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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

Italian League Round 7 November 7th

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November 7, 2020

Games were called off until there were three left on Saturday.  Bologna bounced back with an 83-76 win over Empoli.  Campobasso beat Broni 65-57.  The last two undefeated teams squared off and it was Yvonne Anderson and Venezia with the strong first half at home before Sandrine Gruda and Schio fought back in the second half before falling 82-74.

Bologna vs. Empoli 83-76 BOL Williams 19 Begic 17/10r Battisodo 12 Barberis 11 Bishop 9/8r D’Alie 2 EMP Mathias 19/20r Smalls 16 Baldelli 13 Ravelli 12 Chagas 11

Campobasso vs. Broni 65-57 CAM Ostarello 17/18r Gorini 15 Giardina 6 BRO Madera 17/8r Orazzo 14 Roma 2

Venezia vs. Schio 82-74 VEN Anderson 23/7r/6a Petronyte 18 Carangelo 17 Attura 5 Pan 4 Fagbenle 3/11r Penna 3 SCH Gruda 20/11r Sottana 13 Achonwa 12 Andre’ 11 Cloud 6/7a

Italian League Round 6 October 31st-November 1st

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Games started being postponed again this round, but Venezia did win 84-52 at San Martino di Lupari on Saturday.  Ragusa was not able to play on Sunday, but the rest of the games went ahead.  A battle of undefeated teams saw Abby Bishop and Bologna take a lead in a key test of their ambitions, but Jillian Harmon and Giorgia Sottana helped Schio force overtime and then win 85-78.  Paulina Hersler and Battipaglia found themselves in the rare position of a possible win, but Costa Masnaga’s trio of young Matilde Villa, Lisa Jablonowski, and Beatrice Del Pero did enough to leave with an 84-79 win.  Nina Premasunac led Empoli past Laura Spreafico and Lucca 83-79.

October 31, 2020

San Martino di Lupari vs. Venezia 52-84 SAM Ciavarella 13 J. Anderson 10 Fogg 5 VEN Bestagno 17 Carangelo 14 Y. Anderson 14 Petronyte 11/10r Penna 8 Attura 7 Pan 6 Fagbenle 5/7r

November 1, 2020

Schio vs. Bologna 85-78(OT) SCH Harmon 26/8r Sottana 20 Gruda 14/14r Achonwa 12/9r BOL Bishop 30/7r Begic 15/10r D’Alie 13 Williams 9

Battipaglia vs. Costa Masnaga 79-84 BAT Hersler 31/10r Potolicchio 18 Moroni 17 COS Villa 22/6a Jablonowski 21/9r Del Pero 20 Nunn 11/14r Kovatch 4

Empoli vs. Lucca 83-79 EMP Premasunac 25/20r Smalls 18/7r Mathias 5/7r Baldelli 12 Ravelli 5 LUC Spreafico 21 Harper 14/6r Tunstull 11 Jakubcova 8/7r

Italian League Round 5 October 24th-25th

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The virus caused its first postponement when Ragusa could not play Vigarano, but it was still a busy Saturday.  Young Matilde Villa and Costa Masnaga used a big comeback to stun Empoli 77-69.  Temi Fagbenle led Venezia past Lucca 74-52.  Schio beat Broni 67-44.  Brooque Williams and Bologna edged Jolene Anderson and San Martino di Lupari 75-73.  Sesto San Giovanni only dressed six in a 76-67 loss to Kennedy Burke and Sassari.  Battipaglia continued to struggle, falling to Campobasso 78-44 on Sunday.

October 24, 2020

Costa Masnaga vs. Empoli 77-69 COS Villa 21/7r Nunn 15/12r Del Pero 14 Spinelli 12/8r Jablonowski 11/10r EMP Smalls 16 Mathias 15/16r Premasunac 14/9r Ravelli 7

Lucca vs. Venezia 52-74 LUC Harper 18 Tunstull 6 Jakubcova 4/8r VEN Fagbenle 20/11r Carangelo 12/9r Petronyte 10/10r Anderson 10 Pan 8 Attura 3 Penna 2

Broni vs. Schio 44-67 BRO Parmesani 16/7r Togliani 10 Roma 0 SCH Harmon 16/6r Cloud 11/6r Gruda 10/9r

Bologna vs. San Martino di Lupari 75-73 BOL Williams 22 Bishop 15/8r Tassinari 14 D’Alie 7/7a SAM Anderson 24/9r Ciavarella 15 Fogg 4

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Sassari 67-76 SES Oroszova 17 Crudo 15 Gwathmey 14 SAS Burke 28/7r Arioli 17 Fekete 12 Calhoun 8

