May 21, 2019

The season came down to one final game on Tuesday for the championship.  Satu Mare gained confidence from erasing the series deficit, but Sepsi rallied late in the fourth quarter to take the lead in the last minute, holding on to a 59-56 win.  Most of the regular season had no drama and the playoffs looked to be following that pattern, but excitement game right at the end only for the heavy favorites to clinch another title.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 59-56 SEP Higgins 12/9r Slamova 12 Parau 11 SAT Olah 17 Denson 15/11r Amukamara 6/7a

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe wins series 3-2

May 18, 2019

On Saturday, Satu Mare was looking to force a deciding game.  Sepsi had a better start, but the hosts had a lead by halftime and then managed to hang on late again, winning 59-56.  That means that there will be one final game in Sfantu Gheorghe on Tuesday with everyone wondering if an upset could be on the cards.

Satu Mare vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 59-56 SAT Olah 18 Amukamara 12/6r Denson 12 Tavic 12 SEP Higgins 14/9r Solopova 14/7r

Series tied 2-2

May 16, 2019

Satu Mare needed a win at home on Thursday to extend their season.  They got a great game from Brittany Denson and managed to fend off Sepsi 52-47 to set up another game on Saturday.

Satu Mare vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 52-47 SAT Denson 21/15r Amukamara 15/6r SEP Higgins 13/10r Parau 13

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-1

Finals:

May 12, 2019

The series continued on Sunday in Sfantu Gheorghe.  Satu Mare fought hard again, but fell short against Annemarie Parau and Sepsi 57-49.  They will feel better about their chances to extend the season at home on Thursday though after the first two games.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 57-49 SEP Parau 20/6a Pasic 16/8r Solopova 11/10r Higgins 10/11r SAT Mandache 13/10r Amukamara 11 Denson 9/7r Lloyd 0

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-0

3rd Place:

May 11, 2019

Having already won first on the road, Arad just needed a home win to end the series.  They fended off Biljana Pesovic and Brasov 84-69 to complete the sweep.

Arad vs. Olimpia Brasov 84-69 ARA Williams 19/19r Lee 17/13r Ardelean 13 Fodor 11 Mercea 10/7r BRA Pesovic 21 Prlja 17/7s Filip 13/7r Bartee 9 Tanacan 4

Arad wins series 2-0

5th Place:

May 9, 2019

On Thursday, Ancuta Stoenescu helped Targoviste offset another big game from Tierra Henderson to leave Cluj with an 81-68 win and the series.

Universitatea Cluj vs. Targoviste 68-81 CLU Henderson 23/9r Parau 14/9r Begenisic 11 TAR Stoenescu 20/9a Irimia 12/10r Chivu 11 Vaida 10

Targoviste wins series 2-0

7th Place:

May 8, 2019

This series had a quick turnaround as Bianca Fota and Constanta traveled to Oradea on Wednesday and got the 71-46 win to complete a sweep.

Oradea vs. Phoenix Constanta 46-71 ORA Orban 18/13r/9a Campeanu 9 CON Fota 20/7r Beldian 13 Cutas 10/7r

Phoenix Constanta wins series 2-0

Finals:

May 10, 2019

The championship series was the last to start, opening on Friday in Sfantu Gheorghe.  Hosts Sepsi were not particularly convincing, but still beat Satu Mare 66-54.  The will also host the next game on Sunday as they try to increase their lead.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 66-54 SEP Solopova 17 Topuzovic 15/6r Pasic 12 Higgins 7/9r SAT Denson 16/8r Mandache 14 Amukamara 8 Lloyd 0

3rd Place:

May 8, 2019

Arad won the first game of this series on the road on Wednesday 83-75 feeding Destiny Williams in the post while Marija Prlja tried to keep Brasov in the game with her long range shooting.

Olimpia Brasov vs. Arad 75-83 BRA Prlja 34 Podar 14 Pesovic 11/10r Bartee 10/10r Tanacan 2 ARA Williams 34/16r Hadzovic 14/6r/6a Dzombeta 14 Lee 10

5th Place:

May 6, 2019

This series started on Monday with Ancuta Stoenescu and Targoviste beating Tierra Henderson and Cluj 68-50.

Targoviste vs. Universitatea Cluj 68-50 TAR Stoenescu 23 Irimia 19/12r Chivu 10/6a Poole 2 CLU Henderson 24/9r Maxim 7

7th Place:

May 7, 2019

The two teams that started in the lower group this season fought to be the best of the rest starting on Tuesday in Constanta as Bianca Fota was brilliant for Phoenix in a 60-50 win over Oradea.

Phoenix Constanta vs. Oradea 60-50 CON Fota 33/6r/6s Fleser 8 ORA Orban 15/17r Campeanu 14

April 30, 2019

The home teams were looking to stay in championship contention on Tuesday.  Brittany Denson and Satu Mare slammed the door on Romina Filip and Brasov, finishing the sweep with an 86-68 win.  Marina Solopova and Sepsi also took care of business with an easy sweep, rolling past Destiny Williams and Arad 83-46.

