February 20, 2019

Group A:

Simultaneous action in this group was dramatic on Wednesday with spots still left up for grabs.  Temi Fagbenle and Polkowice that a win would clinch the last quarterfinals place, but Marija Rezan and USK Praha came back to win 79-74 as it was clear by the end of the game that the other results would favor the home team.  Ekaterinburg took care of Castors Braine 95-69 with neither team having much on the line.  Villeneuve also knew that a win would help secure the last spot in the EuroCup quarterfinals, but fellow French team Bourges did not offer a helping hand and won 78-74.  Schio knew that they would need a win and help and handled their end with an 82-50 pasting of Nadezhda, which spectacularly failed to even compete for the quarterfinals spot they could have won, leaving both teams in the EuroCup on vastly different trajectories.

Polkowice vs. USK Praha 74-79 CCC Fagbenle 23/7r Leedham 11 Hayes 10/6r J. Thomas 10 USK Rezan 22/12r Kat. Elhotova 17 A. Thomas 14/14r Oblak 13 Ayayi 11/13r Harrison 2

Castors Braine vs. Ekaterinburg 69-95 CAST Razheva 15/6r Christinaki 14 Mayombo 10 Samuelson 8 UMMC McBride 16 Musina 12/12r Vadeeva 10/7r Vandersloot 10/6a Petrushina 10 Griner 8/8r Torrens 7/6r Belyakova 5 Baric 5

Villeneuve vs. Bourges 74-78 ESBV Mendy 15/7r Kamba 13 Gomis 11 Evans 10/6r Bjorklund 8 BOUR Ouvina 19 Chartereau 17 Johannes 16 Plouffe 8/14r Raincock-Ekunwe 8/8r Sharp 3

Schio vs. Nadezhda 82-50 SCHI Quigley 18/6r Gruda 15/6r Gemelos 11 Dotto 11/11a Lisec 10 Lavender 6/8r Masciadri 3 NAD Jones 17/7r Shilova 12 Wheeler 9/8r

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 13-1
2. USK Praha 10-4
3. Bourges 9-5
4. Polkowice 7-7
5. Nadezhda 7-7
6. Schio 5-9
7. Villeneuve 4-10
8. Castors Braine 1-13

Group B:

All the games in this group were also on Wednesday.  Hatay’s collapse was complete after an 87-62 loss to Dynamo Kursk.  The teams in Riga had already advanced, but placement was on the line as Candice Dupree and Sopron won, which would ultimately leave TTT in the dreaded fourth position with the toughest quarterfinals matchup by far.  Charleville knew that they would need a win and help to grab the last EuroCup spot.  After getting the help from the group leaders, they forced overtime against Fenerbahce, prevailing 94-92 behind Haley Peters again.  The visitors were led by Kelsey Plum and Kia Vaughn and dropped to third with the result.  A meaningless game closed the day as Avenida beat Olympiacos 72-48.

Hatay vs. Dynamo Kursk 62-87 HATA Williams 19 Basaran 14/8r Snytsina 11 Gajic 8/10r DYNK Stewart 17 Zhedik 14 Petrovic 14 Howard 10 Hollingsworth 6/10r Cruz 6/8r Prince 6/6a Xargay 5

TTT Riga vs. Sopron 71-79 TTTR Vitola 18/12r Brumermane 16/8r Peddy 12 Kreslina 10 Basko 7 Eglite 0 SOP Dupree 23/10r Casas 14 Turner 14 Crvendakic 12 Zahui B 5/6r

Carolo vs. Fenerbahce 94-92(OT) CARO Peters 28/8r Bouderra 18/14a Hruscakova 15/6r Mosqueda-Lewis 13/6r FENE Plum 24 Vaughn 20 Hartley 18/7r/8a Verameyenka 12/8r Zandalasini 4 Canitez 0 Stokes 0

Avenida vs. Olympiacos 72-48 AVEN Loyd 17 Elonu 15 Robinson 11/10r Givens 8 Goree 6 OLY Thomas 12 Spyridopoulou 12 Johnson 5/7r Pavlopoulou 0

