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Spanish League Round 26 February 16th-21st

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Not all the planned makeup games could be played as Estudiantes could not host Avenida in a Round 22 game set for Tuesday or host Araski in a Round 20 game scheduled for Thursday.  Girona did come back to beat Gran Canaria 79-73 in a Round 19 game on Tuesday.  On Thursday, Zaragoza crushed Promete 104-60 behind Markeisha Gatling and Chantelle Handy.  This round was supposed to start with the classic Basque Country rivalry game, but it was postponed.  Instead, the best game Saturday was in Lugo with Ensino holding on to a 76-73 win over Sedis.  Valencia beat Araski 69-58.  Out on Tenerife, Clarinos handed Zamarat a 91-60 loss that virtually seals the fate of the visitors at the bottom of the standings.  On Sunday, Avenida was challenged, but prevailed 77-71 over Zaragoza.  Estudiantes was able to return to play for their trip to Gran Canaria, but lost 70-65.  Girona rolled past Promete 93-57.  The key game was at the end of the day with the winner getting a leg up in the battle for safety.  Lashann Higgs and Julia Gladkova led Bembibre to the 68-55 win over Al-Qazeres to leave the visitors in the danger zone.

February 16, 2021

Girona vs. Gran Canaria 79-73 GIR Labuckiene 17/7r Gray 14/8a Elonu 10/6r Vasic 10 Reisingerova 8 Eldebrink 7 Ferrari 3/8r GRA Taylor 19 Kone 15/13r Espana 14 Hermida 11 James 7/14r Fall 2 Hartmann 0

February 18, 2021

Zaragoza vs. Promete 104-60 ZAR Gatling 30 Handy 24/7r Wurtz 19 Parks 10/9r Ayuso 5/6r/6a PRO Flores 17 Alarcon 17 Nogic 7 Diarra 3

February 20, 2021

Ensino vs. Sedis 76-73 ENS Hempe 18 Gimeno 15 White 10/10r Prieto 8 SED Resimont 14/6a Diaz 14 Raventos 12 Etxarri 11 Dornstauder 6/8r Mestres 5 Geldof 2 Pujol 0

Valencia vs. Araski 69-58 VAL Trahan-Davis 15/6r Allen 15 Gil 10/7r Gulich 10/7r Romero 4 ARA Seda 16/8r Brown 10/9r Asurmendi 10 Quevedo 9 Abalde 4 Berezhynska 2

Clarinos vs. Zamarat 91-60 CLA Taylor 18 Atkinson 14/6r Fasoula 12/8r Raksanyi 10 Kostourkova 2 Abdi 0 ZAM Wolf 19/12r Gidden 14/8r Vivians 13

February 21, 2021

Zaragoza vs. Avenida 71-77 ZAR Gatling 19/10r Parks 19 Vanloo 15/7a Ayuso 5 Handy 2 AVE Dominguez 17 Hayes 15 Milic 13 Kat. Samuelson 12 Kar. Samuelson 12 Cazorla 4 Alarie 3 Vilaro 1 Rodriguez 0

Gran Canaria vs. Estudiantes 70-65 GRA Taylor 18/9r Kone 13/14r Espana 13 Ndiaye 12 James 6/9r Hermida 6 Fall 2 Hartmann 0 EST Burani 14 Carter 13 Gretter 10/6r Da Silva 8 Alonso 5 Nyingifa 4/6r Grande 2

Girona vs. Promete 93-57 GIR Eldebrink 18 Labuckiene 17 Elonu 12/9r Reisingerova 12/6r Vasic 11 Ferrari 10 PRO Barneda 13 Diarra 11/9r Kovacevic 11 Nogic 8 Flores 0

Bembibre vs. Al-Qazeres 68-55 BEM Higgs 23 Gladkova 20/7r Mendez 12 Rhine 8/6r Silva 3/8r Camara 2 Kalin 0 ALQ Jones 16 Llorente 14 Lahuerta 10 Hart 4 Christinaki 2 O’Dwyer 2

Russian League Round 14 February 17th-21st

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On Wednesday, MBA went to Syktyvkar and beat Nika 70-64.  On Saturday, Ekaterinburg went out to Krasnoyarsk and left with a 105-66 win over Enisey behind the trio of Maria Vadeeva, Emma Meesseman, and Breanna Stewart.  On Sunday, Dynamo Kursk rolled past Spartak Noginsk 91-33.  MBA edged their Moscow neighbors Spartak 64-59.  It was also close for Nika, but they escaped Dynamo Moscow 62-59.

