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EuroCup Round 6 Recap

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The group stage of the tournament finished this week.

Group A:

Qualification in the group had already been decided, but Adana dealt a small blow to Besiktas on Wednesday with Amanda Zahui B leading the way in the 91-82 win in a battle of Turkish teams.  On Thursday, Spartak Moscow finished the group stage with a 63-48 win over Piestanke Cajky.

Adana Aski vs. Besiktas 91-82 ADA Zahui B 29/7r Nacickaite 18 Campbell 12 De Souza 9 Williams 3 BES Grishaeva 18/7r Ivegin 16 Cora 15 Basaran 14/7r Pondexter 11/8r

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. Piestanke Cajky 63-48 SPA Musina 14 Vadeeva 10/8r Meesseman 6/8r PIE Krc-Turbova 12 Engelman 9 Parker 8 Oroszova 3

Standings: Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 5-1, Besiktas 3-3, Adana Aski 2-4, Piestanke Cajky 2-4

Group B:

The group was settled on Thursday, as Orduspor left Udominate winless 87-68 with Tijana Krivacevic leading the way.  Dynamo Moscow held on to a narrow 61-59 win over TTT Riga, but Ksenia Tikhonenko’s performance was not enough to flip tiebreakers, leaving the last team in the tournament in the group’s top spot.

Orduspor vs. Udominate 87-68 ORD Krivacevic 24 Akkaya 19/9r Milovanovic 19 Vandersloot 15 UDO Mershon 16 Nordstrom 12 Baletic 11/6r Gross 10/11r Kabengono 6

WBC Dynamo vs. TTT Riga 61-59 DYN Tikhonenko 23/11r Fedorenkova 14/7a TTT Carter 14 Eglite 11 Mann 6 Priede 0

Standings: TTT Riga 4-2, Orduspor 4-2, WBC Dynamo 4-2, Udominate 0-6

Group C:

The last spot was determined on Thursday and both teams played like there was a lot at stake, going to double overtime before homecourt advantage helped Edirnespor edge Chevakata 97-94.  Each team relied on a trio as Ivory Latta, Nevena Jovanovic, and Milica Deura pushed their team to the win. Britney Jones, Elena Volkova, and Anete Steinberga nearly led their team to the next round.  Enisey was already preparing for the new year as they kept Tsmoki-Minsk from even getting one win 79-56.

Edirnespor vs. Chevakata 97-94 (2OT) EDI Latta 32 Jovanovic 24/12r Deura 24 Dolson 6/12r CHE B. Jones 28/7r Volkova 25/7r Steinberga 24/10r

Enisey vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 79-56 ENI Gogiya 15 Hamson 14/7r Mayombo 10/7a TSM Paugaite 19/6r A. Jones 2

Standings: Enisey 5-1, Edirnespor 4-2, Chevakata 3-3, Tsmoki-Minsk 0-6 [Read more…]

EuroCup Round 5 Recap

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Group A:

It was a critical game in Slovakia on Wednesday and things started slowly before picking up in the fourth quarter as Besiktas won 65-60 at Piestanke Cajky with Cappie Pondexter carrying her team.  Spartak Moscow earned its qualification on Thursday, eliminating Adana 91-70 as Maria Vadeeva could not be stopped, even with Riquna Williams working on her own big scoring game.

Piestanke Cajky vs. Besiktas 60-65 PIE Parker 12/15r Engelman 11/6a T. Palenikova 11 Oroszova 0/6r BES Pondexter 24/6r Ivankovic 15 Ivegin 10

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. Adana Aski 91-70 SPA Vadeeva 34/12r Meesseman 14/11r Novikova 12/7a Namok 10 ADA Williams 26 Nacickaite 14 Campbell 10 Zahui B 10 De Souza 6

Standings: Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 4-1, Besiktas 3-2, Piestanke Cajky 2-3, Adana Aski 1-4

Group B:

Both games in the group were on Thursday as Dynamo Moscow got a critical 64-60 win against Orduspor to stay in the competition.  TTT Riga moved into first place with a 79-57 win over Umea.

WBC Dynamo vs. Orduspor 64-60 DYN Pimenova 19 Tikhonenko 12/12r ORD Vandersloot 20 Krivacevic 19/8r Milovanovic 15

TTT Riga vs. Udominate 79-57 TTT Melnika 18/6r Carter 15/7a Mann 12/8r Krastina 11 Eglite 8 Priede 2 Purina 0 UDO Gross 14/7r Baletic 12 Mershon 11 Kabengono 1

Standings: TTT Riga 4-1, Orduspor 3-2 WBC Dynamo 3-2, Udominate 0-5

Group C: [Read more…]

EuroCup Round 4 Recap

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Group A:

On Wednesday, Piestanke Cajky went to Turkey and surprised Adana 72-63 behind Monica Engelman to offset a strong performance from Riquna Williams.  On Thursday, Spartak Moscow moved to the top of the group by having a surprisingly easy time with Besiktas 109-58.

Adana Aski vs. Piestanke Cajky 63-72 ADA Williams 24/6r Zahui B 10/8r Sinan 10 De Souza 6 Nacickaite 4 Campbell 3 PIE Engelman 21 Krc-Turbova 12/8r Parker 8/8r Oroszova 5

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. Besiktas 109-58 SPA Gladkova 19/6r Meesseman 19/6r Vadeeva 19 Finogentova 15 Musina 11/7r BES Pondexter 13/6r Ivankovic 12 Grishaeva 10

Standings: Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 3-1, Piestanke Cajky 2-2, Besiktas 2-2, Adana Aski 1-3

Group B:

Both games in this group were on Thursday as Dynamo Moscow kept Umea winless 66-59.  Orduspor managed to win at the end 80-78 to hand last chance qualifier TTT Riga their first loss as Jelena Milovanovic could not be stopped.

WBC Dynamo vs. Udominate 66-59 DYN Kulicheva 13 Pimenova 12 Potemina 11 UDO Mershon 18/7a Lukavocicova 12/6r Gross 4/10r Kabengono 1 [Read more…]

EuroCup Round 3 Recap

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eurocup1Group A:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday as the teams all started with a record of 1-1.  In the battle of two Turkish teams, Cappie Pondexter led Besiktas past Adana 87-70.  Spartak Moscow went to Slovakia and edged Piestanke Cajky 70-68 behind their young frontcourt duo.

Besiktas vs. Adana ASKI 87-70 BES Pondexter 30/6a Cora 24 Ivankovic 23/11r ADA Williams 17/6r Zahui B 14/8r Sinan 13 Nacickaite 9 Campbell 8/6r De Souza 2/8r

Piestanske Cajky vs. Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 68-70 PIE Engelman 21 Krc-Turbova 10/8r Parker 9 SPA Meesseman 24/13r Vadeeva 20 Musina 11/7r

Standings: Besiktas 2-1, Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 2-1, Adana ASKI 1-2, Piestanske Cajky 1-2

Group B:

On Wednesday, Orduspor went to Umea in Sweden and won 85-68.  On Thursday, TTT Riga continued to show that it deserved direct qualification instead of having to play their way into the tournament as they beat Dynamo Moscow 71-58.

Udominate vs. Orduspor 68-85 UDO Zanoni 15 Lukavocicova 12 Gross 12 Mershon 7 Kabengano 5 ORD Moss 20 Vandersloot 17/8a Krivacevic 17 Milovanovic 16/7r Lemberger 3

TTT Riga vs. WBC Dynamo 71-58 TTT Carter 16 Mann 14/6r Krastina 10 Eglite 7 Priede 5 DYN Tikhonenko 13/15r Siziakova 10

Standings: TTT Riga 3-0, Orduspor 2-1, WBC Dynamo 1-2, Udominate 0-3

Group C:

Both games in this group were on Thursday as Enisey came back to grind out a 53-50 win in Belarus against Tsmoki-Minsk.  Chevakata used a dominant 22-2 final quarter to stun Edirnespor 65-62.

Tsmoki-Minsk vs. Enisey 50-53 TSM Paugaite 14/8r Hasper 10/9r A. Jones 7/10r ENI Papova 16/7r Kiryanova 15 Hamson 6/8r

Chevakata vs. Edirnespor 65-62 CHE Bekmetova 16 B. Jones 16 Alikina 10 Steinberga 5/6r EDI Latta 19 Malashenko 14/7r Jovanovic 13/10r Dolson 10/9r

Standings: Edirnespor 2-1, Enisey 2-1, Chevakata 2-1, Tsmoki-Minsk 0-3

Group D:

On Wednesday, Istanbul University came back in the second half in Sweden to beat Lulea 86-77.  On Thursday, Gennifer Brandon had a monster double-double as Dunav won 80-61 over Energia Ivanovo at home in Bulgaria.

Lulea vs. Istanbul Universitesi 77-86 LUL Bussey 14 Staalvant 13 Vesterberg 12/6r Vanloo 10 Barthold 7/11r Boyd 3 IST White 18 Mircheva 17 Cado 14 Williams 13/11r Yavuz 11

Dunav 8806 vs. Energia Ivanovo 80-61 DUN Brandon 26/23r Brooks 17 Dimitrova 15/7r Kostova 11 IVA Medvedeva 13 Marchenkova 10/6r Zhuzhgova 10 Sazonova 10 Hammonds 6/6r/8a

Standings: Istanbul Universitesi 3-0, Dunav 8806 2-1, Lulea 1-2, Energia Ivanovo 0-3

Group E:

On Wednesday, Nantes jumped out to a massive lead at home against Pecsi and won 88-57.  The game on Thursday was much closer as overtime was needed in Germany for Wasserburg to beat visiting Reyer Venezia 73-68.

Nantes Reze vs. Pinkk Pecsi 424 88-57 NAN Casas 17 MacKay 16 Plouffe 14/10r Andreyeva 12 Putnina 4/7r PIN Handy 18/7r Tunstull 13/8r Drammeh 12/6r

TSV 1880 vs. Reyer Venezia 73-68 (OT) WAS Lucet 16/9r Peddy 12/6r Hindrakova 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 10/8r Sten 8 REY Carangelo 25 Christmas 15/10r Ruzickova 10/11r Fontenette 7/6r

Standings: Nantes Reze 3-0, TSV 1880 2-1, Reyer Venezia 1-2, Pinkk Pecsi 424 0-3

Group F:

The group started on Wednesday with an exciting game in France as hosts Landes held off Nymburk 62-59.  It was another close game on Thursday, as Switzerland’s Fribourg escaped Hungary with a 65-64 win over Pecs.

