March 7, 2017

All four quarterfinals series started on Tuesday.  Diana Taurasi and UMMC had no trouble in Ekaterinburg, beating Schio 92-47.  It was a similar story in Orenburg, where Nadezhda beat USK Praha 80-57.  Dynamo Kursk was on the ropes for a while as they tried to avoid their first loss of the competition, but the duo of Angel McCoughtry and Nneka Ogwumike helped them beat Bourges 76-71.  Candace Parker provided an immediate impact in her debut for Fenerbahce as they beat Jelena Milovanovic and Avenida 78-68.  Each series will continue on Friday, with four teams returning home knowing that they need a win to extend their campaigns.

UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. Famila Schio 92-47 UMMC Taurasi 21/6a Griner 14/7r Vieru 12/9r Baric 10 Toliver 8 Torrens 8 Lyttle 6 Belyakova 6 Meesseman 4/8r Nolan 0 SCHI Miyem 13 Zandalasini 11/6r Macchi 6 Martinez 4 Ress 0 Masciadri 0

Nadezhda vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 80-57 NADE Zahui B 18/8r Anoikina 18 Mitchell 13 Shilova 10/7r Williams 6 ZVVZ Palau 13 Hanusova 12 Petrovic 9/8r Vaughn 8/9r Xargay 5 Dupree 4 Steinberga 4

Dynamo Kursk vs. Bourges 76-71 KURS McCoughtry 25/8r Ogwumike 22/14r Vadeeva 10/12r Cruz 7 Prince 4 BOUR Chartereau 19 Leedham 12/6r/7a Filip 11/7r Alexander 11 Bojovic 10

Fenerbahce vs. Perfumerias Avenida 78-68 FENE Parker 23 Lavender 14/8r Gruda 13 Quigley 7 Canitez 0 AVEN Milovanovic 27 Givens 11/7s De Souza 10/6r Elonu 8 Marginean 3 Quevedo 0

February 22, 2017

Group A:

All of the games in the final week were played on Wednesday, starting with a meaningless game that saw Fenerbahce beat Mersin 75-52 in a battle of Turkish teams.  Another meaningless game was in Hungary, where Dynamo Kursk did manage to complete an unbeaten regular season with an 84-49 win at Gyor.  Schio needed a win at home in Italy to still be in contention for the quarterfinals and did so by coming back behind Endy Miyem to beat an already locked-in USK Praha 71-63.  That result left Lattes Montpellier needing a win in Poland to advance, but Ewelina Kobryn was back to her best and Wisla Krakow won 77-61, dragging the French outfit down with them to the EuroCup as the return of Naomi Halman over the weekend was not enough.

Fenerbahce vs. Mersin 75-52 FENE Gruda 11/8r Verameyenka 11/6r Lavender 11 Stricklen 8 Quigley 6 Canitez 0 MERS Petronyte 17 Uslusar 10 Abdi 7/7r Robinson 2

Uni Gyor vs. Dynamo Kursk 49-84 GYOR Kiesel 14 Hruscakova 8 Goree 6/6r KURS Vidmer 18 Ogwumike 10/10r McCoughtry 9 Prince 7 Cruz 3/6r

Famila Schio vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 71-63 SCHI Miyem 20 Anderson 14/7r Macchi 14 Zandalasini 11 Martinez 8 Ress 0 Masciadri 0 ZVVZ Vaughn 18/9r Petrovic 17/12r Xargay 10 Dupree 6 Burgrova 4 Steinberga 0

Wisla Can-Pack vs. BLMA 77-61 WIS Kobryn 21/8r Gidden 16/11r Ygueravide 15/11a Simmons 12 Ben Abdelkader 8 BLMA Skrela 17 Godin 10/6r Lardy 10 Mann 10 Halman 1/7r

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 14-0
2. Fenerbahce 11-3
3. ZVVZ USK Praha 9-5
4. Famila Schio 7-7
5. BLMA 7-7
6. Wisla Can-Pack 5-9
7. Mersin 2-12
8. Uni Gyor 1-13

Group B:

Another worst against first matchup took place in this group as Emma Meesseman and UMMC had no trouble beating Polkowice 94-57 in Ekaterinburg.  Katsiaryna Snytsina and Hatay got the 69-51 win over Bourges, but could not flip the tiebreakers to their favor and miss out on the quarterfinals.  Nadezhda beat Avenida 65-62 in Orenburg in a game that had no bearing on seedings.  The battle for the last EuroCup spot went to the hosts in Villeneuve as Shenise Johnson’s effort for Sopron was not enough in a 78-63 loss.

UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. CCC Polkowice 94-57 UMMC Meesseman 20/8r Taurasi 18 Griner 15/7r Torrens 11 Toliver 9 Belyakova 8 Lyttle 2 Nolan 2 Baric 2 CCC Rezan 14 Harrison 7 Faulkner 6 V. Musina 1

Hatay vs. Bourges 69-51 HATA Snytsina 22 Turner 19/7r Paris 9/10r Stankovic 6 Tanacan 0 BOUR Alexander 12 Dos Santos 8

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Perfumerias Avenida 65-62 NADE Williams 16/9r Anoikina 13 Zhedik 11 Zahui B 7/8r Mitchell 2 AVEN Givens 11/7r De Souza 10/6r Elonu 10 Milovanovic 8 Marginean 7 Quevedo 6

ESBVA-LM vs. Uniqa Sopron 78-63 ESBV Stepanova 16 Iagupova 16 Bremont 14/8a Gaye 11/7r Ayayi 9/10r SOPR Johnson 21/12r Krnjic 12 Crvendakic 10 Turner 2/6a

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 13-1
2. Nadezhda 10-4
3. Perfumerias Avenida 7-7
4. Bourges 7-7
5. Hatay 7-7
6. ESBVA-LM 6-8
7. Uniqa Sopron 4-10
8. CCC Polkowice 2-12

Quarterfinals Matchups (team listed first hosts Games 1 and 3 of best of 3 format):
Dynamo Kursk vs. Bourges
Nadezhda vs. ZVVZ USK Praha
Fenerbahce vs. Perfumerias Avenida
UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. Famila Schio

Group A:

All of the games in this group were played on Wednesday.  Vanessa Gidden and Wisla went to Turkey and beat Farhiya Abdi and Mersin to grab the last EuroCup spot and prevent the hosts from taking it.  Dynamo Kursk remained undefeated with a 70-64 win over Schio.  Fenerbahce won 71-63 in Praha to make a definitive move into second place.  Lattes Montpellier eased past Gyor 69-50 to have the advantage for the last quarterfinals place going into the last week of games.

February 15, 2017

Mersin vs. Wisla Can-Pack 74-83 MERS Abdi 21/7r Newlin 19 Petronyte 12/13r Robinson 12/6a WIS Gidden 20/9r Ygueravide 18/9a Kobryn 18/6a Pop 11 Ben Abdelkader 7 Simmons 5

Dynamo Kursk vs. Schio 70-64 KURS Cruz 16/9a Ciak 12 Ogwumike 9/13r McCoughtry 9/6r Prince 9 SCHI Miyem 17 Sottana 13 Bestagno 11 Ress 4/7r Anderson 4 Macchi 4 Martinez 4

ZVVZ USK Praha vs. Fenerbahce 63-71 ZVVZ Dupree 19 Petrovic 15/7r Hanusova 10 Vaughn 8/8r Xargay 8 Steinberga 0 FENE Stricklen 16 Quigley 16/6a Lavender 15/11r Gruda 11/11r Vardarli 10 Canitez 0

BLMA vs. Uni Gyor 69-50 BLMA Mann 15 Godin 13/7r Robert 11/6r GYOR Kiesel 13 Goree 10/13r Hruscakova 7/7r

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 13-0
2. Fenerbahce 10-3
3. ZVVZ USK Praha 9-4
4. BLMA 7-6
5. Schio 6-7
6. Wisla Can-Pack 4-9
7. Mersin 2-11
8. Uni Gyor 1-12

Group B:

The highlight of the round came on Wednesday as it took three overtime periods to decide the game in Hungary before Hatay escaped with the 98-95 win.  Courtney Paris and Barbara Turner had impressive statistics for the visitors while Yvonne Turner and Aleksandra Crvendakic led the hosts.  5 players played more than 50 minutes, including Natalie Hurst appearing in the full 55.  Polkowice may have already been eliminated, but gave their fans something to cheer about by beating Villeneuve to prevent them from having a chance to advance.  Bourges beat Avenida 69-63 at home, but will still need to beat Hatay next week to advance while the visitors managed to back into a quarterfinals place with the loss.  The only game on Thursday decided the top spot in the group as UMMC was eventually able to get the 88-81 win over Nadezhda in Ekaterinburg.  Brittney Griner led the hosts while Amanda Zahui B paced the visitors.  Both teams are now locked into their positions heading into the final week.

