The all-French series opened the round on Wednesday with Lattes Montpellier going to Charleville-Mezieres and getting a solid 91-75 win led by Taylor Wurtz as Haley Peters had another brilliant effort for Carolo, but it was not enough.  The first series on Thursday opened play in Orenburg as Nadezhda led the entire time on their way to a 58-50 win, but Avenida will feel like they can overturn the deficit in Salamanca next week.  Girona ended up the most decisive result, beating Lyon 80-57 on the road.  Schio had the early lead, but Cukurova fought back and won late 79-75 behind Astou Ndour and Alina Iagupova and will now feel like they can take care of business at home.

March 6, 2019

Carolo vs. Lattes Montpellier 75-91 CARO Peters 28/6r Hruscakova 16/9r Mosqueda-Lewis 13 BLMA Wurtz 20/6r Tchatchouang 18 Bankole 10 Ciak 10 Whitcomb 9/10r Miyem 3 Dabovic 2

March 7, 2019

Nadehzda vs. Avenida 58-50 NAD Jones 12/10r Shilova 12 Wheeler 7/6r/6a AVEN Dominguez 12 Loyd 8 Elonu 6 Robinson 4/8r Givens 3 Goree 1

Lyon vs. Girona 57-80 Stats not available yet

Schio vs. Cukurova 75-79 SCHI Dotto 15 Gruda 12/8r Lisec 12/6r Quigley 11 Lavender 9 Gemelos 6 CUKU Ndour 21 Iagupova 20/7a Mestdagh 14 Bone 12/7r Gray 8/9r

One series concluded on Wednesday and it was a thriller despite Szekszard expanding their lead early before Girona stormed back, leaving it close before Keisha Hampton helped the hosts get the magical margin that would send the game to overtime where they outscored their opponents by an additional point to win this game 80-73 and advance 153-152 on aggregate.  The games on Thursday were more anticlimactic as Alina Iagupova and Cukurova quickly expanded their lead and beat Wisla 86-78 to stretch the margin to 173-151.  Nobody wanted to count out Galatasaray even after the first game, but Helena Ciak helped Lattes Montpellier take care of business and win 70-57 to knock out the defending champions 134-107.  Julie Allemand and Lyon may be the lowest remaining seed, but will not be regarded lightly as a 65-44 win was enough to decisively defeat Tarbes 160-112.  The teams will find out their draws on Friday as the teams dropping down from EuroLeague will also be involved.

February 20, 2019

(3) Girona vs. (6) Szekszard 80-73(OT) GIRO Hampton 20/7r Buch 11 Palau 11/7a Gomes Colhado 9/7r Reisingerova 8 Martinez 3/6r Murphy 2 KSC McCall 19/8r Bishop 12 Eldebrink 12

Girona advances 153-152

February 21, 2019

(2) Cukurova vs. (7) Wisla Krakow 86-78 CUKU Iagupova 24 Bone 19/8r Ndour 14 Gray 9 Mestdagh 9 Ozelci 0 WISL Conde 16 Canada 15/11a Rodriguez 15 Russell 9 Aleksandravicius 6/7r

Cukurova advances 173-151

(1) Lattes Montpellier vs. (9) Galatasaray 70-57 BLMA Ciak 20/6r Malashenko 15 Whitcomb 12/9r Tchatchouang 10/7r Wurtz 2 GALA Jefferson 14 Macaulay 12/9r Abdi 2

Lattes Montpellier advances 134-107

(4) Tarbes vs. (12) Lyon 44-65 TARB Fauthoux 12/6r Prince 6/6r Moss 5 Cornelie-Sigmundova 4 Peters 2 LYON Allemand 25 Plouffe 13/11r Dos Santos 10/8r

Lyon advances 160-112

Times Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Girona vs. Szekszard (Szekszard up 6), Wednesday 8:15pm/2:15pm:

Cukurova vs. Wisla Krakow (Cukurova up 20), Thursday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Lattes Montpellier vs. Galatasaray (Lattes Montpellier up 14), Thursday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Tarbes vs. Lyon (Lyon up 27), Thursday, 8:00/2:00pm:

Three of the series started on Wednesday.  Defending champions Galatasaray are on the ropes again as the 9 seed lost to Sami Whitcomb and top seed Lattes Montpellier 64-50.  6 seed Szekszard came back to win 79-73, but Nadia Gomes Colhado and 3 seed Girona should feel like they can overturn the deficit at home.  That will be tougher for 4 seed Tarbes after 12 seed Lyon rampaged to a 95-68 win.  On Thursday, Leonor Rodriguez and 7 seed Wisla were holding their own in the first half, but they could not contain Alina Iagupova and 2 seed Cukurova should feel the most comfortable after a 93-73 win.

