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EuroLeague Final April 14th

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April 14, 2019

The final day of games started with the consolation game as Sopron was not able to send the home fans happy after a 64-53 loss to USK Praha.  The main event had plenty of hype and the game was close early, but Ekaterinburg started to establish control.  Hopes faded further for Dynamo Kursk when Breanna Stewart went down with an injury right before halftime, leaving them uncompetitive in a 91-67 loss despite Natasha Howard’s attempt to keep them in the game.  The two teams are set to square off in domestic league play now, but if the Stewart injury is serious, that takes the shine off what would be a more intriguing series with both teams limited from fielding their full rosters.

3rd Place:

Sopron vs. USK Praha 53-64 SOP Crvendakic 12/8r Turner 12 Dupree 9 Zahui B 6/7r USK Ayayi 14 Thomas 13/15r Harrison 12/14r Kat. Elhotova 10 Romero 2

Final:

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 91-67 UMMC Vandersloot 18/8r/7a Griner 16/10r Vadeeva 14 Meesseman 13 McBride 12 Torrens 11/6r Baric 3 Belyakova 2 Musina 2 DYNK Howard 20 Stewart 12 Petrovic 9 Prince 8 Cruz 5 Xargay 3 Hollingsworth 2

Spanish League Quarterfinals Game 2 April 14th

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April 14, 2019

All the series continued on Sunday.  Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa avoided elimination with a 62-56 win over Sedis.  Avenida did complete their sweep, besting Zaragoza 79-56.  Girona matched them with a 68-41 win.  Valencia just needed to win at home after an upset in the first game, but Gernika bounced back to prevail 66-54, leaving two series to be decided on Wednesday.

Gipuzkoa vs. Sedis 62-56 GIP Weaver 22/10r Gonzalez 14 Brkic 14 Nystrom 6/6r Westbeld 0 SED Hempe 12 Kraker 11 Richards 8 Pujol 6 Vilaro 5 Aijanen 4

Series tied 1-1

Zaragoza vs. Avenida 56-79 ZAR Gimeno 14 Dornstauder 12/10r Knight 12 Flores 2 Hersler 0 AVE Loyd 19/6r Goree 12/8r Elonu 12 De Souza 9/14r Givens 2 Robinson 0

Avenida wins series 2-0

Araski vs. Girona 41-68 ARA Molinuevo 11 Roberson 7 Edwards 6 Van Den Adel 3 GIR Hampton 16/13r Buch 12 Palau 11/6r Reisingerova 8 Williams 6 Pierre-Louis 2 Martinez 0

Girona wins series 2-0

Valencia vs. Gernika 54-66 VAL Gomez 14/6r/7a Brown 10/6r Davis 10 Abalde 6 Moore 6 GER Williams 17/9r Nacickaite 15 Roundtree 10 Vanderwal 7/7r Berezhynska 6 Banham 3 Mazionyte 2

Series tied 1-1

Polish League Semifinals Game 2 April 14th

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April 14, 2019

Both series continued with a short turnaround on Sunday.  Sleza Wroclaw wanted to even the series before they hit the road, but Sharnee Zoll-Norman took on a bigger scoring role and got some help from Maryia Papova in a 72-65 win.  Gorzow will now have two chances to win the series at home.  Polkowice rolled again at home 68-50 to leave Gdynia needing to win at home on Wednesday to extend the series.

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Gorzow 65-72 SLE Burdick 18/15r Dikaioulakou 14 Kastanek 13 Colson 2 GOR Zoll-Norman 25/6r/9a Papova 23/10r Juskaite 10/10r Linskens 10/10r Atkins 4

Gorzow leads series 2-0

Polkowice vs. Gdynia 68-50 POL Fagbenle 19/8r Kaltsidou 14 Hayes 9/8r Leedham 8 Kizer 5 Thomas 2 GDY Balintova 16 Coffey 11 Cannon 8/9r Greinacher 6

Polkowice leads series 2-0

German League Semifinals Game 1 April 13th-14th

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The first series started on Saturday with the top seed Herner looking to prove that their regular season was not a fluke against a Wasserburg team looking to re-establish itself as the league’s beset team.  It was close throughout, but the hosts built a second half lead and held on to a 69-65 win.  On Sunday, Ezinne Kalu and Keltern beat Marburg 75-61.  The lower seeds will need wins at home midweek to keep their championship hopes alive.

