One series started on Wednesday with the rest opening on Thursday.  Allie Quigley led Galatasaray, but the hosts fell to Girona 65-62 to put themselves in a difficult spot to advance.  Two teams dropping down from EuroLeague met in Orenburg, with Avenida using a blistering start to take an 85-68 lead on Nadezhda.  Venezia built a lead in the fourth quarter to spoil Bria Hartley’s big game for Mersin 79-73 as both teams bolstered their rosters in a quest for silverware.  The last game of the day was in Villeneuve d’Ascq and it was the only one won by the home team as Pauline Akonga led the way in a 74-72 final.  Courtney Paris led Hatay as all three Turkish teams will need second game turnarounds a year after all four semifinalists were from there.  Each series will conclude one week after the first game.

February 28, 2018

Galatasaray vs. Spar Citylift Girona 62-65 GALA Quigley 24/6r Dubljevic 11 Kobryn 10 Davis 0 GIRO Traore 18/8r Buch 13/6r Romeo 9 Gomes Colhado 8/14r Evans 5/7r Martinez 5 Conde 2

March 1, 2018

Nadezhda vs. Perfumerias Avenida 68-85 NAD Cannon 16/11r Jones 16 Medvedeva 12 Ygueravide 10 Bentley 10 AVEN Dominguez 18 Moss 13 Robinson 12 Elonu 8 Givens 8 DeSouza 8 Mestdagh 3

Mersin vs. Reyer Venezia 73-79 MERS Hartley 25 Yalcin 17 Thomas 10 Gajic 7/18r Murphy 6 Putnina 2 VEN Ruzickova 17/11r De Pretto 16 Walker 15/6r Williams 9 Little 2

ESBVA-LM vs. Hatay 74-72 ESBV Akonga 23/7r Jovanovic 14 Sy 10/8r HATA Paris 21/13r Ben Abdelkader 15 Turner 13/6r/6a Snytsina 12 Mitchell 2/7r/6a

The top four seeds hosted games looking to advance.  4 seed Hatay held a narrow lead on 12 seed Szekszard, breaking it open early at home on Wednesday to win 98-65 with Katsiaryna Snytsina leading the way, stretching the final margin to 174-139.  Darxia Morris and 8 seed Good Angels Kosice quickly began to cut into the deficit, winning 73-63, but it was not enough against top seed Reyer, which still had plenty of lead to spare in advancing 152-141.  2 seed Virtus had a big margin to overcome at home in Ragusa and made some progress by halftime, but Girona was able to regain the lead in the game and win outright 78-72 to push the aggregate to 163-133.  The last game was played on Thursday as 11 Mersin maintained their first game lead with an 86-84 win over the 3 seed in Charleville-Mezeres to advance 166-155 behind Bria Hartley and Sasa Cado.  The draw for the next round will be conducted on Friday as the EuroLeague teams join the fray.

January 31, 2018

(4) Hatay vs. (12) KSC Szekszard 98-65 HATA Snytsina 24/6a Ben Abdelkader 19 Paris 18/10r Turner 13 Mitchell 8/8a Tanacan 0 KSC McCall 14 A. Studer 12/6a Krnjic 9

Hatay advances 174-139

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (8) Good Angels Kosice 63-73 VEN Ruzickova 13 De Pretto 12 Walker 10/14r GAKE Morris 27/6a Jurcenkova 15/6r Balintova 11 Peters 2/7r

Reyer Venezia advances 152-141

(2) Virtus Eirene vs. (7) Spar Citylift Girona 72-78 RAGU Hamby 18 Kuster 16 Consolini 15 Ndour 11/9r GIRO Gomes Colhado 18/8r Evans 16 Buch 12 Romeo 8 Martinez 6 Conde 0

Spar Citylift Girona advances 163-133

February 1, 2018

(3) Carolo vs. (11) Mersin 84-86 CARO Filip 18 Mosqueda-Lewis 14 Bouderra 14/13a Loyd 13 Berezhynska 8/11r Dos Santos 4 MERS Hartley 21/7r Cado 20 Gajic 19/8r Putnina 13 Yalcin 11/7a Thomas 2/6r

Mersin advances 166-155

The last round with the bracket started on Wednesday.  Courtney Paris and 4 seed Hatay escaped Teja Oblak and 12 seed Szekszard with a 76-74 win, which will be helpful when they return home.  Dearica Hamby and 2 seed Ragusa will have a struggle when they host the second game because 7 seed Girona dominated the middle quarters to win 85-61.  On Thursday, 11 seed Mersin dominated the second half at home to win 80-71, leaving the matchup very delicately poised for when 3 seed Carolo hosts next week.  Riquna Williams and top seed Reyer look set to advance after an 89-68 win at 8 seed Good Angels Kosice.

January 24, 2018

(12) Szekszard vs. (4) Hatay 74-76 KSC Oblak 21 McCall 14/7r Gereben 10 Krnjic 4 HATA Paris 20/20r Mitchell 11/8a Ben Abdelkader 11 Turner 9/6a

(7) Spar Citylift Girona vs. (2) Virtus Eirene 85-61 GIRO Mendy 16/6r Buch 14 Traore 14 Evans 10/11r Romeo 8/8a Martinez 8 Gomes Colhado 7/8r Conde 2 RAGU Hamby 20 Consolini 12 Ndour 7 Kuster 5/6r

January 25, 2018

(11) Mersin vs. (3) Carolo 80-71 MERS Thomas 19/14r Hartley 18/6r Cado 18 Gajic 14/10r Putnina 9/6r CARO Bouderra 19/10a Dos Santos 18/15r Filip 10 Chevaugeon 10 Berezhynska 6/7r Loyd 5 Mosqueda-Lewis 3

(8) Good Angels Kosice vs. (1) Reyer Venezia 68-89 GAKE Morris 15 Balintova 13 Peters 10/6r Sverrisdottir 8 VEN Williams 21 Walker 19/11r/6a Carangelo 16 Ruzickova 13/7r

Wednesday’s second games started with an exciting affair in Wroclaw.  Szekszard trailed from the first game, but cut into the deficit early and completed the comeback on Sleza in fourth quarter to win the game 84-74 and the series 156-151.  It was less suspenseful in Charleville-Mezeres as the hosts built on a big lead early to win 84-47 and advance past Bydgoszcz 84-47.  It was a similar story in Venezia as Reyer beat Hainaut 88-55 and pushed the margin to an impressive 175-113.  On Thursday, Hatay extended their lead early, but Enisey fought back to win the game 74-72, but that left them short 142-139.  Good Angels Kosice worked on reducing their deficit early, steadily working themselves towards a 63-44 win to advance past Landes 118-113 overall.  Mersin looked to be losing by an acceptable margin for most of the game in Riga before deciding to come back and win 63-62 outright, pushing the final tally to 151-132.  Magali Mendy and Girona quickly wiped out their first game deficit and rolled past Olympiacos 89-62 to win 149-127 on aggregate.  Kahleah Copper and Gdynia did push towards reversing the score back to their favor in Ragusa, but the hosts got a good game from Dearica Hamby to win 71-66 and extend the margin to 147-138.

January 10, 2018

Sleza Wroclaw vs. KSC Szekszard 74-84 SLEZ Zoll-Norman 18/10a Kastanek 18 Ajdukovic 13/6r KSC Balint 17 Oblak 16/7r/11a Krnjic 14/11r/6a Studer 11 McCall 11

KSC Szekszard advances 156-151

Carolo vs. Artego Bydgoszcz 84-47 CARO Dos Santos 16/12r Berezhynska 16 Mosqueda-Lewis 14 Chevaugeon 11 Loyd 8 ARTG O’Neill 13 Stankovic 8/8r McBride 8 Stallworth 0

Carolo advances 167-109

Reyer Venezia vs. Saint-Amand 88-55 VEN Carangelo 17 Sandri 12 Williams 11 Walker 7 SAHB Dieme 11 Garcia 10 Bruner 9/9r

Reyer Venezia advances 175-113

January 11, 2018

Hatay vs. Enisey 72-74 HATA Paris 18/17r Mitchell 16 Ben Abdelkader 13 Turner 10/6r Tanacan 2 ENI Svaryte 15 Monroe 13/9r McCallum 12/6r Goldyreva 12

Hatay advances 142-139

Good Angel Kosice vs. Landes 63-44 GAKE Morris 18/6s Stehlikova 12/6r Balintova 11 Zirkova 9 Peters 4/6r Sverrisdottir 4 BLAN Casas 10 Ayim 9 Bravard 6/8r Dumerc 6

Good Angela Kosice advances 118-113

TTT Riga vs. Mersin 62-63 TTTR Peddy 14/8r/6a Basko-Melnbarde 13/11r Malott 11 Krastina 10/7r Stewart 8 Priede 2 Kreslina 0 Eglite 0 MERS Thomas 17/11r Gajic 13/16r Hartley 12

Mersin advances 151-132

Spar Citylift Girona vs. Olympiacos 89-62 GIRO Mendy 21 Evans 18/7r Gomes Colhado 17/6r Buch 12 Traore 12 Conde 4 Romeo 3 Martinez 0/13a OLY Macaulay 17 Anderson 14 Chatzinikolaou 12/7r Maltsi 8 Mazic 4

Spar Citylift Girona advances 149-127

Virtus Eirene vs. Gdynia 71-66 RAGU Hamby 23/9r Ndour 16/7r Kuster 12/9r Consolini 11 GDYN Copper 21 Jankoska 11 Skerovic 11 Vitola 8 Aleksandravicius 6/10r Handy 5

Virtus Eirene advances 147-138

Round of 8 Pairings (team listed first hosts second game):
(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (8) Good Angels Kosice
(2) Virtus Eirene vs. (7) Spar Citylift Girona
(3) Carolo vs. (11) Mersin
(4) Hatay vs. (12) KSC Szekszard

The round of 16 started with a single game on Wednesday.  The top seed made their knockout round debut as Reyer went to Saint-Amand and breezed past 17 seed Hainaut 87-58 behind Marie Ruzickova to make their path easier next week when the action moves to Venezia.  The rest of the games were played on Thursday, starting all the way in Krasnoyarsk, where Courtney Paris and 4 seed Hatay will bring home a narrow lead after a 70-65 win over 20 seed Enisey.  Ieva Krastina and Gunta Basko-Melnbarde had good games for TTT Riga, but the 6 seed will have an uphill battle at home after Krystal Thomas led 11 seed Mersin to an 88-70 win.  A close game in Greece saw 10 seed Olympiacos come back to win, but a 65-60 margin means that Nicole Romeo and 7 seed Girona will have a good shot at redeeming themselves at home.  Kahleah Copper led 15 seed Gdynia again, but Astou Ndour and 2 seed Virtus Eirene will have a 76-72 lead when the series moves to Ragusa.  Clarissa Dos Santos and the 3 seed will bring a solid lead home to Charleville-Mezieres after an 83-62 win over the 14 seed in Bydgoszcz as they brought back a key player as well.  One Polish team did win as Sonia Ursu lifted 5 seed Sleza past 12 seed Szekszard 77-72 to bring a small lead home to Wroclaw.  One other higher seed faces a tough test at home as 8 seed Good Angels Kosice lost to 9 seed Landes 69-55.

January 3, 2018

Saint-Amand vs. Reyer Venezia 58-87 SAHB Sulciute 13 Bruner 12/8r VEN Ruzickova 20 Walker 14/6r De Pretto 13 Williams 7

January 4, 2018

Enisey vs. Hatay 65-70 ENI Monroe 16/6r McCallum 11 Dorovskikh 10 HATA Paris 20/17r Ben Abdelkader 15 Snytsina 13 Turner 11/9r Mitchell 5

Mersin vs. TTT Riga 88-70 MERS Thomas 24/14r Yalcin 18/8a Cado 15 Gajic 11/17r Hartley 10/6r TTTR Krastina 26 Basko-Melnbarde 21/6r/6a Stewart 8 Kreslina 6 Priede 5 Malott 2 Eglite 0

Olympiacos vs. Spar Citylift Girona 65-60 OLY Macaulay 15/6r Kaltsidou 14 Maltsi 13 Anderson 7 Mazic 6 GIRO Romeo 22 Mendy 12/8r Gomes Colhado 10/7r Evans 6 Martinez 2 Conde 0

Gdynia vs. Virtus Eirene 72-76 GDYN Copper 24/6r Morawiec 12 Aleksandravicius 8/6r Jankoska 8 Vitola 6/8r RAGU Ndour 29/10r Kuster 18/7r Hamby 9/9r

Artego Bydgoszcz vs. Carolo 62-83 ARTG Miedzik 14 Stankovic 13 O’Neill 13 Stallworth 10/6r McBride 4/6a/6s CARO Dos Santos 21/18r Mosqueda-Lewis 14 Berezhynska 13/6r Bouderra 12/7a Filip 10 Loyd 5

KSC Szekszard vs. Sleza Wroclaw 72-77 KSC Krnjic 18 Oblak 16/6a Erkic 12/6r Balint 12 McCall 0 SLEZ Ursu 22 Zoll-Norman 18 Kastanek 6

Landes vs. Good Angels Kosice 69-55 BLAN Bravard 17 Ayim 14/10r Casas 10 Dumerc 9/7a GAKE Morris 9/7r Sverrisdottir 9 Peters 9 Zirkova 7

A pair of matchups were finished on Wednesday.  Umea actually built on their lead early in Poland, but Gdynia turned things around behind Kahleah Copper and Kristine Vitola to win 77-59 and flip the overall score in their favor 144-130.  Landes quickly built on their lead to beat Fribourg 69-57 and advance 140-121.  Thursday started in Mersin, where the hosts brought home a big lead from the first game, winning 85-76 to extend the final margin to 166-142.  Sepsi tried to keep the dream alive on the road, but Olympiacos quickly overturned the deficit on their way to a 67-56 win, which was enough to make the aggregate 122-115 in their favor.  In Bydgoszcz, the hosts had a big lead from the first game and DeNesha Stallworth helped them win 75-71, leaving Kirby Burkholder and DVTK well short 161-139.  Nirra Fields and Gyor actually managed to overturn their deficit after one quarter in Szekszard, but Teja Oblak and the hosts regained the lead and won 80-67, increasing the margin to 156-134.  Saint-Amant erased any hopes for the hosts early in Wasserburg, coasting to a 65-61 win, which was enough to bring the final margin to 145-108.  Namur looked set to turn the tie into their favor, but a 62-56 win was not enough for Mariona Ortiz and company as Enisey held the 125-120 advantage in the end.

December 20, 2017

Gdynia vs. Udominate Umea 77-59 GDYN Copper 22/12r Vitola 20 Jankoska 18 Aleksandravicius 10/8r UMEA Begic 13 Kvederaviciute 11/7r Kiesel 11 Brown 8 Mazionyte 5 Koop 2/7r

Gdynia advances 144-130

Landes vs. Elfic Fribourg 69-57 BLAN Ayim 14/8r Bravard 12/9r Dumerc 4/6a FRIB Trebec 19/8r Giroud 18/11r Williams 2/6r

Landes advances 140-121

December 21, 2017

Mersin vs. MBA Moscow 85-76 MERS Gajic 18/7r Hartley 17 Cado 16 Thomas 12/10r Yalcin 12 MBA Sapova 14 Leshkovtseva 13

Mersin advances 166-142

Olympiacos vs. ACS Sepsi 67-56 OLY Maltsi 17 Macaulay 16/9r Chatzinikolaou 12 Kaltsidou 11 Mazic 3 Anderson 0 SSIC Marshall 15/9r Webb 11 Hamilton-Carter 3 Fontaine 1

Olympiacos advances 122-115

Artego Bydgoszcz vs. DVTK 75-71 ARTG Stallworth 23/7r Stankovic 13/8r McBride 12/13a Miedzik 11 O’Neill 10 DVTK Burkholder 22/11r Szabo 16 Peckova 13/6r Melnika 10/10r Vukov 0

Artego Bydgoszcz advances 161-139

KSC Szekszard vs. CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 80-67 KSC Oblak 27 Krnjic 18/13r McCall 11 Balint 10 GYOR Fields 33/8r Goree 16/9r Krivacevic 0

KSC Szekszard advances 156-134

TSV 1880 vs. Saint-Amand 61-65 WASS Holopainen 18/8r Palmer 18/6r Okckyte 11 Heise 0 SAHB Sulciute 17/8r Tetemondova 12/9r Fouasseau 10 Bruner 9

Saint-Amand advances 145-108

Namur vs. Enisey 62-56 BELN Ortiz 20/10a Day 17/12r Mestdagh 9 Williams 6 ENI Dorovskikh 10 Kiryanova 10 McCallum 6 Monroe 5/9r

Enisey advances 125-120

Round of 16 Bracket:

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (17) Saint-Amand
(2) Virtus Eirene vs. (15) Gdynia
(3) Carolo vs. (14) Artego Bydgoszcz
(4) Hatay vs. (20) Enisey
(5) Sleza Wroclaw vs. (12) KSC Szekszard
(6) TTT Riga vs. (11) Mersin
(7) Spar Citylift Girona vs. (10) Olympiacos
(8) Good Angels Kosice vs. (9) Landes

Group A:

Both of the games in this group were played on Thursday, with differing amounts at stake.  Gorzow ended their tournament on a winning note, slamming the door on any hopes that Besiktas had of advancing 71-65.  TTT Riga fended off Stella Kaltsidou and Olympiacos 74-70 to remain undefeated and position themselves for a strong seed in the upcoming knockout rounds.

November 30, 2017

Gorzow vs. Besiktas 71-65 GORZ Misiek 19/8r Rytsikava 18 Pawlak 10/7r Spencer 3 Swords 0 BES Perovanovic 18 Wheeler 13 Mosby 10/8r Zellous 9 Ozelci 0

TTT Riga vs. Olympiacos 74-70 TTTR Stewart 17/6r Peddy 14/6a Basko-Melnbarde 12/7r Malott 11/8r Krastina 10/12r Eglite 5 Kreslina 3 OLY Kaltsidou 21 Macaulay 15 Anderson 11/7r Chatzinikolaou 11 Maltsi 9 Mazic 0

Standings: TTT Riga 6-0, Olympiacos 4-2, Gorzow 1-5, Besiktas 1-5

Group B:

Already-eliminated Ruzomberok did not take it easy on Wednesday, fighting their national rivals Good Angels Kosice to the end before losing 59-56 in overtime.  There was plenty of drama on Thursday in Krasnoyarsk as Enisey used a furious late really to beat Marica Gajic and Mersin, securing passage for both teams after all results were decided.

November 29, 2017

MBK Ruzomberok vs. Good Angels Kosice 56-59(OT) RUZO Kovacikova 14 Campbell 9 Brown 9 GAKE Morris 14 Palenikova 11 Zirkova 9 Peters 6

November 30, 2017

Enisey vs. Mersin 75-70 ENI Kunakova 12 Monroe 11/15r Marchenkova 10 Namok 10 McCallum 8 MER Gajic 20/12r Thomas 18/11r Cado 15 Hartley 10

Standings: Good Angels Kosice 5-1, Mersin 4-2, Enisey 3-3, MBK Ruzomberok 0-6

Group C:

Both games in this group had plenty of the line for each of the teams.  On Wednesday, Bydgoszcz beat Spartak Moscow 69-58.  On Thursday, MBA nearly wasted an incredible start in Umea, but got the 71-68 win to eventually allow both teams to advance.

November 29, 2017

Artego Bydgoszcz vs. Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 69-58 ARTG McBride 18/6r/6a O’Neill 16/6r Stallworth 15/7r Stankovic 10 SPAR Abaiburova 17/8r Dojkic 13 Kolosovskaia 10 Simmons 2 Davydova 0

November 30, 2017

Umea Udominate vs. MBA Moscow 68-71 UMEA Kiesel 16/6a Begic 14/10r Koop 10/9r Brown 9 Mazionyte 5 MBA Glonti 17 Sapova 13/8r Gorbacheva 13/7r Leshkovtseva 11

Standings: Artego Bydgoszcz 4-2, MBA Moscow 3-3, Umea Udominate 3-3 Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 2-4

Group D:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday with all the teams still looking for wins.  Sepsi needed a win to stay alive and they did so in Sfantu Gheorghe 64-57 against Piestanske Cajky.  They then needed a result in the other game to go their way, which Hind Ben Abdelkader delivered as she led Hatay to a perfect record with a 66-58 win over Torun.

November 30, 2017

ACS Sepsi vs. Piestanske Cajky 64-57 SSIC Webb 17 Marshall 12/7r Fontaine 12 Parau 12/8a Hamilton-Carter 4 PNC Palenikova 16 Podrug 12/7r Zohnova 11/9r Smith 3/7r

Hatay vs. Energa Torun 66-58 HATA Ben Abdelkader 25 Mitchell 11 Paris 8/9r Tanacan 2 TORU Grigalauskyte 15/10r Cain 12/12r Skobel 10 Mansfield 4/10r/6a Maliszewska 0

Standings: Hatay 6-0, ACS Sepsi 2-4, Energa Torun 2-4, Piestanske Cajky 2-4

Group E:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday with different goals at stake.  Sleza Wroclaw finished undefeated with a 95-55 win over Ilayda Guner and Istanbul University.  The other game was a straight playoff for the last spot to advance from the group.  It was dramatic, but Gdynia’s second half comeback at home thanks to Kahleah Copper’s latest brilliant effort allowed them to edge Marianna Tolo and Abdullah Gul University 58-57 and knock out the last runners up in this competition.

November 30, 2017

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Sleza Wroclaw 55-95 ISTU Guner 20/13r Guven 17 SLEZ Ajdukovic 17/9r Perez 14 Kastanek 11/7r/6s Ursu 11 Sosnowska 10/6r Zoll-Norman 7/11a

Gdynia vs. AGU Spor 58-57 GDYN Copper 27 Aleksandravicius 10/9r Vitola 9/8r Jankoska 0 AGU Tolo 23/6r Miljkovic 12 Page 10/13r Marginean 3 Handy 2/6r

Standings: Sleza Wroclaw 6-0, Gdynia 3-3, AGU Spor 2-4, Istanbul Universitesi 1-5

Group F:

On Wednesday in Charleville, the hosts completed an undefeated group stage with an 82-46 win over Pecs.  On Thursday, DVTK avoided any potential tiebreaker issues and improved their seeding with a 72-63 win over Schaquilla Nunn and Keltern.

November 29, 2017

Carolo vs. PEAC-Pecs 82-46 CARO Loyd 16/6r Berezhynska 16 Chevaugeon 13 Dos Santos 6/8r PEAC Imovbioh 15/12r Roberson 9

November 30, 2017

Rutronik Stars Keltern vs. DVTK 63-72 RUTR Nunn 21/8r Markovic 13 Orrange 6 Miloglav 5 DVTK Burkholder 18/10r Peckova 13/7r Szabo 13 Engelman 11

Standings: Carolo 6-0, DVTK 3-3, PEAC-Pecs 2-4, Rutronik Stars Keltern 1-5

Group G:

On Wednesday, Landes beat Gernika 84-62 to improve their seed.  Nicole Romeo and Girona climbed back above them with an 83-54 win over Cegled.

