The round started on Saturday with Dearica Hamby and Ragusa beating Marcella Filippi and San Martino di Lupari 79-64.  Stefania Trimboli and Empoli were surprised by Costa Masnaga 71-67.  Sunday started with Bologna finally finding a winning formula in a 57-46 triumph over Palermo.  Schio got a test from Sesto Giovanni, but left with a 69-64 win.  Tori Jarosz and Battipaglia were close to their first win, but fell to Maria Barberis and Torino 77-75.  Chucky Jeffery and Batabe Zempare were excellent for Lucca, but Debora Carangelo and Venezia got the 88-72 win.  Vigarano beat Jaime Nared and Broni 83-75.

December 14, 2019

San Martino di Lupari vs. Ragusa 64-79 SAM Filippi 22 Ostarello 15 Bjorklund 9 RAG Hamby 20/14r Walker 16/8r Tagliamento 11 Consolini 11 Romeo 1

Costa Masnaga vs. Empoli 71-67 COS Davis 17 Rulli 16 Pavel 13/14r Frost 5 EMP Trimboli 24 Mathias 19/12r Morris 5/6r

December 15, 2019

Bologna vs. Palermo 57-46 BOL Salvadores 14/7r Harrison 13/14r Begic 12/11r D’Alie 11/6s PAL Gatling 18/12r Cooper 9/8r Flores 4/7r

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Schio 64-69 SES Williams 17 Verona 11 Brunner 9/10r Oroszova 8 Botteghi 2 SCH Gruda 19/9r DeShields 17 Harmon 13/8r

Battipaglia vs. Torino 75-77 BAT Jarosz 25/15r Ciabattoni 17/6a Houser 12/10a TOR Barberis 20 Brcaninovic 19 Milazzo 17 Del Pero 10 Kinard 6

Lucca vs. Venezia 72-88 LUC Jeffery 22/9r Zempare 20 Orsili 10 Ravelli 5 Jakubcova 2/6r VEN Carangelo 21 Steinberga 18 De Pretto 13 Petronyte 13 Penna 8 Anderson 4/6r Macchi 2

Vigarano vs. Broni 83-75 VIG Miccoli 19 Bocchetti 18 Natali 13 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 12/27r Attura 11/6a BRO Nared 21/7r Premasunac 15/7r

December 8, 2019

Travel issues for Costa Masnaga postponed their game against Ragusa, but the rest of the round was played on Sunday.  Battipaglia continued to struggle, losing to Shayla Cooper and Palermo 80-57.  Sabrina Cinili led Schio past Broni 75-53.  Angie Bjorklund and Sam Ostarello teamed up to help San Martino di Lupari past Vigarano 85-74.  Angela Salvadores continues to pace Bologna, but they lost to Venezia 78-55.  The day ended with a 68-56 Lucca win over Empoli.

Torino vs. Sesto San Giovanni 53-71 TOR Brcaninovic 14/10r Milazzo 10 Kinard 7/8r SES Williams 13 Oroszova 12 Verona 11 Zampieri 10 Brunner 8/11r/6a Botteghi 2

Palermo vs. Battipaglia 80-57 PAL Cooper 26/19r Cupido 16 Gatling 12/7r Miccio 11 Flores 7 BAT Houser 13 Tagliamento 11/7r Sasso 10 Jarosz 9 Gomez 0

Broni vs. Schio 53-75 BRO Spreafico 15 Ngo Ndjock 11/10r Nared 8/10r SCH Cinili 20 Gruda 14/11r Harmon 14/7r Keys 10/7r Dotto 10 DeShields 4

San Martino di Lupari vs. Vigarano 85-74 SAM Bjorklund 26/7r Ostarello 21/12r/7a Sulciute 14/7r VIG Attura 16 Bocchetti 15 Natali 11 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 10/12r Miccoli 10

Venezia vs. Bologna 78-55 VEN Bestagno 19 Petronyte 17/14r Steinberga 10/6r De Pretto 10 Anderson 5/6r Penna 5 Macchi 2 BOL Salvadores 20 Williams 6 D’Alie 2

Empoli vs. Lucca 56-68 EMP Mathias 17/9r Trimboli 13/7r Morris 11 Stepanova 10/7r LUC Bonasia 15 Jakubcova 11/14r Zempare 11/6r Jeffery 10/6r Ravelli 2

