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Romanian League Round 1 November 27th

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November 27, 2020

The season format had been up for debate for a while, but the season did start on Friday as teams played in three locations with three games each this weekend.  The first game was played in the Sfantu Gheorghe location and Biljana Pesovic and Ines Corda led Brasov past Chelsea Mitchell and Taneria Wilson, who along with Paula Lenart were making their professional debuts, and Targu Secuiesc 77-67.  Hosts Sepsi won the other game 99-42 over Targoviste.  Agronomia Bucuresti is hosting games and Anca Sipos had a good game, but they lost to Nikki McDonald, Denia Davis-Stewart, and Constanta.  Their neighbors Rapid got good games from Florina Stanici and Natalia Burlakova to edge Alexandria 68-66.  Satu Mare is hosting the last set of games and Ildiko Nagy helped Arad crush a young Oradea team 101-30.  The day ended with the hosts beating Cluj-Napoca 75-50.

Targu Secuiesc vs. Olimpia Brasov 67-77 TAS Mitchell 26/7r Wilson 20/6a Lenart 10/11r BRA Pesovic 28/14r/6a Corda 20 Craciun 14/11r Dickey 8/6r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Targoviste 99-42 SEP Mandache 19/9r Gardner 18 Tobin 16/12r/7a Orban 14/6r Pavlopoulou 9 TAR Irimia 14

Phoenix Constanta vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 66-50 CON McDonald 22/11r Stewart 20/12r Beldian 11/9r/11a Hawkins 0 AGR Sipos 21/10r Vilcinschi 13

Alexandria vs. Rapid Bucuresti 66-68 ALE Cucu 18/6r Mazilu 15 Lungu 11/6r Mihai 10/6a RAP Stanici 21/10r/6a Burlakova 20/11r

Oradea vs. Arad 30-101 ORA Kokovay 11 ARA Nagy 20/9r Beadle 19 Ardelean 17/6a Karakasevic 17 Akathiotou 11/7a/8s

Satu Mare vs. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 75-50 SAT Bright 19/7r Solopova 16/8a Covile 14/12r Goss 9/6r CLU Campbell 12/9r Timbilla 6/11r/6s

Australian League Game 7 November 25th-26th

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Wednesday started with Liz Cambage and Leilani Mitchell helping Southside roll past Perth 102-62 in Cairns.  Instead of the usual doubleheader, the other game was at Townsville Stadium with Adelaide having a quick turnaround after so long without playing.  Tessa Lavey and Carley Ernst had big games for Bendigo, but Ally Wilson and Steph Talbot led the Lightning to an 89-83 win.  Only one game was played on Thursday in Cairns as Perth put up a fight against Kelsey Griffin and Canberra, but lost 73-70.

November 25, 2020

Perth Lynx vs. Southside Flyers 62-102 PER Sharp 17 Edwards 8/7r Clarke 7 Clinch-Hoycard 0 STH Cambage 23/8r Mitchell 20 Sa. Blicavs 10/7r O’Hea 10 Jarry 2

Bendigo Spirit vs. Adelaide Lightning 83-89 BEN Lavey 33/6a Ernst 22/11r Skinner 17 Rintala 4 Paalvast 2 Goulding 0 Froling 0 ADL Wilson 23/6r/6a Talbot 22/12r Wehrung 15 Whittle 8/8r Tomlinson 8 Ortlepp 5 Yaeger 2

November 26, 2020

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Perth Lynx 73-70 UCC Griffin 21/12r Rocci 11 Tolo 9/6r Tupaea 8/6a Ruef 7 Froling 3 Kaser 3 Smart 0 Delaney 0 PER Ebzery 17 Garbin 14/11r Ciabattoni 13 Steindl 7 Sharp 5/10r Edwards 2 Clarke 0

