Group A:

The gap between the halves of this group seems to be pretty large as Polkowice opened Wednesday with a 70-36 win over Nadezhda.  Bourges beat Castors Braine 78-65.  USK Praha had no issues defeating Villeneuve 101-62.  Schio played better in search of their first win, but the schedule did them no favors as they lost to Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg 82-68.

December 12, 2018

Polkowice vs. Nadezhda 70-36 CCC Kizer 16/7r Thomas 10 Fagbenle 9 Hayes 8 Leedham 7 NAD Jones 14/12r Wheeler 5

Castors Braine vs. Bourges 65-78 CAST Trahan-Davis 16/10r Samuelson 15 Razheva 10/6r Mayombo 10 Ortiz 10 BOUR Raincock-Ekunwe 14 Johannes 13 Ouvina 10 Berkani 10 Sharp 6

Villeneuve vs. USK Praha 62-101 ESBV Bjorklund 19 Mendy 13 Gomis 12 Evans 2/6r USK Thomas 19/10r Hanusova 18/6r Romero 17 Rezan 16/14r Ayayi 12/6r Kat. Elhotova 10/7a

December 13, 2018

Schio vs. Ekaterinburg 68-82 SCHI Gruda 13 Crippa 11 Lavender 10/16r Gemelos 9 Quigley 9/6a UMMC Griner 21/8r McBride 16 Torrens 15 Vandersloot 8/7a Belyakova 8 Vadeeva 6/11r Meesseman 6/6r Baric 0

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 6-0
2. USK Praha 5-1
3. Bourges 4-2
4. Polkowice 4-2
5. Nadezhda 2-4
6. Villeneuve 2-4
7. Castors Braine 1-5
8. Schio 0-6

Group B:

Half of this group’s games were on each day.  Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis used an impressive shooting display to fire Carolo past Olympiacos in Charleville-Mezeres.  Wednesday ended with another dramatic game as Breanna Stewart helped Dynamo Kursk maintain their perfect record after a 58-56 escape in Salamanca against Avenida.  Thursday started with Sopron pushing Hatay below the middle pack by leaving with a 66-56 win.  Shey Peddy and TTT Riga fended off Fenerbahce 68-64, making themselves the first team to climb above the middle pack.

December 12, 2018

Carolo vs. Olympiacos 73-68 CARO Mosqueda-Lewis 32/7r Hruscakova 17 Peters 6 OLY Spyridopoulou 15/7r Pavlopoulou 12 Johnson 11 Mazic 5 Stamolamprou 4 Thomas 2

Avenida vs. Dynamo Kursk 56-58 AVEN Elonu 12/6r Robinson 11/10r Eldebrink 11 Givens 7 De Souza 2 Putnina 0 DYNK Stewart 21/11r Petrovic 14 Prince 8 Charles 6/12r Cruz 2 Xargay 2

December 13, 2018

Hatay vs. Sopron 56-66 HATA Ben Abdelkader 13 Paris 11/8r Johnson 8/7r Gajic 8/6r SOP Dupree 16 Fegyverneky 15 Crvendakic 15 Zahui B 7/8r Turner 6/6r/10a

TTT Riga vs. Fenerbahce 68-64 TTTR Peddy 23/6r/6a Kreslina 15 Basko 10 Vitola 5 Slaughter 4 FENE Plum 17/6a Hartley 15/6r Verameyenka 10/11r Zandalasini 7 Vaughn 6/6r Canitez 2 Stokes 0/6r

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 6-0
2. TTT Riga 4-2
3. Avenida 3-3
4. Sopron 3-3
5. Fenerbahce 3-3
6. Carolo 3-3
7. Hatay 2-4
8. Olympiacos 0-6

Group A:

All games in this group were on Wednesday, starting out in Orenburg, where Nadezhda beat Villeneuve 72-49.  Polkowice kept Schio winless 67-61.  Alyssa Thomas and USK Praha bounced back with an 82-63 win over Castors Braine.  The remarkable performance of the came in Bourges as the hosts refused to go away quietly, taking Ekaterinburg to overtime before succumbing 74-70.