November 29, 2017

Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs. Landes 62-84 LOIN Caldwell 19/7r Alston 8 Gastaminza 0 BLAN Ayim 18 Casas 14 Bravard 12/6r Plagnard 11 Dumerc 2

November 30, 2017

VBW CEKK Cegled vs. Spar Citylift Girona 54-83 CEKK Maksimovic 15/8r Popovic 12 Mokango 8 GIRO Romeo 21 Mendy 12 Martinez 12/6a Evans 5/7r Gomes Colhado 3/13r Conde 0

Standings: Spar Citylift Girona 5-1, Landes 5-1, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 1-5, VBW CEKK Cegled 1-5

Group H:

On Wednesday, Szekszard solidified their seeding by going to Barreiro and beating GDESSA 70-56.  On Thursday, Virtus Eirene completed an undefeated group stage with a 79-69 win over Krystal Vaughn and Nymburk in Ragusa.

November 29, 2017

GDESSA-Barreiro vs. KSC Szekszard 56-70 GDBA Payne 16/11 Silva 16 KSC Oblak 15/6r McCall 13/7r A. Studer 11 Krnjic 8/9r

November 30, 2017

Virtus Eirene vs. Nymburk 79-69 RAGU Kuster 15/6r Ndour 14 Hamby 12/10r Consolini 11 Gorini 10 NYMB Vaughn 23/8r Linskens 11/13r Hunkova 10 Wells 7/6a

Standings: Virtus Eirene 6-0, Szekszard 4-2, Nymburk 1-5, GDESSA-Barreiro 1-5

Group I:

A rare Tuesday game started the final week of games in the group stage.  Reyer finished as the first undefeated team of this phase with a 76-51 win at KP Brno.  The Wednesday game in Wasserburg was a straight playoff for second place and it was the hosts advancing past Noemie Mayombo and Fribourg 75-58.  Fribourg had to wait until the next day, but it had kept scores close enough to grab the last spot for a third place team.

November 28, 2017

KP Brno vs. Reyer Venezia 51-76 KPBR Burgrova 9/7r Sujanova 9 VEN Dotto 13 Ruzickova 12/6r Walker 12 Carangelo 10 Williams 2

November 29, 2017

TSV 1880 vs. Elfic Fribourg 75-58 WASS Gaillou-Loko 17/8r Zaplatova 13 Deura 12 Palmer 10 Tobin 4/8a Holopainen 4 FRIB Mayombo 21 Giroud 15/9r Williams 9/8r

Standings: Reyer Venezia 6-0, TSV 1880 3-3, Elfic Fribourg 2-4, KP Brno 1-5

Group J:

The two French teams battled on Friday, with Nantes attempting to play the spoiler after a 63-50 win at Saint-Amand.  Namur was playing for seeding on Thursday, but Gyor knew that they needed a result to advance and they escaped 63-62 to take secure their place.

November 29, 2017

Saint-Amand vs. Nantes Reze 50-63 SAHB Mbuyamba-Tshimanga 13/10r Tetemondova 12/9r Bruner 7/7r NRB Raincock-Ekunwe 14/12r Turcinovic 13 Michaud 13 Medenou 12/9r Thorburn 8

November 30, 2017

Namur vs. CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 62-63 BELN Ortiz 15/6r/7a Williams 14/7r Day 13/15 Mestdagh 11/8r GYOR Fields 18 Goree 15/8r Krivacevic 11/9r

Standings: Namur 4-2, Saint-Amand 3-3, CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 3-3, Nantes Reze 2-4

After all of the games were played, the 24 advancing teams were placed into a bracket that will apply for the next three rounds of play.

Bracket:

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. Winner (16) TSV 1880 vs. (17) Saint-Amand

(8) Good Angels Kosice vs. Winner (9) Landes vs. (24) Elfic Fribourg

(5) Sleza Wroclaw vs. Winner (12) KSC Szekszard vs. (21) CMB Cargo Uni Gyor

(4) Hatay vs. Winner (13) Namur vs. (20) Enisey

(3) Carolo vs. Winner (14) Artego Bydgoszcz vs. (19) DVTK

(6) TTT Riga vs. Winner (11) Mersin vs. (22) MBA Moscow

(7) Spar Citylift Girona vs. Winner (10) Olympiacos vs. (23) ACS Sepsi

(2) Virtus Eirene vs. Winner (15) Gdynia vs. (18) Umea Udominate

Group A:

On Wednesday, Stella Kaltsidou and Olympiacos beat Besiktas 68-45.  On Thursday, Ally Malott and TTT Riga had trouble with the Gorzow duo of Yuliya Rytsikava and Miah Spencer, but stayed undefeated and kept their opponents winless 86-85.

November 22, 2017

Olympiacos vs. Besiktas 68-45 OLY Kaltsidou 20 Anderson 19 Macaulay 10/14r Mazic 4 Maltsi 3 BES Zellous 11 Wheeler 10/7r Mosby 6/6r

November 23, 2017

TTT Riga vs. Gorzow 86-85 TTTR Malott 27 Peddy 18/6r/7a Krastina 12 Basko-Melnbarde 9/8a Stewart 6 Kreslina 5 Eglite 3 GORZ Rytsikava 21/9r Spencer 21/6a Swords 17/14r Pawlak 11

Standings: TTT Riga 5-0, Olympiacos 4-1, Besiktas 1-4, Gorzow 0-5

Group B:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Mersin needed a comeback to remain atop the group with a 54-42 win over Ruzomberok.  Good Angels Kosice beat Enisey 77-61 to keep pace.