February 13, 2019

(9) Galatasaray vs. (1) Lattes Montpellier 50-64 GALA Grigalauskyte 16/15r Jefferson 15 Macaulay 4 Abdi 2 BLMA Whitcomb 23/8r Tchatchouang 15/6r Wurtz 12/6r

(6) Szekszard vs. (3) Girona 79-73 KSC McCall 19/9r Bishop 16 Dojkic 14/6r/6a Gereben 10 Eldebrink 6 GIRO Gomes Colhado 20/10r Murphy 18 Hampton 14/6r Reisingerova 5 Martinez 3

(12) Lyon vs. (4) Tarbes 95-68 LYO Clark 19/7r Plouffe 18/11r Dos Santos 17/14r/6a Allemand 12/6a Salagnac 12 TAR Pouye 15 Prince 14 Moss 14 Peters 2 Cornelie-Sigmundova 0

February 14, 2019

(7) Wisla Krakow vs. (2) Cukurova 73-93 WISL Rodriguez 21/6r Conde 12 Canada 11/6a Russell 7/8r Aleksandravicius 6 CUKU Iagupova 30 Gray 16/6r/6a Bone 11 Mestdagh 11 Ndour 6

Three of the series concluded on Wednesday.  Alina Iagupova and Cukurova built a lead early on Kelsey Mitchell and Besiktas, allowing them to coast to an 83-80 win that pushed the final margin to 156-145.  Frida Eldebrink and Szekszard had a big deficit to overcome, methodically reducing it and then finally taking the overall lead in the final quarter after an 86-60 win secured a 146-137 aggregate win over Bydgoszcz.  Girona quickly overturned their deficit only to trail at the half before regaining control for a 73-63 win and a 142-134 aggregate score.

On Thursday, Gorzow had a margin to overcome and Lyon kept the game close before building up their lead in the second half to win 81-67 and push the final margin to 171-149 as the lowest remaining seed.  Wisla brought a solid lead back with them to Krakow and a 64-56 win meant a total of 151-123 in their favor.  The two closest seeds had a very close battle in both games and Galatasaray was not able to get the decisive edge until late as Victoria Macaulay got the defending champions a 69-65 win, which left them up 146-141 overall on DVTK.  Lattes Montpellier reduced the deficit early, but Reyer fought back and made it look to big to overcome until the hosts dominated the second half behind Ornella Bankole and Sami Whitcomb with an 83-60 win just getting them past by a final of 147-143.  Tarbes quickly reversed Ruzomberok’s lead and then Alexis Prince helped them win 62-48, giving them a final cushion of 127-116.

January 30, 2019

(2) Cukurova vs. (18) Besiktas 83-80 CUKU Iagupova 22/6a Gray 14/6r/7a Naumenko 14 Ndour 6/7r Mestdagh 5 Bone 5 BES Mitchell 23 Akhator 14 Epoupa 13/6r Atacan 12/6a

Cukurova advances 156-145

(6) Szekszard vs. (11) Bydgoszcz 86-60 KSC Eldebrink 23/9a Bishop 17 Gereben 15 Dojkic 12 ARTG Morrison 19/6r Miedzik 12 Stankovic 8/6r Hornbuckle 5 McBride 2/9a

Szekszard advances 146-137

(3) Girona vs. (20) MBA Moscow 73-63 GIRO Gomes Colhado 14/7r Hampton 14 Martinez 13 Palau 12 Reisingerova 12 MBA Leshkovtseva 15 Psareva 12/7r

Girona advances 142-134

January 31, 2019

(5) Gorzow vs. (12) Lyon 67-81 GORZ Zoll-Norman 16/6a Juskaite 13 Atkins 8 LYON Dos Santos 16/16r Plouffe 15 Badiane 12 Clark 11/6r Tanqueray 11 Allemand 6

Lyon advances 171-149

(7) Wisla Krakow vs. (23) Nantes 64-56 WISL Russell 14/10r Zurowska-Cegielska 12 Araujo 10 Canada 7 Aleksandravicius 5/9r Conde 3 Rodriguez 3 NRB Wallace 17/9r Stejskalova 14

Wisla Krakow advances 151-123

(8) DVTK vs. (9) Galatasaray 65-69 DVTK Mokango 16/9r Walker-Kimbrough 14 Skoric 12 Putnina 11/7r Szabo 0 GALA Macaulay 24/7r Grigalauskyte 12/7r Jefferson 12 Abdi 7