February 15, 2017

Uniqa Sopron vs. Hatay 95-98(3OT) SOPR Turner 30/6a Crvendakic 20/11r Ajdukovic 12 Johnson 11/9r Krnjic 4 HATA Paris 33/28r Turner 33/7r Hurst 16/7r/6a Stankovic 4 Tanacan 0

CCC Polkowice vs. ESBVA-LM 77-68 CCC V. Musina 18 Rezan 16/9r Faulkner 15/13a Ortiz 13 Harrison 3 ESBV Ayayi 17 Bremont 13/6r/8a Iagupova 13 Sy 10

Bourges vs. Perfumerias Avenida 69-63 BOUR Alexander 16/10r Dos Santos 12/6r Tanqueray 12 Salagnac 12 Johannes 11 AVEN Givens 15 Elonu 14 De Souza 11/6r Marginean 7 Milovanovic 7 Quevedo 2 Miloglav 0

February 16, 2017

UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. Nadezhda 88-81 UMMC Griner 22/7r Toliver 17 Meesseman 13 Baric 10 Lyttle 8/7r Torrens 8 Taurasi 6 Nolan 0 Belyakova 0 NADE Zahui B 28/10r Williams 16/9r Shilova 11 Mitchell 6

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 12-1
2. Nadezhda 9-4
3. Perfumerias Avenida 7-6
4. Bourges 7-6
5. Hatay 6-7
6. ESBVA-LM 5-8
7. Uniqa Sopron 4-9
8. CCC Polkowice 2-11

Group A:

Most of the games in this group were on Wednesday, starting with Fenerbahce’s 71-60 win over Wisla.  Dynamo Kursk had a shockingly easy time in Praha, winning 73-49.  Schio regained the edge on BLMA in the race for the final quarterfinals spot in the group after a 70-53 win.  On Thursday, Gintare Petronyte and Mersin controlled the second half in Hungary to beat Gyor 73-54 and stay in the hunt for a consolation prize.

February 8, 2017

Fenerbahce vs. Wisla Can-Pack 71-60 FENE Lavender 14/8r Quigley 14 Stricklen 12 Gruda 6/6r Canitez 0 WIS Morrison 15/7r Ben Abdelkader 13 Ygueravide 12/7a Gidden 8/11r

ZVVZ USK Praha vs. Dynamo Kursk 49-73 ZVVZ Petrovic 14 Xargay 9 Burgrova 6 Vaughn 2 Dupree 2 Steinberga 0 KURS Kirillova 16 Vadeeva 11 McCoughtry 11 Prince 9 Cruz 7/8r Ogwumike 6/12r/7a

Famila Schio vs. BLMA 70-53 SCHI Miyem 10 Anderson 9/6r Martinez 9 Macchi 6 Ress 4/7r Masciadri 2 BLMA Sacko 14/12r Mann 9

February 9, 2017

Uni Gyor vs. Mersin 54-73 GYOR Hruscakova 10 Goree 8/8r Kiesel 8 MERS Petronyte 21/13r Abdi 14/8r Henry 11 Newlin 10/6r Robinson 1/8a

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 12-0
2. ZVVZ USK Praha 9-3
3. Fenerbahce 9-3
4. Famila Schio 6-6
5. BLMA 6-6
6. Wisla Can-Pack 3-9
7. Mersin 2-10
8. Uni Gyor 1-11

Group B:

There was a rare Tuesday game to kick off the week in Ekaterinburg as UMMC beat Villeneuve 91-69.  Wednesday’s games started in Orenburg, where Nadezhda beat Bourges 69-61.  Avenida continues to hold the advantage to advancing as Jelena Milovanovic led them to an 84-67 win over Sopron.  On Thursday, Hatay kept their recent momentum going with a 58-54 home win over Polkowice.

February 7, 2017

UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. ESVBA-LM 91-69 UMMC Griner 19 Meesseman 12/6r Taurasi 11 Toliver 11 Baric 9/6a Torrens 8 Lyttle 7 Belyakova 7 Nolan 4 ESBV Bremont 14/6r Stepanova 11 Amant 10 Gaye 10 Gomis 10 Iagupova 7/6a Ayayi 0

February 8, 2017

Nadezhda vs. Bourges 69-61 NADE Williams 15/12r Mitchell 11 Ouvina 10/6r Zahui B 8/7r BOUR Filip 12 Chartereau 11/6r Johannes 11 Alexander 8/8r

Perfumerias Avenida vs. Uniqa Sopron 84-67 AVEN Milovanovic 23 Elonu 19/6r Beard 11 Givens 10 Quevedo 7 Salvadores 2 Miloglav 0 Marginean 0 SOPR Johnson 15/8r Krnjic 15 Turner 15

February 9, 2017

Hatay vs. CCC Polkowice 58-54 HATA Turner 11/7r/6a Snytsina 11/6r Hurst 10 Stankovic 10 Paris 8/10r Tanacan 0 CCC Faulkner 13 Gala 12/6r Rezan 10 Harrison 8/6r

