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European League Group B Round 6 January 16th-18th

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Half of this group continued play on Thursday in Novosibirsk.  It took overtime before Oderah Chidom and Viktoriya Hasper could lift Tsmoki past Southern Federal University 97-87.  Hosts Dynamo had an easier game, beating Astana 86-48.  The other half of the group resumed play on Saturday in Vilnius.  Young Angels Kosice stayed in the hunt with a 57-50 win over Grodno.  Hosts Kibirkstis fell to Ostrava 71-69, leaving the visitors in control of the fight for the last qualification place as Shelby Cloninger made her professional debut.

January 16, 2020

Southern Federal University vs. Tsmoki-Minsk 87-97(OT) SFU Gunchenko 18/7r Miroshnikova 18 Zaitseva 16/8r Kuzmina 10/7r Voronina 10 TSM Chidom 28/6r Hasper 22 Murauskaya 14/11r/6a Bartakova 12/6r/6a Theriot 11

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Astana Tigers 86-48 DYN Hamblin 18/10r Vorobyeva 18 Cheren 11/6r/7s Krymova 10 Scott 9 AST Yagodkina 19 Kurazova 10/7r

January 18, 2020

Olimpia Grodno vs. Young Angels Kosice 50-57 GRO Nadzezhka 16/13r Masko 16 KOS Fluker 16/13r Goss 14/6r

Kibirsktis vs. Ostrava 69-71 KIB Sulske 17 Serkeviciute 15 Sarauskaite 13/11r OST Simpson 19 Dickey 15/7r Markovic 14 Cloninger 14 Grbic 6/6a

Israeli League Round 13 January 16th

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January 16, 2020

Another full round of games was played on Thursday.  Adut Bulgak and Maccabi Ramat Hen maintained a healthy lead on everyone with a 77-60 win over Elitzur Ramla.  Maccabi Ashdod edged Elitzur Holon 67-64.  May Dayan tried to help Herzliya make up for being shorthanded, but it was not enough in a 70-62 loss to Khaalia Hillsman and Maccabi Haifa.  Britney Jones played well for Hapoel Petah Tikva, but they were no closer to their first win after falling to Daniel Karsh and Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 85-70.  A good game from Meighan Simmons was not enough for Maccabi Raanana in an 80-74 loss to Ramat Hasharon.

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Elitzur Ramla 77-60 RAH Bulgak 21/11r/7a Johnson 18/12r/6a Cohen 17/6r Hightower 10/10r Shea 0 RAM Mitchell 18/9r Rotberg 16 Boyd 13 Billings 10/11r Danan 3

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Holon 67-64 ASH Sutherland 19/10r Bradford 14/10r Edelman 10 Doron 10 Hopkins 8/9r/10a Snow 0 HOL Bell 18/7r Spector 12 Laney 11 Douglass 11 Penn 9/12r Purvis 3

Bnot Herzliya vs. Maccabi Haifa 62-70 HER Dayan 21 Brown 18 Garner 9/6r/9a HAI Hillsman 23/25r Bellock 17/14r Harden 15/7a

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 70-85 PET Jones 23 Reid 19/9r Zackery 17/13r Rosenthal 6 Berger 0 RIS Karsh 24/7r/6a Nelson 19/6r Holmes 14 Cook 8

Maccabi Raanana vs. Ramat Hasharon 74-80 RAA Simmons 25 Muldrow 16/10r Simon 14/16r Kesten 11 HAS Hooper 16 Fitzgerald 15 Cave 12/10r Aharonov-Shmueli 12 Abboud 10 Hannoun 6 Hattis 0

Standings:

  1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 11-2
  2. Maccabi Ashdod 9-4
  3. Elitzur Ramla 9-4
  4. Ramat Hasharon 8-5
  5. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 8-5
  6. Elitzur Holon 6-7
  7. Maccabi Raanana 5-8
  8. Maccabi Haifa 5-8
  9. Bnot Herzliya 4-9
  10. Hapoel Petah Tikva 0-13

EuroLeague Round 10 January 15th-16th

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Group A:

All the games in this group were on Wednesday, starting with Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg completely dominating the first half to beat Reyer 97-44, but the even bigger news was the return of yet another star player from injury.  USK Praha matched their effort as Teja Oblak led them in a 109-50 rout of Cukurova, meaning that both teams have officially qualified for the quarterfinals.  TTT Riga nearly pulled off an upset on the road, but Bourges won 79-75.  The day ended with Nadezhda pulling away in the second half for an 80-47 win over Braine.