Hungarian League Round 11 November 16th-25th

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Games started to made up as Jelena Brooks and Gabby Williams helped Sopron get back to action in a 104-47 win over ZTE on Monday in a game from Round 9.  Sopron won again last Wednesday with Briann January and Megan Walker pacing them in an 86-55 win in a Round 8 game over BEAC.  Sopron played again on Saturday with Gabby Williams taking the lead in their 82-62 win over DVTK in a Round 10 game.  This round started on Wednesday with Keyona Hayes and Csata surprising Gyor 77-66.  Sopron readied themselves for continental competition with Tina Krajisnik and Jelena Brooks leading them past Chanise Jenkins and MTK 98-67.  Janae Smith had a good game for BEAC, but Tinara Moore and Cegled left Ujbuda with an 86-69 win.  A game from Round 22 saw Franka Toth and DVTK beat Miljana Dzombeta and ZTE 90-57.

November 16, 2020

ZTE vs. Sopron 47-104 ZTE Dzombeta 16 Kulcsar 14 SOP Brooks 24/6r Williams 24 Walker 18 January 14 Fegyverneky 10/6a

November 18, 2020

Sopron vs. BEAC 86-55 SOP January 22/6a Walker 21/8r Brooks 17/15r Williams 16/6a BEAC Dusanic 15 Small 14/7r

November 21, 2020

Sopron vs. DVTK 82-62 SOP Williams 20 Brooks 16/12r Walker 15/7r Krajisnik 12/6r January 12 DVTK Vitola 17/14r Aho 12 Montai-Vukov 3 Mokango 2

November 25, 2020

Csata vs. Gyor 77-66 CSA Hayes 22 Hegedus 13 Horvath 12 Lelik 11 Zempare 9/14r/6a GYO Dombai 16 Kiesel 12/7a Mompremier 10/7r Torok 10/6s Lass 0

Sopron vs. MTK 98-67 SOP Krajisnik 21/10r Brooks 21/6r Czukor 16 Walker 11 January 10 Williams 9 MTK C. Jenkins 23 A. Jenkins 18/10r

BEAC vs. Cegled 69-86 BEAC Smith 23/8r Boros 12 Meresz 10/9r Small 8 CEG Moore 25/15r McBryde 16/7r Sotiriou 13/6r Ortiz 12/14a

DVTK vs. ZTE 90-57 DVTK Toth 21 Kiss 14/11r Mokango 14/7r Kanyasi 12 Aho 10 Montai-Vukov 6/8r ZTE Dzombeta 20 P. Szabo 14/10r

Czech League Round 7 November 24th-25th

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A midweek round started on Tuesday with USK Praha rolling past Ostrava 113-26.  The rest of the round was on Wednesday, including Lenka Bartakova and Slavia Praha edging Meg Wilson and Trutnov 82-79.  Brno beat Slovanka 84-51.  Katerina Rokosova led Chomutova past Strakonice 82-51.  Hradec Kralove beat KP Brno 81-63 to solidify their position as the best of the rest for now.

November 24, 2020

USK Praha vs. Ostrava 113-26 USK Rezan 18/10r Jones 18/7r Thomas 14/9r/8a/7s Oblak 13/9a Dojkic 13 Sipova 12 Vyoralova 10 Vorackova 9/6a OVA Zubac 10 Thompson 0

November 25, 2020

Lokomotiva Trutnov vs. Slavia Praha 79-82 TRU Wilson 21/9r Finkova 19 Kozumplikova 16 Rylichova 10/6r SLA Bartakova 21/10a Holubova 18 Opocenska 10/6r Hoskova 4

Slovanka vs. Brno 51-84 SLO Fucikova 16/6r ZAB Krivankova 14/13r/6a Hamzova 13 Galickova 13 Stoupalova 12/7r Kopecka 11/6r

Strakonice vs. Chomutov 51-82 STR Vydrova 12 Rosecka 10 Ruzkova 10 CHO Rokosova 20/8r Vorlova 16

KP Brno vs. Hradec Kralove 63-81 KPB Zohnova 17/9r Potter 16 Page 8 Fadrhonsova 0 HKR Brezinova 17/6r Cuperkova 15

Australian League Game 6 November 23rd-24th

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Monday’s games were played at the Cairns location.  Southside had both Liz Cambage and Sara Blicavs firing, but Canberra’s balance helped them win 95-72.  Darcee Garbin had another good game for Perth, but it was not enough as Funda Nakkasoglu came in off the bench to light it up for Sydney in a 74-67 win.  Adelaide finally got to play again on Tuesday and had a tough time with Melbourne, losing 91-51.  The second game of the day was also played in Townsville’s home arena and the Fire rolled past Bendigo 99-51.