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 11-1
2. Nadezhda 9-3
3. Perfumerias Avenida 7-5
4. Bourges 6-6
5. ESBVA-LM 5-7
6. Hatay 5-7
7. Uniqa Sopron 4-8
8. CCC Polkowice 1-11

February 1, 2017

Group A:

This group continues to be the more clear one as all games were played on Wednesday this week.  Schio failed to take advantage of their schedule as they handed Mersin their first win 65-61 despite the best efforts of Laura Macchi in Turkey.  Angel McCoughtry and Dynamo Kursk needed to storm back at home to avoid their first defeat and beat Fenerbahce 86-79, but the visitors are still in position to move on to the next round.  Vanessa Gidden and Wisla made it difficult for any of the bottom teams to catch them after a 66-47 win over Gyor in Krakow.  In Lattes, the hosts could have put themselves in excellent position to grab the final quarterfinals place, but a poor start against USK Praha left them short 58-55.

Mersin vs. Famila Schio 65-61 MERS Petronyte 17/12r Robinson 15 Henry 13/7r Newlin 2 SCHI Macchi 21 Martinez 14/6a Miyem 13 Anderson 4/8r/8a Ress 0 Masciadri 0

Dynamo Kursk vs. Fenerbahce 86-79 KURS McCoughtry 23/6r Prince 19 Ogwumike 16/11r Ciak 12 Cruz 10/8a FENE Quigley 19 Stricklen 16 Lavender 10/10r Gruda 9/7r Canitez 0

Wisla Can-Pack vs. Uni Gyor 66-47 WIS Gidden 24/9r Ygueravide 13/7r/6a Morrison 11/10r Ben Abdelkader 11/6r GYOR Hruscakova 12 Simon 10 Kiesel 9 Goree 8

BLMA vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 55-58 BLMA Godin 13/9r Mann 10 ZVVZ Vaughn 18/8r Dupree 11 Petrovic 8/7r Xargay 7 Burgrova 2 Steinberga 0

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 11-0
2. ZVVZ USK Praha 9-2
3. Fenerbahce 8-3
4. BLMA 6-5
5. Famila Schio 5-6
6. Wisla Can-Pack 3-8
7. Mersin 1-10
8. Uni Gyor 1-10

Group B:

Wednesday’s games started with Amanda Zahui B and Nadezhda winning 89-69 in Sopron to stay firmly in second place.  Avenida jumped to the top of the pack in the middle as they beat recently-traded Isabelle Harrison and Polkowice 75-71.  Courtney Paris and Hatay now have significant momentum to crash the party as they escaped Johanne Gomis and Villeneuve with a 72-71 win.  Diana Taurasi and UMMC had no trouble in Bourges, rolling to a 97-63 win.

Uniqa Sopron vs. Nadezhda 69-89 SOPR Turner 19 Johnson 17/6r/7a Crvendakic 16 Krnjic 9 NADE Zahui B 25/15r Zhedik 19 Williams 14/8r Anoikina 14 Mitchell 6

CCC Polkowice vs. Perfumerias Avenida 71-75 CCC Harrison 21/15r Rezan 18 Faulkner 17 V. Musina 7 AVEN Elonu 17/7r Milovanovic 15 Givens 13/6a Dominguez 12/6r Marginean 7 Salvadores 3 De Souza 0

ESBVA-LM vs. Hatay 71-72 ESBV Gomis 21 Iagupova 18 Ayayi 0 HATA Paris 25/14r Turner 13/9r Snytsina 12 Stankovic 5 Tanacan 0

Bourges vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 63-97 BOUR Filip 17/6r Dos Santos 6/8r Alexander 2/6r UMMC Taurasi 20 Griner 14 Toliver 9 Belyakova 9 Lyttle 8/7r Nolan 8 Torrens 6 Meesseman 6 Baric 5

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 10-1
2. Nadezhda 8-3
3. Perfumerias Avenida 6-5
4. Bourges 6-5
5. ESBVA-LM 5-6
6. Uniqa Sopron 4-7
7. Hatay 4-7
8. CCC Polkowice 1-10

Group A:

Wednesday games started in Russia, where Dynamo Kursk stifled Lattes Montpellier 65-43.  Fenerbahce took care of business at home against Gyor 66-53.  Mersin ended the day as the only winless team after being dismantled by USK Praha in the Czech Republic 96-47.  The lone Thursday game saw Schio stick close to the last playoff spot with an 80-54 win over Wisla in Italy.