February 17, 2021

Nika Syktyvkar vs. MBA Moscow 64-70 NIK Fedorenkova 16 Marchenkova 15/9r Turner 14/19r Leslie 9 MBA Kirillova 16/7r Nizamova 14/7r Shtanko 12

February 20, 2021

Enisey Kranoyarsk vs. Ekaterinburg 66-105 ENI Abaiburova 13 Grant-Allen 9 Diop 6 EKA Vadeeva 23/6r Meesseman 23 Stewart 20 Quigley 17/7r/8a Vandersloot 9/9a Belyakova 1

February 21, 2021

Dynamo Kursk vs. Spartak Noginsk 91-33 DYK Maiga 16/11r O. Frolkina 16 Shabanova 12/7r E. Frolkina 12 Ogunbowale 9 Bentley 7 Musina 5/12r SPN Martirosyan 10

Spartak Moscow vs. MBA Moscow 59-64 SPM Nuritdinova 14/7r Repnikova 13 Fedorova 10 Williams 4/6r MBA Kirillova 16

Dynamo Moscow vs. Nika Syktyvkar 59-62 DYM Savina 12/9r Tohtash 11/6r Cheremisina 11 Samorodova 10 NIK Fedorenkova 15 Turner 12/19r Leslie 2

French League Round 14 February 20th-21st

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A full round could not be played over the weekend due to issues with Bourges.  Landes beat Roche 86-54.  Briana Day and Hainaut left it a little too late to make a comeback, falling to Tarbes 63-57.  The day ended with Landerneau beating Nantes 80-69.  On Sunday, Lattes Montpellier fought back to edge Charnay 79-77.  Charleville beat Villeneuve 74-65.

February 20, 2021

Roche vs. Landes 54-86 RVB Clarke 14/6r Bankole 13 Higgins 10 Lucet 0 LAN Ayim 15/6r Gaye 14/7r Dumerc 12 Turcinovic 11 Plouffe 7/7r Vukosavljevic 6/9r

Tarbes vs. Hainaut 63-57 TAR Tadic 15/8r Gaillou-Loko 15 Sharp 10 Scott 9 Cooper 8 Magarity 2/10r HAI Day 20/8r Slonjsak 12 Bailey 6/11r Gustavsson 6

Landerneau vs. Nantes 80-69 BRE Naigre 18/9r Geiselsoder 17/6r Bremont 10/10a Marginean 10 Kalu 5 NAN Mosqueda-Lewis 19 Dongue 19 Hejdova 16/6r Morrison 10

February 21, 2021

Lattes Montpellier vs. Charnay 79-77 MTP Milapie 17/7r/6a Hines-Allen 15/13r Collier 15/7r Bernies 10/8a Toure 10 Tchatchouang 8 CHA Simmons 18 Ruef 17/8r/6a Epoupa 14/6s Amukamara 8 Pierre-Louis 6/6r

Villeneuve vs. Charleville 65-74 VIL Peters 15 Ygueravide 13 Diawara 11/7r Hurt 10 CHM Bouderra 15/7r/8a Miyem 13 Nared 11 Cado 10 Akhator 6/7r Turner 2

Romanian Cup Playoffs February 20th-21st

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The cup was awarded over the weekend starting with the semifinals on Saturday.  Cluj-Napoca won the first game 62-47 over Agronomia.  Hosts Satu Mare had the tough task of facing Sepsi, which entered the competition at this stage and fell 77-67.  On Sunday, Rebekah Gardner and Sepsi took care of business and beat Cluj-Napoca 83-55 in the final.