October 25, 2020

Campobasso vs. Battipaglia 78-44 CAM Bonasia 18 Ostarello 15/15r Gorini 14 Sanchez 12/6r Giardina 11 BAT Hersler 17 Bocchetti 14

Italian League Round 4 October 17th-18th

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The round started on Saturday with Schio rolling past Vigarano 88-49.  Sierra Calhoun and Kennedy Burke played well for Sassari, but Brooque Williams and Bologna left with a 72-68 win.  On Sunday, Kamiah Smalls led Empoli past Campobasso 80-57.  Martino Bestagno and Venezia breezed past Broni 87-38.  Ragusa escaped Lucca 73-72.  Sara Bocchetti had a big game for Battipaglia, but they lost to Sara Crudo, Bashaara Graves, and Sesto San Giovanni 82-63.  The round ended with San Martino di Lupari beating Costa Masnaga 77-70.

October 17, 2020

Vigarano vs. Schio 49-88 VIG Sorrentino 12 Policari 10 Tapley 9/11r SCH Sottana 15 Gruda 14/7r Keys 12/9r Andre’ 11/9r Harmon 11 De Pretto 11

Sassari vs. Bologna 68-72 SAS Calhoun 22/6r Burke 20/10r Fekete 6/11r BOL Williams 25/6r Begic 17/10r Bishop 15 D’Alie 6/7r

October 18, 2020

Empoli vs. Campobasso 80-57 EMP Smalls 23 Mathias 16/10r Premasunac 15/19r Ravelli 11 CAM Mancinelli 14 Ostarello 13/11r Wojta 4 Giardina 2

Venezia vs. Broni 87-38 VEN Bestagno 20 Penna 14 Carangelo 13 Fagbenle 11/11r Anderson 8/6a Attura 7 Pan 3/6a BRO Madera 10 Kizer 4/9r Roma 4

Lucca vs. Ragusa 72-73 LUC Spreafico 18 Orsili 14 Smorto 11 Miccoli 10 Jakubcova 9/8r Tunstull 6 RAG Romeo 16 Tikvic 13/12r Kuier 12 Tagliamento 11 Santucci 7 Marshall 3/11r

Battipaglia vs. Sesto San Giovanni 63-82 BAT Bocchetti 27 Hersler 17 Potolicchio 12 SES Crudo 27/8r/6a/6s Graves 20/9r Gwathmey 13 Oroszova 3

San Martino di Lupari vs. Costa Masnaga 77-70 SAM Ciavarella 15 Anderson 14/9r/8a Sulciute 10/15r/7a Pasa 10 Fogg 8 COS M. Villa 19/6r Spinelli 13/6r Nunn 10/7r Kovatch 9 Jablonowski 7

Standings:

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

Italian League Round 3 October 10th-11th

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The round started on Saturday with Bologna beating Vigarano 95-58.  In the other game, Jess Kovatch led Costa Masnaga past Ivana Jakubcova and Lucca 84-71.  The rest of the games were in the usual Sunday timeslot, including Sesto San Giovanni’s 76-51 win over San Martino di Lupari.  Sara Madera and Broni beat Paulina Hersler and Battipaglia 86-76.  A rather wild game saw Martina Bestagno and Temi Fagbenle lead Venezia past Campobasso 114-76.  Kamiah Smalls and Empoli were close to upsetting Schio, but fell 77-72.  Sierra Calhoun led Sassari, but they fell to Ragusa 84-67.

October 10, 2020

Bologna vs. Vigarano 95-58 BOL D’Alie 18/7r Williams 15 Barberis 15 Bishop 14 Begic 12/10r VIG Tapley 14/9r Policari 13 Sorrentino 10

Costa Masnaga vs. Lucca 84-71 COS Kovatch 24 Villa 14/6r Spinelli 13/6r N’Guessan 13 Nunn 7 Jablonowski 7 LUC Jakubcova 26/14r Smorto 13 Spreafico 10 Tunstull 5

October 11, 2020

Sesto San Giovanni vs. San Martino di Lupari 76-51 SES Gwathmey 19/8r Oroszova 16/7r Graves 12/9r Arturi 10 SAM Sulciute 13/8r Anderson 8 Fogg 8

Broni vs. Battipaglia 86-76 BRO Madera 22/10r Togliani 16/6a Castello 14 Parmesani 13 Kizer 6 BAT Hersler 22/8r Potolicchio 19 Bocchetti 19/6a

Campobasso vs. Venezia 76-114 CAM Bonasia 16 Ostarello 14 Sanchez 10 Maragoni 10/6a VEN Bestagno 22 Fagbenle 20/9r Petronyte 17/12r Attura 15 Anderson 15 Carangelo 13 Pan 5 Penna 2