January 25, 2017

Dynamo Kursk vs. BLMA 65-43 KURS Ogwumike 13/10r McCoughtry 11/8r Cruz 10 Prince 9 BLMA Skrela 11 Mann 2

Fenerbahce vs. Uni Gyor 66-53 FENE Quigley 17 Lavender 15 Cora 10 Stricklen 5 Gruda 2/6r Canitez 2 GYOR Likhtarovich 10 Hruscakova 8/7r Goree 8/6r Kiesel 2

ZVVZ USK Praha vs. Mersin 96-47 ZVVZ Hanusova 18 Dupree 12 Xargay 12/6a Vyoralova 10/7a Steinberga 9 Petrovic 9 Burgrova 8/6r Vaughn 8 MERS Petronyte 14 Henry 11 Newlin 8/6r Robinson 7/6a

January 26, 2017

Famila Schio vs. Wisla Can-Pack 80-54 SCHI Zandalasini 16/7r Macchi 15/7r Sottana 13 Anderson 11/9r Miyem 10/6r Martinez 5 Ress 2 Masciadri 0 WIS Ben Abdelkader 17 Gidden 13/11r Ygueravide 11 Morrison 0

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 10-0
2. ZVVZ USK Praha 8-2
3. Fenerbahce 8-2
4. BLMA 6-4
5. Famila Schio 5-5
6. Wisla Can-Pack 2-8
7. Uni Gyor 1-9
8. Mersin 0-10

Group B:

All games in this group were on Wednesday, starting with Brittney Griner and UMMC not letting up at all on Hatay and winning 103-40 in Ekaterinburg.  Polkowice finally got their first win, doing so in shocking fashion by surprising Nadezhda 60-50 in Orenburg.  The pileup in the middle of the standings is starting to clear up as Bourges beat Yvonne Turner and Sopron 80-59 in France.  Adaora Elonu and Avenida shook off a slow start in Salamanca to beat Villeneuve 79-70 to move back into a playoff place.

January 25, 2017

UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. Hatay 103-40 UMMC Griner 20 Meesseman 14/6r Torrens 12/7r Baric 11 Taurasi 9 Toliver 5 Nolan 4 Belyakova 3 HATA Snytsina 12 Stankovic 6 Tanacan 4/9r

Nadezhda vs. CCC Polkowice 50-60 NADE Zahui B 14/15r Williams 11/14r Mitchell 3 CCC Harrison 14/6r Faulkner 14 V. Musina 12 Rezan 10/11r

Bourges vs. Sopron 80-59 BOUR Dos Santos 17/14r Alexander 16/10r Bojovic 13/6r/9a Salagnac 13/6r SOPR Turner 25 Johnson 14 Krnjic 7/7r

Perfumerias Avenida vs. ESBVA-LM 79-70 AVEN Elonu 20 Givens 16 Gil 10 Marginean 10 Milovanovic 6 Salvadores 6 De Souza 4/6r Quevedo 0 ESBV Ayayi 15/8r Iagupova 14 Bremont 12 Amant 10

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 9-1
2. Nadezhda 7-3
3. Bourges 6-4
4. Perfumerias Avenida 5-5
5. ESBVA-LM 5-5
6. Uniqa Sopron 4-6
7. Hatay 3-7
8. Polkowice 1-9

Group A:

On Wednesday, Nneka Ogwumike and Dynamo Kursk shook off a slow start to remain the only unbeaten team in the competition after winning 84-70 in Mersin.  Sonja Petrovic led the way for USK Praha again as they went to Krakow and beat Hind Ben Abdelkader and Wisla 90-70.  An exciting game closed the day in France as Lattes Montpellier held off Fenerbahce 58-56.  On Thursday, Schio remained in the best position to challenge the top teams in the group after easing to a 91-46 win in Gyor.

January 18, 2017

Mersin vs. Dynamo Kursk 70-84 MERS Henry 18 Petronyte 17 Robinson 14/8a Newlin 7/6r KURS Ogwumike 23/7r Cruz 15 McCoughtry 14/8r/6a/6s Prince 9

Wisla Can-Pack vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 70-90 WIS Ben Abdelkader 23 Morrison 15/11r Simmons 11 Szott-Hejmej 10/6a ZVVZ Petrovic 27/12r Vaughn 19 Hanusova 14 Xargay 10 Burgrova 0 Steinberga 0

BLMA vs. Fenerbahce 58-56 BLMA Godin 15/6r Lardy 13 Mann 3/6r FENE Quigley 14 Lavender 13/8r Gruda 10/6r Stricklen 10/6r Canitez 0

January 19, 2017

Uni Gyor vs. Famila Schio 46-91 GYOR Likhtarovich 16 Simon 11 Goree 7 Kiesel 4 Hruscakova 2 SCHI Macchi 17 Miyem 14 Sottana 13 Martinez 12 Anderson 9 Ress 6 Masciadri 0

