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WSBL Week 2 May 13th-17th

May 17, 2020 by Andrew Leave a Comment

May 13, 2020

Another week of play started with a pair of games on Wednesday. Chen Wei-An led Cathay Life Insurance past Taiwan Power 97-35. Lin Wen-Yu helped Taiyuan Textile get the advantage over Chunghwa Telecom with an 83-68 win.

Taiwan Power vs. Cathay Life Insurance 35-97 TWP Liu 14 CLI Chen 21 Wang 17/6r Ou 14/6r

Taiyuan Textile vs. Chunghwa Telecom 83-68 TYT Lin 20/8r Peng 16 Tsai 13/14r Zhuo 12 CHT Huang 17 Hsu 16/9r Pan 15/7r Hsieh 13

May 14, 2020

Thursday started with a monumental upset as Taiwan Power kept it close in the first half and then exploded out of the break to best Pan Tzu-Yin and Chunghwa Telecom 78-61. Lin Yu-Ting and Cathay Life Insurance made sure that there would be no other surprises as they nearly doubled up Taiyuan Textile in a 114-58 win.

Chunghwa Telecom vs. Taiwan Power 61-78 CHT Pan 23/6r/7a Huang 16/8r TWP Liu 19/7 Lin 18 Su 13/8r Yang 11

Cathay Life Insurance vs. Taiyuan Textile 114-58 CLI Lin 23/6a Huang 13/6r/11a Chen Y-C 13 Chen W-A 13 Lo 12 Ou 10 TYT Lin 14

May 16, 2020

On Saturday, Taiwan Power could not continue the momentum, losing to Peng Hsiao-Tong and Taiyuan Textile 82-67. Cathay Life Insurance continued to roll, beating Chunghwa Telecom 96-49.

Taiwan Power vs. Taiyuan Textile 67-82 TWP Liu 15/7a Su 13/8r Chen 12 TYT Peng 28 Zhuo 19 Lin 18

Cathay Life Insurance vs. Chunghwa Telecom 96-49 CLI Lo 17 Chen W-A 14 Cheng 10/9r Chen Y-C 10 CHT Yang 11

May 17, 2020

On Sunday, Cathay Life Insurance breezed past Taiyuan Textile 117-47. Chunghwa Telecom was wary of being upset again and started well, but still ended up sweating it out late before beating Taiwan Power 66-61. After the frenetic start to the season with more than half of the games played, the teams will now get more than a week of rest before the next set of games.

Taiyuan Textile vs. Cathay Life Insurance 47-117 TYT Zhuo 9 CLI Lin 18/6r Cheng 16/10r Huang 15 Han 14/7r/6a Lo 12 Chen W-A 12/6a Chen Y-C 10

Chunghwa Telecom vs. Taiwan Power 66-61 CHT Liu 19 Hsieh 17/7r Pan 12 Yang 10 TWP Kuo 14 Lai 12 Liu 10

Standings: Cathay Life Insurance 8-0, Taiyuan Textile 4-4, Chunghwa Telecom 3-5, Taiwan Power 1-7

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 3 February 9th

February 9, 2020 by Andrew Leave a Comment

February 9, 2020

Foshan:

China completed a perfect weekend in Belgrade in Sunday’s first game after Li Meng led them in a 100-60 win over South Korea. That left qualification to be decided by the last game and Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain knew that they needed a win, but Spain took care of business 79-69 to send themselves and South Korea through.

South Korea vs. China 60-100 KOR Kang A-J 17 Bae 9 Roberson 7/10r Kim D-B 7 Kim M-J 6 Sim 5 Park H-J 2 Go 2 Kang L-S 2 Ku 2 Park J-S 1 Kim J-E 0 CHN Li M 20 Han 16/8r Huang 15/6r Yang 9/6a Wang 9 Li YR 7 Wu 6 Li Y 6 Gao 6 Zhang 4 Shao 2 Sun 0

Great Britain vs. Spain 69-79 GBR Fagbenle 21/6r Leedham 15/12r/6a Handy 14 Samuelson 13 Vanderwal 3 Jones 2 Green 1 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Monakana 0 Charles DNP Shaw DNP Anigwe DNP ESP Conde 15 Gil 11/7r Nicholls 11 Xargay 10 Dominguez 9 Torrens 9 Ouvina 8 Palau 2/8a Casas 2 Rodriguez 2 Abalde 0 Lo 0

Standings: China 3-0, Spain 2-1, South Korea 1-2, Great Britain 0-3

Belgrade:

Serbia did not start well, but the hosts officially secured the last place with a 76-48 win over Anabela Cossa and Mozambique. The last game had no impact, but the United States got absolutely everything they could handle from Nigeria before escaping with a 76-71 win after a strong second half.