Galatasaray advances 146-141

(1) Lattes Montpellier vs. (16) Reyer Venezia 83-60 MTP Bankole 25 Whitcomb 24/7r Tchatchouang 4/6r Wurtz 3 VENE Steinberga 15/8r De Pretto 14 Anderson 10/8r Gulich 7 Goree 5 Ciabattoni 0

Lattes Montpellier advances 147-143

(4) Tarbes vs. (20) Ruzomberok 62-48 TARB Prince 34/16r Gaye 12 Cornelie-Sigmundova 7 Moss 2 RUZO Ellenberg-Wiley 17/7r Jeffery 11/9r Markovic 0

Tarbes advances 127-116

Round of 8 Matchups:
(1) Lattes Montpellier vs. (9) Galatasaray
(2) Cukurova vs. (7) Wisla Krakow
(3) Girona vs. (6) Szekszard
(4) Tarbes vs. (12) Lyon

The first series finished on Wednesday with the rest concluding on Thursday.  Reyer brought home a lead from the first game and stretched it out early to beat Landes 78-58 and move the aggregate to 155-126.  Thursday started with Egle Sulciute and Ruzomberok quickly widening their lead on the road, meaning that Stephanie Mavunga and Enisey could only get the final margin to 152-148 despite a 74-72 win.  Kahleah Copper and Orman won all four quarters to win 80-59, but the deficit from the first game was just too much as Kelsey Mitchell and Besiktas advanced 142-139 to set up another battle with Turkish opposition.  Botas figured that they would have the advantage at home, but without their star they found themselves losing to MBA Moscow again as a 60-59 reverse pushed the final margin to 137-135.  Defending champions Galatasaray carved through almost their first game deficit rather quickly and then did enough in the second half to beat Gernika 76-58 to advance 145-142.  Torun made solid progress towards their deficit in the first half, but Briana Day and Shaqwedia Wallace helped Nantes explode out of the gate, keeping themselves to an 81-77 loss, which was enough to progress 163-160 as the worst remaining seed.  Bydgoszcz took no chances, rolling past Nymburk 93-66 to push the final margin to 165-132.  It was a similar story for Lyon, which beat Spartak Moscow 85-52 for a 165-104 aggregate victory.

January 9, 2018

(16) Reyer Venezia vs. (17) Landes 78-58 VENE Anderson 17/7r Steinberga 11 Goree 11 Ciabattoni 10 Gulich 10 BLAN Dumerc 16 Toure 14 Ayim 8 Gatling 2

Reyer Venezia advances 155-126

January 10, 2018

(13) Enisey vs. (20) Ruzomberok 74-72 ENI Mavunga 23/10r Namok 13 Hines-Allen 4 RUZO Siksniute 20/8r Jeffery 19/8r Ellenberg-Wiley 13/6r Yatskovets 10 Markovic 6/7r

Ruzomberok advances 152-148

(15) Orman vs. (18) Besiktas 80-59 ORMAN Copper 29/8r Gardner 18/9r/6a Ruzickova 16/9r Henry 10/14r BES Mitchell 23/7a Akhator 15/13r

Besiktas advances 142-139

(14) Botas vs. (19) MBA Moscow 59-60 BOTAS Williams 15/8r Cuic 14/10r Akbas 11 Cakir 6 Krivacevic 2 MBA Psareva 16/10r Nizamova 11/6s Sapova 10

MBA Moscow advances 137-135

(9) Galatasaray vs. (24) Gernika 76-58 GALA Macaulay 19/7r Abdi 18 Grigalauskyte 10/7r Jefferson 8 LOIN Berezhynska 16/8r Dietrick 14/7a Vanderwal 10 Gwathmey 9/7r Mazionyte 5

Galatasaray advances 145-142

(10) Torun vs. (23) Nantes 81-77 TORU Fields 14 Svaryte 13/6r Skobel 13 Kunek 12 Begic 10/6r NRB Day 24/22r Wallace 21 Suarez 10/6a

Nantes advances 163-160

(11) Bydgoszcz vs. (22) Nymburk 93-66 ARTG Morrison 15 Stankovic 12/7r Szott-Hejmej 11 Hornbuckle 10 Miedzik 10 McBride 7/8a NYMB Wells 18 Mircova 10 Paris 8/6r Hoskova 2

Bydgoszcz advances 165-132

(12) Lyon vs. (21) Spartak Moscow 85-52 LYON Dos Santos 27/14r Plouffe 10/7r Allemand 10/8a Badiane 10 Clark 9 SPAR Stallworth 13 O’Neill 6

Lyon advances 165-104

The remaining teams will get a week off before playing the next round.