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 9-0
2. ZVVZ USK Praha 7-2
3. Fenerbahce 7-2
4. BLMA 6-3
5. Famila Schio 4-5
6. Wisla Can-Pack 2-7
7. Uni Gyor 1-8
8. Mersin 0-9

Group B:

On Wednesday, it took a dominant second half for Brittney Griner and UMMC to win 82-56 at Sopron.  Polkowice welcomed back both Musina sisters and got a good game from Jamierra Faulkner, but still could not pick up their first win after falling 65-59 to Clarissa Dos Santos and Polkowice.  The day ended in Villeneuve as the hosts beat Tiffany Mitchell and Nadezhda 83-71.  On Thursday, Katsiaryna Snytsina and Hatay kept their hopes of advancing alive with a 68-64 win over Avenida.

January 18, 2017

Uniqa Sopron vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 56-82 SOPR Johnson 14 Crvendakic 12/9r Fegyverneky 12/6a George 6/6r Krnjic 2 UMMC Griner 22/9r Meesseman 13 Taurasi 13/7a Toliver 8/6a Torrens 7 Lyttle 6 Nolan 6 Belyakova 3 Baric 2

CCC Polkowice vs. Bourges 59-65 CCC Faulkner 21/6a V. Musina 17/8r Harrison 6 BOUR Dos Santos 20 Bojovic 13 Chartereau 10 Alexander 6/11r Tchatchouang 2

ESBVA-LM vs. Nadezhda 83-71 ESBV Sy 16 Ayayi 15/6r Bremont 15 Iagupova 13 NADE Mitchell 26 Zahui B 12/8r Williams 11/6r

January 19, 2017

Hatay vs. Perfumerias Avenida 68-64 HATA Snytsina 22 Paris 15/18r Hurst 14 Turner 6 Stankovic 2/6r AVEN Elonu 15/9r De Souza 13 Dominguez 11/6r Givens 9 Marginean 5 Milovanovic 3 Quevedo 3 Salvadores 0

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 8-1
2. Nadezhda 7-2
3. Bourges 5-4
4. ESBVA-LM 5-4
5. Perfumerias Avenida 4-5
6. Uniqa Sopron 4-5
7. Hatay 3-6
8. CCC Polkowice 0-9

Group A:

All games in this group were on Wednesday, starting in Russia, where Nneka Ogwumike and Dynamo Kursk beat Wisla Krakow 96-59 to remain the only unbeaten team.  Fenerbahce helped widen the gap between the teams in the quarterfinals places and the rest of the field by beating Schio 77-64.  Brianna Kiesel led all scorers, but Gyor lost 83-56 at USK Praha.  Lattes Montpellier stayed firmly in a playoff place and kept Gintare Petronyte and Mersin winless 76-63.

January 11, 2017

Dynamo Kursk vs. Wisla Can-Pack 96-59 KURS Ogwumike 21/9r McCoughtry 15 Levchenko 14 Vadeeva 10/13r Prince 7 Cruz 4/6a WIS Ygueravide 19 Morrison 18/6r Simmons 7/6r Ben Abdelkader 4 Kobryn 3

Fenerbahce vs. Famila Schio 77-64 FENE Gruda 17/7r Lavender 14/7r Quigley 14/8a Cora 10 Stricklen 3 Canitez 0 SCHI Macchi 14 Sottana 10 Miyem 10 Masciadri 9 Anderson 8 Martinez 3 Ress 0

ZVVZ USK Praha vs. Uni Gyor 83-56 ZVVZ Vaughn 16/8r Vyoralova 16 Petrovic 14/14r Dupree 12 Xargay 11/7a Burgrova 4 Steinberga 2 GYOR Kiesel 20 Simon 10 Goree 6/8r Hruscakova 6

BLMA vs. Mersin 76-63 BLMA Robert 18/9r Michel 16 Sacko 14/7r Lardy 14 Mann 5 MERS Petronyte 20 Robinson 14 Henry 10 Newlin 6/6r

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 8-0
2. Fenerbahce 7-1
3. ZVVZ USK Praha 6-2
4. BLMA 5-3
5. Schio 3-5
6. Wisla Can-Pack 2-6
7. Uni Gyor 1-7
8. Mersin 0-8

Group B:

Half of the games were played on Wednesday as Polkowice was no closer to their first win even with a good game from Isabelle Harrison as Yvonne Turner and Shenise Johnson fired Sopron to the 76-64 win.  Bourges won the battle of French teams 63-42 over Villeneuve to contribute to the pileup of teams in the middle trying to break for the last playoff places.  The top two teams in the group hosted the games on Thursday and both won.  Diana Taurasi and UMMC held off Jelena Milovanovic and Avenida 74-68 in Ekaterinburg.  In Orenburg, Courtney Paris was busy in the post for Hatay, but they still lost to Nadezhda 63-54.