Olimpia Brasov vs. Satu Mare 68-86 BRA Filip 20/7r Podar 18 Bartee 12 Tanacan 0 SAT Denson 20/8r Amukamara 16/7a Lloyd 16 Baltic 12

Satu Mare wins series 3-0

Arad vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 46-83 ARA Williams 20/11r Lee 10 SEP Solopova 22/9r Slamova 17 Demeter 10 Higgins 4/7r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe wins series 3-0

Semifinals:

Both series continued on Thursday.  Satu Mare beat Brasov 75-58 despite the best efforts of Carla Bartee.  Destiny Williams and Arad kept the game against Sepsi close for a while before falling 85-68.  The lower seeds will now try to ward off sweeps when they host the next games on Tuesday.

April 25, 2019

Satu Mare vs. Olimpia Brasov 75-58 SAT Denson 19 Lloyd 18/7r Mandache 17/8r Amukamara 12 BRA Bartee 21/18r Pesovic 14/6r/7a Tanacan 0

Satu Mare leads series 2-0

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Arad 85-68 SEP Solopova 19/6a Higgins 18/11r Topuzovic 12/6r Parau 12 Slamova 11 Pasic 10 ARA Williams 21/11r Lee 11/7r Fodor 11

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-0

5th Place:

One series concluded on Thursday with Targoviste winning 74-30 at Oradea.  The other series was also a sweep after Tierra Henderson led Cluj past Constanta 70-50 on Friday.

April 25, 2019

Oradea vs. Targoviste 30-74 ORA Orban 12/11r Croitoru 9 TAR Chivu 15 Tanase 14/6a Vaida 11/22r Neagu 10/6r Poole 0

Targoviste wins series 2-0

April 26, 2019

Universitatea Cluj vs. Phoenix Constanta 70-50 CLU Henderson 28/11r/7a Begenisic 16/8r Parau 13/6r PHO Fota 12 Jovanovic 12 Douglas 1

Universitatea Cluj wins series 2-0

Consolation Group:

This group finished play on Thursday.  Mihaela Mihai and Alexandria picked up their first win, handing Targu Mures, which got a big game from Kata Mezsaros and a triple-double from Ruxandra Chis, their first loss, but the game had no impact on the standings.  Agronomia was able to send the fans home happy after a 61-52 win over Targu Secuiesc behind Alexandra Chitanu.

April 25, 2019

Alexandria vs. Targu Mures 76-69 ALE Mihai 24/6r Craciunescu 14 Mazilu 12 Bota 11/8r TAM Meszaros 20/8r Chis 18/10r/10a/7s Pop 13

Targu Secuiesc vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 52-61 TAS Debreczi 18/12r Danalache 11/6r AGR Chitanu 20 Militaru 11 Vilcinschi 10

Standings:

1. Targu Mures 3-1
2. Rapid Bucuresti 3-1
3. Agronomia Bucuresti 2-2
4. Targu Secuiesc 1-3
5. Alexandria 1-3

Semifinals:

Both series started on Tuesday.  Satu Mare beat Brasov 77-59 and then Sepsi beat Arad 91-64 with a triple-double from Marina Solopova.  The higher seeds will try to build on their leads when they host again on Thursday.

April 23, 2019

Satu Mare vs. Olimpia Brasov 77-59 SAT Mandache 19 Denson 16/6r Lloyd 11 BRA Pesovic 17 Filip 15 Bartee 14/9r Podar 10 Tanacan 0

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Arad 91-64 SEP Higgins 18/11r Slamova 16 Pasic 15 Solopova 10/13r/10a ARA Lee 16/9r Williams 11/9r Fodor 11 Ardelean 10

5th Place:

The first series in the consolation bracket was played on Monday and Cluj beat Constanta 63-51.  The other series started on Wednesday with Laura Vaida and Nicoleta Ghita leading Targoviste past hopeless Oradea 84-27.

April 22, 2019

Phoenix Constanta vs. Universitatea Cluj 51-63 CON Erak 13/11r Jovanovic 12/7a Douglas 4 CLU Henderson 19/7r Parau 14/7r/9a Maxim 11

April 24, 2019

Targoviste vs. Oradea 84-27 TAR Vaida 20/12r Ghita 20/9r Catinean 12 ORA Orban 12/7r Mititelu 5

Consolation Group:

Play in this group resumed on Wednesday.  Targu Mures kept their perfect record with an 87-41 win over Targu Secuiesc.  Agronomia, the hosts of these last two rounds, lost to their city rivals Rapid 77-66 thanks to big games from Florina Stanici and Gabriela Vlad.

April 24, 2019

Targu Mures vs. Targu Secuiesc 87-41 TAM Voica 18 Meszaros 15 Chis 13/7a Bobar 11 TAS Danalache 13 Miklos 10

Agronomia Bucuresti vs. Rapid Bucuresti 66-77 AGR Vilcinschi 19 Chelariu 18/16r Chitanu 17/9r RAP Stanici 30/10r/9a Vlad 20/6r Manea 11/15r Burlakova 10

April 16, 2019

Only one series did not end in a sweep and it continued on Tuesday.  Brasov finally had its full roster and Biljana Pesovic was at her best in a 76-64 win over Constanta.  Despite a rough start to the series, the presumed second best team in the league took care of business and the wait is over for the other teams.

Phoenix Constanta vs. Olimpia Brasov 64-76 CON Douglas 16 Erak 12/9r Jovanovic 11 BRA Pesovic 29/10r/6a Podar 15 Filip 10 Wingate 10 Bartee 3/8r Tanacan 0/8r

Olimpia Brasov wins series 3-1

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