The round after the break started on Wednesday with a Sicilian rivalry game as Ashley Walker and Ragusa beat Markeisha Gatling and Palermo 83-61.  Isabelle Harrison had a good game for Bologna, but Brooque Williams and Sesto San Giovanni left with a 73-70 win.  On Thursday, Erin Mathias and Stefania Trimboli teamed up to lead Empoli past Torino 94-72.  Schio got a challenge from Vigarano, but Leonor Rodriguez helped them leave with a 78-70 win.  Jaime Nared and Broni used an impressive start to beat Costa Masnaga 83-56.  Venezia just edged San Martino di Lupari 64-62 to lurk behind the leaders.  Chucky Jeffery and Lucca kept Battipaglia firmly in the cellar 68-58.

January 12, 2020

Ragusa vs. Palermo 83-61 RAG Walker 20/9r Ibekwe 15 Hamby 12/8r Consolini 10/7a Romeo 9/6a PAL Gatling 20 Manzotti 11 Cooper 10/6r Russo 10 Flores 2/6r

Bologna vs. Sesto San Giovanni 70-73 BOL Harrison 28/13r Salvadores 17 Tassinari 12 SES Williams 24 Oroszova 18 Zampieri 11 Brunner 10/9r

January 13, 2020

Empoli vs. Torino 94-72 EMP Mathias 23 Trimboli 22/6r Morris 19 Stepanova 15/10r TOR Brcaninovic 17/7r Stejskalova 14 Barberis 12/6r Milazzo 11 Johnson-Walker 9

Vigarano vs. Schio 70-78 VIG Miccoli 16 Attura 14 Natali 10 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 4/8r Kinard 1 SCH Rodriguez 22 Harmon 15/6r Dotto 11 Andre’ 10/10r

Broni vs. Costa Masnaga 83-56 BRO Nared 28/11r Ngo Ndjock 15/7r Spreafico 13 Tikvic 12/8r COS Davis 15 Rulli 15 Frost 1

San Martino di Lupari vs. Venezia 62-64 SAM Sulciute 16/6r Ostarello 15/6r Bjorklund 6 VEN De Pretto 15 Steinberga 13/11r Petronyte 10/8r Penna 10 Anderson 6 Macchi 0

Lucca vs. Battipaglia 68-58 LUC Jeffery 25/7r Smorto 14/6r Ravelli 11 Jakubcova 6 Zempare 4/10r BAT Ciabattoni 13 Potolicchio 11 Nori 10/7r Jarosz 9/8r

Standings:

1. Schio 16-2
2. Ragusa 15-3
3. Venezia 15-3
4. San Martino di Lupari 12-6
5. Lucca 11-7
6. Sesto San Giovanni 11-7
7. Empoli 8-10
8. Vigarano 8-10
9. Broni 8-10
10. Palermo 6-12
11. Costa Masnaga 5-13
12. Bologna 5-13
13. Torino 4-14
14. Battipaglia 2-16

February 1, 2020

All the games in this round were played on Saturday to lengthen the international break.  Isabelle Harrison and Bologna beat Empoli 71-62.  Sabina Oroszova and Brooque Williams helped Sesto San Giovanni stun Dearica Hamby and league leaders Ragusa 92-86.  Egle Sulciute helped Sesto San Giovanni escape Palermo 89-84.  Venezia breezed past Broni 89-66.  Old rivals met, but it was not competitive as Schio beat Lucca 82-51.  Alex Ciabattoni and Tori Jarosz continued to try to engineer Battipaglia’s escape from danger, but lost Vigarano 73-63.  The day ended with Costa Masnaga beating Jade Johnson-Walker and Torino 72-59.