Serbia vs. Mozambique 76-48 SRB Dabovic 12/6a Vasic 11 Krajisnik 10 Stankovic 8 Jovanovic 8 Brooks 7/9r Miljkovic 6/6a Butulija 4 Cado 4 Milic 4 Skoric 2 Bojovic 0 MOZ Cossa 21 Seda 10/10r Dongue 4 Gimo 4 Pereira 3 Zita 2 Mafanela 2 Mucauro 2 Mabjaia 0 Lhavanguane 0 Chiziane 0 Mutombene DNP

Nigeria vs. United States 71-76 NGR Kalu 17/8a Macaulay 12/6r Akhator 10 Elonu 9 Nyingifa 8/7r Balogun 6 Balarabe 4/9r Amukamara 2 Edeferioka 2 Imovbioh 1 Ibekwe 0 Ogoke 0 USA Griner 18 Gray 12/7a Ogwumike 11 Samuelson 10 Fowles 9 Wilson 6/8r Diggins 5 Atkins 3 Loyd 2 Bird 0/6a Mitchell 0 Stewart DNP

Standings: United States 3-0, Serbia 2-1, Nigeria 1-2, Mozambique 0-3

Bourges:

Brazil was playing to keep their Olympic hopes alive and Damiris Dantas and Taina Paixao kept them in the picture. Liz Cambage and Australia did not want to leave their fate to be decided by the other game and pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 86-72. That left no implications for the second game, but Sandrine Gruda and France did entertain the home fans in an 89-51 win over Puerto Rico.

Brazil vs. Australia 72-86 BRA Dantas 21/6r Paixao 20 De Souza 17/9r Costa 7/6r/10a Teixeira 3 Dias 2 Ramona 2 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Goncalo 0 Da Silva DNP Oliveira DNP AUS Cambage 29/7r Mitchell 19 Allen 16 Talbot 7 Magbegor 6/7r Ebzery 5 Blicavs 2 Tolo 2 George 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP

France vs. Puerto Rico 89-51 FRA Gruda 20/10r Miyem 17 Johannes 16 Ciak 6 Michel 6/7a Hartley 6 Chartereau 5 Vukosavljevic 4 Epoupa 3 Fauthoux 2 Tchatchouang 2 Rupert 2 PUR Quinones 17 Gibson 10 Gwathmey 6 O’Neill 6 Melendez 4 Rosado 4 Canales 3 Jones 1 Roma 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Salaman DNP

Standings: France 3-0, Australia 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Brazil 0-3

Oostende:

Sweden knew that they had an uphill battle against the home crowd in their bid to qualify, but weathered it well in the first half. Emma Meesseman and the hosts seized the lead coming out of halftime and held on to a 61-53. That left the other game having no impact, but Canada completed a perfect weekend with a 70-68 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.

Sweden vs. Belgium 53-61 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Zahui B 9/6r E. Eldebrink 9 Loyd 7 Magarity 5/12r Drammeh 5 Halvarsson 4 Nystrom 0 Hersler 0 Abdi DNP Fontaine DNP Lundquist DNP BEL Meesseman 24 Linskens 11 Allemand 10 K. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 7 Raman 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP

Canada vs. Japan 70-68 CAN Nurse 19 Achonwa 18/8r Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Ayim 6 Carleton 6 Langlois 4 Gaucher 3 Alexander 2 Pellington 2 Scott 2 Amihere 0 Hill 0 JPN Hayashi 21 Motohashi 10 Akaho 8/9r Machida 8 Yoshida 8 Osaki 7 Tokashiki 4/9r Nagaoka 2 Mawuli 0 Motokawa 0 Takada DNP Miyashita DNP

Standings: Canada 3-0, Belgium 2-1, Japan 1-2, Sweden 0-3

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 2 February 8th

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February 8, 2020

Foshan:

The rescheduled games started Saturday in Belgrade with the first team to join the automatic qualifiers being decided. China built a big lead going into halftime and then managed to withstand a late rally to clinch with a 64-62 win. South Korea faced elimination in their game and as a result, rode their starters as much as they could. Great Britain countered with their stars Temi Fagbenle and Johannah Leedham, but their comeback attempt also fell short as Kang Lee-Seul caught fire from distance. On Sunday, South Korea can clinch with a win while if they lose they will qualify with a Spain win. South Korea has a strong disadvantage in any tiebreaker so Great Britain should be safe with a win in any case.

Spain vs. China 62-64 ESP Torrens 17 Nicholls 12/12r Ouvina 8 Xargay 6 Lo 6 Dominguez 5 Conde 5 Gil 3 Palau 0/8a Rodriguez 0 Abalde DNP Casas DNP CHN Li YR 13/15r Li M 13 Shao 9/7r Yang 9 Han 8/6r Sun 6 Huang 2/7r Li Y 2 Wang 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP

Great Britain vs. South Korea 79-82 GBR Fagbenle 28/6r Leedham 21/6r/10a Samuelson 14/9r Green 10/6r Anigwe 3 Handy 3 Vanderwal 0 Monakana 0 Jones 0 Charles DNP Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP KOR Kang L-S 26 Park H-J 17/6a Kim D-B 16/6r/6a Park J-S 15/9r/6b Bae 8 Roberson 0 Go DNP Kang A-J DNP Kim M-J DNP Sim DNP Kim J-E DNP Ku DNP

Belgrade:

The hosts got on the board in the next game as Sonja Vasic led them past Ezinne Kalu and Nigeria 70-64. Nneka Ogumumike led the way for the United States in their 124-49 win over Mozambique, leaving their opponents needing a miracle against Serbia to stay alive. That leaves the second game tomorrow not having much meaning although Nigeria will likely field this squad in the summer as well and will want the chance to test themselves.