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 13-1
2. Sopron 8-6
3. Fenerbahce 8-6
4. TTT Riga 8-6
5. Avenida 7-7
6. Carolo 5-9
7. Hatay 5-9
8. Olympiacos 2-12

Quarterfinals (team listed first hosts on March 5th and on March 13th if third game necessary while team listed second hosts March 8th):
Ekaterinburg vs. TTT Riga
Sopron vs. Bourges
USK Praha vs. Fenerbahce
Dynamo Kursk vs. Polkowice

Group A:

All games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Schio found themselves overmatched in Ekaterinburg, losing 77-46.  The game in Orenburg was going to go a long way in determining which team would take the final spot and it was as tense as expected as Stella Kaltsidou helped Polkowice escape Nadezhda with a 59-55 win to climb back above them in the standings.  Valeriane Ayayi and USK Praha took care of business and qualified with an 84-68 win over Villeneuve.  Alexia Chartereau and Bourges joined them with an 83-55 win over Castors Braine.

February 13, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Schio 77-46 UMMC Griner 14/9r Vandersloot 13 Torrens 11/13r Vadeeva 11/9r Meesseman 8/6r McBride 8 Baric 7 Musina 2 SCHI Gruda 16/11r Lavender 8/6r Gemelos 7/6r Quigley 4

Nadezhda vs. Polkowice 55-59 NAD Wheeler 16 Jones 11/11r CCC Kaltsidou 20/6r Thomas 11/7r Fagbenle 11 Leedham 5 Hayes 4

USK Praha vs. Villeneuve 84-68 USK Ayayi 21/8r/6a Rezan 18/8r Harrison 12 Oblak 11 Thomas 10/8r/7a Kat. Elhotova 10 Romero 0 ESBV Gomis 13 Mendy 13 Bjorklund 12 Diallo 12 Evans 7/6r

Bourges vs. Castors Braine 83-55 BOUR Chartereau 20 Johannes 14/9a Rupert 10/6r Raincock-Ekunwe 10 Plouffe 8 Sharp 8 CAST Trahan-Davis 18/12r Razheva 16 Samuelson 8 Christinaki 6

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 12-1
2. USK Praha 9-4
3. Bourges 8-5
4. Polkowice 7-6
5. Nadezhda 7-6
6. Villeneuve 4-9
7. Schio 4-9
8. Castors Braine 1-12

Group B:

On Wednesday, Olympiacos dealt Carolo a blow in their quest for a parachute down as they won 79-54.  Dynamo Kursk bounced back with a 69-51 win over Avenida.  TTT Riga withstood a late charge from Kelsey Plum and Fenerbahce to win 62-61, but the other results meant that both teams will advance.  On Thursday, Sopron eventually overcame Hatay 64-52 to clinch the last quarterfinals spot from this group.  Avenida is now confirmed to be dropping to to EuroCup with Hatay hoping to fend off Carolo for the other spot.

February 13, 2019

Olympiacos vs. Carolo 79-54 OLY Thomas 17 Pavlopoulou 14 Johnson 10/14r Stamolamprou 5 CARO Chevaugeon 14 Filip 12/8r Bouderra 10/7a Peters 9 Hruscakova 6 Mosqueda-Lewis 2

Dynamo Kursk vs. Avenida 69-51 DYNK Petrovic 16 Stewart 14/7r Howard 13/14r Cruz 7/6r/7a Xargay 5 Hollingsworth 4 AVEN Robinson 14/13r Elonu 8 Loyd 6 Goree 5 Givens 4

Fenerbahce vs. TTT Riga 61-62 FENE Plum 20 Verameyenka 12/8r Hartley 12 Vaughn 6/11r Zandalasini 5 Stokes 0 TTTR Peddy 14/12r Vitola 12 Basko 8 Slaughter 6/6r Kreslina 6 Eglite 2

February 14, 2019

Sopron vs. Hatay 64-52 SOP Turner 19 Crvendakic 14/12r Dupree 12 Zahui B 6/9r HATA Williams 19 Basaran 10/7r Gajic 7/13r

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 12-1
2. TTT Riga 8-5
3. Fenerbahce 8-5
4. Sopron 7-6
5. Avenida 6-7
6. Hatay 5-8
7. Carolo 4-9
8. Olympiacos 2-11

Group A:

All games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Nadezhda rolled past Castors Braine 85-56 in Orenburg to start the day.  Polkowice breezed past Magali Mendy and Villeneuve 86-66.  The shock of the day came when Alyssa Thomas and USK Praha handed Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg their first loss 82-73 as a new signing gives the hosts an edge in their quest for second.  Schio continued to fight for the last parachute spot, beating Alexia Chartereau and Bourges 75-70.

January 30, 2019

Nadezhda vs. Castors Braine 85-56 NAD Shilova 19 Jones 15/11r Ygueravide 14 Maiga 12/7r Medvedeva 10 Wheeler 6/12a CAST Razheva 12 Trahan-Davis 10/9r Samuelson 8 Harvey-Carr 6 Christinaki 0

Polkowice vs. Villeneuve 86-66 CCC Tagbenle 19/6r Thomas 16/7a Kaltsidou 16 Hayes 10/6r/6a Leedham 9 Kizer 2 ESBV Mendy 21 Evans 14/7r Bjorklund 10

USK Praha vs. Ekaterinburg 82-73 USK Thomas 22/11r/9a Kat. Elhotova 15 Oblak 14/9a Harrison 12/9r Romero 0 UMMC Griner 21 Meesseman 18 Vadeeva 8 McBride 6 Baric 5 Belyakova 3/6a Vandersloot 2

Bourges vs. Schio 70-75 BOUR Chartereau 20 Michel 13 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/7r Sharp 4 Plouffe 2 SCHI Quigley 18 Gruda 14/7r Lavender 11/7r Gemelos 6 Masciadri 3

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 10-1
2. Bourges 7-4
3. USK Praha 7-4
4. Polkowice 6-5
5. Nadezhda 6-5
6. Villeneuve 4-7
7. Schio 3-8
8. Castors Braine 1-10

Group B:

The round started on Tuesday in Greece with Olympiacos experiencing more hard luck after Hatay came back and escaped with an 80-76 win.  On Wednesday, the titanic matchup between the top two teams lived up to the hype as it went back and forth before Breanna Stewart and Dynamo Kursk came back and kept their perfect record with a 75-71 win over Bria Hartley and Fenerbahce.  Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis could not be stopped from the outside and Haley Peters was excellent again as Charleville fired past Shey Peddy and TTT Riga 100-75.  On Thursday, Avenida shuffled their lineup and just managed to fend off a late charge from Sopron to win 68-66 as the middle of this group continues to have twists and turns.

January 29, 2019

Olympiacos vs. Hatay 76-80 OLY Spyridopoulou 16 Thomas 15 Stamolamprou 11 Johnson 10/10r Pavlopoulou 8 Mazic 4 HATA Williams 18 Basaran 16/8r Gajic 15/9r Snytsina 15 Aydin 10

January 30, 2019

Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kursk 71-75 FENE Hartley 24 Zandalasini 11 Plum 11 Vaughn 10/6r Stokes 8/15r Canitez 0 DYNK Stewart 33/9r Prince 17 Hollingsworth 8/6r Cruz 5/7a Xargay 5 Howard 4 Petrovic 1

Carolo vs. TTT Riga 100-75 CARO Mosqueda-Lewis 27 Peters 26/6r/9a Filip 11/11r Hruscakova 11/6r TTTR Peddy 23/7a Vitola 14 Brumermane 13 Slaughter 6/7a Basko 4 Eglite 3 Kreslina 2

January 31, 2019

Sopron vs. Avenida 66-68 SOP Zahui B 19 Crvendakic 18 Dupree 10/12r Turner 0/7a AVEN Loyd 19 Elonu 13 Dominguez 10 Robinson 7/6r Givens 4

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 11-0
2. Fenerbahce 7-4
3. TTT Riga 6-5
4. Sopron 5-6
5. Hatay 5-6
6. Avenida 5-6
7. Carolo 4-7
8. Olympiacos 1-10

Group A:

The round started on Wednesday out in Ekaterinburg with the hosts stopping some of Nadezhda’s momentum 77-52 and clinching a spot in the next round.  The race behind them is tight as Alexia Chartereau led Bourges past USK Praha 81-70.  Castors Braine had a good start, but Polkowice controlled the rest of the game to win 94-71.  On Thursday, Schio figured that it had momentum and got a good game from Jantel Lavender, but Villeneuve escaped with an 81-75 and kept itself in contention and created a gap as they still have the lead for the parachute into EuroCup.