Bologna vs. Empoli 71-62 BOL Harrison 32/13r Salvadores 11/6r/8a EMP Mathias 14/10r Trimboli 12/8r Stepanova 12 Morris 11/6r

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Ragusa 92-86 SES Oroszova 23/10r Williams 21/6r Brunner 17/11r Crudo 11 Arturi 10 Botteghi 2 RAG Hamby 28/9r Tagliamento 16/7r Romeo 16

Palermo vs. Sesto San Giovanni 84-89 PAL Verona 14 Miccio 13 Cupido 13 Russo 12 Flores 9/6r/9a Gatling 9 Cooper 8 SES Sulciute 21/6r/6a Ostarello 19/7r Gwathmey 16/11r Bjorklund 13

Venezia vs. Broni 89-66 VEN Penna 16 Steinberga 15/10r Bestagno 13 De Pretto 10 Anderson 9 Macchi 3 BRO Nared 18 Tikvic 16/12r/6a Togliani 11

Schio vs. Lucca 82-51 SCH Keys 15/6r Rodriguez 15 Cinili 13 Gruda 8 Harmon 4/6r LUC Bonasia 19 Jeffery 9 Jakubcova 6/8r Ravelli 6 Zempare 2/9r

Battipaglia vs. Vigarano 63-73 BAT Ciabattoni 29/8r/6a Jarosz 24/15r VIG Natali 19 Bocchetti 14/7r Kinard 10 Attura 8/6a Kunaiyi-Akpanah 5/15r

Costa Masnaga vs. Torino 72-59 COS Villa 14 Baldelli 13 Rulli 12 Frost 8/22r Davis 6/6a TOR Johnson-Walker 28/6r

Standings:

1. Schio 15-2
2. Ragusa 14-3
3. Venezia 14-3
4. San Martino di Lupari 12-5
5. Lucca 10-7
6. Sesto San Giovanni 10-7
7. Vigarano 8-9
8. Empoli 7-10
9. Broni 7-10
10. Palermo 6-11
11. Costa Masnaga 5-12
12. Bologna 5-12
13. Torino 4-13
14. Battipaglia 2-15

The top two teams started the round on Saturday and it was Dearica Hamby helping Ragusa keep Schio from building a lead in the standings with a 74-67 win.  On Sunday, Jazmon Gwathmey had a strong debut for San Martino di Lupari in a 69-62 win over Sesto San Giovanni.  Lucca beat Costa Masnaga 73-68 and Venezia beat Empoli 64-56.  Jaime Nared led Broni past Battipaglia 74-47.  The day ended with Vigarano beating Angela Salvadores and Bologna 88-76.  The round finished on Monday with Palermo beating Torino 78-63.

January 25, 2020

Ragusa vs. Schio 74-67 RAG Hamby 27/14r Consolini 16 Romeo 15/6a Walker 14/7r SCH Gruda 13 Cinili 12 Dotto 11 Harmon 10/9r Rodriguez 7

January 26, 2020

San Martino di Lupari vs. Sesto San Giovanni 69-62 SAM Gwathmey 20 Bjorklund 17 Ostarello 6/6r SES Williams 15 Oroszova 12/11r Brunner 12/9r Botteghi 0

Lucca vs. Costa Masnaga 73-68 LUC Zempare 17/10r Bonasia 16 Jeffery 14 Jakubcova 10 Ravelli 9 COS Baldelli 15 Davis 14/7a Rulli 11 Frost 2

Empoli vs. Venezia 56-64 EMP Morris 15 Stepanova 11/10r Mathias 7 VEN Steinberga 15 Carangelo 13/8r Anderson 8/8r Macchi 3 Penna 3

Broni vs. Battipaglia 74-47 BRO Nared 21 Spreafico 11 Parmesani 10 BAT Nori 13/6r Jarosz 12/7r Ciabattoni 10

Vigarano vs. Bologna 88-76 VIG Bocchetti 19 Attura 17 Miccoli 14 Natali 13 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 8/23r Kinard 7 BOL Salvadores 26/9r Begic 17/7r Tassinari 11 Harrison 10/8r Micovic 10

January 27, 2020

Torino vs. Palermo 63-78 TOR Brcaninovic 16/8r Stejskalova 14 Johnson-Walker 10/8r Milazzo 10 PAL Gatling 18/14r Miccio 15 Verona 11 Flores 10 Cooper 6/8r

Standings:

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

The last game from Round 9 was made up on Wednesday after Costa Masnaga’s travel excuse was accepted, but Dearica Hamby and Ragusa still got the 81-61 win.  This round started on Saturday with San Martino di Lupari winning 70-62 at Costa Masnaga.  Sunday started with Bologna looking like the team they were supposed to be after Isabelle Harrison and Ana-Marija Begic led them past Ashley Walker, Chiara Consolini, Dearica Hamby and Ragusa 85-84 in overtime.  Shayla Cooper was excellent for Palermo, but they lost to Venezia 75-65.  Brooque Williams and Sesto San Giovanni beat Vigarano 80-62.  Leonor Rodriguez fired Schio past Melisa Brcaninovic and Torino 75-61 to move into first place.  Empoli beat Alex Ciabattoni and Battipaglia 59-50.  The day ended with Lucca beating Broni 76-72.