Bracket (team listed first hosts second game):
(1) Lattes Montpellier vs. (16) Reyer Venezia
(8) DVTK vs. (9) Galatasaray
(5) Gorzow vs. (12) Lyon
(4) Tarbes vs. (20) Ruzomberok
(3) Girona vs. (19) MBA Moscow
(6) Szekszard vs. (11) Bydgoszcz
(7) Wisla Krakow vs. (23) Nantes
(2) Cukurova vs. (18) Besiktas

January 3, 2019

All series started on Thursday with the teams each getting to host a game in this format.  The day started in Moscow as 19 seed MBA edged Elizabeth Williams and 14 seed Botas 77-76 to set up an intriguing game in Turkey next week, especially if the biggest star is not available again.  12 seed Lyon should feel comfortable after an 83-52 win over 21 seed Spartak in the other Moscow game.  13 seed Enisey was cruising early behind their duo of Stephanie Mavunga and Myisha-Hines Allen, but 20 seed Ruzomberok fought their way back at home, surging to an 80-74 win that makes this matchup one to watch in the second game.  15 seed Orman had the early lead against fellow Turkish club and 18 seed Besiktas, but Kelsey Mitchell could not be contained as the hosts won 83-59, which may be too much to overcome when the teams swap venues.  11 seed Bydgoszcz built a lead early behind Ziomara Morrison, but 22 seed Nymburk made it respectable late, losing 72-66.  The start of the game was delayed in Nantes, but Ana Suarez led the 23rd seeded hosts past Alice Kunek and 10 seed Torun 86-79.  Gernika may be the lowest ranked team as the 24 seed, but they took a big lead at halftime against defending champions Galatasaray, which got stuck with the 9 seed after just missing a bye, but the margin did not get worse in the second half so an 84-69 deficit can still be overturned in Turkey.  The other returning finalists fared better as Anete Steinberga and 16 seed Reyer rallied late to beat 17 seed Landes 77-68 and carry a solid advantage home in the series between the two closest seeds.

(19) MBA Moscow vs. (14) Botas 77-76 MBA Nizamova 17/9r Leshkovtseva 13 Sytnyak 10 BOTAS Williams 24/15r Gulcan 15 Cuic 13/6r Cakir 12/6r/8a

(21) Spartak Moscow vs. (12) Lyon 52-83 SPAR Abaiburova 12 O’Neill 11/6r Nuritdinova 10/6r Stallworth 2 LYON Badiane 17/8r Clark 15 Salagnac 15 Dos Santos 14/11r Allemand 10 Plouffe 4/8r

(20) Ruzomberok vs. (13) Enisey 80-74 RUZO Siksniute 19/10r Mistinova 19/7r Ellenberg-Wiley 17 Jeffery 13/6s Markovic 6/6r ENI Mavunga 28/11r Hines-Allen 20/8r

(18) Besiktas vs. (15) Orman 83-59 BES Mitchell 36/6r Mircheva 16 Akhator 15/15r Epoupa 10/6r ORMAN Copper 17 Ruzickova 13/9r Gardner 11/7r Henry 4/7r

(22) Nymburk vs. (11) Bydgoszcz 66-72 NYMB Wells 19 Peckova 17 Hoskova 8 Paris 6/8r ARTG Morrison 23/10r Stankovic 16/11r Miedzik 13 Hornbuckle 5 McBride 4/11a

(23) Nantes vs. (10) Torun 86-79 NRB Suarez 26/6a Day 14/9r Wallace 14/9r Michaud 12 TORU Kunek 24 Svaryte 15/9r Diawakana 14 Tlumak 14

(24) Gernika vs. (9) Galatasaray 84-69 LOIN Berezhynska 19/11r Dietrick 19/9a Mazionyte 14/8r Gwathmey 14 Vanderwal 12 GALA Macaulay 19/9r Grigalauskyte 18/6r Jefferson 13 Alben 13

(17) Landes vs. (16) Reyer Venezia 68-77 BLAN Dumerc 15 Toure 12 Ayim 11/6r Gatling 6 VENE Steinberga 27/8r Carangelo 19 Gulich 9 Anderson 7/10r Goree 2

Group A:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday with Gorzow moving into the top spot and advancing with an 83-68 over Spartak Moscow.  Bydgoszcz lurks behind them after a 79-43 win over winless Sodertalje.