November 22, 2017

Mersin vs. MBK Ruzomberok 54-42 MERS Thomas 14/16r Yalcin 12 Hartley 9 RUZO Mistinova 11 Campbell 6/8r Brown 3

Good Angels Kosice vs. Enisey 77-61 GAKE Morris 18 Jurcenkova 14/9r Palenikova 10 Peters 8/10r Zirkova 6 ENI Monroe 15 Svaryte 12/9r McCallum 2

Standings: Mersin 4-1, Good Angels Kosice 4-1, Enisey 2-3, MBK Ruzomberok 0-5

Group C:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday starting with a battle of Moscow teams.  Spartak kept Anna Leshkovtseva and MBA from pulling away from the bottom half of the group by winning 88-59 at home.  Umea shook up the group as Tiffany Brown led them past Jennifer O’Neill and Bydgoszcz 86-72 and straight into the top spot in the group.

November 23, 2017

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. MBA Moscow 88-59 SPAR Djokic 17/6r Kolosovskaia 17/6r Gladkova 17 Abaiburova 16/8r Simmons 14/7r Davydova 0 MBA Leshkovtseva 21 Nizamova 8

Umea Udominate vs. Artego Bydgoszcz 86-72 UMEA Brown 21 Begic 17/6r Mazionyte 14 Kiesel 13/10r Koop 12/7r ARTG O’Neill 20/6r Stallworth 14 McBride 11/7a Stankovic 10

Standings: Umea Udominate 3-2, Artego Bydgoszcz 3-2, Spart&k M.R. Vidnoje 2-3, MBA Moscow 2-3

Group D:

On Wednesday, Torun jumped into second place with a 66-48 win over Piestanske Cajky behind Kelley Cain.  On Thursday, Katsiaryna Snytsina continued to play for one of the top seeds as they beat Sepsi 73-67.

November 22, 2017

Energa Torun vs. Piestanske Cajky 66-48 TORU Cain 25/12r Skobel 15 Grigalauskyte 11 Mansfield 8/9r/8a Maliszewska 0 PNC Palenikova 15 Smith 8/10r Jakubcova 0

November 23, 2017

Hatay vs. ACS Sepsi 73-67 HATA Snytsina 26/7r Paris 16/12r Yavas 10 Ben Abdelkader 8 Mitchell 5/10a Turner 5 Tanacan 0 SSIC Marshall 18/6r Webb 15/9r Kress 12/9r Hamilton-Carter 2 Fontaine 0

Standings: Hatay 5-0, Energa Torun 2-3, Piestanske Cajky 2-3, ACS Sepsi 1-4

Group E:

On Wednesday, Sleza Wroclaw continued their hunt for one of the top seeds with a 73-68 win over Marianna Tolo and Abdullah Gul University.  On Thursday, Kahleah Copper had another great game for Gdynia and Tori Janskoska record a triple-double as they beat Claudia Pop and Istanbul University 104-72 to set up a direct clash for second place in the group next week.

November 22, 2017

Sleza Wroclaw vs. AGU Spor 73-68 SLEZ Perez 15/6r Kaczmarczyk 15/6r Zoll-Norman 13/11a Kastanek 12 AGU Tolo 23/6r Handy 13 Marginean 12 Page 8 Lacy 0

November 23, 2017

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Gdynia 72-104 ISTU Pop 30 Guner 19 Vanloo 13 GDYN Copper 31 Jankoska 14/10r/10a Morawiec 11 Vitola 10/11r Aleksandravicius 10/9r Skerovic 10

Standings: Sleza Wroclaw 5-0, AGU Spor 2-3, Gdynia 2-3, Istanbul Universitesi 1-4

Group F:

On Wednesday, a battle between Hungarian teams saw Pecs beat Monica Engelman and DVTK, leaving second place in the group up for grabs.  On Thursday, Clarissa Dos Santos and Charleville continued to lead the group and contend for a top seed with an 85-57 win at Keltern.

November 22, 2017

PEAC-Pecs vs. DVTK 79-74 PEAC Imovbioh 17/16r Mandic 17/9a Roberson 17 Raksanyi 15/8r Vucurovic 10/6r DVTK Engelman 21 Nagy 17 Burkholder 12/6r Peckova 10 Szabo 2

November 23, 2017

Rutronik Stars Keltern vs. Carolo 57-85 RSK Likhtarovich 14 Orrange 13 Vuckovic 6 Nunn 4 Miloglav 0 CARO Dos Santos 20/18r Berezhynska 15 Chevaugeon 11 Loyd 8 Montgomery 6/6r

Standings: Carolo 5-0, DVTK 2-3, PEAC-Pecs 2-3, Rutronik Stars Keltern 1-4

Group G:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday, but only one held any importance.  Talia Caldwell and Maria Pina teamed up to get Gernika their first win 81-67 over Jelena Maksimovic and Cegled 81-67.  Landes handed Shante Evans and Girona their first loss 88-75.

November 22, 2017

Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs. VBW CEKK Cegled 81-67 LOIN Caldwell 22/16r Pina 22 Alston 12 Bas 11/7r Gastaminza 2 CEKK Maksimovic 20/11r Mokango 16/10r Popovic 10

Landes vs. Spar Citylift Girona 88-75 BLAN Casas 18/7a Ayim 17 Plagnard 16 Bravard 13 Skoric 10 Dumerc 6 GIRO Evans 20 Traore 12 Mendy 11 Buch 11 Gomes Colhado 10 Martinez 9 Romeo 0 Conde 0

Standings: Spar Citylife Girona 4-1, Landes 4-1, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 1-4, VBW CEKK Cegled 1-4

Group H:

On Wednesday, Szekszard moved closer to sewing up second place with a 73-66 win over Nymburk.  That was confirmed on Thursday as Ragusa went to Barreiro and beat GDESSA 80-57 to remain undefated behind Dearica Hamby.

