December 4, 2016

All games were in the traditional Sunday timeslot as Venezia impressively doubled up San Martino di Lupari 74-37 as both teams continue to sit in the top four places.  Antiesha Brown and Umbertide edged Broni 56-55.  Ragusa beat Napoli 72-55 as both teams look to challenge the upper group of teams.  Brooque Williams fired Battipaglia to their first win as they beat Valeria De Pretto and La Spezia 88-63.  Amber Orrange and Vigarano escaped Ashley Bruner and Torino 67-65.  A highly anticipated matchup in Lucca saw the hosts hand Schio their first loss 61-53.

Venezia vs. San Martino di Lupari 74-37 VEN Favento 17 Carangelo 10 Walker 9/9r Fontenette 9 SAM Keys 12 Bailey 9 Sbrissa 2

Broni vs. Umbertide 55-56 BRO Madu 16/7r Stokes 8/11r Ravelli 6 Zara 0 UMB Brown 24/6r Milazzo 10 Mallard 8/7r Clark 8

Ragusa vs. Napoli 72-55 RAG Consolini 15 Ndour 14/9r Gorini 10 Vanloo 10 NAP Carta 16/7r Plaisance 9/17r Honti 8

La Spezia vs. Battipaglia 63-88 LAS De Pretto 21/9r Premasunac 13/7r Reke 11 Bocchetti 10 McIntyre 8/16r BAT Williams 34/8r Sotiriou 10 Orazzo 10 Pascalau 6

Torino vs. Vigarano 65-67 TOR Bruner 22/9r Davis 19/6r/9a Kacerik 16 VIG Orrange 20 Aleksandravicius 16/6r Littles 10/6r

Lucca vs. Schio 61-53 LUC Dotto 19 Harmon 12 Pedersen 11 Wojta 10/13r SCH Anderson 16 Yacoubou 13/10r Ress 4 Macchi 2/6r Masciadri 0 [Read more…]

November 12, 2016

All of the games were played on Saturday with the upcoming international break.  Endy Miyem and Schio had an exceptionally tricky time in Napoli, but got the 70-68 win over Theresa Plaisance and company.  Lyndra Littles led Vigarano past winless Battipaglia 73-59.  It was all ex-Stanford players for Lucca as Jillian Harmon and Kayla Pedersen nearly outscored La Spezia in a 93-47 win.  Venezia eased past Broni 87-43.  The distance is set between the top and bottom halves of the standings as Ragusa beat Umbertide 70-54.  The day ended with Jasmine Bailey and San Martino di Lupari winning 66-50 at Torino.

Napoli vs. Schio 68-70 NAP Plaisance 23/15r Gray 15/12r Gonzalez 12 Cinili 10 Carta 3 SCH Miyem 20/6r Sottana 18 Yacoubou 17 Macchi 13 Martinez 0 Masciadri 0 Ress 0

Battipaglia vs. Vigarano 59-73 BAT Williams 16/11r Pascalau 8/9r VIG Littles 22/7r Aleksandravicius 16 Reggiani 13 Orrange 11/6s

La Spezia vs. Lucca 47-93 LAS McIntyre 14/7r Reke 5 LUC Harmon 25 Pedersen 20/7s Dotto 11/12s Wojta 6

Venezia vs. Broni 87-43 VEN Walker 15 Carangelo 14/6r Fontenette 12 Ruzickova 10/6r BRO Zampieri 14 Madu 10/16r Stokes 9/6s Ravelli 0

Ragusa vs. Umbertide 70-54 RAG Spreafico 16 Ndour 12/12r Gorini 11/7r Consolini 11/6r UMB Mallard 15 Milazzo 13 Clark 10 Brown 7/7r

Torino vs. San Martino di Lupari 50-66 TOR Davis 17/9r Bruner 14/6r SAM Bailey 21/8r Mahoney 11/8r Sulciute 11/6r Gianolla 11 Sbrissa 0 [Read more…]

November 6, 2016

With all of the games back to their traditional Sunday time, the most anticipated matchup of the day was in Lucca, where the hosts handed Venezia their first loss 60-45.  The midpoint of the standings has been set as Chiara Consolini and Ragusa beat Torino 69-57.  Reshanda Gray and Debora Gonzalez teamed up to lead Napoli to a 76-61 win over Sofija Aleksandravicius and Vigarano.  The battle of newcomers went to Nina Premasunac and La Spezia 68-59 over Amber Stokes and Broni.  Umbertide kept Battipaglia winless 62-45.  San Martino di Lupari started the season well, but knew it would be a different level in the battle of unbeatens against Schio falling to Jolene Anderson and company 82-64.