A couple of games were played on Saturday, starting with Palermo winning 62-53 at Costa Masnaga.  Melisa Brcaninovic was impressive in Torino’s 85-77 win over Bologna.  On Sunday, Broni beat Brooque Williams and Sesto San Giovanni 83-66.  Lucca beat San Martino di Lupari 76-53.  Erin Mathias led Empoli past Vigarano 78-66.  In a battle of worst hosting first, Ashley Walker and Ragusa kept Marzia Tagliamento and Battipaglia winless 87-69.  The last game was between teams looking to stay at the top of the standings and it was Francesco Dotto and Schio that came out on top 85-76 over Anete Steinberga and Venezia 85-76.

November 30, 2019

Costa Masnaga vs. Palermo 53-62 COS Spinelli 11 Frost 10 Davis 4/6a PAL Cooper 18/14r Flores 8/8a

Bologna vs. Torino 77-85 BOL Begic 19 Micovic 16/6r Tassinari 13 Salvadores 12/11r/6a TOR Brcaninovic 31/9r Barberis 15 Stejskalova 15 Kinard 14

December 1, 2019

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Broni 66-83 SES Williams 20 Oroszova 14 Verona 10 Bruner 4 BRO Tikvic 19/12r Spreafico 18 Nared 13/8r/8a Premasunac 11/6r

Lucca vs. San Martino di Lupari 76-53 LUC Jeffery 18/9r Jakubcova 16/10r Bonasia 11/7a Ravelli 11 Zempare 8/7r SAM Filippi 13 Ostarello 9/9r Bjorklund 9

Vigarano vs. Empoli 66-78 VIG Natali 16 Attura 12 Bocchetti 12 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 9/23r EMP Mathias 24/6r Stepanova 17/10r Morris 16 Madonna 11

Battipaglia vs. Ragusa 67-87 BAT Tagliamento 21/7r/7a Nori 15/8r Houser 10/6r/8a Ciabattoni 6 Gomez 5 RAG Walker 25/9r Hamby 18/12r Romeo 18/7a Consolini 11/7a

Schio vs. Venezia 85-76 SCH Dotto 20 Harmon 18/8r DeShields 18/6a Gruda 12/8r VEN Steinberga 20 De Pretto 15 Macchi 11 Petronyte 10/6r Anderson 3/6r Penna 3

Standings:

1. Ragusa 7-1
2. Schio 7-1
3. Lucca 6-2
4. Venezia 6-2
5. San Martino di Lupari 6-2
6. Empoli 5-3
7. Broni 4-4
8. Sesto San Giovanni 4-4
9. Vigarano 4-4
10. Palermo 2-6
11. Torino 2-6
12. Costa Masnaga 2-6
13. Bologna 1-7
14. Battipaglia 0-8

The first round after the international break started with Venezia beating Battipaglia 82-60.  Sophie Brunner and Brooque Williams helped Sesto San Giovanni past Matilde Villa, Reyna Frost, and Costa Masnaga 72-66.  The rest of games were at the usual Sunday time and Melisa Brcaninovic was brilliant for Torino, but Valentina Bonasia and Lucca left with a 78-71 win.  Diamond DeShields and Schio beat Palermo 90-69.  Angie Bjorklund and San Martino di Lupari beat Angela Salvadores and Bologna 78-72.  Vigarano handed Chiara Consolini and Ragusa their first loss 77-73.

November 23, 2019

Venezia vs. Battipaglia 82-60 VEN Steinberga 19/8r Bestagno 17/6r De Pretto 12 Petronyte 10/8r Penna 10 Macchi 5 Anderson 0 BAT Houser 13 Tagliamento 13 Galbiati 12 Gomez 2

Costa Masnaga vs. Sesto San Giovanni 66-72 COS Villa 21 Frost 20/16r Davis 1 SES Brunner 20/11r Williams 20 Verona 18/9r/7a/7s Botteghi 2 Oroszova 0

November 24, 2019

Torino vs. Lucca 71-78 TOR Brcaninovic 32/8r Kinard 9 LUC Bonasia 20/7a Zempare 18/14r Madera 10 Jeffery 8/7r Ravelli 7 Jakubcova 4/6r