January 15, 2020

Ekaterinburg vs. Reyer Venezia 97-44 UMMC Griner 22/7r Vadeeva 14/9r Jones 11/10r Meesseman 10 Vandersloot 9 Faulkner 7 Belyakova 6 Torrens 6 Quigley 5 Musina 4/7a VEN Pastore 12 De Pretto 11 Anderson 4 Penna 2 Steinberga 0

Cukurova vs. USK Praha 50-109 CUKU Bentley 17 Sanders 9 Marginean 3 USK Oblak 23 Thomas 17/8r Jones 16 Vukosavljevic 12/11r/8a Rezan 12/9r Vorackova 8

Bourges vs. TTT Riga 79-75 BOUR Coleman 19/10r/8a Chartereau 17/8r Michel 16/6a Godin 10 Achonwa 4/6r TTT Mabrey 19/8r Drammeh 16 Huff 15/7r Laksa 11 Kreslina Strautmane 5

Braine vs. Nadezhda 47-80 CAST Wallace 11 Siksniute 10 Handy 9 Tobin 1/6r NAD Namok 16 Raincock-Ekunwe 15/11r Turner 14/7r Wheeler 8

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 9-1
  2. USK Praha 9-1
  3. Bourges 6-4
  4. Nadezhda 6-4
  5. Braine 3-7
  6. Reyer Venezia 3-7
  7. Cukurova 2-8
  8. TTT Riga 2-8

Group B:

On Wednesday, Dynamo Kursk’s latest attempt to right the ship fell apart in the fourth quarter as Gabby Williams and Sami Whitcomb helped Lattes Montpellier leave with a 90-78 win.  Fenerbahce rolled to an 80-52 win in Gdynia.  On Thursday, Sopron beat Girona 66-56.  Lyon finished the week with a decisive 85-48 win over Schio to sit in the last qualification place as the group starts to decompress.

January 15, 2020

Dynamo Kursk vs. Lattes Montpellier 78-90 DYNK McCoughtry 19/7r Bonner 15/7r Prince 15 Baric 11/7a Breland 6/8r Johnson 4 BLMA Williams 25/6r Whitcomb 22/6r Milapie 11/6r Bankole 10 Tchatchouang 6

Arka Gdynia vs. Fenerbahce 52-80 GDY Papova 9 Allen 8 Kastanek 7 Gulich 4/7r Greinacher 1 FENE Iagupova 17/9a Canitez 11 Stokes 10/11r Zandalasini 9 Williams 9 Cakir 4

January 16, 2020

Sopron vs. Girona 66-56 SOP Brooks 16/8r January 14 Fegyverneky 11 Dupree 9/7r UNI Vasic 13/8r Elonu 12/12r Mendy 10 Xargay 0

Lyon vs. Schio 85-48 LYON Clark 15 Ciak 14/11r Plouffe 14 Allemand 11/8a Johannes 10 SCH Gruda 14/6r Harmon 4 Rodriguez 2

Standings:

  1. Fenerbahce 8-2
  2. Lattes Montpellier 7-3
  3. Schio 6-4
  4. Lyon 5-5
  5. Dynamo Kursk 4-6
  6. Sopron 4-6
  7. Arka Gdynia 3-7
  8. Girona 3-7

Polish League Round 14 January 11th-16th

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Half of the games in this round were played on Saturday including Torun’s 57-46 win over the Gdansk University of Technology.  Tierra Ruffin-Pratt had a good game for the University of Gdansk, but their additions have not paid off as they lost to Taylor Emery and Widzew Lodz 78-67.  The day ended with Sleza Wroclaw beating Poznan 72-41.  On Sunday, Brianna Kiesel fired Bydgoszcz past Wisla Krakow 76-69.  Gdynia cemented their status as title favorites after Maryia Papova led them in a 65-61 win over Polkowice.  The day ended with Kahleah Copper pacing Gorzow in an 88-65 win over Lublin.  On Thursday, a game from Round 12 was made up as Sleza Wroclaw beat Wisla Krakow 54-48.