Lucca vs. Venezia 60-45 LUC Pedersen 12/14r Wojta 8/6r Harmon 6 VEN Dotto 14 Walker 8/7r Fontenette 4

Ragusa vs. Torino 69-57 RAG Consolini 20 Spreafico 13 Ndour 12/8r Nicholls 11/6r TOR Davis 19/9r Bruner 13/7r Quarta 10

Vigarano vs. Napoli 61-76 VIG Aleksandravicius 20/7r Orrange 19/8r Littles 12/8r NAP Gray 25/13r Gonzalez 20 Plaisance 16/18r Carta 4 [Read more…]

With teams playing in European competitions now, the schedule is a little different than the traditional one as Jasmine Bailey led San Martino di Lupari to a 67-61 win over Astou Ndour and Ragusa in a rare Friday game.  Venezia beat Umbertide 63-43 on Saturday.  It was a contrast of styles on Sunday as Vigarano got great production from both Lyndra Littles and Amber Orrange in an 89-77 win over a La Spezia side that field only Europeans.  Jillian Harmon led Lucca past Broni 71-63.  Schio beat Torino 83-48 in the last of the traditional time slot games.  The late game saw Theresa Plaisance lift Napoli past Battipaglia 68-48.

October 28, 2016

San Martino di Lupari vs. Ragusa 67-61 SAM Bailey 21/6s Filippi 18 Mahoney 15/11r Sbrissa 2 RAG Ndour 21/7r Consolini 11 Nicholls 10/8r

October 29, 2016

Venezia vs. Umbertide 63-43 VEN Dotto 9 Walker 7/7r Fontenette 7 UMB Mallard 12/8r Milazzo 11 Clark 5/8r [Read more…]

A game from Round 2 was made up on Saturday as Napoli came back to beat Lucca 69-68 at home.  Reshanda Gray’s work inside for the hosts helped offset the shooting of Francesca Dotto.  The regularly scheduled games resumed on Sunday with Venezia having a surprisingly easy time with Ragusa 68-47.  Ndidi Madu and Broni beat Brooque Williams and Battipaglia 65-58.  Kierra Mallard led the way for Umbertide as they beat Vigarano 78-63.  Laura Macchi and Schio had no issues with La Spezia, winning 97-54.  The teams that played make-up games had their normally scheduled games moved to Wednesday as Lucca beat Torino 69-55.  San Martino di Lupari won 73-63 despite Napoli getting great production from the WNBA post duo led by Reshanda Gray.

October 15, 2016

Napoli vs. Lucca 69-68 NAP Gray 28/12r Plaisance 12/15r Chesta 12 Gonzalez 10 LUC Dotto 21/7s Harmon 15/9r Wojta 12 Pedersen 9/9r

October 16, 2016

Venezia vs. Ragusa 68-47 VEN Fontenette 18 Walker 12/8r Carangelo 12 Ruzickova 11/10r RAG Vanloo 11 Gorini 10 Ndour 6/6r

Broni vs. Battipaglia 65-58 BRO Madu 22/9r Richter 13 Stokes 12 Zampieri 11/6r Ravelli 0 BAT Williams 24 Trucco 10/13r Noblet 10

Umbertide vs. Vigarano 78-63 UMB Mallard 21/11r/7a Brown 17 Milazzo 17 Clark 13/11r VIG Aleksandravicius 13/9r Crudo 13/8r Littles 12/6r Orrange 11

Schio vs. La Spezia 97-54 SCH Macchi 24/6r Miyem 12/7r Bestagno 12 Anderson 11/9r Zandalasini 10/8r Martinez 6 Masciadri 6 Ress 2/6r LAS Premasunac 19/9r Hrynko 14 De Pretto 10