December 5, 2018

Nadezhda vs. Villeneuve 72-49 NAD Jones 16/12r Ygueravide 16 Shilova 14 Tikhonenko 10/7r Wheeler 5/10a ESBV Diallo 12 Mendy 10 Evans 4 Bjorklund 0

Polkowice vs. Schio 67-61 CCC Hayes 16 Kaltsidou 13/7r Kizer 10/8r Leedham 9 Fagbenle 8/8r Thomas 7 SCHI Lavender 18/6r Quigley 15 Gruda 8/9r Gemelos 2 Masciadri 0

USK Praha vs. Castors Braine 82-63 USK Thomas 23/8r Rezan 14/6r Kat. Elhotova 12 Ayayi 6 Romero 6 CAST Trahan-Davis 19/17r Samuelson 9 Hamblin 8

Bourges vs. Ekaterinburg 70-74(OT) BOUR Plouffe 17 Johannes 15 Raincock-Ekunwe 12 Sharp 1 Berkani 0 UMMC Griner 19/10r Meesseman 14/6r McBride 13 Belyakova 10 Vandersloot 9/9a Torrens 7 Vadeeva 2 Baric 0 Musina 0

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 5-0
2. USK Praha 4-1
3. Bourges 3-2
4. Polkowice 3-2
5. Nadezhda 2-3
6. Villeneuve 2-3
7. Castors Braine 1-4
8. Schio 0-5

Group B:

On Wednesday, TTT Riga kept Olympiacos winless 70-51.  Domestic clashes between the top Turkish teams have restrictions that prevent each team’s full roster, but we are guaranteed two games without those restraints here as Fenerbahce held their nerve during a Hatay rally and won 87-74.  Avenida left Charleville-Mezeres with a 75-62 win over Carolo.  Only one game was played on Thursday and it was close until Dynamo Kursk was finally able to get some separation in the fourth quarter behind Tina Charles as the 65-58 win over Sopron kept their perfect record.

December 5, 2018

Olympiacos vs. TTT Riga 51-70 OLY Johnson 13/12r Stamolamprou 9 Thomas 5 Pavlopoulou 5 Mazic 4 TTTR Pulvere 18 Peddy 17/6r/6a Slaughter 12/10r Basko 8 Kreslina 7 Vitola 6/8r Eglite 2

Fenerbahce vs. Hatay 87-74 FENE Zandalasini 19 Plum 18 Verameyenka 13/6r Sottana 12 Vaughn 8 Hartley 5/6a Stokes 4/12r Canitez 3 HATA Snytsina 19 Johnson 17 Ben Abdelkader 16 Paris 10/10r/6a Jones 9/7r/6a Gajic 3

Carolo vs. Avenida 62-75 CARO Peters 16/8r Mosqueda-Lewis 16/6r Hruscakova 6 AVEN Robinson 17 Elonu 14/6r Eldebrink 12 De Souza 7/6r Putnina 7 Givens 2

December 6, 2018

Sopron vs. Dynamo Kursk 58-65 SOP Zahui B 15/12r Turner 12 Salvadores 10 Dupree 7 DYNK Charles 31/12r Xargay 8 Stewart 5/8r Prince 4 Cruz 3/8r Petrovic 3/6r

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 5-0
2. Avenida 3-2
3. TTT Riga 3-2
4. Fenerbahce 3-2
5. Carolo 2-3
6. Sopron 2-3
7. Hatay 2-3
8. Olympiacos 0-5

Group A:

Wednesday’s games started in Ekaterinburg, where the hosts rolled past USK Praha 87-59 in a battle of unbeatens.  Scoring was at a premium in France as Polkowice escaped Villeneuve 48-45.  Nadezhda rotated non-European players in their search for a first win and it paid off as Erica Wheeler helped Brionna Jones complete a late comeback to win 71-69.  On Thursday, Bourges used a fast start to keep Schio winless 66-55.