Schio vs. Empoli 77-72 SCH Gruda 19/12r Sottana 15 Harmon 14/13r Trimboli 10 EMP Smalls 20/7r Mathias 12/6r Chagas 11 Baldelli 11 Ravelli 11

Ragusa vs. Sassari 84-67 RAG Tagliamento 19 Romeo 15 Santucci 13/7r Marshall 5/8r/6a SAS Calhoun 23/6r Burke 14 Arioli 12 Fekete 11/10r

Standings:

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

Italian League Round 2 October 7th-8th

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A full round of midweek games started on Wednesday with Gintare Petronyte and Venezia breezing past Costa Masnaga 98-60.  San Martino di Lupari beat Sassari 57-50.  Schio rolled past Battipaglia 77-43.  Campobasso has put together a very competitive roster for the division and it showed with Valentina Bonasia, Kyara Linskens, and Sam Ostarello led them past Vigarano 106-76.  Nina Premasunac paced Empoli in a 66-65 win over Broni.  The round finished on Thursday with Abby Bishop leading Bologna to a 63-60 win after they stifled Ragusa in the fourth quarter.

October 7, 2020

Venezia vs. Costa Masnaga 98-60 VEN Petronyte 20/21r Anderson 18 Bestagno 17 Attura 12/6a Penna 10/6a Fagbenle 8/6r Pan 2 COS Kovatch 14 M. Villa 11 Jablonowski 6 Nunn 4/7r

San Martino di Lupari vs. Sassari 57-50 SAM Sulciute 13/14r/6a Ciavarella 13 SAS Burke 16/10r Arioli 12 Fekete 9/14r Calhoun 4

Battipaglia vs. Schio 43-77 BAT Melgoza 15 Hersler 4 SCH Gruda 16/9r Harmon 12/11r Keys 11/7r

Vigarano vs. Campobasso 76-106 VIG Policari 18/9r Tapley 18 Rosset 12 Sorrentino 12 CAM Bonasia 30 Linskens 25/9r Ostarello 20/11r Gorini 14

Empoli vs. Broni 66-65 EMP Premasunac 22/11r Smalls 12/9r Mathias 11 Ravelli 7 BRO Rulli 11 Soli 11 Kizer 5/6r

Lucca vs. Sesto San Giovanni 62-84 LUC Spreafico 18 Tunstull 13 Jakubcova 8 SES Graves 17/6r Verona 17/7a Grudo 16 Gwathmey 11 Oroszova 10/11r/6a

October 8, 2020

Bologna vs. Ragusa 63-60 BOL Bishop 28/11r Williams 13/8r Begic 11/20r D’Alie 2 RAG Consolini 13 Tikvic 11 Santucci 10 Romeo 7 Marshall 2/7r

Italian League Round 1 October 3rd-4th

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The opening round of the season started on Saturday with Lucca beating San Martino di Lupari 62-51 to repeat the result for their earlier Super Cup clash.  Kamiah Smalls had a strong overseas debut for Empoli, but Ragusa managed to cling on to an 82-80 win.  Dinamo Sassari had a great debut in the top flight with Sierra Calhoun and Kennedy Burke leading them past Battipaglia 86-58 with Amber Melgoza making her professional debut for the visitors.  Lisa Jablonowski made her professional debut and Jaisa Nunn had a big game for young Costa Masnaga, but Abby Bishop and Ana-Marija Begic showed their experience to lead Bologna to a 95-84 win.  On Sunday, Venezia beat Bashaara Graves and Sesto San Giovanni 79-69.  Campobasso got a tough game to debut at the level, losing to Sandrine Gruda and Schio 84-52.

October 3, 2020

San Martino di Lupari vs. Lucca 51-62 SAM Pasa 12/8r Fogg 9/9r LUC Spreafico 15 Jakubcova 10/7r Tunstull 5

Ragusa vs. Empoli 82-80 RAG Marshall 17 Consolini 13/6r Tagliamento 13 Kuier 10/12r Romeo 9 EMP Smalls 26/7r Ravelli 14 Chagas 12 Baldelli 12 Mathias 8

Sassari vs. Battipaglia 86-58 SAS Calhoun 4 Burke 23/14r Fekete 15/13r BAT Melgoza 16 Bocchetti 12 Hersler 11/12r

Costa Masnaga vs. Bologna 84-95 COS Nunn 23/8r Kovatch 17 M. Villa 15 Jablonowski 4/6r BOL Bishop 22/9r Begic 21/8r Williams 13 Battisodo 12/6a Barberis 11 Tassinari 10 D’Alie 0