January 11, 2020

Torun vs. Politechnika Gdanska 57-46 TOR Williams 16 Davenport 15/15r Scekic 11 Dedic 10 GUT Hudson 10/7r Smith 9/8r

Widzew Lodz vs. Uniwersytet Gdanski 78-67 WID Emery 20/7r Davis 15/6r Drop 13/6r/7a Vuckovic 8/10r UNG Ruffin-Pratt 27/14r Frolkina 10 Ortiz 6

Poznan vs. Sleza Wroclaw 41-72 POZ Mfutila 10/9r Saunders 5 SLE Glomazic 18/9r Burdick 17/15r Caldwell 10 Dobrowolska 5

January 12, 2020

Bydgoszcz vs. Wisla Krakow 76-69 BYD Kiesel 32 O’Neill 16 Miskiniene 14/10r WIS Jakubiuk 16 Wells 14/9a Zietara 11 Lass 10/6r Meskonyte 10

Polkowice vs. Arka Gdynia 61-65 POL Conde 16/7r Spanou 16/7r Gajda 16 Stallworth 6/7r/6a Robinson 2 GDY Papova 20/12r Balintova 16/6r Slamova 12 Gulich 6 Kastanek 6 Allen 4 Greinacher 1/7r

Gorzow vs. Lublin 88-65 GOR Copper 31/8r Green 17 Maiga 12/8r Thomas 8 LUB Day 15 Labuckiene 14/8r Degbeon 6/7r

January 16, 2020

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Wisla Krakow 54-48 SLE Burdick 12/16r Jovanovic 11 Caldwell 7/7r Dobrowolska 5 Glomazic 5 WIS Wells 19/6r Lass 12/6r

Romanian Cup Quarterfinals Game 2 January 15th

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January 15, 2020

All four series concluded on Wednesday.  Adrienne Webb and Arad already had a lead from the first game, winning at home as well 78-60 to push the final margin over Angela Beadle and Brasov to 144-120.  A battle of duos saw Kayla Mobley get help from Jade Vega in Targu Secuiesc’s 74-66 win over Mariah King, Alexandra Uiuiu, and Cluj to move a narrow margin to a more decisive final of 131-120.  Satu Mare had kept it close at home, but a good game from Bernice Mosby was not enough as Sepsi won 90-63 behind Chrissy Givens, pushing their advantage to 161-130 and sending a message to the team that is probably best positioned to challenge them in the league.  Agronomia faced a deficit from the road game, but looked to be well on their way to overturning it at home.  A power outage hit late in the game and rules stated that if the game could not be resumed in a timely manner, then the entire game would be wiped out and restarted from the beginning.  Everything managed to be restored just in time and Anca Sipos helped them win 70-45, which was enough to flip the aggregate in their favor for a 105-92 overall win.

Arad vs. Olimpia Brasov 78-60 ARA Webb 25/6r Karakasevic 16/6r Robinson 9/6r Akathiotou 5/6r BRA Beadle 20/9r Armanu 14 Williams 12/7r/6a

Arad advances 144-120

Targu Secuiesc vs. Universitatea Cluj 74-66 TAS Mobley 28/21r Vega 20 Debreczi 10 CLU King 21/6r Uiuiu 20

Targu Secuiesc advances 131-120

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 90-63 SEP Givens 21 Mandache 17 Pasic 12/7r Vucetic 12 Butler 0 SAT Mosby 25/8r Podar 11 Ervin 7

Sepsi Sfantu Georghe advances 161-130

Agronomia Bucuresti vs. Alexandria 70-45 AGR Sipos 21/8r Chelariu 16/14r Militaru 12/7r Hawkins 10/14r ALE Voicu 10/9r

Agronomia Bucuresti advances 105-92

Watch EuroLeague Games Here This Week Free!

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Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

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

Cukurova vs. USK Praha, Wednesday 4:00pm/10:00am:

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

Arka Gdynia vs. Fenerbahce, Wednesday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Bourges vs. TTT Riga, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Braine vs. Nadezhda, Wednesday 8:15pm/2:15pm:

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

Lyon vs. Schio, Thursday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Israeli League Round 12 January 13th

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January 13, 2020

Another full Monday of games started with the two teams at the bottom of the standings facing off and it was Kristi Bellock and Daniel Hagag helping Maccabi Haifa keep Hapoel Petah Tikva winless 91-74.  The visitors made changes to their roster, but it was Monique Reid leading the team as usual.  Kristen Simon and a triple-double from Teana Muldrow were just enough for Maccabi Raanana to beat Elitzur Holon 74-71.  Allison Hightower and Maccabi Ramat Hen were able to maintain the top spot, but it took overtime to overcome Sidney Cook, Chelsea Nelson, and Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 65-63.  Khadijiah Cave and Ramat Hasharon took advantage of Herzliya being shorthanded to win 80-59 despite the best efforts of Rebekah Gardner.  The ended with a finals rematch as Crystal Bradford helped Maccabi Ashdod get some revenge in a 60-55 win over Tiffany Mitchell and Elitzur Ramla.

Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 91-74 HAI Bellock 24/10r Hagag 20 Harden 19/7r/9a Hillsman 8/8r PET Reid 29/10r Zackery 19/7r Jones 17/6r/6a Rosenthal 4/6r Berger 0

Maccabi Raanana vs. Elitzur Holon 74-71 RAA Simon 22/14r Muldrow 20/13r/10a Simmons 17/9r HOL Douglass 13 Laney 13/7a Penn 12/6r Spector 12 Purvis 11 Bell 8

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 63-65(OT) RIS Cook 29/15r Nelson 20/14r Holmes 9 RAH Hightower 20 Johnson 18/6r Bulgak 17/19r Cohen 5 Shea 0

Ramat Hasharon vs. Bnot Herzliya 80-59 HAS Cave 21/6r Fitzgerald 16/9r/6a Hannoun 13 Hooper 11/15r Abboud 8/8r/6a Hattis 2/6r HER Gardner 21/11r Brown 15/6r Dayan 8

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Ashdod 55-60 RAM Mitchell 23/7r Billings 16/19r Boyd 6/11r Danan 3 ASH Bradford 20/12r Hopkins 11/8r/6s Edelman 9 Sutherland 8/8r Doron 7 Snow 0

Standings:

  1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 10-2
  2. Elitzur Ramla 9-3
  3. Maccabi Ashdod 8-4
  4. Ramat Hasharon 7-5
  5. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 7-5
  6. Elitzur Holon 6-6
  7. Maccabi Raanana 5-7
  8. Maccabi Haifa 4-8
  9. Bnot Herzliya 4-8
  10. Hapoel Petah Tikva 0-12

Russian League January 11th-13th

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The round started all the way out in Novosibirsk on Saturday as Jonquel Jones and Brittney Griner led Ekaterinburg past Jamie Scott and hosts Dynamo 99-62.  On Sunday, Sabina Abaidullina and Enisey had a tough time with Raisa Andrianova and Spartak Noginsk, but won 84-82.  Nadezhda was looking to take advantage of the continuing struggles of Dynamo Kursk, but still are not in position to surpass them after a 68-66 loss to DeWanna Bonner and company.  Paris Kea helped Spartak past their Moscow rivals Dynamo 77-60.  The round ended on Monday with Dynamo Novosibirsk being happy to be back at full strength for a 67-57 win over MBA.

January 11, 2020

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Ekaterinburg 62-99 DYN Scott 20 Polyashova 16 Krymova 11 Hamblin 7 EKA Jones 24/6r Griner 21/6r Beglova 15 Vadeeva 13/6r Meesseman 13 Faulkner 4/7a Belyakova 4 Musina 2/8r/7a

January 12, 2020

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 84-82 ENI Abaidullina 23/6r Kolosovskaya 14/6a Linskens 12/11r McCray 12 Koizar 3 SPN Andrianova 27/9r Karpunina 19 Krivolapova 10

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 68-66 DYK Bonner 20/13r Baric 14/6a Kirillova 10 Zhedik 10 Prince 6/6a Johnson 3 McCoughtry 0 NAD Nizamova 14 Turner 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 5/7r

Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow 77-60 SPM Kea 23 Bertsch 12 Ogun 11 DYM Melnikova 12

January 13, 2020

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. MBA Moscow 67-57 DYN Hamblin 14/14r Scott 12/10r Vorobyeva 12/6r Langlois 12/6a Polyashova 10 MBA Logunova 15 Leshkovtseva 14

Standings:

  1. Dynamo Kursk 11-1
  2. Ekaterinburg 11-0
  3. Nadezhda Orenburg 7-5
  4. Spartak Moscow 7-5
  5. Dynamo Novosibirsk 5-7
  6. MBA Moscow 5-6
  7. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 5-6
  8. Spartak Noginsk 1-10
  9. Dynamo Moscow 0-12

