/6r Stewart 11/9r Eglite 4 Kreslina 0

Besiktas vs. Olympiacos 53-70 BES Wheeler 16 Mosby 12 Perovanovic 10/10r Ozelci 0 OLY Kaltsidou 14 Mazic 13 Anderson 13 Sotiriou 10 Macaulay 7

Group B:

Wednesday’s game saw Bria Hartley and Mersin go to Slovakia and beat Ruzomberok 86-59.  Thursday’s games started in Krasnoyarsk where Good Angels Kosice left Russia with an 81-65 win over Enisey.

October 18, 2017

Ruzomberok vs. Mersin 59-86 RUZO Diawakana 18/7a Campbell 4/6r MERS Hartley 21/8a Gajic 18/12r Thomas 14/9r Cado 11 Yalcin 10/6a

October 19, 2017

Enisey vs. Good Angels Kosice 65-81 ENI Monroe 17/10r Kiryanova 14 McCallum 6 GAKE Morris 16 Stehlikova 14 Palenikova 13 Zirkova 9 Peters 4/6r

Group C:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Umea held off Bydgoszcz 74-70 in Poland.  The battle of Moscow clubs went to MBA 70-60 over Spartak.

October 19, 2017

Artego Bydgoszcz vs. Umea Udominate 70-74 ARTG McBride 16 O’Neill 11/6a Zurowska-Cegielska 11/8r Stankovic 11 Stallworth 5 UMEA Mazionyte 19/10r Kvederaviciute 15/6r Koop 12/7r Kiesel 12 Brown 8

MBA Moscow vs. Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 70-60 MBA Sytnyak 17/10r Nizamova 13 Sapova 12/6r SPAR Pachurina 11/7r Kurilchuk 10 Simmons 2 Davydova 0

Group D:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday. A solid game from Jenna Smith helped Piestanke Cajky overcome Torun’s duo of Monika Grigalauskyte and Kelley Cain to win 77-73 in Slovakia.  Hind Ben Abdelkader and Hatay went to Romania and beat Ty Marshall and Sepsi 80-63.

October 18, 2017

Piestanske Cajky vs. Energa Torun 77-73 PNC Smith 22/7r Palenikova 13 Slamova 12 Zohnova 11 Jakubcova 0 TORU Grigalauskyte 21 Cain 20/12r Mansfield 9/7r/10a Maliszewska 4

ACS Sepsi vs. Hatay 63-80 SSIC Marshall 27/6r Fontaine 10 Hamilton-Carter 6/6r Wallace 4 HATA Ben Abdelkader 22 Mitchell 19/6r/8a Snytsina 17 Paris 14/19r Turner 2 Tanacan 0

Group E:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Sharnee Zoll-Norman took on a bigger scoring role than usual along with her usual passing to help Sleza Wroclaw leave Turkey with a 72-70 win, although Melis Gulcan had a good game for Abdullah Gul University.  It was Poland-Turkey in the other game as well as Gdynia eased past Istanbul University 84-52.

October 18, 2017

AGU Spor vs. Sleza Wroclaw 70-72 AGU Gulcan 21 Marginean 19 Page 12/10r Tolo 8/6r SLEZ Zoll-Norman 23/6r/11a Treffers 14/6r Kastanek 11 Ajdukovic 10/6r

Gdynia vs. Istanbul Universitesi 84-52 GDYN Jankoska 19 Vitola 15/9r Aleksandravicius 14/7r Copper 13 ISTU Gardner 16 Pop 15/6r Ibekwe 13/6r/6s

Group F:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  A battle of Hungarian teams in Miskolc went to Kirby Burkholder and DVTK 73-59 over Pecs.  In France, Charleville used a strong second half to beat Keltern 79-63.

October 18, 2017

DVTK vs. PEAC-Pecs 73-59 DVTK Burkholder 23 Engelman 18 Zele 11 Szabo 4 Vukov 0 PEAC Vucurovic 14/7r Licskai 12 Imovbioh 7/13r Roberson 6

Carolo vs. Rutronik Stars Keltern 79-63 CARO Dos Santos 14/13r Berezhynska 12 Bouderra 11/9a Montgomery 10 Loyd 5/7r RUTR Markovic 14 Pokk 12 Orrange 10/8r Nunn 5 Miloglav 2 Vuckovic 2

Group G:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Chanel Mokango led the way for the hosts as Cegled beat Gernika 80-68 in Hungary.  Girona had no troubles at home, breezing past Landes 78-47.

October 19, 2017

CEKK VBW Cegled vs. Gernika 80-68 CEKK Mokango 24/11r Katona 15 Nagy-Bujdoso 10 Maksimovic 10 LOIN Bas 18/6r Pina 12 Sutherland 11 Alston 7

Spar Citylift Girona vs. Landes 78-47 GIRO Colhado Gomes 16/7r Traore 16 Martinez 8 Romeo 7/8a Conde 6/8r Evans 6 BLAN Casas 12/6r Milapie 10 Ayim 8 Bravard 3

Group H:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Teja Oblak and Szekszard made the trip to the Czech Republic, beating Nymburk 86-69.  In Italy, Dearica Hamby and Ragusa beat GDESSA 76-45.

October 19, 2017

Nymburk vs. KSC Szekszard 69-86 NYMB Khomenchuk 17/10r Vaughn 16/7r KSC Oblak 26/7r McCall 15 Krnjic 14 Gereben 12 A. Studer 10/6r/7a

Virtus Eirene vs. GDESSA-Barreiro 76-45 RAGU Hamby 24 Ndour 14/9r Formica 12 Kuster 10 GDBA Payne 16/8r Costa 11 Green 2

Group I:

Fribourg put in a strong effort on Wednesday at home in Switzerland, beating KP Brno 72-52.  On Thursday, Reyer Venezia went to Germany and beat Wasserburg 68-58, welcoming the final piece of their roster and adding some scoring punch in the process.

October 18, 2017

Elfic Fribourg vs. KP Brno 72-52 FRIB Giroud 19/9r Williams 15/8r Mayombo 15/7r/6a Trebec 12 KPBR Sujanova 19 Burgrova 8

October 19, 2017

TSV 1880 vs. Reyer Venezia 58-68 WASS Palmer 15 Tobin 12/8r Holopainen 9 VEN Walker 11 Williams 11 Bestagno 10 Carangelo 10

Group J:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  In Hungary, Cyesha Goree helped Gyor past Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Nantes 76-70.  Thursday ended with Ronni Williams and Namur coming back at home in Belgium to beat Saint-Amand 75-73.

October 19, 2017

CMB Cargo Uni Gyor vs. Nantes Reze 76-70 GYOR Goree 21/14r Krivacevic 18/10r Fields 15/9r Czank 10 NRB Raincock-Ekunwe 22/9r Turcinovic 17/7r Skuballa 14 Thorburn 3/6a

Namur vs. Saint-Amand 75-73 BELN Williams 23 Hendrickx 15/6r Ortiz 15/8a Vesterberg 10/7r Day 7 Mestdagh 3 SAHB Sulciute 14/11r Garcia 12 Marizy Dieme 11/7r Tetemondova 11 Bruner 10

EuroCup Round 1 October 11th-12th

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Group A:

The group stage of this competition began in this group with a game on Wednesday in Greece.  Olympiacos is trying to make an impact on a bigger stage again as their strong team beat Gorzow 69-50.  Action continued on Thursday in Latvia as TTT Riga used a quick start to beat Besiktas 78-52.

October 11, 2017

Olympiacos vs. Gorzow 69-50 OLYM Anderson 18 Macaulay 16/9r Kaltsidou 12/6r/7a Chatzinikolaou 10/11r Mazic 8 GORZO Rytsikava 15 Swords 7/11r Spencer 4

October 12, 2017

TTT Riga vs. Besiktas 78-52 RIGA Krastina 17/6r Peddy 15 Basko-Melnbarde 13/6r Stewart 10 Malott 6 Kreslina 6 Eglite 0 BESIK Mosby 16 Wheeler 15 Perovanovic 14/11r Ozelci 0

Group B:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  Jacinta Monroe and Enisey made the trip to Slovakia and beat Ruzomberok 87-64.  Bria Hartley and Mersin beat Anna Jurcenkova and Good Angels Kosice 76-70 in Turkey as there was no drama surrounding this game.

October 11, 2017

MBK Ruzomberok vs. Enisey 64-87 RUZOM Janoscikova 16/6a Diawakana 10 Campbell 8/9r Brown 2 ENIS Monroe 21/12r Kiryanova 18 Svaryte 12/8r Marchenkova 10/6r McCallum 9

Mersin vs. Good Angels Kosice 76-70 MERS Hartley 24 Thomas 13/9r Cado 13 Gajic 10/8r GAKE Jurcenkova 21/7r Stehlikova 17/6r Zirkova 14 Morris 11 Peters 0

Group C:

Umea started this group well in Sweden on Wednesday as Ana-Marija Begic and Tiffany Brown helped them beat Spartak Moscow 86-57.  On Thursday, Bydgoszcz went to Russia and beat MBA 87-70 behind the duo of DeNesha Stallworth and Elzbieta Miezik.

October 11, 2017

Umea Udominate vs. Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 86-57 UDOM Begic 20/14r Brown 20/6a Kvederaviciute 17 Mazionyte 12/15r Koop 10/7r SPAR Gladkova 19 Abaiburova 10 Davydova 2 Simmons 2

October 12, 2017

MBA Moscow vs. Artego Bydgoszcz 70-87 MOSC Gorbacheva 12 Nizamova 11 Sapova 10 BYDGO Stallworth 24 Miedzik 23 McBride 13/7r/10a Stankovic 11 O’Neill 3/6a

Group D:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Courtney Paris and Hatay beat Piestanske Cajky 82-58 in Turkey.  Ty Marshall and Sepsi added Romanian representation to the tournament, but they lost in Poland 84-69 to Agnieszka Skobel and Torun in their opener.

October 12, 2017

Hatay vs. Piestanske Cajky 82-58 HATA Paris 23/19r Ben Abdelkader 14/6r Snytsina 14 Mitchell 10/8a Turner 6 Tanacan 1 PIES Jakubcova 10/9r Zohnova 10 Smith 5

Energa Torun vs. ACS Sepsi 84-69 TORUN Skobel 27/8r Cain 13/6r Tlumak 13 Mansfield 9/8r/12a Maliszewska 7 SEPSI Marshall 20/7r Stoenescu 17 Wallace 9 Fontaine 5/6r Hamilton-Carter 4

Group E:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  A battle of Turkish university-sponsored teams went to Ify Ibekwe Istanbul University even though Danielle Page and Marianna Tolo had big games for Abdullah Gul University.  The other game also featured teams from the same county as Sleza Wroclaw continued to beat other Polish teams with a 72-61 win over Kahleah Copper and Gdynia.

October 12, 2017

Istanbul Universitesi vs. AGU Spor 76-74 ISTU Ibekwe 24/12r Gardner 17/10r/6a Pop 14 Vanloo 12 KAYS Page 28/8r Tolo 24/10r Gulcan 10/6r Marginean 4

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Gdynia 72-61 WROC Kastanek 17 Kaczmarczyk 13 Treffers 12/9r Zoll-Norman 9/6r/8a GDYN Copper 23/7r Aleksandravicius 14/10r Vitola 8 Jankoska 7

Group F:

The first game in this group was played in Miskolc on Wednesday as Carolo left Hungary with a 68-58 win.  The other game was in Keltern on Thursday as the German club beat Pecs 77-69.

October 11, 2017

DVTK vs. Carolo 58-68 DVTK Melnika 18/12r Burkholder 17 Peckova 10 Engelman 6 Szabo 2 CARO Dos Santos 14/7r Bouderra 14 Loyd 9 Berezhnyska 6

October 12, 2017

Rutronik Stars Keltern vs. PEAC-Pecs 77-69 KELT Likhtarovich 16/8r Nunn 12/9r Orrange 11 Vuckovic 5 Miloglav 0 PEAC Mandic 19/6r Roberson 17 Imovbioh 12/12r Vucurovic 10/11r

Group G:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Landes came back at home in France to win 70-69 as Miranda Ayim led them past Cegled.  A battle of league rivals saw Girona win 81-57 at Gernika.

October 11, 2017

Landes vs. VBW CEKK Cegled 70-69 LAND Ayim 25 Plagnard 11 Bravard 10/6r Dumerc 4/6a CEGL Zsovar 18 Maksimovic 14/8r Mokango 14/7r Popovic 11

Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs. Spar Citylift Girona 57-81 LOINT Bas 18/9r Pina 15 Sutherland 10/6r DeVaughn 2 GIRO Martinez 15 Traore 13 Evans 12 Colhado Gomes 10/11r Alminaite 10 Romeo 7/6r Conde 4

Group H:

Ragusa opened this group with a win on Wednesday as they left Hungary after beating Szekszard 74-56.  The round ended with a late game in Portugal as GDESSA hosted Nymburk, winning 70-62 thanks to Marcis Costa as the latest big game from Krystal Vaughn was not enough for the visitors.

October 11, 2017

KSC Szekszard vs. Virtus Eirene 56-74 SZEK McCall 15 Balint 10 Krnjic 6 VIRT Kuster 18 Ndour 16/7r Hamby 14/10r Formica 12

October 12, 2017

GDESSA-Barreiro vs. Nymburk 70-62 GDEBA Costa 30/10r Payne 11/10r Green 10 NYMB Vaughn 20/11r Linskens 16/15r Khomenchuk 12/16r Tarasava 10

Group I:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  Wasserburg went to the Czech Republic and beat KP Brno 73-51.  Martina Bestagno and Reyer Venezia beat Fribourg 77-37 in Italy.

October 11, 2017

KP Brno vs. TSV 1880 51-73 BRNO Sujanova 14/7r Verlikova 11 Berankova 10 Burgrova 5/6r WASS Okockyte 15 Palmer 13/8r Zaplatova 12 Tobin 10/8r Holopainen 8/9r

Reyer Venezia vs. Elfic Fribourg 77-37 REYE Bestagno 22 Ruzickova 10/6r Madera 10 Walker 6/6s FRIB Rol 9/7r Giroud 8/8r Williams 4

Group J:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  .  Nirra Fields had a good game in France, but Gyor fell to Saint Amand 77-70.  Namur cut through Nantes with relative ease in France as a good game from Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe could not reduce the margin from 83-59.

October 11, 2017

Nantes Reze vs. Namur 59-83 NANT Raincock-Ekunwe 21/12r Turcinovic 19 NAMU Hendrickx 19/13r Mestdagh 15 Vesterberg 13 Day 11/12r Williams 11 Ortiz 10/6r/7a

Saint-Amand vs. CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 77-70 SAHB Sulciute 16 Bruner 15 Tetemondova 14/7r Marizy Dieme 13 GYOR Fields 24/7r Goree 10/9r Stepanova 10 Krivacevic 7/6r

SuperCup Recap October 5th

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October 5, 2017

The SuperCup was played on Thursday with the EuroLeague and EuroCup winners from last season squaring off in a single game in Kursk.  Dynamo Kursk had strengthened their team from last year in a bid to repeat while Yakin Dogu Universitesi looked to continue building from their success and to announce themselves as contenders to being among the top teams in Europe.  Each team was missing a player due to the WNBA Finals, but it was a good game throughout as the hosts built their lead in the second half and won 84-73.  Adding Sonja Petrovic to a strong roster could be critical late in the season as she led the way in this game and Angel McCoughtry made her return from resting.

Dynamo Kursk vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 84-73 KURS Petrovic 20/10r McCoughtry 18 Prince 14 Ciak 10 Cruz 0 YDUB Hollingsworth 19/6r Vandersloot 18/6r/10a McBride 13 Wauters 12/7r Cakir 3

EuroCup Qualifiers Game 2 September 27th-29th

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The first series concluded on Wednesday.  Amsterdam Angels put up more of a fight at home, but a 55-53 loss to Saint-Amand stretched the final margin to 139-101.  The French side now slots into Group J.  The other series concluded on Friday, where Spartak Noginsk at least gave the fans a win 79-75, but Gdynia’s big first game win gave them the 170-134 aggregate advantage.  The Polish side will play in Group E.

September 27, 2017

Amsterdam Angels vs. Saint-Amand 53-55 AMST Bernsen 16/12r Broring 11/6r Hof 4 AMAND Sulciute 11/10r Fouasseau 11/6r Bruner 5

Saint-Amand advances 139-101

September 29, 2017

Spartak Noginsk vs. Gdynia 79-75 NOGIN Sumets 15 Krivolapova 14 Garkavskaya 13/6r Kubynina 11 Merzliakova 11 GDYN Copper 18 Aleksandravicius 15/13r Makurat 15 Jankoska 11 Vitola 10

Gdynia advances 170-134

EuroCup Qualifiers Game 1 September 20th-26th

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The first qualifying game was played on Wednesday as Hainaut built up a big lead early in France, giving Amsterdam Angels a lot of ground to make up in the second game after an 84-48 loss.  The other series had a similarly lopsided start in Poland on Tuesday as Tori Jankoska and Gdynia jumped on Spartak Noginsk early and rolled to a 95-55 win.  Both home teams will have a tough time in the second games on Wednesday and Friday.

September 20, 2017

Saint-Amaud vs. Amsterdam Angels 84-48 AMAND Garcia 16 Tetemondova 15/14r Sulciute 15/7r Bruner 13/12r Fouasseau 12 AMST Broring 12 Bernsen 8 Hof 2

September 26, 2017

Gdynia vs. Spartak Noginsk 95-55 GDYN Jankoska 22 Copper 19 Vitola 14/7r Aleksandravicius 10/10r NOGIN Kubynina 14 Karpunina 10 Krivolapova 10

 

EuroLeague and EuroCup 2017-18 Group Draws

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July 4, 2017

After the announcement of the teams last week, the draws were conducted for the upcoming seasons of both EuroLeague and EuroCup.

EuroLeague:

The strength of this season’s competition has been shown by this draw.  Group B should present a large number of big clashes, especially if Lattes Montpellier wins their qualifier, creating a situation where all eight teams will enter the season expecting a top four finish.  The highlight of the draw should be the two games that will be a rematch of the Turkish league finals between EuroLeague finalists Fenerbahce and EuroCup champions Yakin Dogu University.  Fenerbahce will also have to face UMMC Ekaterinburg twice in a rematch of a gripping semifinal encounter.  Besides the two Turkish and two Russian teams, Group B seems likely to include the powerhouses from Poland, France, Italy, and Spain.  Defending champions Dynamo Kursk has a slightly easier draw in Group A, but the rest of the teams will be emboldened to think that they could advance far in the competition.  Two French teams were drawn into this group with Villeneuve and Bourges likely to provide entertainment in their two clashes.  USK Prague is set up to have another good season here and could be set up for a Final Four run.  Castors Braine and Galatasaray are returning to the competition and could not ask for a better chance to make some noise.  Sopron and the qualifier winner will also believe that they can find wins against the other teams.  The competition should start in entertaining fashion when it kicks off in October.

A: Castors Braine (Belgium), USK Prague (Czech Republic), Winner Piestanke Cajky (Slovakia)-Polkowice (Poland), Sopron (Hungary), Galatasaray (Turkey), Villeneuve (France), Bourges (France), Dynamo Kursk (Russia)
B: Wisla (Poland), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Winner Atomeromu (Hungary)-Lattes Montpellier (France), Yakin Dogu University (Turkey), Schio (Italy), Avenida (Spain), Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia), UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)

EuroCup:

The field will be complete after the results of four qualifiers, but this tournament is set up to be very competitive once again.  With an increase to five groups in both the east and west, it would have been have been better if the draw could have been arranged to keep teams from the same countries apart, but it has still set up some games that should be watched.  The Group E games between the two Turkish university teams and the clashes in Spain between Gernika and Girona should be good rivalry games.

A: Olympiacos (Greece), TTT Riga (Latvia), Besiktas (Turkey), Gorzow (Poland)
B: Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Mersin (Turkey), Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia), MBK Ruzomberok (Slovakia)
C: MBA Moscow (Russia), Umea (Sweden), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Bydgoszcz (Poland)
D: Torun (Poland), Hatay (Turkey), Loser Piestanke Cajky (Slovakia)-Polkowice (Poland), Sepsi (Romania)
E: Sleza Wroclaw (Poland), Istanbul University (Turkey), Abdullah Gul University (Turkey), Winner Gdynia (Poland)-Spartak Noginsk (Russia)
F: DVTK (Hungary), Keltern (Germany), Pecs (Hungary), Charleville (France)
G: Landes (France), Gernika (Spain), Girona (Spain), Cegled (Hungary)
H: Loser Atomeromu (Hungary)-Lattes Montpellier (France), GDES Santo Andre (Portugal), Nymburk (Czech Republic), Virtus Ragusa (Italy)
I: Reyer Venezia (Italy), KP Brno (Czech Republic), Wasserburg (Germany), Elfic Fribourg (Switzerland)
J: Nantes (France), Winner Hainaut (France)-Amsterdam Angels), Gyor (Hungary), Namur (Belgium)

EuroLeague and EuroCup 2017-18 Teams Announced (Details Inside)

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June 27, 2017

FIBA announced the participants for EuroLeague and EuroCup for the upcoming season on Tuesday.  As was the case last season, there were more applicants than available spots, meaning that qualifying games will be scheduled.  Teams will find out the groups for each competition next week when the draw is conducted.

