The group stage of the tournament finished this week.

Group A:

Qualification in the group had already been decided, but Adana dealt a small blow to Besiktas on Wednesday with Amanda Zahui B leading the way in the 91-82 win in a battle of Turkish teams.  On Thursday, Spartak Moscow finished the group stage with a 63-48 win over Piestanke Cajky.

Adana Aski vs. Besiktas 91-82 ADA Zahui B 29/7r Nacickaite 18 Campbell 12 De Souza 9 Williams 3 BES Grishaeva 18/7r Ivegin 16 Cora 15 Basaran 14/7r Pondexter 11/8r

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. Piestanke Cajky 63-48 SPA Musina 14 Vadeeva 10/8r Meesseman 6/8r PIE Krc-Turbova 12 Engelman 9 Parker 8 Oroszova 3

Standings: Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 5-1, Besiktas 3-3, Adana Aski 2-4, Piestanke Cajky 2-4

Group B:

The group was settled on Thursday, as Orduspor left Udominate winless 87-68 with Tijana Krivacevic leading the way.  Dynamo Moscow held on to a narrow 61-59 win over TTT Riga, but Ksenia Tikhonenko’s performance was not enough to flip tiebreakers, leaving the last team in the tournament in the group’s top spot.

Orduspor vs. Udominate 87-68 ORD Krivacevic 24 Akkaya 19/9r Milovanovic 19 Vandersloot 15 UDO Mershon 16 Nordstrom 12 Baletic 11/6r Gross 10/11r Kabengono 6

WBC Dynamo vs. TTT Riga 61-59 DYN Tikhonenko 23/11r Fedorenkova 14/7a TTT Carter 14 Eglite 11 Mann 6 Priede 0

Standings: TTT Riga 4-2, Orduspor 4-2, WBC Dynamo 4-2, Udominate 0-6

Group C:

The last spot was determined on Thursday and both teams played like there was a lot at stake, going to double overtime before homecourt advantage helped Edirnespor edge Chevakata 97-94.  Each team relied on a trio as Ivory Latta, Nevena Jovanovic, and Milica Deura pushed their team to the win. Britney Jones, Elena Volkova, and Anete Steinberga nearly led their team to the next round.  Enisey was already preparing for the new year as they kept Tsmoki-Minsk from even getting one win 79-56.

Edirnespor vs. Chevakata 97-94 (2OT) EDI Latta 32 Jovanovic 24/12r Deura 24 Dolson 6/12r CHE B. Jones 28/7r Volkova 25/7r Steinberga 24/10r

Enisey vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 79-56 ENI Gogiya 15 Hamson 14/7r Mayombo 10/7a TSM Paugaite 19/6r A. Jones 2

Standings: Enisey 5-1, Edirnespor 4-2, Chevakata 3-3, Tsmoki-Minsk 0-6 [Read more…]

Group A:

It was a critical game in Slovakia on Wednesday and things started slowly before picking up in the fourth quarter as Besiktas won 65-60 at Piestanke Cajky with Cappie Pondexter carrying her team.  Spartak Moscow earned its qualification on Thursday, eliminating Adana 91-70 as Maria Vadeeva could not be stopped, even with Riquna Williams working on her own big scoring game.

Piestanke Cajky vs. Besiktas 60-65 PIE Parker 12/15r Engelman 11/6a T. Palenikova 11 Oroszova 0/6r BES Pondexter 24/6r Ivankovic 15 Ivegin 10

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. Adana Aski 91-70 SPA Vadeeva 34/12r Meesseman 14/11r Novikova 12/7a Namok 10 ADA Williams 26 Nacickaite 14 Campbell 10 Zahui B 10 De Souza 6

Standings: Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 4-1, Besiktas 3-2, Piestanke Cajky 2-3, Adana Aski 1-4

Group B:

Both games in the group were on Thursday as Dynamo Moscow got a critical 64-60 win against Orduspor to stay in the competition.  TTT Riga moved into first place with a 79-57 win over Umea.

WBC Dynamo vs. Orduspor 64-60 DYN Pimenova 19 Tikhonenko 12/12r ORD Vandersloot 20 Krivacevic 19/8r Milovanovic 15

TTT Riga vs. Udominate 79-57 TTT Melnika 18/6r Carter 15/7a Mann 12/8r Krastina 11 Eglite 8 Priede 2 Purina 0 UDO Gross 14/7r Baletic 12 Mershon 11 Kabengono 1

Standings: TTT Riga 4-1, Orduspor 3-2 WBC Dynamo 3-2, Udominate 0-5

Group C: [Read more…]

Group A:

On Wednesday, Piestanke Cajky went to Turkey and surprised Adana 72-63 behind Monica Engelman to offset a strong performance from Riquna Williams.  On Thursday, Spartak Moscow moved to the top of the group by having a surprisingly easy time with Besiktas 109-58.

Adana Aski vs. Piestanke Cajky 63-72 ADA Williams 24/6r Zahui B 10/8r Sinan 10 De Souza 6 Nacickaite 4 Campbell 3 PIE Engelman 21 Krc-Turbova 12/8r Parker 8/8r Oroszova 5

Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje vs. Besiktas 109-58 SPA Gladkova 19/6r Meesseman 19/6r Vadeeva 19 Finogentova 15 Musina 11/7r BES Pondexter 13/6r Ivankovic 12 Grishaeva 10

Standings: Sparta&k M.R. Vidnoje 3-1, Piestanke Cajky 2-2, Besiktas 2-2, Adana Aski 1-3

Group B:

Both games in this group were on Thursday as Dynamo Moscow kept Umea winless 66-59.  Orduspor managed to win at the end 80-78 to hand last chance qualifier TTT Riga their first loss as Jelena Milovanovic could not be stopped.

WBC Dynamo vs. Udominate 66-59 DYN Kulicheva 13 Pimenova 12 Potemina 11 UDO Mershon 18/7a Lukavocicova 12/6r Gross 4/10r Kabengono 1 [Read more…]

After a pair of qualifying games determined the last team to play in the group stage, the main portion of the competition started this week with games spread across Wednesday and Thursday.  The 32 teams were divided roughly geographically with 16 teams from the more eastern half of Europe split among Groups A through D.  Group E through H consisted of 16 teams from the more western half of Europe.  In this round, each teams plays a six game double round robin schedule.  The top two teams in each group will advance to the next round.

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