December 6, 2018

Spartak Moscow vs. Gorzow 68-83 SPAR O’Neill 16/7r Kurilchuk 14 Kolosovskaia 11 Stallworth 4 GORZ Atkins 18/6r Linskens 15/15r Juskaite 15/7r Papova 10 Zoll-Norman 7

Bydgoszcz vs. Sodertalje 79-43 ARTG Stankovic 15/15r McBride 13 Miedzik 13 Szott-Hejmej 11 Morrison 9 SODT Weaver 19 Lundquist 11/8r Gustafsson 4/11r

Standings: Gorzow 4-1, Spartak Moscow 3-2, Bydgoszcz 3-2, Sodertalje 0-5

Group B:

On Wednesday, Galatasaray beat Nirra Fields and Torun 56-50 as they look to continue their title defense.  On Thursday, MBA kept their chances alive with a 93-59 win over winless Niki Lefkada 93-59.

December 5, 2018

Galatasaray vs. Torun 56-50 GALA Macaulay 15/9r Jefferson 13 Abdi 11/6r TORU Fields 20 Stankiewicz 13

December 6, 2018

MBA Moscow vs. Niki Lefkada 93-59 MBA Leshkovtseva 17 Nizamova 16 Sapova 15/8a Sytnyak 13/7r Kaitukova 12 NIKI Johnson-Walker 19 Stjepanovic 12/6r Knight 8/7r

Standings: Galatasaray 4-1, Torun 3-2, MBA Moscow 3-2, Niki Lefkada 0-5

Group C:

On Wednesday, Leonor Rodriguez and Wisla Krakow advanced with a 77-69 win over Tsmoki-Minsk.  On Thursday, Evelyn Akhator and Besiktas moved into a secure position after a tough start to the competition, beating Inventa Kursk 94-64

December 5, 2018

Wisla Krakow vs. Tsmoki Minsk 77-69 WISL Rodriguez 27/6r Russell 15 Zurowska-Cegielska 10/8r Conde 10/6r TSMO McCray 18 Voishal 14 Bartakova 13/6a Hasper 13 Theriot 2

December 6, 2018

Besiktas vs. Inventa Kursk 94-64 BES Akhator 24/13r Epoupa 19 Mitchell 15 Caglar 11/9r INKUR Shabanova 14 O. Frolkina 9

Standings: Wisla Krakow 4-1, Besiktas 3-2, Inventa Kursk 2-3, Tsmoki-Minsk 1-4

Group D:

Wednesday’s games started in this group out in Krasnoyarsk as Enisey clinched a spot in the next stage with an 84-63 win over Orman.  Ashley Walker and Mersin beat Peyton Whitted Sepsi 71-61 to avoid the bottom spot.

December 5, 2018

Enisey vs. Orman 84-63 ENI Namok 18 Mavunga 17/11r Goldyreva 14 Hines-Allen 13/9r ORMAN Copper 19/6r Ruzickova 17/11r Gardner 12/12r/7a Henry 10

Mersin vs. Sepsi 71-61 MERS Walker 24/8r Mitchell 17 Cado 16 Petronyte 11/13r SSIC Whitted 20 Parau 19/6r/9a Slamova 10 Higgins 8/9r

Standings: Enisey 4-1, Orman 3-2, Mersin 2-3, Sepsi 1-4

Group E:

Both games in this group were on Thursday as Astou Ndour helped Cukurova maintain their dominance in an 84-63 win over Botas.  Snezana Aleksic and Beroe avoided elimination and denied Tiffany Brown and Umea their first win 77-72.

December 6, 2018

Cukurova vs. Botas 84-63 CUKU Ndour 32/12r Iagupova 17/6r/14a Naumenko 12 Mestdagh 4 BOTAS Cuic 14/10r Williams 12/8r Akbas 12 Loyd 10/7r Krivacevic 9 Cakir 4

Umea vs. Beroe 72-77 UMEA Brown 23/7a Asoro 19/11r Lawrence 14/8r Degbeon 6/6r Mershon 5 BEROE Aleksic 23 Dineva 15 Lewis 13/15r Chong 12/6r Bachvarova 7

Standings: Cukurova 5-0, Botas 3-2, Beroe 2-3, Umea 0-5

Group F:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday as Reshanda Gray and Gyor prevented Blake Dietrick and Gernika from moving decisively into the second spot by beating them 79-61.  Kankou Coulibaly led Uniao Sportiva, but Girona maintained their perfect record with a 65-51 win as they fight from good seeding in the bracket.