February 20, 2021

Agronomia Bucuresti vs. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 47-62 AGR Filip 16/8r CLU Chis 16/9r Uiuiu 16 Timbilla 13/12r Campbell 11/11r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 77-67 SEP Parau 17/7a Mandache 16 Tobin 12/11r Gardner 12 Pasic 10/8r Pavlopoulou 0 SAT Goss 19 Solopova 15 Cuic 14/6r Bright 12 Covile 4/6r

February 21, 2021

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 55-83 CLU Timbilla 17/13r/7a Campbell 16/6r Fleser 10 SEP Gardner 20/7r Tobin 18/11r Parau 13 Mandache 12 Pavlopoulou 0

Polish League Round 20 February 17th-21st

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Round 13 was finished with a pair of games on Wednesday.  Lublin beat Bydgoszcz 67-56 and Arka Gdynia beat Gorzow 90-70.  This round started on Friday with a 92-52 win for Lublin over GTK Gdynia.  On Saturday, Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley lifted Polkowice past Bydgoszcz 70-68.  Arka Gdynia was challenged by Sleza Wroclaw, but won 71-65.  Borislava Hristova and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough fired Gorzow past Poznan 99-67.  The round finished on Sunday with the trio of Kirby Burkholder, Sarah Sagerer, and Briahanna Jackson leading Torun past Jazmine Davis and the Gdansk University of Technology 93-68.

February 17, 2021

Lublin vs. Bydgoszcz 67-56 LUB Pobozy 18/8r Bertsch 17/6r O’Neill 10 BYD Evans 16/6r Burdick 11/11r McBride 11

Gorzow vs. Arka Gdynia 70-90 GOR Walker-Kimbrough 16 Green 15/8r Gustafson 15/7r Hristova 10 GDY Kunek 17 Slamova 16/9a Miskiniene 15/8r Rembiszewska 12 Kastanek 11 Spanou 9/7r Greinacher 6/6r

February 19, 2021

Lublin vs. GTK Gdynia 92-52 LUB Fassina 16/8a Bertsch 16 Niedzwiedzka 14/13r Pobozy 12/9r O’Neill 3 GTK Bazan 13 Grymek 11/7r Zytkowska 10

February 20, 2021

Bydgoszcz vs. Polkowice 68-70 BYD Evans 15/6r Burdick 10/12r Michalek 10 McBride 9/10a POL Ellenberg-Wiley 26/6r/7a Hampton 14/12r Stankovic 10 Kantzy 6 Nacickaite 5

Arka Gdynia vs. Sleza Wroclaw 71-65 GDY Kastanek 17 Spanou 16/8r Miskiniene 14/10r Podgorna 11 Greinacher 4 SLE Jones 16/7r Jakubiuk 13 Dedic 12/7r Sutton 10 Dobrowolska 2

Gorzow vs. Poznan 99-67 GOR Hristova 27/8r Walker-Kimbrough 22 Gustafson 14/7r Kaczmarczyk 12/10r Green 8 POZ Adamowicz 16 Nowicka 12 Davis 11/8r Brown 8

February 21, 2021

Torun vs. Politechnika Gdanska 93-68 TOR Burkholder 21/9r Sagerer 21 Jackson 20/6r/8a GUT Davis 20/6r/6a Scekic 17 Hamblin 15

Hungarian League Round 13 February 20th

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February 20, 2021

A full set of games was played on Saturday.  In Ujbuda, Julia Boros and BEAC used a big comeback to get past Miljana Dzombeta and ZTE 73-64.  The old rivals met and Beatrice Mompremier and Gyor gave Jelena Brooks and Sopron something to think about for the rest of the season by only losing 85-79.  Szekszard got the 96-69 palindrome win over Brianna Fraser and Vasas.  A great game from Reka Bernath was not enough for MTK as Reka Lelik and Csata prevailed 75-69.  Keyona Hayes led DVTK past Cegled 78-65.  The day ended with Virag Kiss and PEAC winning 60-48 at Pecsi.