January 23, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Nadezhda 77-52 UMMC McBride 17 Vadeeva 13/10r Vandersloot 10 Baric 8 Griner 8 Belyakova 7 Meesseman 6/7r Musina 2 NAD Jones 12/9r Wheeler 8

Bourges vs. USK Praha 81-70 BOUR Chartereau 21/6r Johannes 12/6a Michel 12 Plouffe 10/8r Raincock-Ekunwe 8/9r Sharp 3 Berkani 0 USK Thomas 18/10r Ayayi 16/6a Kat. Elhotova 15 Rezan 10 Romero 1

Castors Braine vs. Polkowice 71-94 CAST Razheva 13 Trahan-Davis 12/8r Delaere 10/7a Samuelson 9 Christinaki 5 Harvey-Carr 3 CCC Kaltsidou 18 Hayes 16 Fagbenle 13 Thomas 10 Kizer 9 Leedham 8/8r/6a

January 24, 2019

Schio vs. Villeneuve 75-81 SCHI Lavender 26/12r Quigley 15/6r Lisec 12 Gemelos 2 Gruda 2 ESBV Mendy 16/6r Gomis 15/6a Evans 14 Jakovljevic 11 Bjorklund 11

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 10-0
2. Bourges 7-3
3. USK Praha 6-4
4. Polkowice 5-5
5. Nadezhda 5-5
6. Villeneuve 4-6
7. Schio 2-8
8. Castors Braine 1-9

Group B:

Dynamo Kursk opened up play in this group on Wednesday and Breanna Stewart and Sonja Petrovic led them to the 75-58 win over Olympiacos to officially clinch a spot in the next round.  Shey Peddy and TTT Riga were impressive again, going to Salamanca and beating Avenida 82-61.  Thursday’s games started with a Hatay team in crisis rallying behind Katsiaryna Snytsina and Riquna Williams and beating Haley Peters and Carolo, which had a lineup shuffle of its own, 74-66.  Cecilia Zandalasini and Fenerbahce rallied late to exorcise some demons from last year’s games against Sopron with an 84-80 win.

January 23, 2019

Dynamo Kursk vs. Olympiacos 75-58 DYNK Stewart 21/7r Petrovic 20/7r Hollingsworth 10 Cruz 7/7r Prince 4 OLY Johnson 14/10r Pavlopoulou 13 Sotiriou 12 Stamolamprou 5 Thomas 2 Mazic 0

Avenida vs. TTT Riga 61-82 AVEN Robinson 17/7r Givens 16 Elonu 10/8r Dominguez 10/6a De Souza 2/10r TTTR Peddy 23 Slaughter 13 Brumermane 12 Vitola 11/6r Pulvere 10 Eglite 8 Basko 5/8r Kreslina 0

January 24, 2019

Hatay vs. Carolo 74-66 HATA Snytsina 22 Williams 20/6r Aydin 13 Gajic 6/6a CARO Peters 25/10r/6a Robert 10/9r Hruscakova 10/6r Bouderra 10/6a

Sopron vs. Fenerbahce 80-84 SOP Zahui B 19/7r Turner 19/6a Crvendakic 18 Dupree 17 FENE Zandalasini 24/8r Verameyenka 13 Vaughn 10 Plum 9 Hartley 7 Canitez 4 Stokes 3

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 10-0
2. Fenerbahce 7-3
3. TTT Riga 6-4
4. Sopron 5-5
5. Hatay 4-6
6. Avenida 4-6
7. Carolo 3-7
8. Olympiacos 1-9

All times Central European then Eastern Standard:

Ekaterinburg vs. Nadezhda, Wednesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Dynamo Kursk vs. Olympiacos, Wednesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Bourges vs. USK Praha, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Castors Braine vs. Polkowice, Wednesday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Avenida vs. TTT Riga, Wednesday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Hatay vs. Carolo, Thursday, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Sopron vs. Fenerbahce, Thursday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Schio vs. Villeneuve, Thursday 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard.

