February 2, 2022

There only ended up being one game that could be played this week and it was in one of the Round of 8 series.  2 seed Valencia had brought home a lead, but 10 seed Polkowice chipped away and had leads in the second half that would be enough to advance, but could only win 66-63, which left them short of the upset 148-143 on aggregate.

(2) Valencia vs. (10) Polkowice 63-66 VAL Allen 16 Gulich 15 Ouvina 11 Gil 10 Romero 6 Trahan-Davis 2 Salvadores 0 POLK Mavunga 19/10r Wheeler 14/6a Spanou 12/6r

Valencia advances 148-143

Games from both the Round of 16 and Round of 8 were played this weekend as scheduling continues to be an issue.  With very tight windows to schedule games in due to other obligations, 21 seed Lublin played their Round of 16 games on consecutive days in France instead of hosting one game.  5 seed Villeneuve led by big margins for some of the game and still won, but Kamiah Smalls did help cut it to 83-73.  The result was expected to be the same when the teams met again on Wednesday, but Martina Fassina and Lublin had other ideas, controlling the entire game for an 85-59 win and flipping the aggregate to their favor 158-142.  On Thursday, 6 seed Prometey had to wait a week for their home game in a Round of 16 series as they had a narrow lead, but Ariel Atkins helped them expand it quickly on their win way to a 79-56 win over 11 seed Braine for a 172-148 final margin.  Postponements in other series meant that the last game of the week was the first Round of 8 series to start as Marie Gulich and 2 seed Valencia had a strong first half in an 8-7 win over Stephanie Mavunga and 10 seed Polkowice.

January 25, 2022

(21) Lublin vs. (5) Villeneuve 73-83 UMCS Smalls 22/6r Stanacev 15/8a Mack 14/7r Jakubcova 11 VDA Gomis 15 Diaby 13/8r Anderson 13/7r Diallo 12 Djaldi-Tabdi 11

January 26, 2022

(5) Villeneuve vs. (21) Lublin 59-85 VDA Anderson 15/9r Ygueravide 14 Gomis 12 Diaby 10 UMCS Fassina 21/6r Smalls 18/9r/7a Stanacev 17/7r/9a Mack 11/6r Jakubcova 9

Lublin advances 158-142

January 27, 2022

(6) Prometey vs. (11) Braine 79-56 PROM Atkins 21 Holmes 15 Rymarenko 12 Babic 11 Yurkevichus 10/14r CAS Dornstauder 16/8r Lisowa Mbaka 12 Konig 11 Lindstrom 9/14r Berezhynska 3 Hamilton-Carter 2

Prometey advances 172-148

(10) Polkowice vs. (2) Valencia 77-85 POLK Mavunga 23 Wheeler 12/6r/9a Gertchen 12 Cado 12 Spanou 6/7r VAL Gulich 21 Ouvina 14/10a Gil 14 Allen 14 Casas 10/7r Trahan-Davis 5 Romero 5

One series started on Tuesday as the two closest seeds met in Greece.  Kamile Nacickaite and Alaina Coates helped 9 seed Nesibe build a solid lead, but Evdokia Stamati and 9 seed Olympiacos did recover in the fourth quarter to only lose 83-79 and give themselves a solid shot in the next game.  Postponements hit three series, leaving four games played on Thursday.  15 seed Orman edged 2 seed Valencia 68-66 behind Danielle Robinson.  Aleksandra Crvendakic and 5 seed Lyon should feel reasonably confident after a solid win in Syktyvkar even if Raisa Musina helped 20 seed Nika trim the final margin to 76-63.  Stephanie Mavunga and 10 Polkowice won 75-72, but 7 seed Nadezhda will feel like they have the advantage at home after not playing at their best.  Ariel Atkins and 6 seed Prometey had the advantage for most of the game, but Quinn Dornstauder and 11 seed Braine trimmed the final deficit to a 93-92 loss.

January 11, 2022

(9) Olympiacos vs. (8) Nesibe 79-83 OLY Statmati 20 Plouffe 14/7r Vitola 11 Nikolopoulou 10/9a Hamblin 8 Stamolamprou 8 Tolefree 5 NESI Nacickaite 27/6r/6a Coates 20/13r Duman 15 Thomas 13/6r

January 13, 2022

(15) Orman vs. (2) Valencia 68-66 ORMAN Robinson 23/7r Uzun 16 McCowan 12/19r Lucet 10 VAL Allen 15 Gulich 10/9r Gil 10/8r Ouvina 10/8a Romero 9 Trahan-Davis 8 Salvadores 0

(20) Nika Syktyvkar vs. (5) Lyon 63-76 NIKA Musina 27/9r Psareva 13 Stevens 10/14r Ben Abdelkader 4 LYON Crvendakic 21/10r/7a Chartereau 14 Johannes 11 Badiane 10/8r Allemand 3/8a

(10) Polkowice vs. (7) Nadezhda 75-72 POLK Mavunga 20/11r Cado 17 Wheeler 16/9a Spanou 10 NAD Linskens 13 Komarova 12 Gatling 10/9r Medvedeva 10 Namok 10 Elonu 6 Hiedeman 3

(11) Braine vs. (6) Prometey 92-93 CAS Dornstauder 22/6r Berezhynska 19/6r/9a Ramette 15/6r/7a/6s Konig 15 Lisowa Mbaka 11 Hamilton-Carter 6 Lindstrom 4 PROM Atkins 29 Babic 18 Holmes 16/6r Balaban 12

The two series that could not be competed as scheduled were made up this week.  30 seed Gernika had pulled off the upset of the round in the first game, but it was issues on their end that moved the game to Tuesday and they were not in the same rhythm as 3 seed Cukurova, which had been playing its domestic league games.  The hosts overturned the entire deficit in the first half, but the visitors did close the gap late and tie the aggregate again, but a 69-40 margin allowed the favorites to advance 128-123.  The other series also had an upset in the first game, but Keisha Hampton and Iliana Rupert helped top seed Bourges completely control Wednesday’s game for a 96-65 win to knock out 32 seed London Lions 160-130.

January 4, 2022

(3) Cukurova vs. (30) Gernika 69-40 CBK Thomas 15 Anigwe 14/12r Hollingsworth 10/8r Hayes 9/6a Fagbenle 8 Zellous 6 Turner 4 LOIN Buch 13 Moore 10/6r Bjorklund 4 Silva 3

Cukurova advances 128-123

January 5, 2022

(1) Bourges vs. (32) London Lions 96-65 TBB Hampton 22 Rupert 20/9r Guapo 13/6r Mann 10 Duchet 10 Yacoubou 10 LDN Stewart 13/8r Norton 13 Breen 11 Leonard 10/6r Winterburn 9 Charles 8 Robinson-Miller 1 Umeh 0 McDerment 0

Bourges advances 160-130

Round of 16:
(1) Bourges vs. (16) Brno
(2) Valencia vs. (15) Orman
(3) Cukurova vs. (19) Charleville
(4) Lyon vs. (13) Nika Syktyvkar
(5) Villeneuve vs. (21) Lublin
(6) Prometey vs. (11) Braine
(7) Nadezhda vs. (10) Polkowice
(8) Nesibe vs. (9) Olympiacos