January 11, 2017

Uniqa Sopron vs. CCC Polkowice 76-64 SOPR Turner 34 Johnson 20/10r Krnjic 13/7r CCC Harrison 26/12r Faulkner 17/6r Musina 10

Bourges vs. ESBVA-LM 63-42 BOUR Salagnac 13 Alexander 12/8r Tchatchouang 7 Dos Santos 6/9r ESBV Stepanova 10/7r Iagupova 4 Ayayi 4

January 12, 2017

UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. Perfumerias Avenida 74-68 UMMC Taurasi 26 Torrens 15 Griner 11/7r Meesseman 4/9r Lyttle 3/8r Toliver 3 Baric 0 Nolan 0 AVEN Milovanovic 20 Dominguez 13 Marginean 12 Givens 9 Elonu 8/7r De Souza 2/8r Salvadores 2

Nadezhda vs. Hatay 63-54 NADE Mitchell 19 Zahui B 16/9r Williams 8 HATA Paris 20/21r Turner 11/10r Stankovic 6 Tanacan 2

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 7-1
2. Nadezhda 7-1
3. Perfumerias Avenida 4-4
4. Bourges 4-4
5. Sopron 4-4
6. ESBVA-LM 4-4
7. Hatay 2-6
8. CCC Polkowice 0-8

After the holiday break, play resumed as we have reached the halfway point of the regular season.

Group A:

All games in this group were on Wednesday, starting in Russia, where Angel McCoughtry and a near perfect game from Maria Vadeeva helped Dynamo Kursk remain the competition’s only unbeaten team with a 90-55 win over Gyor.  In the matchup of Turkish teams, Jantel Lavender and Fenerbahce left Mersin with an 89-73 win.  Sonja Petrovic and USK Praha stormed back at home to beat Schio 74-73 as they also welcomed Candice Dupree back to the team.  Geraldine Robert and Lattes Montpellier sit in the last playoff place after a 74-68 win over Wisla Krakow in France.

January 4, 2017

Dynamo Kursk vs. Uni Gyor 90-55 KURS Vadeeva 22/6r McCoughtry 22/6r Ogwumike 9/8r Cruz 8/9r Prince 7 GYOR Hruscakova 15/7r Goree 10/6r Kiesel 8

Mersin vs. Fenerbahce 73-89 MERS Newlin 16 Petronyte 14/7r Dogan 14 Robinson 12 FENE Lavender 22/6r Verameyenka 18 Bilgic 15 Gruda 13 Stricklen 8 Quigley 6

ZVVZ USK Praha vs. Famila Schio 74-73 ZVVZ Petrovic 23 Vaughn 11/6r Hanusova 11 Xargay 11 Dupree 6/6r Steinberga 4 Burgrova 2 SCHI Miyem 15 Zandalasini 15 Macchi 14/8r Ress 7/7r Anderson 6 Martinez 6 Masciadri 3

BLMA vs. Wisla Can-Pack 74-68 BLMA Robert 25/11r Godin 12/6r Skrela 12/6r Sacko 10 WIS Kobryn 19/9r Simmons 19 Ygueravide 11 Ben Abdelkader 8 Morrison 2

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 7-0
2. Fenerbahce 6-1
3. ZVVZ USK Praha 5-2
4. BLMA 4-3
5. Famila Schio 3-4
6. Wisla Can-Pack 2-5
7. Uni Gyor 1-6
8. Mersin 0-7

Group B:

Games in this group started on Wednesday in Hungary as Villeneuve left Sopron with a 72-62 win.  Bourges beat Hatay 68-55 as a crowd of teams continues to jockey for position in the middle.  Tiffany Mitchell and Nadezhda shook off a slow start in Salamanca to beat Avenida 64-49.  On Thursday, Polkowice managed to hang tough for a while at home in search of their first win, but the combination of Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi helped UMMC control the second half and win 77-64.