January 15, 2020

Ragusa vs. Costa Masnaga 81-61 RAG Hamby 23/8r Romeo 16 Walker 11 Consolini 10 COS Pavel 15 Spinelli 10 Frost 6 Davis 0

January 18, 2020

Costa Masnaga vs. San Martino di Lupari 62-70 COS Pavel 18 Davis 12/7a Baldelli 12 Frost 9/11r/6a/7s SAM Sulciute 16/6r Fietta 13 Bjorklund 10 Ostarello 8/6r

January 19, 2020

Bologna vs. Ragusa 85-84(OT) BOL Harrison 30/12r Begic 20/7r Salvadores 18 Tassinari 10 D’Alie 2 RAG Walker 22/11r Consolini 22 Hamby 20/13r Romeo 12

Venezia vs. Palermo 75-65 VEN Petronyte 17/14r Bestagno 10 Carangelo 10 Anderson 9/9r Penna 9/6r Macchi 7 PAL Cooper 30 Flores 12 Miccio 11 Gatling 6/6r

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Vigarano 80-62 SES Williams 30 Brunner 6/14r Orozsova 5 Botteghi 2 VIG Kunaiyi-Akpanah 15/22r Natali 15 Bocchetti 13 Attura 6 Kinard 3

Schio vs. Torino 75-61 SCH Rodriguez 33 Harmon 12/11r Lisec 11/9r Andre’ 10/7r TOR Brcaninovic 31/6r Barberis 13 Johnson-Walker 9/11r

Battipaglia vs. Empoli 50-59 BAT Ciabattoni 21/10r Jarosz 11/13r EMP Trimboli 17/7a Morris 11 Mathias 8/7r

Lucca vs. Broni 76-72 LUC Zempare 17/16r Jakubcova 14/8r Ravelli 13 Bonasia 13 Jeffery 12 BRO Tikvic 15/12r Nared 14 Spreafico 14 Togliani 12

Standings:

1. Schio 15-1
2. Ragusa 14-2
3. Venezia 12-3
4. San Martino di Lupari 10-5
5. Lucca 9-6
6. Sesto San Giovanni 9-6
7. Empoli 7-8
8. Vigarano 6-9
9. Broni 6-9
10. Palermo 5-10
11. Torino 4-11
12. Costa Masnaga 4-11
13. Bologna 4-11
14. Battipaglia 2-13

The round started on Saturday with Gintare Petronyte leading Venezia past Torino 96-70.  Jori Davis and Costa Masnaga edged Vigarano 78-76.  On Sunday, Battipaglia’s recent run stopped with a 57-54 loss to San Martino di Lupari.  Palermo got good games from Markeisha Gatling and Shayla Cooper, but lost to Sesto San Giovanni 78-75.  Maci Morris had another good game for Empoli, but they lost to Schio 83-56.  Dearica Hamby led Ragusa past Lucca 70-65.  Bologna looked more like they were expected to when they beat Broni 71-57.