Italian League Round 14 January 11th-12th

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The round started on Saturday with Gintare Petronyte leading Venezia past Torino 96-70.  Jori Davis and Costa Masnaga edged Vigarano 78-76.  On Sunday, Battipaglia’s recent run stopped with a 57-54 loss to San Martino di Lupari.  Palermo got good games from Markeisha Gatling and Shayla Cooper, but lost to Sesto San Giovanni 78-75.  Maci Morris had another good game for Empoli, but they lost to Schio 83-56.  Dearica Hamby led Ragusa past Lucca 70-65.  Bologna looked more like they were expected to when they beat Broni 71-57.

January 11, 2020

Torino vs. Venezia 70-96 TOR Brcaninovic 17 Barberis 14/6a Johnson-Walker 12/8r Salvini 11/7r Milazzo 11 VEN Petronyte 21/7r/6a Bestagno 19/7r Anderson 15 Steinberga 13/9r/8a De Pretto 10 Penna 6 Macchi 0

Costa Masnaga vs. Vigarano 78-76 COS Davis 29/6r Baldelli 15 Spinelli 11/7r Villa 10 Frost 4/7r VIG Attura 19 Miccoli 17 Bocchetti 14 Natali 12 Kinard 11

January 12, 2020

Battipaglia vs. San Martino di Lupari 54-57 BAT Jarosz 18/24r Ciabattoni 16/7r SAM Bjorklund 14 Ciavarella 13 Ostarello 6/11r

Palermo vs. Sesto San Giovanni 75-78 PAL Gatling 23 Cooper 22/13r Miccio 12 Flores 2/8r SES Williams 16 Verona 13/13r/9a Brunner 12 Oroszova 10 Botteghi 9

Empoli vs. Schio 56-83 EMP Morris 20 Trimboli 14 Mathias 5 SCH Rodriguez 18/6r Lisec 13 Battisodo 11 Gruda 8

Lucca vs. Ragusa 65-70 LUC Zempare 16/14r Jakubcova 13/7r Jeffery 11/7s Ravelli 8 RAG Hamby 29/16r Walker 11 Romeo 11

Bologna vs. Broni 71-57 BOL Harrison 19/9r Begic 17/11r Tassinari 10 D’Alie 9/6r/6a Salvadores 7 BRO Spreafico 16 Orazzo 14 Tikvic 13/12r Nared 3

German League Round 13 January 11th-12th

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After a break and cup play, games in the league resumed on Saturday as Gottingen beat Herner 58-49.  Keltern beat Gottingen 81-56.  On Sunday, Wasserburg beat Brittany Carter and Osnabruck 80-71.  Marburg won 68-64 at Halle.  Luisa Geiselsoder led Donau-Ries past Heidelberg 84-57 although Shanice Norton did make her professional debut for the visitors.  Stephanie Gardner and Hannover beat Ali Gorrell and Saarlouis 90-66.

January 11, 2019

Herner vs. Gottingen 49-58 HTC Frericks 12/13r Fikiel 10 Stankiewicz 10 Leonard 2 BG Kelly 15 Blazevic 12/7r McMorris 10/6r Morton 7 Mullings 3

Freiburg vs. Keltern 56-81 USC Fuehring 16 Hart 11 Breen 10 Genco 3/6a RSK Stats not available

January 12, 2019

Osnabruck vs. Wasserburg 71-80 OSC Carter 26 Rollerson 10/12r McWilliams 8 WBG McKay 17 Hebecker 17 Sherbert 14/6r Jakovina 14 Moten 4/8r/6a

Halle vs. Marburg 64-68 SVH Coleman 15/6r Kasparkova 13/6r Korinek 12/13r Mercer 4 BCM Stats not available

Donau-Ries vs. Heidelberg 84-57 DOE Lu. Geiselsoder 26/7r La. Geiselsoder 15 Meynadier 13 Hill 12/7r McCray 4 USCH Gianotti 17 Nash 13/9r Norton 8/6r Daub 7 Arthur 5 Harris 4/8r Karavassilis 0

Hannover vs. Saarlouis 90-66 TKH Gardner 22 Tarasava 18 Gorsic 15 Stammberger 11/9r TVS Gorrell 23 Beynon 17/9r Brichacova 14/6r Kovatch 2