April 13, 2019

Herner vs. Wasserburg 69-65 HTC Attura 13 Frericks 12/9r L. Bettonvil 10 Burton 7 Sannes 0 Bully 0 WBG Brunckhorst 17 Schlott 13 Tunstull 12 Williams 2 Hartmann 0

April 14, 2019

Keltern vs. Marburg 75-61 RSK Kalu 22 Thomas 12 Stach 12 Tobin 8/9r Pierre-Louis 4/13r BCM Kiss-Rusk 15/7r Yohn 12/6r Bertholdt 9 Bradley 6 Baker 6 Klug 5

Romanian League Quarterfinals Game 3 April 9th-14th

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The first series concluded on Tuesday with Satu Mare completing the sweep in Cluj with a 74-53 win.  On Friday, Kristina Higgins nearly matched Oradea’s scoring herself and Anca Sipos also had a good game as Sepsi finished a decisive sweep with a 116-28 win.  Arad also took care of business, ended their series with Targoviste with a 64-51 win.  The series that could not end in a sweep continued on Sunday.  Constanta was looking to finish off the upset at home, taking an early lead, but Brasov fought back to win 65-56 and take a series lead.  They will play again in Constanta on Tuesday with Phoenix looking to extend the series while Olimpia tries to win without needing a deciding game at home.

April 9, 2019

Universitatea Cluj vs. Satu Mare 53-74 CLU Henderson 15/9r Begenisic 12 SAT Mandache 17/6r Amukamara 17/6a Lloyd 16 Denson 12/15r/6a

Satu Mare wins series 3-0

April 12, 2019

Oradea vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 28-116 ORA Orban 13 Mititelu 10 SEP Higgins 27/10r Sipos 22 Slamova 15 Nagy 12/6r Topuzovic 11/12r Parau 11/6a

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe wins series 3-0

Targoviste vs. Arad 51-64 TAR Stoenescu 18 Vaida 12/14r Poole 6 ARA Fodor 13/6r Lee 12/6r Williams 10/11r

Arad wins series 3-0

April 14, 2019

Phoenix Constanta vs. Olimpia Brasov 56-65 CON Jovanovic 14/6r Erak 12/9r E. Armanu 10 Douglas 9/7r/6a BRA Bartee 18/15r Pesovic 15/8a Podar 15 Filip 13 Tanacan 0

Olimpia Brasov leads series 2-1

Italian League Quarterfinals Game 3 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

Only one series needed a deciding game and with was played on Saturday.  Nina Premasunac and Broni had the edge in the first three quarters, but Ty Marshall and San Martino di Lupari controlled the final frame at home to win 75-68 and now travel to top seed Schio as both semifinals start on Tuesday.

San Martino di Lupari vs. Broni 75-68 SAM Marshall 24 Webb 11/6r Sandri 11 BRO Premasunac 22/9r Milic 18 Wojta 15/6r

San Martino di Lupari wins series 2-1

Polish League Semifinals Game 1 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

Both series started on Saturday, beginning with the two teams that pulled off upsets in the last round.  Gorzow started another quest to overcome seeding, beating Sleza 89-76 in Wroclaw.  Polkowice were keen to avoid any surprises from Gdynia, winning 92-60.  The teams will play again in the same venues on Sunday.

Sleza Wroclaw vs. Gorzow 76-89 SLE Burdick 18/16r Colson 14 Szybala 12 Udodenko 10 Kastanek 8 Dikaioulakou 3 Dobrowolska 0 GOR Linskens 18 Atkins 17 Prezelj 16 Papova 15 Zoll-Norman 11/6a Juskaite 10

Polkowice vs. Gdynia 92-60 POL Leedham 15 Gajda 13 Puss 13 Puss 11 Fagbenle 10/8r Thomas 10 Hayes 7 GDY Makurat 13 Cannon 11/6r Morawiec 11 Coffey 10 Greinacher 0

Hungarian League Playout Round 3 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

The double round-robin hit the halfway point on Saturday with the rest of the playoffs taking a break until midweek.  In the battle of Ujbuda rivals, BEAC has seized the momentum after Steph Kostowicz fired them past Vasas 86-78.  MTK kept their chances of avoiding last place alive with a 66-63 win over Pecsi.