January 11, 2020

Torino vs. Venezia 70-96 TOR Brcaninovic 17 Barberis 14/6a Johnson-Walker 12/8r Salvini 11/7r Milazzo 11 VEN Petronyte 21/7r/6a Bestagno 19/7r Anderson 15 Steinberga 13/9r/8a De Pretto 10 Penna 6 Macchi 0

Costa Masnaga vs. Vigarano 78-76 COS Davis 29/6r Baldelli 15 Spinelli 11/7r Villa 10 Frost 4/7r VIG Attura 19 Miccoli 17 Bocchetti 14 Natali 12 Kinard 11

January 12, 2020

Battipaglia vs. San Martino di Lupari 54-57 BAT Jarosz 18/24r Ciabattoni 16/7r SAM Bjorklund 14 Ciavarella 13 Ostarello 6/11r

Palermo vs. Sesto San Giovanni 75-78 PAL Gatling 23 Cooper 22/13r Miccio 12 Flores 2/8r SES Williams 16 Verona 13/13r/9a Brunner 12 Oroszova 10 Botteghi 9

Empoli vs. Schio 56-83 EMP Morris 20 Trimboli 14 Mathias 5 SCH Rodriguez 18/6r Lisec 13 Battisodo 11 Gruda 8

Lucca vs. Ragusa 65-70 LUC Zempare 16/14r Jakubcova 13/7r Jeffery 11/7s Ravelli 8 RAG Hamby 29/16r Walker 11 Romeo 11

Bologna vs. Broni 71-57 BOL Harrison 19/9r Begic 17/11r Tassinari 10 D’Alie 9/6r/6a Salvadores 7 BRO Spreafico 16 Orazzo 14 Tikvic 13/12r Nared 3

On Sunday, Venezia beat Costa Masnaga 73-56.  Ragusa beat Broni 72-67.  Alex Ciabattoni led Battipaglia past Bologna 65-58 to pull out of last place.  Schio started well in a 67-45 win over San Martino di Lupari.  The day ended with Shayla Cooper and Palermo beating Lucca 76-71.  The games on Monday’s holiday started with Maci Morris firing Empoli past Sesto San Giovanni 74-68.  The round ended with Maria Barberis and Torino beating Moe Kinard and Vigarano 86-76.

January 5, 2020

Venezia vs. Costa Masnaga 73-56 VEN Carangelo 15 Penna 10/9r Anderson 10/7r Bestagno 10/7r Steinberga 10/6r Macchi 0 COS Rulli 14 Frost 12/6r Davis 10

Broni vs. Ragusa 67-72 BRO Nared 19 Spreafico 18 Tikvic 11/10r RAG Walker 19/11r Romeo 15 Hamby 14/12r Consolini 11 Nicolodi 10

Battpaglia vs. Bologna 65-58 BAT Ciabattoni 24/7a Cremona 13 Jarosz 10/11r Nori 10 BOL D’Alie 16 Harrison 13/13r Begic 10/8r Salvadores 4

Schio vs. San Martino di Lupari 67-45 SCH Lisec 14 Cinili 14 Gruda 7 Harmon 4/6r SAM Fietta 12 Ostarello 11/9r Bjorklund 5

Lucca vs. Palermo 71-76 LUC Jeffery 17 Jakubcova 12/11r Bonasia 12/6r Zempare 10/6r Madera 10/6r Ravelli 6 PAL Cooper 20/12r Gatling 19/7r Russo 12 Flores 7

January 6, 2020

Empoli vs. Sesto San Giovanni 74-68 EMP Morris 35/8r Trimboli 12/9r Narviciute 12 Stepanova 10/7r Mathias 2/6r SES Verona 16 Brunner 12 Panzera 11 Williams 10/10r Oroszova 6 Botteghi 0

Torino vs. Vigarano 86-76 TOR Barberis 22 Milazzo 19/9a Brcaninovic 16/8r Stejskalova 11 Johnson-Walker 8/12r VIG Kinard 25 Attura 16 Natali 13 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 4/12r

The rest of this round started on Saturday.  Battipaglia got Alex Ciabattoni and Tori Jarosz firing and finally got their first win 68-67 at Costa Masnaga.  On Sunday, Sesto San Giovanni was impressive in a 77-74 win over Venezia.  Markeisha Gatling paced Palermo in an 89-63 win over Empoli.  Sara Bocchetti and Vigarano beat Lucca 79-74.  The round ended with Bologna falling behind Schio early, only to have Angela Salvadores nearly bring them all the way back before losing 70-57.