October 4, 2020

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Venezia 69-79 SES Graves 20/7r Verona 18 Gwathmey 10/7r Oroszova 5/6r VEN Carangelo 18/7r Fagbenle 17 Bestagno 12/7r Petronyte 12/7r Anderson 10 Pan 7 Penna 3 Attura 0

Broni vs. Vigarano 95-59 BRO Orazzo 17 Kizer 16/7r Rulli 14 Roma 2/6r VIG Tapley 18/7r Rosset 12 Yurkevichus 10/8r

Schio vs. Campobasso 84-52 SCH Gruda 21/11r Sottana 16 Harmon 14/6r CAM Ostarello 14 Bonasia 12/6a

Italian Super Cup September 24th-27th

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With the abrupt ending to last season, the Super Cup was expanded to eight teams this season.  Two quarterfinals were played on Thursday, starting with Yvonne Anderson leading Venezia past Empoli 84-67 as Francesca Pan also returned to the club she played for before college.  Schio has not assembled their full roster, but looked strong behind Sandrine Gruda in a 108-52 win over Vigarano, although Ja’Tavia Tapley did make her professional debut in the loss.  The first game on Friday was quite exciting as a dramatic comeback attempt by San Martino di Lupari fell short against Lucca, which escaped 77-76.  Ty Marshall led Ragusa in a 70-64 win over Bashaara Graves and Sesto San Giovanni as Mariella Santucci also made her professional debut in the victory.  On Sunday, Venezia held the lead for most of the game on their way to a 73-64 win, but Schio will leave feeling like they still have a clear advantage once they can field their full roster.

Both semifinals were played on Saturday, starting with Venezia’s 88-51 win over Lucca.  Schio then beat Ragusa 82-60 to set up the expected final on Sunday.

September 24, 2020

Venezia vs. Empoli 84-67 VEN Anderson 21 Bestagno 19/8r Penna 12 Pan 8 Attura 7 Fagbenle 4/8r EMP Chagas 16 Mathias 15/6r Ravelli 14 Presmasunac 10

Schio vs. Vigarano 108-52 SCH Gruda 23/6r Harmon 16 Cinili 14 Trimboli 13 Andre’ 12 Keys 10/7r VIG Rosset 14 Tapley 10/6r Sorrentino 10

September 25, 2020

San Martino di Lupari vs. Lucca 76-77 SAM Ciavarella 19 Fietta 16 Filippi 14 Fogg 4 LUC Russo 17 Orsili 12 Pastrello 10 Spreafico 10 Smorto 10 Tunstull 8 Jakubcova 4

Ragusa vs. Sesto San Giovanni 70-64 RAG Marshall 20 Kuier 14/14r Romeo 13 Tagliamento 10 Santucci 8 SES Graves 22/13r Gwathmey 14/6r Oroszova 8

September 26, 2020

Venezia vs. Lucca 88-51 VEN Bestagno 16 Petronyte 14/8r Carangelo 11 Pan 10 Fagbenle 8 Anderson 8 Attura 8 Penna 6 LUC Tunstull 11 Jakubcova 10/7r

Schio vs. Ragusa 82-60 SCH Sottana 15/7r Gruda 15/7r De Pretto 14 Harmon 10 RAG Santucci 19 Kuier 14/9r Romeo 12 Marshall 2

September 27, 2020

Venezia vs. Schio 73-64 VEN Bestagno 13/6r Pan 12 Carangelo 11 Anderson 10 Attura 9 Fagbenle 6/11r Penna 6 SCH Gruda 17/12r Harmon 12/10r

Italian League Round 23 March 3rd-6th

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After having one full round and one partial round postponed, a pair of games from Round 22 were played on Tuesday with fans not being allowed to attend.  Schio had no trouble getting past Broni 94-61.  Marzia Tagliamento led Ragusa past Costa Masnaga 95-65.  This round started on Friday with Schio not having the benefit of their consistent home fans, just edging Sesto San Giovanni 70-68.  The four games scheduled for Sunday ended up being postponed late as the league schedule continues to be completely up in the air.

March 3, 2020

Schio vs. Broni 94-61 SCH Rodriguez 18 Keys 17/6r Cinili 15 Gruda 10/6r Harmon 10 BRO Tikvic 13 Orazzo 13

Costa Masnaga vs. Ragusa 65-95 COS Villa 16/6r Rulli 12 Spinelli 12 Pavel 10/6r Davis 6 Frost 0 RAG Tagliamento 25 Hamby 19 Ibekwe 14/8r Romeo 14/6a Walker 8/6r

March 6, 2020

Schio vs. Sesto San Giovanni 70-68 SCH Harmon 14/7r/6a Gruda 14 Dotto 11 Rodriguez 8 SES Verona 17/10r Brunner 17/7r Oroszova 14 Williams 13