November 22, 2017

KSC Szekszard vs. Nymburk 73-66 KSC Krnjic 16/9r Studer 15/7r/6a McCall 12/7r Oblak 12 NYM Hunkova 15/6r Khomenchuk 14 Vaughn 12/6r Wells 11

November 23, 2017

GDESSA-Barreiro vs. Virtus Eirene 57-80 GDBA Silva 17/9r Umabano 16 Payne 8 RAGU Hamby 28/7r Kuster 12/8r Formica 11 Spreafico 11

Standings: Virtus Eirene 5-0, KSC Szekszard 3-2, Nymburk 1-4, GDESSA-Barreiro 1-4

Group I:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Eva Kopecka and KP Brno won 86-79 at home to keep Fribourg from getting the inside track on second place as good game from Angelina Williams and Tina Trebec were not enough.  Venezia continued their path towards a top seed with a 67-51 win over Haiden Palmer and Wasserburg.

November 22, 2017

KP Brno vs. Elfic Fribourg 86-79 KPBR Kopecka 22/9a Burgrova 16/9r Prokesova 17 Berankova 12 FRIB Williams 32 Trebec 21/8r Mayombo 11 Giroud 10/8a

Reyer Venezia vs. TSV 1880 67-51 VEN Ruzickova 12/9r Williams 11 De Pretto 10 Bestagno 10 Walker 0 WASS Palmer 21 Tobin 9 Holopainen 2

Standings: Reyer Venezia 5-0, Elfic Fribourg 2-3, TSV 1880 2-3, KP Brno 1-4

Group J:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Saint-Amand handed Ronni Williams and Namur their first loss 80-60 to also increase their likelihood of advancing.  Gyor shook off a poor start to beat Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Nantes 64-60.

November 22, 2017

Saint-Amand vs. Namur 80-60 SAHB Fouasseau 14 Garcia 12 Dieme 12/7a Sulciute 11/10r Tetemondova 10/7r Bruner 8/11r BELN Williams 21/6r Hendrickx 13/9r Ortiz 13 Mestdagh 6 Day 0

Nantes Reze vs. CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 60-64 NRB Raincock-Ekunwe 20/12r Turcinovic 12/7r Thorburn 5 GYOR Fields 17/8r Simon 17 Krivacevic 10/6r Goree 8/10r

Standings: Namur 4-1, Saint-Amand 3-2, CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 2-3 Nantes Reze 1-4

Group A:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Iva Perovanovic and Erica Wheeler both had big games for Besiktas, but Shey Peddy and TTT Riga remained undefeated after escaping with a 66-65 win.  Olympiacos is also in good shape after Victoria Macaulay helped them past Gorzow 85-56.

November 2, 2017

Besiktas vs. TTT Riga 65-66 BES Perovanovic 22/11r Wheeler 22/6r Mosby 14/10r Ozelci 0 TTTR Peddy 29/6r Basko-Melnbarde 8/11r Stewart 8 Kreslina 6 Malott 2 Eglite 0

Gorzow vs. Olympiacos 56-85 GORZ Swords 14 Spencer 9/6a OLY Macaulay 24 Kaltsidou 18 Spyridopoulou 12/7a Anderson 7 Mazic 1

Standings:  TTT Riga 4-0, Olympiacos 3-1, Besiktas 1-3, Gorzow 0-4

Group B:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Enisey managed to grind out a 55-52 win over Bettina Bozoki and Ruzomberok in Krasnoyarsk.  The other game was quite close throughout it took two overtimes for Anna Jurcenkova and Good Angels Kosice to win 89-87 as Bria Hartley and Krystal Thomas led Mersin in their first loss.

November 1, 2017

Enisey vs. Ruzomberok 55-52 ENI Monroe 15/12r McCallum 4 RUZO Bozoki 22 Diawakana 10/7r Brown 3 Campbell 3

Good Angels Kosice vs. Mersin 89-87(2OT) GAKE Jurcenkova 22/9r Morris 16 Balintova 14/9a Peters 13/9r Palenikova 12 Stehlikova 10 MERS Hartley 21/6r Thomas 20/16r Cado 19 Yalcin 13 Gajic 12

Standings: Mersin 3-1, Good Angels Kosice 3-1, Enisey 2-2, Ruzomberok 0-4

Group C:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  A fast start in Bydgoszcz gave the hosts control of the group with a 78-65 win over MBA as former Kentucky teammates Jennifer O’Neill and Denesha Stallworth led the way.  Spartak Moscow finally got their first win after beating Mante Kvederaviciute and Umea 79-65.

November 2, 2017

Artego Bydgoszcz vs. MBA Moscow 78-65 ARTG O’Neill 23/7r Stallworth 21/6r McBride 13/9r/10a Stankovic 10/11r MBA Sytnyak 18 Nizamova 16 Leshkovtseva 12

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. Umea Udominate 79-65 SPAR Gladkova 15/7r Dojkic 15/7r Abaiburova 14 Simmons 11 Davydova 2 UMEA Kvederaviciute 20 Begic 19/16r Kiesel 8 Mazionyte 7 Brown 6 Koop 2/9r

Standings: Artego Bydgoszcz 3-1, MBA Moscow 2-2, Umea Udominate 2-2, Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 1-2

Group D:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Courtney Paris and Hatay stayed undefeated with a 63-57 win at Piestanske Cajky.  Ty Marshall and Sepsi finally got their first win, breezing past Torun 71-49.