Palermo vs. Schio 69-90 PAL Cooper 17/9r Gatling 11/7r Russo 10 Flores 6 SCH DeShields 25/6r Gruda 16 Dotto 13 Cinili 11 Harmon 9

San Martino di Lupari vs. Bologna 78-72 SAM Bjorklund 35 Sulciute 16/8r Ostarello 11/11r BOL Salvadores 23 Begic 15/7r Micovic 11 Cabrini 10

Broni vs. Empoli 71-80 BRO Nared 17/6r Tikvic 13/7r Spreafico 13 Orazzo 12 EMP Morris 18/7r Mathias 17/7r Trimboli 14

Ragusa vs. Vigarano 73-77 RAG Consolini 24 Ibekwe 17/10r Walker 14/14r Romeo 9 VIG Bocchetti 19 Attura 15/6a Natali 13 Gregori 10 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 6

Standings:

1. Ragusa 6-1
2. Venezia 6-1
3. San Martino di Lupari 6-1
4. Schio 6-1
5. Lucca 5-2
6. Sesto San Giovanni 4-3
7. Vigarano 4-3
8. Empoli 4-3
9. Broni 3-4
10. Costa Masnaga 2-5
11. Palermo 1-6
12. Torino 1-6
13. Bologna 1-6
14. Battpaglia 0-7

November 9, 2019

All the game in this round were on Saturday because of the international break, starting with Sara Bocchetti and Vigarano beating Palermo 88-75.  Lucca edged Sesto San Giovanni 67-65.  Jaime Nared and Broni beat Ilaria Milazzo and Torino 78-73.  Schio kept KK Houser and Battipaglia winless 63-47.  Giulia Rulli helped Costa Magnasa win a battle of two of the league’s newcomers 73-67 over Bologna.  The big game of the day was between the last two undefeated teams and it was Dearica Hamby and Ashley Walker making sure that Ragusa stayed in the top spot, beating Venezia 83-60.

Vigarano vs. Palermo 88-75 VIG Bocchetti 27 Miccoli 17/7r Bolden 12 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 10/22r Attura 8 PAL Verona 16/6r Flores 14 Miccio 13/8r Gatling 11/6r Cooper 7

Lucca vs. Sesto San Giovanni 67-65 LUC Jeffery 17/6r Jakubcova 14/10r Zempare 6/10r Ravelli 6 SES Williams 15 Oroszova 11/8r Verona 11 Brunner 6/7r

Broni vs. Torino 78-73 BRO Nared 23 Ngo Ndjock 19/13r Tikvic 11 TOR Milazzo 22 Brcaninovic 13/10r Kinard 13 Salvini 10 Barberis 10

Schio vs. Battipaglia 63-47 SCH Gruda 14/6r DeShields 13/6r Harmon 8/9r BAT Houser 20 Tagliamento 15/8r Gomez 6

Bologna vs. Costa Masnaga 67-73 BOL Salvadores 15 Begic 11/8r Tassinari 10 Tava 10 Williams 7/7r D’Alie 5 COS Rulli 23/7r Baldelli 18 Frost 8/12r Davis 5

Empoli vs. San Martino di Lupari 52-83 EMP Ramo 11 Stepanova 11 Mathias 10 Morris 8/6r SAM Filippi 19 Bjorklund 18 Ostarello 16/10r Tonello 12

Ragusa vs. Venezia 83-60 RAG Hamby 34 Walker 24/10r Ibekwe 5/8r Romeo 3 VEN Steinberga 11 Petronyte 10/7r De Pretto 10 Anderson 8/7r Penna 4 Macchi 0

Standings:

1. Ragusa 6-0
2. Venezia 5-1
3. San Martino di Lupari 5-1
4. Schio 5-1
5. Lucca 4-2
6. Sesto San Giovanni 3-3
7. Vigarano 3-3
8. Broni 3-3
9. Empoli 3-3
10. Costa Masnaga 2-4
11. Palermo 1-5
12. Torino 1-5
13. Bologna 1-5
14. Battipaglia 0-6

The round started on Saturday with Costa Masnaga controlling the fourth quarter to beat Jaime Nared and Broni 73-67 and pick up their first win.  On Sunday, Brooque Williams led Sesto San Giovanni to a shockingly easy win over Bologna.  Dearica Hamby and Martina Kacerik kept Ragusa at the top of the standings with a 97-66 win over Markeisha Gatling and Palermo.  Schio beat Vigarano 89-57.  Venezia won a battle of undefeated team with San Martino di Lupari 75-62.  Battipaglia is the only winless team after a 77-64 loss to Lucca.  The day ended with Empoli beating Torino 83-69.