November 23, 2020

Southside Flyers vs. University of Canberra Capitals 72-95 STH Cambage 26/6r Sa. Blicavs 21/6r Jarry 7 O’Hea 6 Mitchell 3 UCC Tolo 19/8r Rocci 17 Melbourne 14/6r/6a Froling 12 Tupaea 12 Griffin 10/10r Ruef 4 Smart 3 Taia 0 Kaser 0 Delaney 0

Sydney University Flames vs. Perth Lynx 74-67 SYD Nakkasoglu 27 Scherf 12/10r Schwagmeyer-Belger 12/9r Boag 7 Mansfield 6 Maley 5/20r Burton 2 PER Garbin 22/8r Ebzery 19 Ciabattoni 10 Sharp 8 Edwards 6 Steindl 0/12r Clarke 0

November 24, 2020

Melbourne Boomers vs. Adelaide Lightning 91-51 MEL George 16/15r/6a Madgen 16 Garrick 15 Magbegor 11/8r Karaitiana 9 Purcell 8/7r Davidson 8 Wright 3 Brewster 3 Beck 0 Antoniadou 0 ADL Wilson 13 Talbot 12/7r Whittle 7 Ortlepp 3 Yaeger 2 Tomlinson 0 Brett 0

Bendigo Spirit vs. Townsville Fire 51-99 BEN Rintala 10 Goulding 10 Ernst 5/7r Skinner 5 Froling 4 Paalvast 2 TSV McKay 18/8r Payne 18/7r Nicholson 12 Heal 10 Woods 10 Gaze 9 Reid 4/8a McDermott 3

German League Round 4 November 22nd

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November 22, 2020

A full round of games had been scheduled for the Sunday after the international break, but only half of them were played.  Daneesha Provo and Pauline Meyer had big games for Freiburg in an 82-70 win over Halle.  Maggie Mulligan and Wasserburg beat Kristina Topuzovic and Herner 62-54.  Keltern left Hannover with a 77-56 win.

Freiburg vs. Halle 82-70 USC Provo 33/7r Mayer 25 Boensch 13/16r SVH Simpson 18 Huff 12 Grudzien 11 White 8 Nash 5

Wasserburg vs. Herner 62-54 WBG Mulligan 23 Moten 16 Fiebich 8/10r HTC Topuzovic 21/7r Westerik 15 Harris 9/9r Stockton 2 Rouse 0

Hannover vs. Keltern 56-77 TKH Gorsic 16/9r Tarasava 14 RSK Cvitkovic 19/10r Pokk 14 Mingo 12/6r Pulk 10

Spanish League Round 12 November 22nd

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November 22, 2020

One game could not be played again, but the rest of the round went ahead on Sunday.  Sparkle Taylor led Gran Canaria past Gipuzkoa 72-66.  Rebecca Allen paced Valencia in a 76-59 win over Zamarat.  Avenida beat Clarinos 84-55.  Gernika breezed past Sedis 80-61.  Promete left Lugo with a 56-48 win over Ensino.  The long day ended with Araski escaping struggling Bembibre 54-52.