Serbia vs. Nigeria 70-64 SRB Vasic 21/7r Brooks 17 Dabovic 11 Krajisnik 9/6r Milic 4 Jovanovic 3/7r Cado 3 Bojovic 2 Miljkovic 0 Stankovic 0 Skoric 0 Butulija DNP NGR Kalu 20 Amukamara 15 Elonu 9/6r Macaulay 9 Nyingifa 7 Ibekwe 4 Akhator 0 Balarabe 0 Ogoke 0 Balogun 0 Imovbioh 0 Edeferioka 0

Mozambique vs. United States 49-124 MOZ Dongue 10/9r Mafanela 9 Cossa 9 Gimo 8 Zita 4 Mucauro 3 Pereira 3 Chiziane 2 Lhavanguane 1 Mabjaia 0 Seda 0 Mutombene 0 USA Ogwumike 24/9r Wilson 16/7r Griner 14/9r Loyd 11/7r Stewart 11 Samuelson 10 Mitchell 9 Gray 9/12a Fowles 8 Atkins 8 Diggins 4/6a Bird DNP

Bourges:

Australia got their first win 100-74 over Jazmon Gwathmey and Puerto Rico behind Liz Cambage. Sandrine Gruda and France controlled most of the game to qualify with an 89-72 win over Brazil. Brazil now needs a win in the first game on Sunday to stay alive. Puerto Rico will then know if they need to beat France or if they already advanced.

Australia vs. Puerto Rico 100-74 AUS Cambage 31/6r Magbegor 15 Allen 12/6r George 11/8r Tolo 9 Mitchell 9/7a Ebzery 8 Blicavs 4/6r Talbot 1 Nicholson 0 Lavey 0 Smith DNP PUR Gwathmey 30 O’Neill 14 Rosado 12 Gibson 7 Salaman 5 Jones 4 Quinones 2 Roma 0 Melendez 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Canales 0

Brazil vs. France 72-89 BRA Pacheco 15 Dias 8 De Souza 8 Dantas 7 Teixeira 6 Ramona 6 Paixao 6 Goncalo 6 Costa 5 Monteiro 3 Da Silva 2 Oliveira 0 FRA Gruda 26/8r Johannes 17 Ciak 10 Miyem 9 Epoupa 8 Chartereau 6 Hartley 4 Tchatchouang 4 Vukosavljevic 4 Michel 1 Rupert 0 Fauthoux 0

Oostende:

It was a slow start for Belgium again, but this time their rally behind Emma Meesseman got them a 92-84 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan. Canada broke the game open in the second half against Sweden to qualify with an 80-50 win. Sweden now needs a big win over Belgium in the first game tomorrow to keep control of qualification and not have to rely on Japan beating Canada.

Belgium vs. Japan 92-84 BEL Meesseman 23/7r Raman 16/6r Allemand 16/7a Linskens 14 K. Mestdagh 10 H. Mestdagh 8 Delaere 5/6a Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP JPN Hayashi 24 Nagaoka 13 Tokashiki 11 Motokawa 9 Motohashi 8/6a Akaho 8 Osaki 7 Mawuli 2 Machida 2/6a Yoshida 0/7a Miyashita 0 Takada DNP

Sweden vs. Canada 50-80 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Loyd 12 E. Eldebrink 11 Drammeh 7 Zahui B 4 Halvarsson 2/6r Magarity 0 Hersler 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Fontaine 0 Lundquist DNP CAN Achonwa 16/8r Pellington 11 Ayim 10 Nurse 10 Carleton 8 Amihere 8 Alexander 6 Scott 4 Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Gaucher 2 Hill 2 Langlois 0

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 1 February 6th

February 6, 2020 by Andrew Leave a Comment

February 6, 2020

Foshan:

All of the qualifying tournament began on Thursday with health concerns causing the Foshan tournament to be moved to Belgrade. China lost their homecourt advantage, but used a strong second half to beat Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain 86-76. South Korea managed to hang with presumed group favorites Spain for a quarter before losing 83-46 as they knew that their performances this weekend would have the biggest effect on qualification.

