One series concluded on Wednesday in Lattes as the hosts had brought a solid lead back with them and a 67-58 win pushed the final margin to 158-133 over Carolo.  Cukurova figured to have a clear path if they could hold serve at home, but Jantel Lavender and Schio had other ideas, overturning their deficit and climbing into a lead as an 81-73 win over Alina Iagupova and company gave the visitors a 156-152 aggregate win.  Lyon cut the deficit from the first game early, but Girona steadied themselves at home after halftime, winning 61-54 for a comfortable 141-111 margin.  The final series was full of twists and turns as Nadezhda built on their lead early only to see Avenida dominated the middle half of the game at home, but the visitors controlled the final frame completely winning outright 70-65 to push the margin to 128-115.  Lattes Montpellier will face Girona next week in one semifinal while Schio will face Nadezhda.

March 13, 2019

Lattes Montpellier vs. Carolo 67-58 BLMA Whitcomb 18/7r Ciak 14/7r Wurtz 10 Dabovic 6 Miyem 6 Tchatchouang 2 CARO Chevaugeon 16 Hruscakova 12 Mosqueda-Lewis 11 Peters 6/8r

Lattes Montpellier advances 158-133

March 14, 2019

Cukurova vs. Schio 73-81 CUKU Iagupova 25 Bone 19/8r Ndour 18 Gray 3 Mestdagh 0 SCHI Lavender 22/6r Quigley 18 Dotto 14/8a Lisec 13 Gemelos 0

Schio advances 156-152

Girona vs. Lyon 61-54 GIRO Williams 16/7r Hampton 13 Martinez 7 Gomes Colhado 4/8r LYON Badiane 16/7r Plouffe 13/10r Salagnac 11

Girona advances 141-111

Avenida vs. Nadezhda 65-70 AVEN Loyd 17 Robinson 14 Eldebrink 11/7a Elonu 8 Givens 0 NAD Jones 19/14r Wheeler 16 Ygueravide 16

Nadezhda advances 128-115

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