Gran Canaria vs. Gipuzkoa 72-66 GRA Taylor 25/8r Kone 14/11r James 13/10r Hermida 13 Hartmann 5 Fall 0 GIP Tirera 16 Delaere 15/8r Coulibaly 10

Valencia vs. Zamarat 76-59 VAL Allen 21 Casas 12 Gulich 12 Trahan-Davis 7/8r Romero 0 ZAM Okonkwo 14/7r/7s Salas 13 Lizarazu 7 Berezhynska 6 Wolf 4

Zaragoza vs. Estudiantes 64-85 ZAR Gatling 17 Wurtz 11/6r Gorecki 6 Ayuso 5 Handy 0 EST Knight 19 Alonso 13 Nyingifa 12 Da Silva 8 Carter 7/9r Grande 2

Clarinos vs. Avenida 55-84 CLA Loyd 17 Atkinson 7/6r/6a Nogic 6 Imovbioh 0 AVE Kar. Samuelson 17 Kat. Samuelson 15 Hayes 12 Gajic 8/10r Cazorla 8 Rodriguez 6 Hof 4 Vilaro 4

Gernika vs. Sedis 80-61 GER Buch 19 Cornelius 16 Lo 10/7r Roundtree 10 Gomes Colhado 10 Bjorklund 6 Ivanovic 3 SED Dornstauder 10 Pena 10 Mestres 9 Raventos 6 Geldof 6 Pujol 2

Ensino vs. Promete 48-56 ENS Stanacev 14 Gimeno 14 Hempe 10 White 2/9r Van Den Adel 2 Prieto 2 PRO Estebas 18/7r Diarra 12/10r Flores 12 Weaver 4 Pivec 0

Bembibre vs. Araski 52-54 BEM Rhine 11 Higgs 10 Camara 8 Silva 6/12r Kalin 5 Brotons 2 ARA Abalde 11/7r Seda 10/12r Cruz 10 Brown 4 Quevedo 2

Italian League Round 8 November 21st-22nd

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One scheduled game was called off early, but the rest of the round was split over the days of the weekend.  Abby Bishop led Bologna past Campobasso, which was paced by the impressive Erica Sanchez as she approaches her 45th birthday, 80-52.  Beatrice Del Pero and Jaisa Nunn led Costa Masnaga past Vigarano 92-76.  Gintare Petronyte and Venezia stayed perfect with a 97-57 win over Sassari.  Late breaking news on Sunday ruled Lucca out of their game, but the other two were played.  San Martino di Lupari beat Broni 70-60.  Kamiah Smalls and Empoli kept Battipaglia searching for a win after rolling 84-56.

November 21, 2020

Campobasso vs. Bologna 52-80 CAM Sanchez 19/10r Giardina 2 BOL Bishop 26/8r Williams 15/11r Begic 11/8r Barberis 10/8r Battisodo 10/6a

Vigarano vs. Costa Masnaga 76-92 VIG Policari 17/7r Tapley 16/8r Yurkevichus 12/8r Rosset 11/6r/6a Sorrentino 11 COS Del Pero 34 Nunn 20/11r Spinelli 12 Jablonowski 2/7r

Sassari vs. Venezia 57-97 SAS Arioli 17 Calhoun 16 Burke 13/8r Fekete 4 VEN Petronyte 21/15r Bestagno 16/6r Pan 16 Penna 12/8r Anderson 10/6r/6a Attura 7

November 22, 2020

Broni vs. San Martino di Lupari 60-70 BRO Madera 18/11r Togliani 12 Rulli 11 Roma 0 SAM Ciavarella 19 Anderson 16/9r Sulciute 12/7r Fogg 1

Empoli vs. Battipaglia 84-56 EMP Smalls 22 Mathias 19/8r Premasunac 17/9r Ravelli 5 BAT Hersler 19/9r Bisogno 15/11r

Russian League Round 5 November 20th-22nd

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A less scattershot round was scheduled this weekend with a pair of games on Friday.  Jillian Alleyne helped Dynamo Novosibirsk win the battle of Siberia 72-71 over Adelina Abaiburova and Enisey Krasnoyarsk.  There was far less drama in Spartak Moscow’s 106-39 win over Spartak Noginsk.  On Sunday, Nadezhda Orenburg beat Dynamo Moscow 82-56.  Breanna Stewart played her first game for Ekaterinburg and Maria Vadeeva had a big game in their 94-57 win over MBA.  Arike Ogunbowale and Raisa Musina teamed up to lead Dynamo Kursk past Albina Razheva and Nika 88-72.