December 28, 2019

Costa Masnaga vs. Battipaglia 67-68 COS Rulli 17 Baldelli 14/8r Frost 11/17r Davis 6/6a BAT Ciabattoni 24/7r Jarosz 23/21r

December 29, 2019

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Venezia 77-74 SES Verona 19 Oroszova 16/9r Brunner 16 Williams 11/6r Panzera 10 Botteghi 0 VEN Anderson 18/6r Bestagno 14/7r Steinberga 12 Carangelo 10 Penna 7 Macchi 0

Palermo vs. Empoli 89-63 PAL Gatling 29 Russo 17/8r Miccio 11 Cupido 10/7a Cooper 8/6r Flores 3 EMP Morris 18 Trimboli 18 Narviciuite 11/8r Stepanova 11

Vigarano vs. Lucca 79-74 VIG Bocchetti 20 Attura 18 Miccoli 17/8r Kunaiyi-Akpanah 7/14r Kinard 7 LUC Zempare 16/9r Jeffery 14/13r/6a Ravelli 12 Jakubcova 11 Bonasia 10

Bologna vs. Schio 57-70 BOL Salvadores 28 Harrison 10/8r D’Alie 7 Williams 2/8r SCH Gruda 16 Harmon 14/8r Lisec 14

A couple of games from Round 12 were brought forward, starting with Ragusa’s 87-62 win over Ilaria Milazzo and Torino on Tuesday.  The other game brought forward was the one on Thursday between San Martino di Lupari and Broni, won by the visitors 59-53.  This round started on Saturday as Alex Ciabattoni led Battipaglia, but Brooque Williams and Sesto San Giovanni left them searching for their first win still after leaving with a 76-62 win.  Schio welcomed Costa Masnaga to big time basketball by beating them 77-44.  Venezia beat Vigarano 95-50.  Ragusa ended the day with an 82-61 win over Empoli behind Dearica Hamby.  On Sunday, Angie Bjorklund and San Martino di Lupari beat Torino 66-61.  Isabelle Harrison was excellent for Bologna, but Chucky Jeffery and Lucca won 78-70.  The round finished with a 68-48 Broni win over Palermo.

December 17, 2019

Ragusa vs. Torino 87-62 RAG Hamby 19/14r Walker 19 Consolini 15/6r/7a Nicolodi 15 Romeo 9 TOR Milazzo 20/8r Barberis 16 Brcaninovic 11/8r Kinard 4

December 19, 2019

San Martino di Lupari vs. Broni 53-59 SAM Bjorklund 16 Filippi 12 Sulciute 10/7r Ostarello 6 BRO Tikvic 17/13r Orazzo 13 Nared 10/7r Premasunac 10

December 21, 2019

Battipaglia vs. Sesto San Giovanni 62-76 BAT Ciabattoni 22/6r Jarosz 17/11r Houser 5/8a SES Williams 21/6r Brunner 15/12r Botteghi 6 Oroszova 3/7r

Schio vs. Costa Masnaga 77-44 SCH Andre’ 14/7r Keys 11 Lisec 10/8r/7a Fassina 10 DeShields 10 Harmon 6 COS Villa 14 Frost 6/7r Davis 6

Venezia vs. Vigarano 95-50 VEN Petronyte 18/9r Steinberga 14/9r Bestagno 13/8r Anderson 13 Gorini 10 Penna 7/8r Macchi 0 VIG Kunaiyi-Akpanah 11/11r Natali 11 Kinard 8 Attura 4

Empoli vs. Ragusa 61-82 EMP Morris 15/7r Mathias 14 Stepanova 12/6r Ramo 12 RAG Hamby 22/10r Romeo 13 Tagliamento 12 Consolini 10 Walker 9

December 22, 2019

Torino vs. San Martino di Lupari 61-66 TOR Milazzo 14/7r Barberis 14 Brcaninovic 10/7r SAM Bjorklund 25 Ostarello 12

Lucca vs. Bologna 78-70 LUC Jeffery 21/6a Zempare 15/7r Bonasia 10/6a Madera 10 Ravelli 8 BOL Harrison 28/12r Begic 13/11r Micovic 10 Salvadores 5/7r D’Alie 5

Broni vs. Palermo 68-48 BRO Tikvic 15/13r Nared 15/6r Orazzo 11 PAL Cooper 16 Gatling 11/7r Flores 7/10r

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