November 2, 2019

Costa Masnaga vs. Broni 73-67 COS Davis 19/6a Frost 14/13r Pavel 14/8r Baldelli 14 BRO Nared 23/7r Orazzo 12 Premasunac 11/9r Spreafico 11

November 3, 2019

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Bologna 103-66 SES Williams 26/8r Crudo 16 Oroszova 14 Panzera 13 Brunner 4/6r Botteghi 4 BOL Begic 14/7r Williams 14 Salvadores 12/8r Micovic 10/6r D’Alie 0

Palermo vs. Ragusa 66-97 PAL Gatling 23/7r Russo 16 Cupido 10/6r Flores 0 RAG Hamby 21/9r Kacerik 20 Romeo 17 Consolini 15/7r Walker 10

Schio vs. Vigarano 89-57 SCH Andre’ 14/8r Gruda 14/6r DeShields 12 Keys 10/12r Harmon 8 VIG Bocchetti 17 Bolden 12 Attura 9 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 1/10r

Venezia vs. San Martino di Lupari 75-62 VEN Petronyte 15/15r Carangelo 15/6r Penna 15 Steinberga 14/11r Anderson 7 Macchi 0/6a SAM Ostarello 16/9r Sulciute 15 Bjorklund 15

Battipaglia vs. Lucca 64-77 BAT Houser 19/7a Jarosz 16/10r Tagliamento 13/6r Gomez 5 LUC Jeffery 14/7a Jakubcova 12/10r Ravelli 10 Zempare 7/18r

Torino vs. Empoli 69-83 TOR Milazzo 16/6r Brcaninovic 15/17r Del Pero 13 Kinard 12 Barberis 10 EMP Stepanova 19/10r Morris 18/6r Mathias 11/6r Madonna 11/11a Narviciute 10

Standings:

1. Ragusa 5-0
2. Venezia 5-0
3. Schio 4-1
4. San Martino di Lupari 4-1
5. Sesto San Giovanni 3-2
6. Lucca 3-2
7. Empoli 3-2
8. Broni 2-3
9. Vigarano 2-3
10. Palermo 1-4
11. Torino 1-4
12. Costa Masnaga 1-4
13. Bologna 1-4
14. Battipaglia 0-5

The round started with Palermo getting to host Venezia, but losing 79-60 on Tuesday.  The rest of the games were on Wednesday, including a 76-65 win at Vigarano for Sesto San Giovanni.  Schio had another slow start, but were dominant in the second half to beat Torino 76-42.  Costa found their top division start to be tough again after an 82-51 loss to San Martino di Lupari.  The teams that were helped by the expansion of the league faced off and Tayara Madonna led Empoli past Battipaglia 79-54.  Angela Salvadores led Bologna again, but they fell to Ragusa 76-68.

October 8, 2019

Palermo vs. Venezia 60-79 PAL Russo 12 Gatling 10/6r Flores 10 Cupido 10 Miccio 10 VEN Steinberga 17/8r Anderson 13 Bestagno 11 Penna 8 Ciabattoni 7 Macchi 2

October 9, 2019

Vigarano vs. Sesto San Giovanni 65-76 VIG Bolden 14 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 10/14r Attura 10/6r Miccoli 10/6r Bocchetti 10 SES Ercoli 14 Orosoza 12/7r Panzera 10/7r Brunner 9/9r Williams 9 Botteghi 2

Torino vs. Schio 42-76 TOR Brcaninovic 9 Kinard 5/6r SCH Lisec 12/11r Harmon 12/7r Gruda 11/9r

San Martino di Lupari vs. Costa 82-51 SAM Bjorklund 19/8r Filippi 15 Sulciute 11/7r Toffolo 11 Ostarello 9/9r COS Davis 17 Pavel 12 Frost 10/6r