December 5, 2018

Gyor vs. Gernika 79-61 GYOR Gray 21/9r Brown 18 Spanou 15/8r Krnjic 5/9r LOIN Dietrick 22 Vanderwal 11 Roundtree 9/8r Mazionyte 3 Berezhynska 2 Christinaki 0

Girona vs. Uniao Sportiva 65-51 GIRO Gomes Colhado 17 Murphy 15 Martinez 9 Hampton 5/8r Reisingerova 5 UNIA Coulibaly 29/8r Monteiro 10 Djassi 7 Soeiro 3/6a Seilund 2

Standings: Girona 5-0, Gyor 2-3, Gernika 2-3, Uniao Sportiva 1-4

Group G:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday with teams looking to advance.  In Miskolc, DVTK beat Nantes 79-56 behind Shatori Walker-Kimbrough as they look to win the group.  Reyer also took care of business with a 76-53 win over KP Brno.

December 5, 2018

DVTK vs. Nantes 79-56 DVTK Walker-Kimbrough 22 Mokango 15/7r Skoric 12/6r Sulciute 10/6r Szabo 2 NRB Michaud 11 Day 8/7r Wallace 4/8r

Reyer Venezia vs. KP Brno 76-53 VENE Goree 12/6r Crudo 12 Steinberga 11/6r Gulich 9 Ciabattoni 3 Anderson 0 KPBR Stara 10 Gill 6/12r

Standings: DVTK 4-1, Reyer Venezia 3-2, Nantes 2-3, KP Brno 1-4

Group H:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday with competition heating up with Szekszard still in the lead after Abby Bishop and Erica McCall led them past Ruzomberok 87-72.  Zala Friskovec and Celje were looking for their first win and a chance to play spoiler, but fell short against Nymburk 65-61.

December 5, 2018

Szekszard vs. Ruzomberok 87-72 KSC Bishop 29/8r McCall 25/11r Jovanovic 10 Eldebrink 9/8a RUZO Jeffery 17/7r Ellenberg-Wiley 17 Siksniute 14 Yatskovets 12 Markovic 6/6r

Nymburk vs. Celje 65-61 NYMB Wells 16/9r/12a Stehlikova 15 Hunkova 13 Khomenchuk 11/11r Hoskova 2 CELJE Friskovec 25 Kroselj 11 Bessard 6/9r White 2

Standings: Szekszard 4-1, Ruzomberok 3-2, Nymburk 3-2, Celje 0-5

Group I:

On Wednesday, Lattes Montpellier kept their perfect record as they now focus on bracket placement after an 83-58 win over Keltern.  On Thursday, Clarissa Dos Santos and Lyon kept themselves in strong position and kept Jovana Popovic and Cegled winless by beating them 95-73

December 5, 2018

Lattes Montpellier vs. Keltern 83-58 BLMA Wurtz 18/7r Tchatchouang 11 Malashenko 11 Bankole 11 Ciak 10/6r Miyem 9 Whitcomb 5 RUTR Kvederaviciute 13 Stach 13 Thomas 7/8r Pierre-Louis 4/8r

December 6, 2018

Cegled vs. Lyon 73-95 CEKK Popovic 25 Dongue 19 Swanier 12 Hamilton-Carter 6 LYON Dos Santos 24/8r Badiane 19 Clark 14 Plouffe 13/6r/10a Allemand 6/6r

Standings: Lattes Montpellier 5-0, Lyon 3-2, Keltern 2-3, Cegled 0-5

Group J:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday as Sint-Katelijne-Waver is still in a position for a surprise advancement as Becky Massey led their young team past Fribourg 75-68.  The two French teams squared off with Alexis Prince in spectacular form as Tarbes maintained their perfect record with an 84-73 win over Landes.

December 5, 2018

Fribourg vs. Sint-Katejline-Waver 68-75 FRIB Mayombo 15/6r Ivanovic 14 Fora 14 Ostarello 8/8r Giroud 7/7r SKW Be. Massey 23/8r Resimont 15 Ouahabi 10

Landes vs. Tarbes 73-84 BLAN Dumerc 15/8a Toure 15 Ayim 12/7r Gatling 10 Aubert 10 TARB Prince 41/9r Gaillou-Loko 15 Bravard 9/8r Cornelie-Sigmundova 2/6r

Standings: Tarbes 5-0, Sint-Katejline-Waver 3-2, Landes 2-3, Fribourg 0-5

Group A:

Both games in this group were on Thursday as it is still a tight affair.  Both Polish teams will feel like they can advance and it was Gorzow that prevailed 81-78 in overtime over Bydgoszcz.  Klara Lundquist had a big game for Sodertalje, but Spartak Moscow took care of business with a 91-70 win.

November 29, 2018

Gorzow vs. Bydgoszcz 81-78(OT) GORZ Papova 19 Zoll-Norman 15 Prezelj 15 Atkins 12/7r Linskens 10/16r ARTG Szott-Hejmej 18 Stankovic 12/6r Radocaj 11 Pobozy 10/6r Miedzik 10 Morrison 9/8r McBride 4/7a Engelman 4

Sodertalje vs. Spartak Moscow 70-91 SODT Lundquist 32 Gustafson 14/12r Weaver 9/11r SPAR Abaiburova 19 Stallworth 19 Kolosovskaia 11 O’Neill 10/6r/8a Komarova 10 Kurilchuk 10

Standings: Gorzow 3-1, Spartak Moscow 3-1, Bydgoszcz 2-2, Sodertalje 0-4

Group B:

Niki Lefkada had an upset on their minds, but Galatasaray fought back in the second half to escape 69-64.  Anna Leshkovtseva had a good game for MBA on Thursday, but Torun had too much firepower as Nirra Fields and Laura Svaryte led them to a 95-86 win.

November 28, 2018

Niki Lefkada vs. Galatasaray 64-69 NIKI Johnson-Walker 18/12r E. Tsineke 14/6r Knight 12 Papamichail 10/10r GALA Macaulay 19/12r Jefferson 19 Abdi 8

November 29, 2018

Torun vs. MBA Moscow 95-86 TORU Fields 20/7r/7a Svaryte 20/7r Trzeciak 13 Stankiewicz 13 Kunek 12 Tlumak 10 MBA Leshkovtseva 25 Psareva 13 Stolyar 11 Toropova 10

Standings: Torun 3-1, Galatasaray 3-1, MBA 2-2, Niki Lefkada 0-4

Group C:

Both games in this group were on Thursday.  Wisla Krakow is now the leader after beating Inventa Kursk 76-55 behind Leonor Rodriguez.  Kelsey Mitchell put Besiktas back in contention as they beat Tsmoki-Minsk 74-66.

November 29, 2018

Inventa Kursk vs. Wisla Krakow 55-76 INKUR Shabanova 14/9r O. Frolkina 12 Nesterova 11 WISL Rodriguez 21 Conde 15 Araujo 10/12r Canada 9/6a Russell 5

Tsmoki-Minsk vs. Besiktas 66-74 TSMO McCray 18/6r Murauskaya 15/9r Hasper 15/7r Theriot 6 BES Mitchell 33 Epoupa 15/7r Akhator 10/16r

Standings: Wisla Krakow 3-1, Inventa Kursk 2-2, Besiktas 2-2, Tsmoki-Minsk 1-3

Group D:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday, starting early out in Krasnoyarsk as Enisey beat  Angelika Slamova and Sepsi 83-63 behind Stephanie Mavunga.  A battle of Turkish teams went to Orman 62-58 over Mersin thanks to the duo of Rebekah Gardner and Kahleah Copper.

November 28, 2018

Enisey vs. Sepsi 83-63 ENI Mavunga 28/6r Namok 14 Hines-Allen 13/13r SSIC Slamova 20 Solopova 12 Higgins 8/15r Whitted 8 Allen 0

Orman vs. Mersin 62-58 ORMAN Gardner 31/9r Copper 23/11r Henry 4/8r MERS Petronyte 17/7r Walker 16/13r Cado 13 Mitchell 12

Standings: Orman 3-1, Enisey 3-1, Sepsi 1-3, Mersin 1-3

Group E:

Both games in this group were on Thursday.  Ana Pocek had a good game for Beroe, but Cukurova remained undefeated with a 97-82 win.  Claudia Cuic and Botas are in good shape too after an 89-67 win over Umea.

November 29, 2018

Beroe vs. Cukurova 82-97 BEROE Pocek 27/12r Dineva 15 Chong 11 Bachvarova 7 Lewis 2 CUKU Iagupova 16/7a Uzun 15 Avci 13 Ndour 10/7r Mestdagh 10 Ozelci 3/6r

Botas vs. Umea 89-67 BOTAS Cuic 22/12r Loyd 16/10r Erat 15 Cakir 14/8a Gulcan 11/9r Krivacevic 6 UMEA Brown 14/6a Degbeon 13/10r Mershon 12 Lawrence 12

Standings: Cukurova 4-0, Botas 3-1, Beroe 1-3, Umea 0-4

Group F:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Keisha Hampton and Girona pounded their league-mates Gernika 78-47 to maintain control of the group with future seeding on their minds now.  A long day ended way out in the Azores with Uniao Sportiva getting their first win 66-61 over Lexie Brown and Gyor.