November 28, 2018

Ekaterinburg vs. USK Praha 87-59 UMMC Vadeeva 18/14r McBride 16 Torrens 13/6a Meesseman 13 Griner 8/12r Vandersloot 7/6a Belyakova 5 Baric 3 Musina 2/6r USK Hanusova 9 Thomas 8/6r Ayayi 5/6r Romero 0

Villeneuve vs. Polkowice 45-48 ESBV Kamba 8 Evans 7/10r Bjorklund 0 CCC Fagbenle 11/6r Thomas 9 Hayes 8 Leedham 7/8r Kizer 0

Castors Braine vs. Nadezhda 69-71 CAST Mayombo 16 Trahan-Davis 15/10r Samuelson 13/9r Hamblin 13/8r Ortiz 10 NAD Jones 24/12r Wheeler 22/6a Medvedeva 12

November 29, 2018

Schio vs. Bourges 55-66 SCH Gemelos 12 Lavender 10/11r Gruda 4 BOUR Johannes 16 Raincock-Ekunwe 12 Plouffe 10 Sharp 3 Berkani 1

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 4-0
2. USK Praha 3-1
3. Bourges 3-1
4. Polkowice 2-2
5. Villeneuve 2-2
6. Nadezhda 1-3
7. Castors Braine 1-3
8. Schio 0-4

Group B:

The clash of powerhouses lived up to billing, especially with Fenerbahce fielding their full roster, and Tina Charles and Dynamo Kursk found themselves hanging on late to win 64-63.  Shey Peddy and TTT Riga trampled Carolo 73-62.  A battle of WNBA teammates saw Yvonne Turner and Sopron rally past Angel Robinson and Avenida in the second half for a 78-70 win.  On Thursday, Hind Ben Abdelkader and Hatay won 71-55, leaving the standings in an interesting place with Olympiacos still winless, Dynamo Kursk still undefeated, and all six other teams at 2-2.

November 28, 2018

Dynamo Kursk vs. Fenerbahce 64-63 DYNK Charles 22/9r Stewart 16 Cruz 13/7r Petrovic 7 Xargay 6/8r Prince 0 FENE Plum 19 Hartley 11 Zandalasini 8/8r Vaughn 6 Stokes 4/14r Canitez 2

TTT Riga vs. Carolo 93-62 TTTR Peddy 23/7a Pulvere 17 Vitola 14/7r Slaughter 12/9r Basko 7 Kreslina 7 Eglite 0 CARO Filip 16/7r Casas 15 Hruscakova 10 Mosqueda-Lewis 9/6r Peters 7/7r

Avenida vs. Sopron 70-78 AVEN Robinson 20/8r Givens 13 Gil 10 Elonu 9 De Souza 5 Putnina 0 SOP Turner 26/8a Dupree 19/6r Zahui B 13/6r Crvendakic 11 Salvadores 2

November 29, 2018

Hatay vs. Olympiacos 71-55 HATA Ben Abdelkader 21 Johnson 17/6r Snytsina 10 Paris 9/9r Gajic 5 Jones 4/6r/6a OLY Thomas 14 Mazic 5/6r Johnson 3/13r Pavlopoulou 0

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 4-0
2. Avenida 2-2
3. TTT Riga 2-2
4. Carolo 2-2
5. Sopron 2-2
6. Hatay 2-2
7. Fenerbahce 2-2
8. Olympiacos 0-4

Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Wednesday:

Ekaterinburg vs. USK Praha, 3:00pm/9:00am:

Dynamo Kursk vs. Fenerbahce, 5:00p/11:00am:

TTT Riga vs. Carolo, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Villeneuve vs. Polkowice, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Castors Braine vs. Nadezhda, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Avenida vs. Sopron, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Thursday:

Hatay vs. Olympiacos, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Schio vs. Bourges, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

November 7, 2018

Group A:

A full Wednesday of games started in Orenburg, where Nadezhda fell to Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg 80-51.  USK Praha is the other undefeated team in the group after Alyssa Thomas helped them hand Bourges their first loss 88-80.  Tiffany Hayed helped Polkowice picked up their first win by beating Castors Braine 71-52.  Villeneuve beat Schio 69-50 to end the day.