November 20, 2020

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 71-72 ENI Abaiburova 23 Kiryanova 10 Diop 8/6r DYN Alleyne 21/21r Goldyreva 14 Krymova 11 Kiseleva 10 Dean 4

Spartak Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 106-39 SPM Ignatova 18 Nuritdinova 16/9a/6s Fedorova 12/8r Agnew 10/8r Zotkina 10 Williams 9 SPN Martirosyan 12/8r

November 22, 2020

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 82-56 NAD Medvedeva 18 Shilova 17 Babkina 12 Billings 8 DYM Fedotova 12/6r Kramar 11

MBA Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 57-94 MBA Krymova 17 Kaytukova 11 EKA Vadeeva 26/17r Stewart 22/13r Jones 13/7r Quigley 13 Vandersloot 10/9a

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nika Syktyvkar 88-72 DYK Ogunbowale 30 Musina 27/7r Bentley 6 Mavunga 2 NIK Razheva 20/9r Fedorenkova 12 Matveeva 11 Cherepanova 10/10r

Turkish League Round 9 November 18th-22nd

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Hatay started to make up games missed and it started on Wednesday with their Round 4 game against Stephanie Madden and Samsun, winning 121-70 behind Alexis Prince and Hind Ben Abdelkader.  One game for this round was postponed, but play started on Saturday with Stephanie Madden trying her best again in Samsun’s 117-62 loss to Orman.  The visitors were led by Brittney Sykes and Serife Onar while Nilay Kartaltepe had a triple-double.  Alina Iagupova led Cukurova past Astou Ndour and Hatay 86-67.  Erica Wheeler had a good game for Izmit, but Galatasaray left with an 80-62 win.  Jasmine Thomas fired Fenerbahce past Botas 79-51.  On Sunday, Ruthy Hebard could not be stopped as Nesibe beat Crystal Bradford and Besiktas 76-60.  Cankaya University got to use their bench more in a 75-59 win over Adana.

November 18, 2020

Hatay vs. Samsun 121-70 HAT Prince 31/12r Ben Abdelkader 24 Basaran 16/14r Yaya 14 Ndour 13 Imren 10 Turk 8 SAM Madden 33/13r/6a Calis 17 Caliskan 12

November 21, 2020

Samsun vs. Orman 62-117 SAM Madden 34/9r ORM Sykes 27/6a Onar 24/7a Avci 18 Gokdemir 16 Kartaltepe 10/13a/10s Robinson 7/11r Yarga 6

Cukurova vs. Hatay 86-67 CUK Iagupova 25/8r/11a Anigwe 15/10r Kurtulmus 15/8r Naumenko 14/10r Dogan 0 HAT Ndour 22 Ben Abdelkader 17 Prince 7/6r Turk 5

Izmit vs. Galatasaray 62-80 IZM Wheeler 25 Siksniute 12/8r Dos Santos 6/7r GAL Russell 19 Steinberga 18 Williams 12/8r/8a Yildizhan 12 Hruscakova 6/8r

Fenerbahce vs. Botas 79-51 FEN Thomas 27 McBride 14 Stokes 12/14r Canitez 8 Zandalasini 5/7r/8a BOT Williams 12/9r Cidal 12 Bas 6

November 22, 2020

Besiktas vs. Nesibe 60-76 BES Bradford 20/11r Salvadores 12 Topuz 11/9r NES Hebard 34/20r Simon 12 Peddy 10 Aslan 0

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Adana 75-59 CAU Warley-Talbert 19/19r Zellous 19/9r Yavuz 18 White 16/9a ADA Wallace 16/6r Meskonyte 11/10r Fontaine 10/12r