October 19, 2016

Lucca vs. Torino 69-55 LUC Pedersen 14/9r Harmon 14/8r Dotto 11 Wojta 10/6r TOR Bruner 16/7r Davis 12/8r/7a

San Martino di Lupari vs. Napoli 73-63 SAM Mahoney 19 Bailey 16/7r Filippi 10 Sbrissa 4 NAP Gray 21 Plaisance 19/6r Gonzalez 10 [Read more…]

The round started with a rare Friday game as San Martino di Lupari controlled the fourth quarter to beat Vigarano 60-51.  On Saturday, Torino edged La Spezia 73-68 although Valeria De Pretto did lead the visitors in scoring.  One game on Sunday was postponed, leaving three games to be played.  Schio eased to an 84-50 win at Umbertide.  Brooque Williams led all scorers for Battipaglia, but they fell 73-51 to Battipaglia.  Ragusa gave Broni a demonstration of the differences in the top division by pounding them 80-37.

October 7, 2016

Vigarano vs. San Martino di Lupari 51-60 VIG Aleksandravicius 14/6r Littles 11/8r Orrange 9 SAM Mahoney 19/7r Filippi 13 Bailey 12/8r Sbrissa 2

October 8, 2016

Torino vs. La Spezia 73-68 TOR Bruner 17/10r/6a Tikvic 14 Davis 14/7a Quarta 10 LAS De Pretto 22/6s Hrynyko 19/6a Bochetti 13 [Read more…]

The entire opening weekend of games was played in Lucca with two games on Saturday.  San Martino di Lupari kicked off proceedings with a 68-56 win over Umbertide as Jasmine Bailey and Antiesha Brown had good games for their respective teams.  Broni had an impressive start as the league’s newcomers with a 74-64 win over Napoli. Ashleigh Fontenette returned to Venezia and helped them past Torino 63-51 in the first game on Sunday.  Astou Ndour and Ragusa welcomed La Spezia to the division by beating them 69-54.  Schio eased past Battipaglia 66-43 and then Lucca closed the day with a 65-48 win over Vigarano in front of the home fans as they have managed to keep much of the same core together.

October 1, 2016

San Martino di Lupari vs. Umbertide 68-56 SAM Bailey 21/6s Sulciute 11 Gianolla 10 Mahoney 7 Sbrissa 2 UMB Brown 24/6r Mallard 11 Clark 0

Broni vs. Napoli 74-64 BRO Madu 16/13r Richter 14/7r Stokes 13 Bratka 11 Ravelli 8 NAP Gemelos 15 Gonzalez 14 Plaisance 12/14r Cinili 11/7r

October 2, 2016

Venezia vs. Torino 63-51 VEN Fontenette 20/6r/7s Walker 17/9r Ruzickova 10/16r TOR Bruner 15/6r Davis 15 Tikvic 11/8r

La Spezia vs. Ragusa 54-69 (points only) LAS Hrynko 17 Premasunac 15 De Pretto 13 RAG Ndour 21 Vanloo 14 Gorini 10

Schio vs. Battipaglia 66-43 SCH Sottana 13 Zandalasini 12/6r Bestagno 10 Yacoubou 7/9r Masciadri 6 Macchi 6 Anderson 3/7r Ress 2/11r BAT Noblet 14/8r Sotiriou 8/7r

Lucca vs. Vigarano 65-48 LUC Harmon 19 Crippa 17 Wojta 8/7r Pedersen 7/9r VIG Littles 18/7r Orrange 14 Aleksandravicius 5

September 25, 2016

The Italian League ended up being surprisingly competitive a season ago and this season is likely to be another good one.  The two teams likely to be at the top of the standings opened up the season with the traditional Supercup.  Neither team was at full strength, but it was still a great game.  Schio was perceived to be the favorite and just edged proceedings 67-66.  In a terrific battle in the post, it was Isabelle Yacoubou who was the difference in getting her team the win.

The main league season will start next weekend as all the teams will converge on Lucca to play the first round of games at the same site on Saturday and Sunday.

September 25, 2016

Schio vs. Ragusa 67-66 SCH Yacoubou 18/16r Sottana 15 Anderson 10/7r/6a Masciadri 9 Martinez 7 Macchi 2 Ress 0 RAG Nicholls 13/7r Formica 12 Vanloo 11