Vasas vs. BEAC 78-86 VAS Heljic 16 Bach 15 Dombai 11/6a Vukov 8 BEAC Kostowocz 39/10r Szabo 15/6r Lakloth 11 Beckley 10

MTK vs. Pecsi 66-63 MTK Czirjak 16 Sule 14/9r/9a Hegedus 12 PEC Markovic 16/7r Cukic 15 Jahni 11

Standings:

  1. BEAC 8-17
  2. Vasas 8-17
  3. Pecsi 4-21
  4. MTK 3-22

Turkish League Round 26 April 13th

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April 13, 2019

The regular season finished with a full set of games on Saturday.  Yvonne Anderson and Mersin looked to build some momentum heading into the playoffs after a 90-59 win as other matchups meant that all of the seeds were virtually locked into place.  Gulsah Duman had a solid game for Canik, but Galatasaray eased to a 116-63 win.  Claudia Cuic and Botas made sure that they would have homecourt advantage in the first round after a 99-43 win over Bodrum.  Marie Ruzickova had a good game, but Orman limps towards the playoffs after an 87-84 overtime loss to Tan White and Izmit.  Kelsey Mitchell nearly won the scoring title by five points per game and Evelyn Akhator also had a big game as Besiktas beat Sanem Zeren and Adana 111-71.  Riquna Williams and Hatay beat Kayseri 82-68.  The last game of the day was between the top two teams and Kelsey Plum helped Fenerbahce send a message that they should be favored in the playoffs after both teams had roster upheaval as they beat Astou Ndour and Cukurova 81-65.

Mersin vs. Istanbul Universitesi 90-59 MER Anderson 20/6a Petronyte 16 Walker 14/7r Cado 14 ISU Guner 12/7r Watkins 5 Fall 0

Canik vs. Galatasaray 63-116 CAN Duman 25 Tongar 17/6a GAL Atas 18 Jefferson 17 Grigalauskyte 16/6r Macaulay 15/13r Gokdemir 12/6r Abdi 11/7r Onar 11/6a Guclu 10/12r/6a

Botas vs. Bodrum 99-43 BOT Cuic 23 Cidal 16 Akbas 12 Erat 11 Garrick 11 Cakir 9 Williams 6/9r Krivacevic 5 BOD B. Turan 11 Zivadinovic 11 Banks 8/11r

Izmit vs. Orman 87-84(OT) IZM White 28/6r/8a Yavuz 19/6r/6a Hart 11 Bas 10/7r ORM Ruzickova 24/9r Kavurmacioglu 14/6r Gardner 13 Kartaltepe 12/9a

Besiktas vs. Adana 111-71 BES Mitchell 30 Akhator 25/16r Epoupa 14/8r/9a Imren 12 ADA Zeren 23/8r Bouthors 12 Marginean 9

Hatay vs. Kayseri 82-68 HAT Williams 20 Snytsina 15/7r Gajic 13/7r Harris 4 KAY Takmaz 19 Ibekwe 15/8r

Fenerbahce vs. Cukurova 81-65 FEN Plum 21 Hartley 15 Vardarli 11/7r/7a Vaughn 10/7r Canitez 7 CUK Ndour 22/8r Gray 18 Fitik 10 Bone 7 Mestdagh 0

Standings:

  1. Cukurova 23-3
  2. Fenerbahce 22-4
  3. Hatay 20-6
  4. Botas 18-8
  5. Mersin 18-8
  6. Galatasaray 17-9
  7. Besiktas 16-10
  8. Orman 13-13
  9. Izmit 11-15
  10. Kayseri 8-18
  11. Adana 8-18
  12. Canik 6-20
  13. Istanbul Universitesi 1-25
  14. Bodrum 1-25

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Mitchell 25.3, 2. Ibekwe 20.4, 3. Petronyte 19.7, 4. Banks 19.4, 5. Copper 19.3, 6. Iagupova 18.9, 7. Marginean 18.8, 8. Plum 18.0, 9. Mitchell 17.5, 10. Ndour 16.0

Rebounding: 1. Banks 11.3, 2. Ibekwe 10.1, 3. Akhator 9.8, 4. Petronyte 9.4, 5. Henry 9.4, 6. Gajic 9.3, 7. Holmes 8.7, 8. James 8.6, 9. Fall 8.5, 10. Ivankovic 8.5

Assists: 1. Yalcin 8.3, 2. Karteltepe 7.5, 3. Boyd 7.4, 4. Iagupova 6.9, 5. Yavuz 6.0, 6. Cakir 6.0, 7. Vardarli 5.9, 8. Alben 5.6, 9. Epoupa 5.6, 10. Anderson 4.9