Empoli vs. Battipaglia 79-54 EMP Madonna 28 Morris 13 Ramo 10 Mathias 7/7r BAT Tagliamento 19 Houser 18/9r Gomez 2

Ragusa vs. Bologna 76-68 RAG Romeo 19 Nicolodi 14/11r Walker 14 Consolini 12 Ibekwe 10 BOL Salvadores 23 Williams 15 Begic 11/9r D’Alie 9

Broni vs. Lucca 74-82 BRO Nared 19 Spreafico 19 LUC Jeffery 19/6r Jakubcova 13/10r Orsili 11 Zempare 10/6r Bonasia 10 Ravelli 10

The season started on Saturday with the entire weekend of games at a neutral site.  Schio took a while to look like champions against Empoli, but got the 73-57 win even though Maci Morris made her professional debut.  Venezia continued their momentum with an 81-64 win over Torino, which handed professional debuts to Moesha Kinard and Alexis Jennings.  League expansion meant that more teams were able to secure promotion from the second division including Palermo, which lost to Sesto San Giovanni 70-57.  Ragusa beat Lucca 73-54 as both teams try to establish themselves again near the top of the standings.  On Sunday, ambitious Bologna got a great first game from Angela Salvadores, but fell to Jaime Nared and Broni 79-76.  Marta Gomez made her professional debut and KK Houser had a big game for Battipaglia, but they lost to San Martino di Lupari.  Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah helped Vigarano win 83-77 in her professional debut as Elisabeth Pavel tried to get Costa, which got their own professional debut from Reyna Frost, a win for one of the promoted clubs, but fell short.

October 5, 2019

Schio vs. Empoli 73-57 SCH Harmon 16/6r Gruda 15 Keys 13 EMP Stepanova 15/10r Morris 9 Mathias 9

Venezia vs. Torino 81-64 VEN Penna 16 Bestagno 15/8r Steinberga 10/6r De Pretto 10 Anderson 8 Ciabattoni 5/6r Macchi 3 TOR Del Pero 15 Kinard 11 Jennings 6/10r

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Palermo 70-57 SES Verona 18/8r Williams 13 Brunner 12 Panzera 12/9s Oroszova 3/9r Botteghi 0 PAL Miccio 14 Cupido 13 Gatling 11/12r Flores 7

Lucca vs. Ragusa 54-73 LUC Zempare 12/7r Jeffery 12 Ravelli 5 Jakubcova 4 RAG Walker 18 Ibekwe 14/8r Romeo 5

October 6, 2019

Bologna vs. Broni 76-79 BOL Salvadores 33 Williams 12/11r Begic 11 D’Alie 10/6r BRO Nared 22 Tikvic 17/11r Ngo Ndjock 12 Orazzo 12

Battipaglia vs. San Martino di Lupari 59-71 BAT Houser 23/7r/7a Galbiati 13 Tagliamento 11/8r Gomez 4 SAM Ostarello 16/9r Sulciute 10/9r Bjorklund 10 Fietta 10

Costa vs. Vigarano 77-83 COS Pavel 22/11r Rulli 13 Frost 12/8r Davis 12 VIG Kunaiyi-Akpanah 19/18r Attura 18 Bolden 16 Bocchetti 10

May 9, 2019

Ragusa tried to pull off another upset at home on Thursday and got a good game from Nicole Romeo, but Schio made sure that there would be no more drama as they built a lead early on their way to an 81-62 win.  There was plenty of drama in the regular season as multiple teams emerged trying to bring down the league giants, but the team that was expected to win it all did so with a strong playoffs.

Ragusa vs. Schio 62-81 RAG Romeo 22 Consolini 11 Hamby 11 Harmon 8/6r Kuster 4 SCH Lavender 17/9r Quigley 15 Gruda 15 Dotto 10/7a Battisodo 10 Masciadri 3

Schio wins series 3-1

May 7, 2019

On Tuesday, Ragusa needed a win at home to extend their season.  It was close throughout, but they maintained their edge on Schio to win 67-62 and force another game on Thursday.

Ragusa vs. Schio 67-62 RAG Hamby 18/9r Kuster 14 Romeo 13 Harmon 12/6r SCH Quigley 17 Gruda 14 Lavender 14 Masciadri 0

Schio leads series 2-1