Landes vs. Nymburk 62-59 LAN Ayim 14 Guzman 10 Basko-Melnbarde 10 Sliskovic 8/8r NYM Kuster 23/9r Taylor 12/7r Khomenchuk 11/13r

PEAC-Pecs vs. Elfic Fribourg 64-65 PEA Zele 19 Parks 7 Stankovic 6/9r FRI Santiago 21/10r Davis 21/6r Rol 11 Correal 6

Standings: Landes 3-0, Nymburk 2-1, Elfic Fribourg 1-2, PEAC-Pecs 0-3

Group G:

On Wednesday, Valosun Brno used a big second half to beat Orange Blizzards 72-49 as the Dutch combined team must at least hope to be benefiting for upcoming international games.  The round closed in Italy on Thursday as a game of wild first half swings ended with Miskolc leaving with a 60-53 win over Napoli.

Valosun KP Brno vs. Orange Blizzards 72-49 VAL Sujanova 16/8r Vlkova 14 Sanford 10/14r Sedlakova 10/10r ORA Kuijt 10 L. Bettonvil 9

DIKE Napoli vs. Aluinvent Miskolc 53-60 NAP Ivezic 14 Bocchetti 12 Burdick 11/17r Quinn 7/8r Achonwa 6/9r ALU Rasheed 17 Czank 11/8r Jovanovic 10/6r Szecsi 6 Brewer 5/10r

Standings: Aluinvent Miskolc 3-0, DIKE Napoli 2-1, Valosun KP Brno 1-2, Orange Blizzards 0-3

Group H:

Both of the games in this group were on Wednesday.  Angers went to Gyor and won 70-53.  The day then ended late with the final game in the Azores (an island in Portugal), where the hosts continued their impressive start with a 68-59 win over Namur.

Uni Gyor vs. UFAB 49 53-70 UNI Grigalauskyte 12 Radocaj 10/6r Lakloth 10 Goree 6/9r UFA Egnell 25 Murphy 11/8r

Sportiva Azores Airlines vs. Namur 68-59 SAZ Ivanovic 21/6r Bruner 14/16r/6a Wallace 14/6r Milovac 10 NMR Mayombo 14 Sissoko 12/9r Delaere 11/6r Miljkovic 10 Orekhova 9

Standings: Sportiva Azores Airlines 3-0, UFAB 49 2-1, Namur 1-2, Uni Gyor 0-3

EuroCup First Round Recap

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eurocup1After a pair of qualifying games determined the last team to play in the group stage, the main portion of the competition started this week with games spread across Wednesday and Thursday.  The 32 teams were divided roughly geographically with 16 teams from the more eastern half of Europe split among Groups A through D.  Group E through H consisted of 16 teams from the more western half of Europe.  In this round, each teams plays a six game double round robin schedule.  The top two teams in each group will advance to the next round.

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Natalie Achonwa Finally Joins Napoli

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Natalie AchonwaCanadian national team player and center for WNBA’s Indiana fever will be joining Italian Serie A1’s 5th place team Napoli. Coming of a tough loss of the WNBA championship to the Minnesota Lynx she has had a little time to get some rest. Achonwa arrives at a crucial time with Napoli’s next opponent being first place team Familia Schio. Napoli will also compete in this season’s euro cup competition where they are placed in group G.  She will be a great addition to the team after having a very successful first campaign as a professional in the W.

EuroCup 2016

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eurocupWith a crowded field in this years Euro Cup which kicks off on October 28, 2015 there are several teams who stand a chance to bring home the championship this season. Last season’s Euro Cup champions ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq and runner up Royal Castors Braine have both moved on to the Euro League leaving the title up for grabs.

There are several heavy hitters participating in this years competition. The club with the most history having won four Euro League titles is Spartak Vidnoje. Rounding out Group A are Besiktas who recently signed WNBA champion, All-star and no stranger to Euro competition Cappie Pondexter, Adani Aski SC, and little known underdogs from the Slovak Republic Piestanske Cajky.

Group B‘s most notable team is three time Euro Cup champion Dynamo Moscow who won most recently in 2013 and 2014.  Also in Group B are TTT Riga who won the last spot in the competition by beating the Flying Foxes Vienna on aggregate in the qualifying round. The other two teams are Udominante Basket and Orduspor Sportif Faaliyetler AS. For both teams this is their second year in the competition.

Several Teams in Group C have little experience in european competition with two teams hailing from Russia. Newcomers from Turkey are  Edirne Belediyesi Edirnespor. With only one season under their belt in the euro cup Enisey Krasnoyarsk Territory looks to make an impact in this group.  Tsmoki Minsk hasn’t faired well in their past euro cup outings and BC Chevakata is probably one of the most experienced teams in euro cup competition having competed in eleven straight. [Read more…]