November 1, 2017

Piestanske Cajky vs. Hatay 57-63 PNC Palenikova 15 Bartakova 13 Smith 11/7r Jakubcova 2 HATA Paris 23/19r Ben Abdelkader 12 Snytsina 10/8r Mitchell 9

ACS Sepsi vs. Energa Torun 71-49 SSIC Marshall 25/8r Fontaine 12/6r Wallace 5/6r Hamilton-Carter 4 TORU Cain 10/11r Skobel 10/7r Maliszewska 7 Mansfield 4

Standings: Hatay 4-0, Piestanske Cajky 2-2, ACS Sepsi 1-3, Energa Torun 0-4

Group E:

The battle of Turkish teams was on Wednesday as Dila Askin and Abdullah Gul University seized control after an even first quarter and beat Istanbul University 99-64.  Sleza continued to control the group after a 66-59 win over Gdynia in the clash of Polish teams on Thursday.

November 1, 2017

Abdullah Gul Universitesi vs. Istanbul Universitesi 99-64 AGU Askin 23 Miljkovic 12 Tolo 11 Page 10/6r Marginean 10 ISTU Gardner 19/6r Guven 13 Guner 12

November 2, 2017

Gdynia vs. Sleza Wroclaw 59-66 GDYN Makurat 17 Aleksandravicius 11/14r Morawiec 7/6r Kotnis 7 Vitola 3/7r Jankoska 2 SLEZ Zoll-Norman 15/6r/8a Treffers 13 Kaczmarczyk 12 Kastanek 7

Standings: Sleza Wroclaw 4-0, AGU Spor 2-2, Gdynia 1-3, Istanbul Universitesi 0-4

Group F:

Both games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Pecs got their first win 69-67 over Keltern as both teams have a long path to qualification.  A big game for Monica Engleman could not get DVTK the win in Charleville as Kalis Loyd and Carolo remained undefeated with an 88-78 win.

November 1, 2017

PEAC-Pecs vs. Rutronik Stars Keltern 69-67 PEAC Imovbioh 15/16r Roberson 13 Raksanyi 12 Licskai 12 Vucurovic 10 RUTR Orrange 15/7r/7a Pokk 14 Fikiel 12/11r Miloglav 5 Nunn 4 Vuckovic 0

Carolo vs. DVTK 88-78 CARO Loyd 20 Minte 19/9r Bouderra 12/7s Berezhynska 11 Chevaugeon 10 Montgomery 7/9a DVTK Engelman 29 Burkholder 9 Szabo 8

Standings: Carolo 4-0, DVTK 2-2, Rutronik Stars Keltern 1-3, PEAC-Pecs 1-3

Group G:

Both games in this group were on played on Thursday.  Landes won at Cegled 76-59 to put themselves in solid position to advance.  Girona is still at the top of the group after an 81-68 win over league rivals Gernika.

November 2, 2017

VBW CEKK Cegled vs. Landes 59-76 CEKK Katona 16 Mokango 9/8r BLAN Dumerc 19 Skoric 15 Casas 14/7a Plagnard 10 Ayim 9/6r Bravard 3

Spar Citylife Girona vs. Lointek Gernika Bizakia 81-68 GIRO Gomes Colhado 14/14r Evans 12/12r Martinez 11 Romeo 11 Buch 10 Conde 5 LOIN Alston 18/8r Gomez 14/6r Pina 10/9r DeVaughn 9

Standings: Spar Citylift Girona 4-0, Landes 3-1, VBW CEKK Cegled 1-3, Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 0-4

Group H:

The first game was played on Wednesday as the duo of Chiara Consolini and Dearica Hamby led Ragusa past Sara Krnjic and Szekszard 72-59.  On Thursday, Kyara Linskens and Nymburk picked up their first win 80-69 over GDESSA.

November 1, 2017

Virtus Eirene vs. KSC Szekszard 72-59 RAGU Consolini 22 Hamby 20 Kuster 10/6r Ndour 9 KSC Krnjic 20/6r Oblak 17 McCall 7/8r

November 2, 2017

Nymburk vs. GDESSA-Barreiro 80-69 NYMB Linskens 23/17r Hunkova 19 Vaughn 14 Khomenchuk 11/14r GDBA Payne 14/6r Umabano 13 Costa 12 Green 10 Faustino 10

Standings: Virtus Eirene 4-0, KSC Szekszard 2-2, Nymburk 1-3, GDESSA-Barreiro 1-3

Group I:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Noemie Mayombo’s big game for Fribourg was not enough as they lost to undefeated Reyer 66-55.  Margaux Gaillou-Loko and Wasserburg left KP Brno winless 81-62.

November 2, 2017

Elfic Fribourg vs. Reyer Venezia 55-66 FRIB Mayombo 20 Trebec 13 Fora 11 Giroud 6/6  Williams 5/6r VEN Carangelo 15 Bestagno 10 De Pretto 10 Walker 8 Williams 4

TSV 1880 vs. KP Brno 81-62 WASS Gaillou-Loko 28 Zaplatova 17 Okockyte 14 Tobin 7/11r Holopainen 7 Palmer 4/7r KPBR Andelova 15 Lancova 11/6r Burgrova 4/6r

Standings: Reyer Venezia 4-0, Elfic Fribourg 2-2, TSV 2-2, KP Brno 0-4

Group J:

Both games in this group were played on Thursday.  Saint-Amand took the inside position for second place by beating Gyor 74-62.  Namur shows no signs of slowing down after a 77-60 win over Lidijia Turcinovic and Nantes.

November 2, 2017

CMB Cargo Uni Gyor vs. Saint-Amand 62-74 GYOR Fields 17 Krivacevic 14/9r Varga 11/6r Goree 4/10r SAHB Sulciute 18 Bruner 15/7r Garcia 13

Namur vs. Nantes Reze 77-60 BELN Williams 18/9r Mestdagh 13 Hendrickx 11 Vesterberg 10 Day 8/6r NRB Turcinovic 22 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/10r Thorburn 9

Standings: Namur 4-0, Saint-Amand 2-2, CMB Cargo Uni Gyor 1-3, Nantes Reze 1-3