Nadezhda vs. Bourges, Wednesday 3:00pm/9:00am:

Olympiacos vs. Sopron, Wednesday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Fenerbahce vs. Avenida, Wednesday 5:30pm/11:30am:

USK Praha vs. Schio, Wednesday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Polkowice vs. Ekaterinburg, Wednesday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Carolo vs. Dynamo Kursk, Wednesday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Villeneuve vs. Castors Braine, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

TTT Riga vs. Hatay, Thursday 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Group A:

On Wednesday, USK Praha looked to be cruising at home behind Katerina Elhotova and Alyssa Thomas, but Brionna Jones and Nadezhda stormed back to force two overtimes, escaping 90-86.  It was a similar story in the day’s other game as Polkowice had a lead before Bourges recovered at home with Marine Johannes and Cristina Ouvina leading them to a 76-65 win.  Thursday started with Ekaterinburg maintaining their perfect record with a 100-75 win over Magali Mendy and Villeneuve.  The week ended with Schio picking up their first win 76-48 over new look Castors Braine.

January 9, 2019

USK Praha vs. Nadezhda 86-90(2OT) USK Elhotova 22 Thomas 20/17r Ayayi 14/6a Oblak 11 Hanusova 10 Romero 2 NAD Jones 29/11r Nicholls 12/13r/7a Ygueravide 11/8a Novikova 11 Wheeler 10

Bourges vs. Polkowice 76-65 BOUR Johannes 25 Ouvina 20/7r Chartereau 14 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 Plouffe 2 Sharp 2 Berkani 0 CCC Fagbenle 18/8r Hayes 12 Leedham 10/6r Thomas 9/6r Kizer 2

January 10, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Villeneuve 100-75 UMMC McBride 14 Griner 14 Meesseman 13 Torrens 13 Vandersloot 9/7a Belyakova 7/6a Baric 7 Musina 5/6r Vadeeva 5 ESBV Mendy 27/6r Diallo 18 Bar 10 Bjorklund 6 Evans 4

Schio vs. Castors Braine 76-48 SCHI Masciadri 15 Lavender 12/6r Quigley 11 Gruda 7 Gemelos 5/11r CAST Trahan-Davis 14/13r Christinaki 9 Harvey-Carr 8/9r

Standings:

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

Group B:

Wednesday’s games started in this group as Breanna Stewart and Dynamo Kursk had to fend off TTT Riga again, this time edging Kristine Vitola and company 73-70.  Bria Hartley and Fenerbahce kept Olympiacos winless 76-68 despite the best efforts of Anna Spyridopoulou.  Riquna Williams proved to be a timely addition for Hatay as they beat Avenida 73-65 to put themselves right back in the picture.  There was one game on Thursday with Sopron beating Carolo 80-52 as teams in the middle are finally beginning to separate with the hosts further heartened by the return of Tina Jovanovic from injury.

January 9, 2019

Dynamo Kursk vs. TTT Riga 73-70 DYNK Stewart 27/9r Hollingsworth 16/10r Petrovic 16 Prince 5 Xargay 4 Cruz 0/7r TTTR Vitola 26/12r Slaughter 12/9r Pulvere 11/6r Peddy 10 Kreslina 2 Basko 0 Eglite 0

Fenerbahce vs. Olympiacos 76-68 FENE Hartley 21 Plum 15 Zandalasini 11 Vaughn 8 Canitez 2 OLY Spyridopoulou 23 Thomas 12 Pavlopoulou 10 Johnson 4/7r Stamolamprou 2 Mazic 0

Avenida vs. Hatay 65-73 AVEN Givens 15 Robinson 14/9r Elonu 12 Eldebrink 10 De Souza 2 HATA Williams 25 Gajic 18/12r Snytsina 12 Ben Abdelkader 10 Paris 6/9r

January 10, 2019

Sopron vs. Carolo 80-52 SOP Casas 16/7a Crvendakic 15/7r Zahui B 15 Turner 14/9a Dupree 8 CARO Peters 17 Mosqueda-Lewis 11 Hruscakova 6/6r

Standings:

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