China vs. Great Britain 86-76 CHN Han 16 Li M 16 Shao 16 Wang 14 Li Y 13 Yang 4 Huang 3 Li YR 2 Sun 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP GBR Fagbenle 26 Leedham 19/6a Handy 11 Green 7 Monakana 5 Samuelson 4 Vanderwal 2 Shaw 2 Jones 0 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Charles DNP Anigwe DNP

South Korea vs. Spain 46-83 KOR Park H-J 17 Park J-S 10 Kang A-J 7 Bae 4 Roberson 3/6r Kang L-S 3 Sim 2 Go 0 Kim D-B 0 Ku 0 Kim M-J 0 Kim J-S DNP ESP Rodriguez 14 Palau 10 Xargay 9 Torrens 9 Gil 9 Dominguez 7/6a Conde 6 Casas 6 Nicholls 4/6r Lo 4 Ouvina 3/7r Abalde 2

Belgrade:

After the moved game, the regularly scheduled games were played in Belgrade. Both teams in the first game knew that this one was critical and Mozambique played well early in their quest to be Africa’s representative, but Nigeria controlled the rest of the game to win 85-51. The United States and hosts Serbia did not have much to play for in their game, but both got the chance to test themselves out against tough opposition and the Americans won 88-69.

Nigeria vs. Mozambique 85-51 NGR Amukamara 14 Kalu 11 Elonu 10 Akhator 9/7r Balogun 9 Balarabe 9 Nyingifa 5 Imovbioh 5 Macaulay 4 Ogoke 4 Ibekwe 3 Edeferioka 2 MOZ Dongue 16 Zita 9 Cossa 6 Pereira 6 Seda 4 Mafanela 3 Lhavanguane 3 Mucauro 2 Gimo 2 Mabjaia 0 Mutombene 0 Chiziane 0

United States vs. Serbia 88-69 USA Wilson 16/7r Diggins 15 Griner 14/6r Fowles 10/6r Stewart 9 Gray 8 Atkins 8 Ogwumike 6 Mitchell 2 Bird 0/8a Loyd 0/8a Samuelson 0 SRB Dabovic 13 Brooks 13 Cado 12 Krajisnik 11 Skoric 7 Milic 4 Miljkovic 4 Stankovic 3 Vasic 2/6r Bojovic 0/6a Jovanovic 0 Butulija 0

Bourges:

Both teams playing in the opener in Bourges knew that they would be heavy underdogs in their remaining games and played like it. Damiris Dantas and Brazil led for most of the game, but Jennifer O’Neill and Ali Gibson helped Puerto Rico stay close, fighting back late as both teams missed chances to win in regulation. Puerto Rico started overtime well, but then had to hang on to prevail 91-89. Australia and hosts France were both looking to get an early win to take care of qualification as soon as possible. Rebecca Allen had a good game for the visitors alongside Liz Cambage, but France was in control for most of the game in a 72-63 win.

Puerto Rico vs. Brazil 91-89(OT) PUR O’Neill 30/6r Gibson 20/7r Gwathmey 15/8r Rosado 10 Quinones 9 Salaman 5 Melendez 2 Jones 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Roma DNP Canales DNP BRA Dantas 26/15r Texeira 19 De Souza 15/8r Costa 10/9a Paixao 10/6a Ramona 4 Dias 4 Goncalo 1 Monteiro 0 Pacheco 0 Oliveira 0 Da Silva 0

France vs. Australia 72-63 FRA Gruda 16/11r Hartley 13/7r/8a Johannes 12 Miyem 8 Epoupa 7 Vukosavljevic 6 Tchatchouang 3 Michel 3 Chartereau 2/7r Ciak 2 Fauthoux 0 Rupert 0 AUS Allen 20 Cambage 19/20r Ebzery 8 George 6 Mitchell 6 Talbot 2 Tolo 2 Magbegor 0 Blicavs 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP

Oostende:

Japan has already qualified as hosts, but their opportunity to prepare with these games will give them the chance to play spoiler in Oostende. That started with Ramu Tokashiki leading them past Sweden 75-54. Belgium came out flat in front of their home fans and could not fully recover in a 61-56 loss to Canada to end the first day.

Japan vs. Sweden 75-54 JPN Tokashiki 21/12r Motohashi 18/6a Motokawa 16 Mawuli 7 Nagaoka 5/7r Machida 5 Akaho 3 Yoshida 0 Osaki 0 Miyashita 0 Hayashi 0 Takada DNP SWE Loyd 18 Zahui B 12/8r Drammeh 9/6r F. Eldebrink 5 Halvarsson 4 E. Eldebrink 4 Magarity 2/8r Fontaine 0 Lundquist 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Hersler DNP

Canada vs. Belgium 61-56 CAN Nurse 19 Alexander 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 7/6r Pellington 7 Achonwa 6 Langlois 3 Gaucher 3 Carleton 2/6r Ayim 2 Scott 0 Hill 0 Amihere DNP BEL Meesseman 14/6r K. Mestdagh 12/7r H. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 8 Raman 7 Allemand 4 Linskens 2/6r Wauters 0 Carpreaux 0 Resimont DNP Nauwelaers DNP Massey DNP

American Olympic Qualification Day 3 November 17th

November 18, 2019 by Andrew Leave a Comment

November 17, 2019

Group A:

The big game on Sunday ended up being the first one with the winner advancing from this group. Puerto Rico was the favorite entering the game, but Suchitel Avila, Anisleidy Galindo, and Yamara Amargo kept Cuba in it until the end, losing 83-81. Canada gave the home fans in Edmonton one last game to cheer about as they beat Cheisy Hernandez and the Dominican Republic 110-60.