BEAC vs. ZTE 73-64 BEAC Boros 22 Smith 18/13r Dusanic 12 ZTE Dzombeta 26/12a Szabo 15/9r

Gyor vs. Sopron 79-85 GYO Mompremier 21/13r Kiesel 19/6a Torok 15 Dubei 14 Lass 0 SOP Brooks 26 Williams 19/7r Hatar 12 January 10 Walker 5

Szekszard vs. Vasas 96-69 SZE Gereben 15 Goree 14 Friskovec 12 McCall 11/11r Miklos 11 Theodorean 10 Szabo 7 Krnjic 2 VAS Fraser 21/6r Toth 19 Szerencses 10 Bach 10

Csata vs. MTK 75-69 CSA Lelik 24 James 17/14r Zempare 9/9r Hegedus 6/10r MTK Bernath 33 C. Jenkins 13/7r/6a A. Jenkins 10/10r Markovic 2

Cegled vs. DVTK 65-78 CEG Sotiriou 17 Ortiz 16/10r/9a Moore 15 McBryde 7 DVTK Hayes 22/13r Pusztai 18 Medgyessy 10/6r/10a Aho 10 Mokango 8 Montai-Vukov 2

Pecsi vs. PEAC 48-60 PEC Vorpahl 15 PEAC Kiss 20/13r Wentzel 12 Strautmane 5/9r

Czech League Round 18 February 17th-20th

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On Wednesday, a Round 10 game featured powerhouse USK Praha and chronic strugglers Strakonice and it went about as expected with Veronika Vorackova and Maria Conde leading the visitors to a 147-41 win.  This round started on Friday with Brno beating Chomutov 74-50.  On Saturday, Eliska Zilova led Slavia Praha past Strakonice 76-55.  Brionna Jones paced USK Praha in an 87-40 win over KP Brno.

February 17, 2021

Strakonice vs. USK Praha 41-147 STR Suchanova 9 USK Vorackova 21/8r/8a/9s Conde 21/6a Dojkic 19 Jones 18 Rezan 18 Vyoralova 14/7a Elhotova 13 Sipova 12

February 19, 2021

Chomutov vs. Brno 50-74 CHO Vorlova 13/6r ZAB Vackova 18

February 20, 2021

Slavia Praha vs. Strakonice 76-55 SLA Zilova 22/11r Mircova 17 Bakajsova 11/7r Hoskova 9 STR Jindrova 17 Ruzkova 11

USK Praha vs. KP Brno 87-40 USK Jones 24/6r Vorackova 19/12r Conde 5 KPB Kopecka 6 Potter 6 Fadrhonsova 5 Page 2

French League Round 13 February 17th-18th

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All teams were supposed to play midweek, but new issues at Bourges prevented their game from being played.  Wednesday did start with Hainaut surging early only to see Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Lyon control the second half for a 77-63 win.  Landes rolled past Villeneuve 81-57.  Marie Mane and Nantes beat Tiffany Clarke and Roche 82-65.  Margaux Gaillou-Loko led Tarbes past Vionise Pierre-Louis and Charnay 85-63.  On Thursday, the teams did not play the game from this round, but flipped venues to Lattes instead and played their Round 2 game.  The hosts rolled past Charleville 96-58 as Napheesa Collier made her overseas debut after being rumored to play for many teams over the years.

February 17, 2021

Hainaut vs. Lyon 63-77 HAI Slonjsak 16 Lithard 14 Bailey 12/6r Day 12 Ewodo 3 Gustavsson 2 LYO Raincock-Ekunwe 21/7r Plouffe 16/10r Crvendakic 15/8r/7a Tanqueray 12 Clark 6/8r

Landes vs. Villeneuve 81-57 LAN Vukosavljevic 14 Suarez 11 Plouffe 10 Paget 10 Dumerc 5 Ayim 5 VIL Djaldi-Tabdi 10/7r Gomis 10 Ygueravide 10 Peters 2 Hurt 2

Nantes vs. Roche 82-65 NAN Mane 20 Morrison 17/10r Mosqueda-Lewis 17 Dieme 11/6r Hejdova 10/6a RVB Clarke 21 Bankole 10/7r Higgins 5 Lucet 2

Charnay vs. Tarbes 63-85 CHA Pierre-Louis 21/7r Simmons 14 Ruef 10/7r/6a Amukamara 8 TAR Gaillou-Loko 22 Magarity 19/11r Scott 19 Tadic 10/7r Sharp 8