Nadezhda vs. Ekaterinburg 51-80 NAD Jones 12/10r Bulgak 7 UMMC Griner 23/7r Torrens 15/10r Vadeeva 14 McBride 14 Meesseman 8/10r Baric 2 Belyakova 2 Musina 2 Vandersloot 0

USK Praha vs. Bourges 88-80 USK Thomas 22/8r Kat. Elhotova 18 Rezan 14/8r Oblak 12/6a Ayayi 9 Romero 0 BOUR Raincock-Ekunwe 17 Plouffe 17 Johannes 15 Chartereau 11 Sharp 3

Polkowice vs. Castors Braine 71-52 CCC Hayes 23/6r Gajda 11 Fagbenle 9/7r Leedham 7 Thomas 6 CAST Trahan-Davis 12/9r Samuelson 5 Hamblin 2

Villeneuve vs. Schio 69-50 ESBV Bar 14/6r Bjorklund 11 Evans 6 SCHI Lavender 14/7r Battisodo 10/6r Gruda 8/6r Gemelos 3

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 3-0
2. USK Praha 3-0
3. Bourges 2-1
4. Villeneuve 2-1
5. Polkowice 1-2
6. Castors Braine 1-2
7. Schio 0-3
8. Nadezhda 0-3

Group B:

Olympiacos had a tough task as they looked for their first win, but offered Dynamo Kursk quite a challenge before losing 73-67.  Anastasiya Verameyenka and Fenerbahce got some revenge on Sopron for last season with a 69-67 win.  Both teams got balanced scoring as Carolo beat Hatay 90-79.  Avenida rallied in the second half to beat Hatay 68-56.

Olympiacos vs. Dynamo Kursk 67-73 OLY Sotiriou 16/6r Johnson 13/13r Thomas 12 Spyridopoulou 11 Mazic 5 Pavlopoulou 3 DYNK Stewart 18/11r Charles 14/8r Cruz 12 Vidmer 10/9r Petrovic 10/6a Xargay 2/6a

Fenerbahce vs. Sopron 69-67 FENE Verameyenka 22/10r Sottana 17 Plum 11 Zandalasini 6 Vaughn 6 Canitez 0 SOP Crvendakic 14/9r Dupree 13/8r Zahui B 10/13r Fegyverneky 10 Turner 9 Salvadores 9

Carolo vs. Hatay 90-79 CARO Mosqueda-Lewis 17 Peters 15 Casas 14/6r/7a Hruscakova 12/6r Bouderra 12/10a Filip 11/7r HATA Aydin 16 Ben Abdelkader 16 Johnson 12 Paris 11/12r/6a Snytsina 11 Jones 10 Gajic 0

TTT Riga vs. Avenida 56-68 TTTR Vitola 19 Peddy 14 Slaughter 8 Kreslina 5 Eglite 0 AVEN Dominguez 16/6a De Souza 12/11r Elonu 8/7r Putnina 6 Robinson 5/11r Givens 5

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 3-0
2. Avenida 2-1
3. Fenerbahce 2-1
4. Carolo 2-1
5. TTT Riga 1-2
6. Hatay 1-2
7. Sopron 1-2
8. Olympiacos 0-3

Times listed are CET followed by EDT:

Dynamo Kursk vs. Carolo, Wednesday, 5:00pm/12:00pm:

Bourges vs. Nadezhda, Wednesday, 8:00pm/3:00pm:

Avenida vs. Fenerbahce, Wednesday, 8:30pm/3:30pm:

Castors Braine vs. Villeneuve, Wednesday, 9:00pm/4:00pm:

Ekaterinburg vs. Polkowice, Thursday, 3:00pm/10:00am:

Hatay vs. TTT Riga, Thursday, 4:00pm/11:00am:

Sopron vs. Olympiacos, Thursday, 6:00pm/1:00pm:

Schio vs. USK Praha, Thursday, 8:30pm/3:30pm:

Group A:

All games in this group were played on Wednesday, starting with the game in Orenburg where Alyssa Thomas led USK Praha to an 83-78 win over Nadezhda.  Temi Fagbenle and Polkowice did not have their start go as planned as Bourges dominated from the start on the way to a 73-56 win.  Ekaterinburg crushed Villeneuve as expected 99-51 while still short of their full roster.  Schio’s new look team came up short in Belgium as Castors Braine won 63-60.

October 24, 2018

Nadezhda vs. USK Praha 78-83 NAD Jones 19/11r Ygueravide 18/9a Maiga 15/6r Shilova 13 Bulgak 4 USK Thomas 21/15r Hanusova 15 Kat. Elhotova 14 Rezan 12 Ayayi 11/6r/7a Romero 2

Polkowice vs. Bourges 56-73 CCC Fagbenle 20/7r Hayes 12 Bone 9 Thomas 7 Leedham 6 BOUR Johannes 19 Chartereau 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 10 Plouffe 9/8r Sharp 2 Berkani 0

Villeneuve vs. Ekaterinburg 51-99 ESBV Diallo 11 Mendy 10 Bjorklund 10 Evans 4 UMMC Vandersloot 16/9a McBride 13 Torrens 12/7a Griner 11/10r Meesseman 11 Vadeeva 10/6r Baric 9/6a Musina 7/10r

Castors Braine vs. Schio 63-60 CAST Samuelson 18 Delaere 12 Mayombo 11 Trahan-Davis 5/11r Hamblin 2 SCHI Gemelos 17 Gruda 15/8r Lavender 8/7r

Group B:

Olympiacos started well at home on Wednesday, but Kelsey Plum and Fenerbahce showed their experience at this level in a 63-54 win.  Sopron will no longer be able to sneak up on teams this season and it was Charleville that got the opening win 80-74.  TTT Riga was almost able to get the surprise win, but Breanna Stewart’s immediate impact on Dynamo Kursk continued as they escaped 70-69.  There was one game on Thursday as Courtney Paris led Hatay past Avenida 88-80.

October 24, 2018

Olympiacos vs. Fenerbahce 54-63 OLY Thomas 11 Sotiriou 11 Johnson 10/8r Pavlopoulou 6 Mazic 4 FENE Plum 20 Vaughn 11/7r Cora 11 Zandalasini 4/6r Canitez 0

Carolo vs. Sopron 80-74 CARO Peters 19 Hruscakova 18 Casas 18 Mosqueda-Lewis 15/6r SOP Zahui B 13/9r Turner 13/6r Salvadores 12 Dupree 10

TTT Riga vs. Dynamo Kursk 69-70 TTTR Vitola 18/6r Peddy 13/10a Brumermane 11/6r Slaughter 10/8r Pulvere 10 Basko 5 Egite 2 Kreslina 0 KURS Stewart 29/11r Petrovic 12/6r Cruz 12/6a Xargay 4 Prince 4

October 25, 2018

Hatay vs. Avenida 88-80 HATA Paris 25/10r Johnson 18/8r/7a Jones 11/6a Gajic 11 Snytsina 11 Ben Abdelkader 10 AVEN Dominguez 19/8a Elonu 17 Givens 14 De Souza 10 Putnina 6 Robinson 4

January 31, 2018

Group A:

On the final Wednesday of group play, Dynamo Kursk finished unbeaten with an 83-73 win over Polkowice.  Crystal Langhorne and Sopron won 57-50 over Bourges to prevent the visitors from jumping a place in the final standings.  USK Praha took that third place as Amanda Zahui B helped them slam the door on Anete Steinberg andCastor Braine’s chances at additional continental play by beating them 75-71.  That result eliminated Galatasaray from the quarterfinals, but they did not know it at the time when they came out of the blocks with no energy in Villeneuve d’Ascq on their way to a 76-62 loss to Johanne Gomis, Johanna Leedham, and the fifth place finishers.