January 4, 2017

Uniqa Sopron vs. ESBVA-LM 62-72 SOPR Turner 17 George 16/8r Crvendakic 10 Fegyverneky 10/7a Krnjic 6/16r ESBV Epoupa 19 Gomis 16/6r Ayayi 16 Iagupova 6

Bourges vs. Hatay 68-55 BOUR Tchatchouang 16 Dos Santos 11/9r Johannes 11 Alexander 8/8r HATA Paris 13/14r Turner 13 Stankovic 11

Perfumerias Avenida vs. Nadezhda 49-64 AVEN Elonu 15/6s Salvadores 9 De Souza 7 Milovanovic 4/7r Givens 3 Marginean 2 Quevedo 2 NADE Mitchell 26 Zahui B 14/15r Williams 9/9r

January 5, 2017

CCC Polkowice vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 64-77 CCC Musina 14 Faulkner 10/8a Ortiz 13 Rezan 10/12r Harrison 2 UMMC Griner 21/11r Taurasi 20 Toliver 13/6a Meesseman 9 Baric 6 Torrens 4 Lyttle 4 Nolan 0 Belyakova 0

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 6-1
2. Nadezhda 6-1
3. Perfumerias Avenida 4-3
4. ESBVA-LM 4-3
5. Bourges 3-4
6. Uniqa Sopron 3-4
7. Hatay 2-5
8. CCC Polkowice 0-7

Group A:

All of the games in this group were on Wednesday, starting in Hungary, where Lattes Montpellier left Gyor with a 65-58 win.  Fenerbahce came back to beat Sonja Petrovic and USK Praha 75-71 as both teams looked to battle for position at the top of the group.  Wisla kept Mersin winless by edging them 59-56 in Krakow. Dynamo Kursk had to battle back in the second half in Schio to remain undefeated 79-75.

December 14, 2016

Uni Gyor vs. BLMA 58-65 GYOR Simon 14 Likhtarovich 12 Hruscakova 11 Kiesel 9 Goree 7/18r BLMA Skrela 17 Robert 12/6r Mann 7

Fenerbahce vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 75-71 FENE Gruda 16/9r Quigley 16/7a Lavender 14 Stricklen 9 Canitez 3 ZVVZ Petrovic 24/8r Palau 14 Hanusova 13 Xargay 8 Steinberga 6/7r Vaughn 6

Wisla Can-Pack vs. Mersin 59-56 WIS Morrison 17/9r Kobryn 14/10r Ben Abdelkader 14 Simmons 7 MERS Hayes 18 Petronyte 16/10r Newlin 15/11r

Famila Schio vs. Dynamo Kursk 75-79 SCHI Miyem 18/11r Anderson 18 Zandalasini 17 Ress 8/9r Macchi 8/7r Masciadri 3 KURS McCoughtry 18/8r Cruz 13/6a Ogwumike 11 Prince 7

Standings:

1. Dynamo Kursk 6-0
2. Fenerbahce 5-1
3. ZVVZ USK Praha 4-2
4. Famila Schio 3-3
5. BLMA 3-3
6. Wisla Can-Pack 2-4
7. Uni Gyor 1-5
8. Mersin 0-6

Group B:

Wednesday’s games started with a battle of Russian teams in Orenburg, where UMMC Ekaterinburg jumped out to a big lead on hosts Nadezhda and handed them their first loss 88-59.  Alina Iagupova dominated proceedings in Villeneuve, leading the hosts to a 75-55 win over Polkowice.  The day ended in Salamanca with Avenida beating Bourges 63-50.  The last game before the holiday break was on Thursday as Barbara Turner and Hatay beat Sopron 74-66.

December 14, 2016

Nadezhda vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 59-88 NADE Zahui B 13 Beglova 11 Williams 6 Mitchell 0 UMMC Taurasi 15 Belyakova 14 Toliver 12 Torrens 11 Griner 6 Meesseman 6 Lyttle 5/7r Baric 4 Nolan 4

ESBVA-LM vs. CCC Polkowice 75-55 ESBV Iagupova 37 Amant 11 Ayayi 10/9r CCC Rezan 14/16r V. Musina 11 Urbaniak 11 R. Musina 10/21r

Perfumerias Avenida vs. Bourges 63-50 AVEN Givens 17 De Souza 12/7r Elonu 12 Marginean 9 Milovanovic 5 Salvadores 0 BOUR Chartereau 13 Dos Santos 10 Alexander 6 Tchatchouang 2

December 15, 2016

Hatay vs. Uniqa Sopron 74-66 HATA Turner 20/8r Snytsina 19 Paris 13/15r Popovic 13 Stankovic 2 Tanacan 0 SOPR George 17/9r Crvendakic 14 Fegyverneky 13 Drammeh 12/6r Krnjic 5/6r Turner 2/11a

Standings:

1. UMMC Ekaterinburg 5-1
2. Nadezhda 5-1
3. Perfumerias Avenida 4-2
4. ESBVA-LM 3-3
5. Uniqa Sopron 3-3
6. Bourges 2-4
7. Hatay 2-4
8. Polkowice 0-6