February 18, 2021

Lattes Montpellier vs. Charleville 96-58 MTP Hines-Allen 16/11r Collier 14/6r Toure 14 Tchatchouang 10/6r Dabovic 10/7a Milapie 10 CHM Miyem 12 Akhator 11/11r Nared 7 Turner 3

Turkish League Round 20 February 17th-18th

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Izmit was in the middle of their continental adventure so their game was not played, but the rest of the teams played a midweek round with a busy Wednesday.  Riquna Williams led Orman past Kayseri 87-63.  Botas rolled past Oyku Taskin and Adana 85-57.  Fenerbahce stayed perfect with a 72-48 win over Elazig.  It was tough matchups for Stephanie Madden and Samsun again as they lost to Nesibe 108-55.  An Istanbul rivalry game went to Galatasaray 83-65 over Besiktas.  Thursday’s game deserved to stand on its own as it ended up being a rather wild double-overtime thriller with 5 players playing all 50 minutes.  Hatay was at home and big games from Astou Ndour and Hind Ben Abdelkader along with a triple-double from Alexis Prince helped them prevail 109-108.  Cankaya University, which only played its bench for a total of 5:26, wasted a fantastic game from Tan White in falling short.

February 17, 2021

Orman vs. Kayseri 87-63 ORM Williams 22 Onar 17/6a Gezgin 14 Robinson 10/15r Walker 6 KAY Brown 17 Johnson 13/7r Gulcan 13 Laksa 0

Adana vs. Botas 57-85 ADA Taskin 23/8r Ozel 13 Yildizhan 10 BOT Yildiztekin 14/12r Cora 14 Caglar 14 Egin 11/8r Akbas 11/6a Gulcelik 10

Fenerbahce vs. Elazig 72-48 FEN Sabally 18/8r McBride 17 Uzun 10 Canitez 8 Vaughn 8 Stokes 4/13r Thomas 4 Cakir 3/6r ELA Cannon 25/12r Ozelci 6 Baric 1

Nesibe vs. Samsun 108-55 NES Simon 17 Koral 14 Akgun 13 Uygul 11/6r/11a Snytsina 11 Aslan 8 Hebard 4 SAM Madden 26/8r Demir 18/6r

Galatasaray vs. Besiktas 83-65 GAL Steinberga 18/8r Prince 15 Russell 8/14r Hruscakova 6 BES Salvadores 17 Topuz 13/6r Ivankovic 12/14r

February 18, 2021

Hatay vs. Cankaya University 109-108(2OT) HAT Ndour 31/12r Ben Abdelkader 24/8a Prince 19/12r/10a Yaya 14 Yavas 11 Basaran 10 Turk 0 CAU White 44/6r Warley-Talbert 18/14r Yavuz 18/7r Zellous 15/6r/10a Turner 11/10a

EuroLeague Makeup Games February 16th-18th

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Group A:

The last two games of the regular season were played this week.  Nadezhda took care of business on Tuesday in Orenburg by doubling up Izmit 80-40.  After eliminating them, Nadezhda then needed the visitors to still be motivated enough to play spoiler on Thursday in Kursk.  Clarissa Dos Santos helped Izmit grab an early lead in that last game, but Alex Bentley and Dynamo Kursk ended up rolling on an 84-46 win to grab the last spot in the quarterfinals and a matchup with rivals Ekaterinburg.

February 16, 2021

Nadezhda vs. Izmit 80-40 NAD Shilova 16 Medvedeva 15 Babkina 13 IZM Dos Santos 17/19r Wheeler 8

February 18, 2021

Dynamo Kursk vs. Izmit 84-46 KURS Bentley 21 Ogunbowale 14/6a Musina 13/7r Kozik 10 Mavunga 3 IZM Dos Santos 23/14r Wheeler 6/7a

Standings: Avenida 6-0, Dynamo Kursk 3-3, Nadezhda 3-3, Izmit 0-6

Bracket:

Avenida vs. Girona
Sopron vs. Lyon
Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray
Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk