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EuroCup Game 1 January 19th

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January 19, 2021

Group A:

It was a busy start to the group stage on Tuesday, including a pair of games in Gyor in this pod.  Brianna Kiesel led the hosts, but Ty Harris and Kalani Brown helped Kayseri win 86-72.  Prometey assembled a solid roster as they provided Ukrainian representation on the continental level, but a good game from Ke’Shunan James was not enough in a 106-80 loss to Sara Krnjic and Szekszard.

Gyor vs. Kayseri 72-86 GYOR Kiesel 23 Mompremier 19/14r Lass 0 KYS Harris 28/8a Brown 24/8r Herbert-Harrigan 10/12r/7a

Szekszard vs. Prometey 106-80 KSC Krnjic 21/8r Studer 17/9a McCall 14 Zele 14 Friskovec 13 Goree 12/6r Skoric 12/8a Szabo 0 82 James 21 Mosby 19/8r Mollova 15 Horobets 13 Dubrovina 12/10a

Group B:

Umea was not able to make it to Ankara and had to withdraw, so only one game will be played per round in this group.  Their was some curiosity about how Elitzur Ramla would perform as their full strength roster is not legal in either this competition or domestic league play, but they started well behind Tiffany Mitchell and Betnijah Laney in an 80-61 win over Keyona Hayes and DVTK.

DVTK vs. Elitzur Ramla 61-80 DVTK Hayes 22/12r Mokango 8/6r Aho 2 Montai-Vukov 2 RAM Mitchell 24/8r Laney 20/10r Bonner 16/8r Shafir 11 Cohen 7

Group C:

Antakya is the site for this group and Alexis Prince led hosts Hatay to a 79-53 win over fellow Turkish team Adana.  Spartak Moscow beat Cegled 78-61 in the other game.

Hatay vs. Adana 79-53 HATA Prince 24/18r Canada 17/7r Yavas 11 Ndour 10/7r Turk 2 Ben Abdelkader 0 ADA Wallace 14 Fontaine 11 Yildizhan 10/9r Gultekin 2

Spartak Moscow vs. Cegled 78-61 SPAR Ignatova 17 Williams 13/11r Komarova 12 Repnikova 11 Levchenko 11 CEKK Bozoki 16 Moore 14/8r Ortiz 13/6r Sotiriou 12 McBryde 0

Group D:

This group is playing their games in Brno.  Elazig leaned heavily on their starters, especially Emma Cannon and Kelsey Mitchell to get past MBA 85-74.  Hosts KP had a big lead early and then managed to hang on to beat Gorzow 72-70.

MBA Moscow vs. Elazig 74-85 MBA Psareva 12/6a Stolyar 12 Leshkovtseva 11 ELOI Cannon 25/15r Mitchell 25 Dubljevic 18/10r Baric 10/7a Ozelci 0

Gorzow vs. KP Brno 70-72 GORZ Walker-Kimbrough 24 Hristova 15 Green 11/14r Gustafson 11 KPBR Brezinova 17/10r Page 17/9a Potter 12/10r Kopecka 10

Group E:

This group is playing in Landerneau and Venezia sent a message with a 118-53 pasting of Phantoms Boom behind Gintare Petronyte and Natasha Howard.  Ace Koenig and Fribourg edged Luisa Geiselsoder and the hosts 69-68 in the other game.

Phantoms Boom vs. Reyer Venezia 53-118 PHAN Van Buggenhout 14 S. Bell 12 VEN Petronyte 23/12r Howard 23 Pan 14 Anderson 12 Penna 9 Fagbenle 8/6r Attura 0

Fribourg vs. Landerneau 69-68 FRIB Konig 22/7r Giroud 16/8r Fora 15 Koenen 10 Adderly 6/11r LBRE Geiselsoder 24/9r Kalu 15 Marginean 2

Group F:

The long day actually started in this group as games were played at a neutral site in Valencia.  Carolo beat Tenerife 77-59 in the early game.  Angie Bjorklund led Gernika past Roche 82-67 in the other game.

Tenerife vs. Carolo 59-77 TENE Fasoula 15 Bettencourt 10 Atkinson 10 Abdi 4 Kostourkova 4 Taylor 2 CARO Bouderra 16/6a Turner 15 Pouye 10 Nared 7/7r Miyem 5 Akhator 4

Gernika vs. Roche 82-67 LOIN Bjorklund 22 Ivanovic 16 Cornelius 6 Gomes Colhado 2 ROVE Clarke 15 Amant 11 Higgins 8 Lucet 6

Group G:

Sfantu Gheorghe is hosting this group and the first game was a good one as Sedis edged Villeneuve 71-69.  Sepsi looked good at home, starting on fire in an 85-48 win over Namur.

Villenueve vs. Sedis 69-71 ESBV Wadoux 15 Peters 13/8r Diawara 13/8r Gomis 12 Berkani 4 SEDI Diaz 17 Dornstauder 14/7r Etxarri 12 Pujol 7 Geldof 2 Raventos 1 Mestres 0 Ortiz 0

Namur vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 48-85 BELN Ogun 12 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 11/17r Range 10 Mestdagh 3 Soriano 0 SSIC Pasic 16/6r Gardner 15 Mandache 12/6r Tobin 10/8r Pavlopoulou 9

Group H:

After waiting for another group to finish play, Valencia was able to start on their home floor with an 82-42 win over Sint-Katelijne-Waver.  The day ended with Hainaut beating Braine 82-64.

Valencia vs. Sint-Katelijne-Waver 82-42 VAL Allen 19/6s Trahan-Davis 13/6r Gil 13 Gulich 8/8r Romero 8/6a SKW Bi. Massey 17/16r Be. Massey 12

Hainaut vs. Braine 82-64 SAHB Kone 17 Slonjsak 15 Day 11 Gustavsson 7 Bailey 5/11r Ewodo 0 CAST Alexander 15/11r Lisowa Mbaka 14 Starling 10 De Souza 9 Kreslina 2

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Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Tenerife vs. Carolo, Tuesday 12:00pm/6:00am:

Hatay vs. Adana, Tuesday 2:00pm/8:00am:

DVTK vs. Elitzur Ramla, Tuesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

MBA Moscow vs. Elazig, Tuesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Gernika vs. Roche, Tuesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Villeneuve vs. Sedis, Tuesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Gyor vs. Kayseri, Tuesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Spartak Moscow vs. Cegled, Tuesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Phantoms Boom vs. Reyer Venezia, Tuesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Gorzow vs. KP Brno, Tuesday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Namur vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe, Tuesday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Valencia vs. Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Tuesday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Szekszard vs. Prometey, Tuesday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Fribourg vs. Landerneau, Tuesday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Hainaut vs. Braine, Tuesday 9:00pm/3:00pm:

Cegled vs. Hatay, Wednesday 2:00pm/8:00am:

Sedis vs. Namur, Wednesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Sint-Katelijne-Waver vs. Hainaut, Wednesday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Adana vs. Spartak Moscow, Wednesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Reyer Venezia vs. Fribourg, Wednesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Villeneuve, Wednesday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Braine vs. Valencia, Wednesday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Landerneau vs. Phantoms Boom, Wednesday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Elitzur Ramla vs. Orman, Thursday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Elazig vs. Gorzow, Thursday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Roche vs. Tenerife, Thursday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Prometey vs. Gyor, Thursday 5:00pm/11:00am:

KP Brno vs. MBA Moscow, Thursday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Carolo vs. Gernika, Thursday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Kayseri vs. Szekszard, Thursday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Braine vs. Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Friday 12:00pm/6:00am:

Hatay vs. Spartak Moscow, Friday 2:00pm/8:00am:

Orman vs. DVTK, Friday 3:00pm/9:00am:

MBA Moscow vs. Gorzow, Friday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Carolo vs. Roche, Friday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Villeneuve vs. Namur, Friday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Kayseri vs. Prometey, Friday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Cegled vs. Adana, Friday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Fribourg vs. Phantoms Boom, Friday 5:00pm/11:00am:

KP Brno vs. Elazig, Friday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Sedis, Friday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Valencia vs. Hainaut, Friday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Szekszard vs. Gyor, Friday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Reyer Venezia vs. Landerneau, Friday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Gernika vs. Tenerife, Friday 9:00pm/3:00pm:

EuroCup Qualifiers December 16th-17th

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The three qualifiers were reducted to single games.  Wednesday’s play started in France, where Iva Slonjsak and Jacinta Monroe kept Hainaut in control to deny Winterthur a spot 85-57.  In Belgium, Mechelen hosted Clarinos, which has had a tumultuous season, but qualified by escaping with a 90-84 win.  Tanaya Atkinson and Kalis Loyd led the visitors while Lauren Manis and Agnieszka Skobel paced the hosts.  Grengewald Hueschtert was trying to give Luxembourg representation in the group stage, but had a tough trip to Belgium and fell to Namur 88-68 on Thursday.

December 16, 2020

Hainaut vs. Winterthur 85-57 HAI Slonjsak 23/7r Monroe 23 Bailey 14/11a Ewodo 4 WINT Bosnjak 19 Givens 14/8r Yatskovets 12/8r Tomezzoli 12 Jurhar 0

Kangoeroes Mechelen vs. Clarinos 84-90 KBME Manis 22/7r Skobel 20 Jakovina 16 Kroselj 12/7a Lindstrom 8 LAGU Atkinson 22 Loyd 21/8r Nogic 11 Ocete 10/7r Taylor 10 Kostourkova 2

December 17, 2020

Namur vs. Grengewald Hueschtert 88-68 BELN Ogun 19 Range 18/12r Mestdagh 15 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 12 GRHU Louin 19 L. Hetting 18/6r Richardson 14 La. Irthum 10/7r T. Hetting 2

2020-21 EuroLeague and EuroCup Draws

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The group draws for both competitions were conducted today although it will be two weeks before the next determination on whether everything can proceed on time according to the usual format.

Video:

EuroLeague:

http://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/20-21/news/euroleague-women-regular-season-groups-confirmed-for-2020-21-campaign
Group A: Dynamo Kursk (Russia), USK Praha (Czech Republic), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia), Avenida (Spain), Lyon (France), Arka Gdynia (Poland), winner DVTK (Hungary) vs. Izmit (Turkey)
Group B: Ekaterinburg (Russia), Sopron (Hungary), Bourges (France), Schio (Italy), Riga (Latvia), Galatasaray (Turkey), Landes (France), winner Girona (Spain) vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

The qualifiers were already determined when the teams were announced so only the groups were picked today.  The field could be quite deep this season, but Group A already looks like there will be fun battles to watch.  Dynamo Kursk is joined by fellow Russian club Nadezhda Orenburg and USK Praha and Fenerbahce bring plenty of history.  Avenida makes their return and will be looking to return to the continent’s elite while Lyon represents the number of teams that have increased their ambition recently.  Gdynia will carry the torch for Poland, which will not be sending as many teams to these competitions this season.  The qualifier between DVTK and Izmit should add another quality team to this group.

The cancellation of last season will have been the biggest disappointment for Ekaterinburg, which figured to be the overwhelming favorite.  They should roll in Group B, but will have their share of competition.  Sopron has been impressive in recent seasons while Schio and Bourges figure to be in a position to reach the levels that they have in the past.  Landes hopped into France’s third spot, which ended up being a direct place with a smaller field.  Galatasaray also benefited from chaos elsewhere to get their chance.  Riga will be looking to pull off an upset like last season while trying to advance to the next round as they did in the last full season.  Girona will be trying to grab the spot that they feel they could have earned had their domestic league finished while Sepsi will face them in the qualifier feeling like they have nothing to lose.

EuroCup:

http://www.fiba.basketball/eurocupwomen/20-21/news/eurocup-women-clubs-find-out-regular-season-opponents-qualifiers-matchups-drawn
A: Szekszard (Hungary), Gyor (Hungary), Kayseri (Turkey), Prometey (Ukraine)
B: loser DVTK (Hungary)-Izmit (Turkey), Orman (Turkey), Umea (Sweden), Elitzur Ramla (Israel)
C: Hatay (Turkey), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Cegled (Hungary), Adana (Turkey)
D: MBA Moscow (Russia), Gorzow (Poland), KP Brno (Czech Republic), Elazig (Turkey)
E: Fribourg (Switzerland), Boom (Belgium), Reyer Venezia (Italy), Landerneau (France)
F: Gernika (Spain), winner Clarinos (Spain)-Mechelen (Belgium), Carolo (France), Roche (France)
G: Villeneuve (France), winner Namur (Belgium)-Grengewald Hueschtert (Luxembourg), loser Girona (Spain)-Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania), Sedis (Spain)
H: Valencia (Spain), winner Hainaut (France)-Winterthur (Switzerland), Braine (Belgium), Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Belgium)

The first four groups are the Eastern Conference and are complete pending the result of the EuroLeague qualifier.  Prometey gives Ukraine representation and they face a group with a Hungarian flavor in A.  The loser of the qualifier drops into Group B, which has the biggest travel potential with trips to Umea and Ramla possible.  With so many teams from the same countries, Group C will have two Turkish teams.  Group D is the only one that at this point has teams from four different countries.  While Turkey has a number of teams as usual, Russia, Poland, and the Czech Republic will not have the number of teams involved that they have had in recent seasons.

The four groups in the Western Conference are far less settled at this point.  Group E is the only one that is set with a good mix of familiar names and upstarts.  Group F is awaiting a qualifying winner, but already looks quite tough with a pair of French teams and the possibility of two Spanish clubs as well.  Villeneuve and Sedis are awaiting the identity of two remaining teams in Group G.  Grengewald Hueschtert has to feel that they got the most favorable possible draw to give Luxembourg a team in the regular season even though Namur will be experienced in this situation.  The loser of the EuroLeague qualifier also drops into this group and either one will be considered the early favorite here.  The last qualifier winner will be in Group H alongside upstarts Valencia and two Belgian teams, including a Braine team with plenty of recent EuroLeague experience.

2020-21 EuroLeague and EuroCup Teams

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The last season was not able to be completed and the dates for the upcoming season are not set in stone yet, but the teams who applied for continental competition were revealed on Monday.  4 teams will be in the EuroLeague qualifiers to join the 14 teams that have already advanced to the regular season.  6 teams will contest EuroCup qualifiers to join the 30 teams directly playing in the regular season and 2 teams that lose EuroLeague qualifiers.  Draws will be conducted on August 17th, but the final format will likely not be decided until next month.

Announcement

EuroLeague:

Since there are four qualifiers, the matchups were already drawn to fit the regional groups format of EuroCup.  Izmit of Turkey will face DVTK of Hungary with the loser joining EuroCup’s Eastern Conference.  Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe looks to provide Romanian representation to the competition, but will face a tough task in avoiding EuroCup’s Western Conference against Girona of Spain.

There are plenty of familiar names in the regular season already.  Russian powerhouses Ekaterinburg, Dynamo Kursk, and Nadezhda Orenburg are back.  France was also able to secure three direct places with Bourges, Lyon, and Landes.  Turkey will need qualifiers to join those two countries with three teams, but Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce and Galatasaray will be there.  Avenida of Spain is back in the picture as they and Sopron of Hungary will wait to see if their domestic rivals will join them.  Arka Gdynia of Poland, USK Praha of the Czech Republic, Schio of Italy, and Riga of Latvia will be the sole representatives from their countries.

EuroCup:

There will be no need for qualifiers in the Eastern Conference with 15 direct spots awarded and the last place reserved for the team dropping from EuroLeague qualification.  There will definitely be a group with multiple Turkish teams as Orman, Kayseri, Elazig, Adana, and Hatay will be participating.  There will also be plenty of Hungarian representation with Szekszard, Gyor, and Cegled.  Moscow based Spartak and MBA will be the Russian contingent, meaning that teams will not need to plan for some of the long journeys to the east of past seasons.  Gorzow of Poland, KP Brno of the Czech Republic, Umea of Sweden, and Elitzur Ramla of Israel will return to the competition and be the only teams from their countries.  Prometey joins to give Ukraine a representative.

All the necessary qualifying series will be in the Western Conference and the teams have already been split for draw purposes.  Hainaut of France, Clarinos of Spain, and Namur of Belgium will be in a pot while the other will consist Mechelen of Belgium, Winterthur of Switzerland, and Grengewald Hueschtert, which will try to give the competition a representative from Luxembourg.

Reyer Venezia of Italy and Fribourg of Switzerland have direct spots while most of the others will be claimed by the same three countries.  Landerneau, Carolo, Roche, and Villeneuve give France the lead in teams in this half right now.  Gernika, Valencia, and Sedis are the teams from Spain while Braine, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, and Boom are from Belgium.

EuroCup Quarterfinals Game 1 March 10th-12th

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Two games ended were already not going to be played, but one series did start on Tuesday with limited fans.  Landes had a fantastic start in Charleville-Mezieres, but Carolo fought back and caused the game to end in a 74-all tie.  Avenida did not travel for their game at Dynamo Kursk.  FIBA already postponed Girona’s game against Reyer Venezia.  Thursday’s game between Braine and Valencia had been scheduled with limits on fans, but was ultimately called off when FIBA stopped competitions on both the women’s and men’s sides.

March 10, 2020

Carolo vs. Landes 74-74 CARO Chevaugeon 14 Diawara 12/8r Akhator 12/7r Mestdagh 12/6r Sottana 10 Kelley 6 Miyem 6 LAND Hejdova 16 Paget 14 Ayim 12/7r/6a Toure 11 Dumerc 5 Smith 4/6r

EuroCup Round of 8 Game 2 February 26th-27th

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All of the home teams brought leads back with them for the second games.  10 Gernika cut into the deficit early, but 2 seed Valencia dominated the rest of the game to win 74-51 and push the final margin to 143-111.  Migna Toure and 3 seed Landes rolled past 6 seed Orman 102-64 for a 184-143 overall win.  4 seed Carolo had the narrowest lead heading into their game in Charleville-Mezeres, but broke it open early to win 83-73 and move past Danielle Robinson and 12 seed Polkowice 167-155.  Top seed Avenida already had the biggest lead when then hosted 9 seed Spartak Moscow on Thursday, but expanded it quickly in Salamanca with a 92-61 win, getting the biggest victory margin at 169-126.

February 26, 2020

(2) Valencia vs. (10) Gernika 74-51 VAL Buch 14 Brown 13/8r Casas 10 Tirera 10 Reisingerova 6 Abalde 2 Gari 0 LOIN Milic 17/9r Dietrick 10/8a Roundtree 6 Mazionyte 0

Valencia advances 143-111

(3) Landes vs. (6) Orman 102-64 BLAN Toure 20 Ayim 18/8r Suarez 18/6r/6a Paget 12 Hejdova 10/11r Ayim 10/6r Dumerc 4 ORM Ogunbowale 18 Robinson 15/9r Paris 10/10r

Landes advances 184-143

(4) Carolo vs. (12) Polkowice 83-73 CARO Miyem 17 Sottana 15 Mestdagh 14/8r Kelley 13 Akhator 10/11r Bouderra 10/6a CCC Robinson 20/9r Conde 18/13r Stallworth 14/8r Spanou 7/6r Mansfield 7

Carolo advances 167-155

February 27, 2020

(1) Avenida vs. (9) Spartak Moscow 92-61 AVEN Hayes 19 Fagbenle 16/7r Loyd 11 Cazorla 10 Vitola 9 Samuelson 7 Hof 6/12r Vilaro 4 SPAR Bertsch 15/6r Ogun 11 Kea 3

Avenida advances 169-126

Watch Game 2s of EuroCup Round of 8 Here!

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Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Valencia vs. Gernika, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm (Valencia leads by 10):

Landes vs. Orman, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm (Landes leads by 3):

Carolo vs. Polkowice, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm (Carolo leads by 2):

Avenida vs. Spartak Moscow, Thursday, 8:30pm/2:30pm (Avenida leads by 12):