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 81-83 CUB Avila 23/12r Galindo 23 Amargo 21 Becquer 6/10r Tornell 4 Martinez 2 Neyra 2 Calvo 0 Montero 0 N. Vargas DNP Jourdain DNP L. Vargas DNP PUR Rosado 17 Gwathmey 15/7r Lozada-Cabbage 14/14r Gibson 12 O’Neill 9 Quinones 8 Salaman 8 Kuzmanic 0 Maldonado 0 Canales 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Canada 60-110 DOM Hernandez 23 Reynoso 13 Marte 6 Evangelista 5 Ramirez 5 Rodriguez 3 Jimenez 2 Monsac 2 De Los Angeles 1 Frias 0 Caceres 0 Zapata DNP CAN Hill 16 Pellington 14 Scott 13 Carleton 13 Achonwa 11/6r Hamblin 11 Ayim 9 Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Dornstauder 6 Edwards 4/7r Nurse 2 Gaucher 2

Standings: Canada 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Cuba 1-2, Dominican Republic 0-3

Group B:

The other group started with A’ja Wilson and the United States beating Colombia 104-48. Brazil entered the day with a solid cushion to take the last spot, but Argentina still held out hope in front of their home fans, but Damiris Dantas led the visitors in a 77-55 win.

United States vs. Colombia 104-48 USA Wilson 23/9r DeShields 17/9r Ogunbowale 17 Plum 10 Ogwumike 9/8r Fowles 9 Diggins 8/9a Augustus 4 Gray 4 Taurasi 3 Collier 0 Bird DNP COL Rios 15 Munoz 14 Paz 9/6r Vente 4 Martinez 3 Cortes 3 Gonzalez 0 Alonso 0 Olarte 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP

Argentina vs. Brazil 55-77 ARG Boquete 13 De La Barba 10 Llorente 8 Burani 6 Rosset 6 Chagas 5 Fiorotto 4 Castro 2 Perez 1 Gonzalez 0 Santana 0 Aispurua 0 BRA Dantas 26/13r Paixao 16 Dos Santos 8/9r Ramona 7 Costa 5/6a Da Silva 5 Teixeira 4 De Souza 2/7r Pacheco 2 Monteiro 2 Soares 0 Dias 0

Standings: United States 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Colombia 1-2, Argentina 0-3

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Game 2 November 17th

November 17, 2019 by Andrew Leave a Comment

November 17

Group A:

In Chalkada, Greece beat Iceland 89-54. Bulgaria battled Slovenia in Sofia, but fell 72-64.

Greece vs. Iceland 89-54 GRE Gemelos 18 Stamolamprou 14 Bosgana 12/6r Pavlopoulou 11/9a Sotiriou 9 Chatzileonti 7/6r Spyridopoulou 6 Spanou 4 Nikolopouou 4/6a Louka 4 Diela 0 Alexandri 0 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 12/9r Halfdansdottir 10/8r Kjartansdottir 7 Hinriksdottir 7 G. Gunnarsdottir 6 T. Jonsdottir 4/7a Olafsdottir 3 H. Jonsditter 3 Henningsdottir 2 Karlsdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 E. Gunnarsdottir 0

Bulgaria vs. Slovenia 64-72 BUL Georgieva 17/10r H. Ivanova 15 Dimitrova 12 Kocheva 10 I. Kostova 8 Stoycheva 1/6a Konstantinova 1 Tyutyundzhieva 0 G. Ivananova 0 Natskina 0 Dineva DNP G. Kostova DNP SLO Oblak 19/8r Baric 13/6a Trebec 12/8r Jakovina 10/9r Prezelj 10/7r Friskovec 6 Senicar 2 Gorsic 0 Rupnik 0 Dautovic 0 Kroselj DNP Cvijanovic DNP

Group B:

Sweden took care of business in Malmo, handing Montenegro a 68-55 loss in the first game of the day.

Sweden vs. Montenegro 68-55 SWE E. Eldebrink 16/7a Zahui B 15/6r F. Eldebrink 11 Magarity 8/8r Loyd 8 Drammeh 5 Halvarsson 5 Abdi 0 Nystrom 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 Lundquist DNP Hersler DNP MNE Mujovic 17 Gatling 13/6r Jovanovic 10/8r Pasic 6 Vucetic 5 Aleksic 2 K. Rakovic 2 Jaksic 0 Kovacevic 0 S. Rakovic DNP Zivkovic DNP Lazarevic DNP

Group C:

Russia bounced back with a 96-66 win over Estonia in Tallinn. Jonquel Jones led Bosnia Herzegovina again, this time past Switzerland 80-61 in Sarajevo.