EuroLeague:

18 teams applied for the 16 EuroLeague places.  The teams that will definitely be in the competition include the usual trio of Russian teams, defending champions Dynamo Kursk as well as UMMC Ekaterinburg and Nadezhda Orenburg.  Galatasaray’s strong regular season in Turkey gave them the chance to earn back their spot, joining Fenerbahce and domestic and EuroCup winners Yakin Dogu University.  The extra teams mean that only Villeneuve and Bourges qualify directly from France.  6 countries earned an automatic spot with some traditional powers returning as Avenida represents Spain, Schio represents Italy, Sopron represents Hungary, Wisla represents Poland, and ZVVZ USK Prague represents the Czech Republic.  Castors Braine returns to represent Belgium.

The remaining 2 spots have already had their qualifying format determined.  Lattes Montpellier of France will look to increase French representation, but they will have an interesting series against an Atomeromu team that impressed in Hungary.  Polkowice also looks to return, but the Polish team will have to navigate past a real upstart as Piestanske Cajky is the surprise new entry from Slovakia.  Qualifiers will be played in a home and home format with the team mentioned first hosting the second game.  The losing teams will drop down to EuroCup for their regular season.  In the past, some qualifiers have been cancelled due to teams pulling out, so it will remain to be seen whether these high stakes games will be played. [Read more…]

EuroCup Finals Game 2 April 12th

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Yakin Dogu University celebrate their 2017 EuroCup Championship

April 12, 2017

The two finalists met for the third game in a row as it was another battle of university-sponsored teams.  Abdullah Gul University had some momentum from the weekend game and used it early, overturning the deficit from Kayseri.  The hosts were in poor shape heading into the final period, but surged to bring the aggregate back to even before taking the outright lead and winning 63-58, which was enough for a 136-127 overall win.  Both teams also figure to be position to challenge for another trophy when the Turkish league continues.

Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Bellona AGU 63-58 YDUB Hollingsworth 16/10r Leuchanka 13/9r Carson 9 McBride 8 Vandersloot 6/8a Robinson 6 Cakir 3 KAYS Gray 16/6a Sanders 12/8r Wright 12 Dubljevic 10/6r Wauters 8/8r Mazic 0

Yakin Dogu Universitesi wins series 136-127

EuroCup Finals Game 1 April 5th

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April 5, 2017

The first game of the final series between the Turkish university-sponsored teams took place on Wednesday.  Yakin Dogu University did not see their momentum slowed early, taking the lead in Kayseri before Abdullah Gul University cut into the deficit before halftime.  The visitors stretched the lead back out in the third quarter before finishing with a 73-69 win as Courtney Vandersloot and Chelsea Gray had a terrific point guard battle.  The teams are scheduled to meet again in domestic league play on Saturday before switching venues for the second half of this series on Wednesday.

Bellona AGU vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 69-73 KAYS Gray 21 Mazic 17 Wauters 10 Dubljevic 7 Sanders 2/8r Wright 2 YDUB Vandersloot 25 McBride 19 Robinson 8/9r Hollingsworth 7 Carson 5 Leuchanka 0 Cakir 0

EuroCup Semifinals Game 2 March 24th

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March 24, 2017

Both homes teams brought back 6 point leads for Friday’s games.  Courtney Paris and Hatay flipped that deficit around quickly, but Abdullah Gul University turned it around in the second half to win 64-58 outright and advance 135-123 on aggregate.  It was a different story for Yakin Dogu University, which built on its lead quickly thanks to Kayla McBride, winning 81-68 at pushing the aggregate to 168-149.  Astou Traore provided Moriah Jefferson with some help, but it was not enough for Galatasaray.  The finals are set for April 5th and 12th with the first game set for Kayseri and the second for Istanbul.

Bellona AGU vs. Hatay 64-58 KAYS Wright 19 Dubljevic 16/6r Wauters 11/6r Gray 7 Sanders 6/7r HATA Paris 20/16r Snytsina 17 Turner 9 Stankovic 0

Bellona AGU advances 135-123

Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Galatasaray 81-68 YDUB McBride 24/6r Carson 15 Vandersloot 14/12a Hollingsworth 10/7r Caglar 10 Cakir 2 Leuchanka 2 Robinson 0 GALA Traore 21/6r Jefferson 20/6a Vitola 8 Da Silva 3 Paris 0

Yakin Dogu Universitesi advances 168-149