November 28, 2018

Gernika vs. Girona 47-78 LOIN Gwathmey 16 Berezhynska 14/6r Roundtree 7 Vanderwal 5 Mazionyte 0 Christinaki 0 GIRO Hampton 21/9r Gomes Colhado 18/10r Martinez 9 Murphy 7 Reisingerova 7

Uniao Sportiva vs. Gyor 66-61 UNIA Monteiro 17/6r Soeiro 14/8r Seilund 11 Djassi 4 GYOR Brown 20 Gray 16/10r Spanou 9/11r Krnjic 6

Standings: Girona 4-0, Gernika 2-2, Gyor 1-3, Uniao Sportiva 1-3

Group G:

Both games in this group were on Wednesday.  Egle Sulcuite and DVTK beat KP Brno 83-70.  Shaqwedia Wallace and Nantes kept themselves in contention with a 63-57 win over Reyer.

November 28, 2018

KP Brno vs. DVTK 70-83 KPBR Sujanova 18/10r Mainclova 13/7r Gill 12 Saurazaite 10 DVTK Sulciute 24/6r Mokango 16/6r Walker-Kimbrough 9 Szabo 2

Nantes vs. Reyer Venezia 63-57 NRB Wallace 20/8r Suarez 13 Stejskalova 11 Day 9/9r VENE Steinberga 19 De Pretto 15 Anderson 10/9r Gulich 2 Goree 0

Standings: DVTK 3-1, Reyer Venezia 2-2, Nantes 2-2, KP Brno 1-3

Group H:

One game in this group was played on Wednesday as Chloe Wells led Nymburk, but the duo of Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley and Chucky Jeffery got Ruzomberok the 84-76 win.  On Thursday, the duo of Abby Bishop and Erica McCall led Szekszard past Rangie Bessard and winless Celje 75-68.

November 28, 2018

Ruzomberok vs. Nymburk 84-76 RUZO Ellenberg-Wiley 31/7r Jeffery 23/8r Yatskovets 13 Markovic 2/6r NYMB Wells 27 Peckova 17/7r Khomenchuk 13/11r Hoskova 12

November 29, 2018

Celje vs. Szekszard 68-75 CELJE Bessard 20 Friskovec 16 Ocvirk 10/6r White 6 KSC Bishop 21/9r McCall 20/10r Eldebrink 10

Standings: Ruzomberok 3-1, Szekszard 3-1, Nymburk 2-2, Celje 0-4

Group I:

Both games in this group were on Thursday.  Jasmine Thomas and Keltern narrowly kept Leia Dongue and Cegled winless 83-80.  Lattes Montpellier kept control of the group with a 68-62 win at Lyon.

November 29, 2018

Keltern vs. Cegled 83-80 RUTR Thomas 21 Pierre-Louis 19/10r Stach 8 CEKK Dongue 24/6r Popovic 18 Swanier 9/7r/8a Hamilton-Carter 9/7r

Lyon vs. Lattes Montpellier 62-68 LYON Plouffe 14/6r Dos Santos 9/12r BLMA Miyem 12 Malashenko 11 Wurtz 10/6r Tchatchouang 10 Whitcomb 5

Standings: Lattes Montpellier 4-0, Lyon 2-2, Keltern 2-2, Cegled 0-4

Group J:

On Wednesday, Tarbes remained undefeated with a 68-55 win over Fribourg as they now look for strong seeding in the next stage.  Thursday’s games ended with Laure Resimont and Sint-Katelijne-Waver refusing to be counted out as they beat Miranda Ayim and Landes 76-73 in overtime.

November 28, 2018

Tarbes vs. Fribourg 68-55 TARB Bravard 17/6r Prince 15/10r Gaillou-Loko 13/6r Cornelie-Sigmundova 9/11r FRIB Mayombo 19/6r Ostarello 15/13r Giroud 12/8r Ivanovic 3

November 29, 2018

Sint-Katelijne-Waver vs. Landes 76-73(OT) SKW Resimont 29/7r Ramette 16 Vervaet 13 Bi. Massey 12/14r BLAN Ayim 21/6r Dumerc 14/14r Milapie 13 Hejdova 13 Gatling 5

Standings: Tarbes 4-0, Landes 2-2, Sint-Kateljine-Waver 2-2, Fribourg 0-4