Estonia vs. Russia 66-96 EST Lass 15 Anderson 10 Asi 8 Pulk 7 Koster 7 Bratka 6/7r Sepp 3 Svilberg 3 Kosareva 3 Adler 2 Rits 2 Korjus 0 RUS Vadeeva 17/9r Leshkovtseva 14 Shilova 13 Razheva 12 Levchenko 11 Shabanova 8 Anoikina 6 Nizamova 4 Tikhonenko 4 Komarova 3 Zaitceva 2 Namok 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Switzerland 80-61 BIH Jones 26/16r Gajic 18/18r Kapor 12 Dzebo 10/6r A. Delic 7 Vrancic 4 Deura 2 Babic 1 Dzombeta 0 Dzinic DNP Markovic DNP N. Delic DNP SUI Rol 17 Herminjard 15 Giroud 8 Baumann 6 Simioni 5 Fora 4 Toumi 4 Clement 2 Kohler 0 Franchina 0 Constantin DNP

Group D:

Denmark got to host a game for the first time in a while, hanging tough in Gentofte before Cecilia Zandalasini and Giorgia Sottana got Italy the 82-72 win. Romania almost pulled off an upset in Prague behind Annemarie Parau, but Katerina Elhotova and the Czech Republic escaped with a 60-59 win.

Denmark vs. Italy 72-82 DEN Tryggedsson 18 Jespersen 14 Seilund 10 Hesseldal 9/11r Sheikh 9 Ryder 8 Hee 2 Mortensen 2 Formann 0 Piechnik 0 Svanholm 0 Okosun 0 ITA Zandalasini 22 Sottana 21/6a Andre’ 13 Bestagno 8 Dotto 7/8r/8a Cinili 4 Carangelo 3 Ostarello 2 Penna 2 Consolini 0 Gorini 0 Keys 0

Czech Republic vs. Romania 60-59 CZE Elhotova 23 Hejdova 12/8r Reisingerova 9 Vaughn 8/6r Stepanova 2 Bartakova 2 Vorackova 2 Vyoralova 2 Brezinova 0 Zaplatova 0 Andelova DNP Pochobradska DNP ROU Parau 21 Walker 17/13r Marginean 11 Irimia 6 Stoiedin 3 Pavel 1 Filip 0 Kilin 0 Podar 0 Popescu 0 Armanu DNP Orban DNP

Group E:

Turkey had a strong second half in Mersin to beat Lithuania 74-51. Nikolina Milic and Jovana Nogic led Serbia in a big 139-34 win over Albania in Durres.

Turkey vs. Lithuania 74-51 TUR Hollingsworth 14/6r Canitez 11/8r Gunay 11 Bilgic 8 Ural 8 Yavuz 7/6a Koksal 5 Cakir 4 Erat 3 Senyurek 2 Aydin 1 Avci DNP LTU Juskaite 13 Petronyte 10 Sulske 9 Miskiniene 6/7r Meskonyte 6 Baltkojiene 3 Kvederaviciute 2 Siksniute 2 Nacickaite 0 Labuckiene 0 Grigalauskyte 0 Knyzaite DNP

Albania vs. Serbia 34-139 ALB Xhanaj 13 Mehmeti 8 Aliaj 4 Verri 4 Toska 3 Mollaj 2 Lalaj 0/7r Dashja 0 Lugaj 0 Sinani 0 Cobo DNP Hasani DNP SER Milic 24/9r Nogic 20 Jovanovic 16 Skoric 12 Mili. Bojovic 12 Miljkovic 11/7a Cado 10 Krajisnik 9 Zaric 8/7r Milj. Bojovic 8/8a Stanacev 7/7a Butulija 2

Group F:

Maryia Papova and Belarus started their campaign with an impressive effort in Manchester, beating Great Britain 90-59.

Great Britain vs. Belarus 59-90 GBR Fagbenle 16/8r Handy 12 Samuelson 10 Vanderwal 8 Green 5/7r Simpson 5 Jones 3 Monakana 0 Charles 0 Collins DNP Shaw DNP Campbell DNP BLR Papova 24/8r Verameyenka 17/11r Hasper 12 Ziuzkova 10 Bentley 6 Tarasava 5/6a Rytsikava 5 Snytsina 4 Ivaschanka 4 Masko 3 Likhtarovich 0/7r Inkina 0

Group G:

Emma Meesseman paced Belgium in an 85-58 win over Finland in Espoo. Alina Iagupova was brilliant again as Ukraine defeated Portugal 72-60 in Kharkiv.

Finland vs. Belgium 58-85 FIN Makitalo 15/6a Kuier 12/6r Holopainen 8 Pounds 6 Aarnio 4 Koskimies 3 Lehtoranta 3 Pirttinen 3 Tulonen 2 Pelander 2 Aijanen 0 Kuisma 0 BEL Meesseman 32/7r Delaere 9 K. Mestdagh 9 Linskens 7 Wauters 6 Raman 6 H. Mestdagh 5 Carpreaux 4/9a Resimont 4 Allemand 2/7a Nauwelaers 1 Geldof 0

Ukraine vs. Portugal 72-60 UKR Iagupova 29/7r Sivakova 10 Horobets 9/9r Naumenko 6/13r Uro-Nile 6 Matsko 5/6r Yatskovets 5/6r Kondus 2 Liubinets 0 Musienko DNP Voloshyna DNP Mitina DNP POR Silva 19/6r Kostourkova 10 L. Ferreira 9 Viana 7/7a Filipe 6 Bettencourt 5 E. Ferreira 2 Carvalheira 2 Da Silva 0 Soeiro 0 Goncalves 0 Rodrigues 0

Group H:

Slovakia was the last team to debut and they started well in Sopron, but Bernadett Hatar and Hungary recovered to win 73-59.

Hungary vs. Slovakia 73-59 HUN Hatar 20/10r Zele 17 Turner 12 Kiss 9/6r Dubei 5/6r Lelik 5 Studer 5/7a Pusztai 0 Horvath DNP Weninger DNP Balint DNP Barnai DNP SVK Oroszova 14/12r Balintova 13 Slamova 10 Mistinova 6/6r Sujova 5 Hruscakova 4 Jakubcova 4 Dudasova 3 Palusna 0 Remenarova DNP Balazova DNP Fekete DNP

Group I:

Ivana Dojkic and Croatia continued an impressive start with a 93-86 win over Satou Sabally and Germany in Zabok. Elina Dikaioulaku and Latvia bounced back with a 98-39 win over North Macedonia.

Croatia vs. Germany 93-86 CRO Dojkic 27 Slonsjak 19 Brkic 12/8a Perisa 12 Begic 11 Tikvic 10 Miletic 2 Cvitkovic 0 Masic 0 Miloglav DNP Premasunac DNP Silov DNP GER Sabally 33/10r Gulich 17 Wilke 10 Greinacher 8/10r Brunckhorst 7/6a Stach 7 Degbeon 2 Geiselsoder 2 Simon 0 Wagner 0 Schaake 0 Crownder DNP

North Macedonia vs. Latvia 39-98 MKD Selcova 11 Kmetovska 8 Lazareska 6 Trajchevska 5/7r Sekulovksa 5 Petrushevska 2 Stojanovska 2 Lazareska 0 Jolovik 0 Dimitrovska 0 Modeva 0 Pejkovska DNP LAT Dikaioulaku 22/6r Kreslina 19 Vitola 16/8r Klakocka 10/6r Melnika 8/11r Strautmane 8/7r Meldere 7/9r Jakobsone 4/7a Jasa 2 Bulane 2 Laksa DNP

African Olympic Qualification Day 4 November 17th

November 17, 2019 by Andrew Leave a Comment

November 17, 2019

Sunday’s games would see the winners to the next round and the losers have their Olympic dreams dashed. The first game went as expected with Nigeria beating Meiya Tirera and Mali 74-59. Mozambique took a lead in the second game and then used the support of the home fans to surprise Senegal 56-49.

Nigeria vs. Mali 74-59 NGR Kalu 15/7r Ibekwe 14 Nyingifa 13 Macaulay 11 Elonu 10 Akhator 7 Atosu 2 Edeferioka 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 0 Amukamara 0 Balarabe 0 Imovbioh 0 MLI Tirera 20 K. Coulibaly 13 M. Coulibaly 11/12r N. Traore 7 N’Diaye 3 A. Traore 2 K. Maiga 2 A. Maiga 1 Gandega 0 Camara 0 Dakouo 0

Senegal vs. Mozambique 49-56 SEN Sarr 15 Dieme 10 Sy 5/6r Diarra 5 Ndiaye 5 Kamara 4 Ndao 3 Sene 2 Wane 0 Diop 0 Malou 0 Dieng DNP MOZ Mucauro 12/7r Dongue 11/6r Mafanela 9 Pereira 8 Henriques 7/7r Zita 4 Seda 4 Lhavanguane 1 Cossa 0 Ernesto DNP Sousa DNP Chiziane DNP

Asian Olympic Qualification Day 3 November 17th

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November 17, 2019

Group A:

The first game in Auckland saw Han Xu and China take care of business with a 127-49 win over the Philippines. Calculations were being made early and Penina Davidson and New Zealand raced out to a lead, flipping the tiebreakers into their favor, but Kang Lee-Seul and South Korea fought back, trimming the deficit to a level that would see them advance. The hosts finally showed they could beat the Koreans for the first time since the regions were combined, but a 69-65 margin was not enough to advance.

Philippines vs. China 49-127 PHI Pontejos 16 Bernardino 8 Castillo 7 Hayes 6 Nabalan 4 Cabinbin 3 Chan 3 Tongco 2 Jose 0 CHN Han 26/9r Wang XM 14/11r Li YR 14 Huang 12/8r Wang SY 11/7a Sun 10 Yang 10/6a Gao 8/14r Li Y 8/6a Pan 8/8a Li M 6 Shao DNP

South Korea vs. New Zealand 65-69 KOR Kang L-S 21 Kim J-E 17 Park J-S 11/11r/6a Kim D-B 8 Park H-J 8 Roberson 0 Bae 0 Youm 0 Shin DNP Kang A-J DNP Kim M-J DNP Ku DNP NZL Davidson 24/15r Purcell 16/10r/6a Edmondson 15 Taylor 6 Paalvast 3 Beck 2 Cocks 2 Boagni 1 Leger-Walker 0 Blair DNP Fotu DNP

Standings: China 2-1, South Korea 2-1, New Zealand 2-1, Philippines 0-3

Group B:

Both games in Kuala Lumpur had no impact on anything. Chen Wei-An and Taiwan beat India 79-56. The other game only had psychological implications as Japan was preparing for host duties while Australia was looking to beat their new nemesis after the combination of the regions, but they will have wait longer after falling behind early and losing 82-69.

Taiwan vs. India 79-56 TAI Chen 20 Wang 12 Huang L-C 9 Tsai 8/11r Wu 8 Lin Y-T 5 Han 5 Huang H-T 3 Huang F-S 3/6a Peng 3 Chu 2 Lin T 1 IND Skaria 15/9r Limaye 13/6a Nixon 12 Udayakumar 6/11r Geetha 4 Kumari 3 Arvind 2 Cleetus 1 Sonkar 0 Kumar 0 Bhutia DNP Venkataraman DNP

Japan vs. Australia 82-69 JPN Motohashi 16/7a Miyashita 15 Yoshida 15 Miyazawa 14/12r Hayashi 11 Tokashiki 7 Akaho 4/7r Okoye 0 Tanimura 0 Umezawa DNP Nemoto DNP Watanabe DNP AUS Cambage 17/6r O’Hea 14/7a Ebzery 10 Allen 9 Magbegor 5 George 5 Tolo 4/6r Mitchell 3 Talbot 2/6r Madgen 0 Garbin DNP Lavey DNP

Standings: Japan 3-0, Australia 2-1, Taiwan 1-2, India 0-3

American Olympic Qualification Day 2 November 16th

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November 16, 2019

Group A:

The second day in Edmonton started with Anisleidy Galindo and Cuba beating Sugeiry Monsac and the Dominican Republic 70-68 to stay in the picture. The last game of the day ended up being a great one as hosts Canada got a tremendous fight from Jennifer O’Neill and Puerto Rico, but Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe helped them win 84-80. They advanced and will be joined by the winner of Puerto Rico-Cuba.

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic 70-68 CUB Galindo 25/9r Amargo 16/6a Avila 16 Calvo 4 Martinez 4 Tornell 2 Vargas 2 Becquer 1 Neyra 0 Montero 0 Vargas 0 Jourdain 0 DOM Monsac 25/8r Frias 13 Reynoso 9/6r Evangelista 7 Marte 5 Ramirez 3 De Los Angeles 2 Caceres 2 Hernandez 2 Rodriguez 0 Jimenez 0 Zapata DNP

Puerto Rico vs. Canada 80-84 PUR O’Neill 21 Gwathmey 16 Rosado 11 Lozada-Cabbage 8/9r Salaman 8 Quinones 7 Gibson 6 Maldonado 3 Canales 0 Kuzmanic 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP CAN Raincock-Ekunwe 27/11r Nurse 17 Ayim 11 Scott 8 Achonwa 7/7r Pellington 7 Gaucher 4 Hill 3 Edwards 0 Carleton 0 Hamblin 0 Dornstauder DNP

Group B:

In Bahia Blanca, Brazil put themselves in position to advance with a 61-33 win over Colombia. The United States had no issues defeating hosts Argentina 91-34.

Colombia vs. Brazil 33-61 COL Rios 15/6r Martinez 8 Cortes 5 Paz 2 Olarte 2 Alonso 1 Munoz 0 Vente 0 Gonzalez 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP BRA Dantas 10/8r Teixeira 10 Pacheco 9 Monteiro 8/6r Paixao 6 Dos Santos 5/11r De Souza 4 Costa 3/6r/6a Soares 2 Dias 2 Da Silva 2 Ramona 0

United States vs. Argentina 91-34 USA Fowles 13/7r DeShields 13 Ogwumike 12 Plum 11 Wilson 10/7r Collier 9/12r Diggins 9 Augustus 8 Gray 6/6a Taurasi 0 Bird DNP Ogunbowale DNP ARG Boquete 9 De La Barba 5 Burani 5 Llorente 5 Aispurua 4 Rosset 3 Santana 2/6r Fiorotto 1 Perez 0 Gonzalez 0 Chagas 0 Castro 0