Dynamo Kursk vs. CCC Polkowice 83-73 KURS Petrovic 19/6r Kirillova 18 Prince 11/7r Ciak 10 Vadeeva 7 McCoughtry 4 Ogwumike 2 CCC Clark 19/8r Fagbenle 13 Spanou 8 Dikeoulakou 2

Sopron vs. Bourges 57-50 SOP Langhorne 22 Jovanovic 13/10r Turner 11 Page 6 Salvadores 2 BOUR Tchatchouang 15/6r Johannes 13 Hamblin 6/7r Sharp 5 Ayayi 4

Castors Braine vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 71-75 CAST Steinberga 20/6r Trahan-Davis 12/16r Malashenko 11 Jones 8 USK Zahui B 28/11r Bonner 18/7r Romero 10 Xargay 5/7a

ESBVA-LM vs. Galatasaray 76-62 ESBV Gomis 23/8r Leedham 20/10r Cousseins-Smith 12/6r/7a Amant 10 GALA Davis 17 Alben 10/11a Quigley 8 Kobryn 4

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 14-0
2. Sopron 10-4
3. ZVVZ USK Praha 8-6
4. Bourges 7-7
5. Galatasaray 6-8
6. ESBVA-LM 5-9
7. CCC Polkowice 3-11
8. Castors Braine 3-11

Group B:

Wednesday started with Kayla McBride and Yakin Dogu University taking care of business and grabbing the top spot with a 93-71 win over Emma Cannon and Nadezhda.  That result opened the door for Wisla, which hosted Fenerbahce in Krakow, but they could not climb out of seventh place, falling short 68-62.  Emma Messeeman and UMMC clinched second place and ended a miserable campaign for Courtney Hurt and Lattes Montpellier 100-61.  The day’s final game was important as Avenida needed to win decisively against Schio as each team looked to grab the last spot.  The home fans in Salamanca roared their team on, but a 65-58 lost meant that Isabelle Yacoubou and the visitors would leave with the greater prize.

Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Nadezhda 93-71 YDU McBride 24/7r Gruda 18/7r Vandersloot 13/6r/13a/6s Lavender 10/10r Hollingsworth 7 Cakir 1 NAD Cannon 28/7r Ygueravide 12 Bentley 9 Jones 6

Wisla Can-Pack vs. Fenerbahce 62-68 TSW Parker 19 Rodriguez 14 Labuckiene 12/9r Reid 8 Abdi 0 FENE Powers 15 Sottana 13 Plum 13 Vaughn 10/11r Dabovic 3 Canitez 2

BLMA vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 61-100 BLMA Hurt 24 Bernies 13 Bar 12 UMMC Meesseman 25 Griner 16 Musina 14/6r Belyakova 12 Torrens 10/7a Toliver 6 Nolan 2

Perfumerias Avenida vs. Famila Schio 65-58 AVEN Elonu 16/7r Givens 13 Robinson 10/6r Dominguez 10 Mestdagh 5 De Souza 3 SCHI Yacoubou 22/6r Anderson 6/9r Hruscakova 6 Zandalasini 6 Macchi 4 Masciadri 0

Standings:

1. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 12-2
2. UMMC Ekaterinburg 11-3
3. Fenerbahce 10-4
4. Famila Schio 7-7
5. Perfumerias Avenida 7-7
6. Nadezhda 4-10
7. Wisla Can-Pack 4-10
8. BLMA 1-13

Quarterfinals matchups (team listed first hosts Games 1 and 3):
Dynamo Kursk vs. Famila Schio
UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. ZVVZ USK Praha
Sopron vs. Fenerbahce
Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Bourges