May 11, 2021

There was a quick turnaround for the next game in the series on Tuesday.  Sepsi wanted to avoid a repeat of yesterday’s game and had the lead early.  Satu Mare fought back, but the visitors seized the lead again in the second half and won 65-56 to capture another championship.

Satu Mare vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 56-65 SAT Goss 16 Solopova 15 Podar 13 Bright 2 SEP Tobin 19 Gardner 15 Parau 10 Pavlopoulou 0

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe wins series 3-1

May 10, 2021

The series shifted to Satu Mare on Monday with the hosts needing to win to extend their season.  After battling in Sfantu Gheorghe in the first two games, Patricia Bright and Bria Goss helped them start on fire in this game on their way to a 75-54 win to pierce some of the domestic invincibility of Sepsi.  The teams will square off again on Tuesday.

Satu Mare vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 75-54 SAT Bright 23/10r Goss 21/9r/8a SEP Mandache 12 Tobin 10/9r Gardner 10 Pavlopoulou 8 Keleman 0

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-1

May 6, 2021

Finals:

All series, including this one in Sfantu Gheorghe, continued on Thursday.  After a close first game, both teams looked for the edge early here, but Sepsi dominated the second half for a 73-50 win.  Bria Goss led Satu Mare, which now needs a win at home on Monday to extend their season.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 73-50 SEP Gardner 13 Mandache 12 Orban 10/6r Parau 10/7a Pavlopoulou 7 Keleman 7 Tobin 5/9r SAT Goss 25 Bright 7/7r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-0

3rd Place:

Sara Dickey and Brasov looked ready to force a deciding game at home early, but Arad established control and finished a sweep with an 87-73 win.

Arad vs. Olimpia Brasov 87-73 ARA Beadle 19/8r Hadzovic 19 Fodor 12/6r Akathiotou 11 Poole 10/9r/6a BRA Dickey 29 Pesovic 18/8r/7a Al Ash Hab 12/9r McDonald 2

Arad wins series 2-0

5th Place:

It was a close game in the consolation bracket, but Ancuta Stoenescu and Targoviste avoided a trip to Constanta by edging Shereen Sutherland and company 73-70.

Targoviste vs. Phoenix Constanta 73-70 TAR Stoenescu 24 Irimia 16/14r Croitoru 13/7r Chivu 13/6a CON Sutherland 20/19r Kelly 13 Beldian 12

Targoviste wins series 2-0

7th Place:

This series started the day as Agronomia’s late charge was not enough against Korinne Campbell and Cluj-Napoca, which swept the series with a 65-59 win.

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 65-59 CLU Campbell 24/17r Timbilla 17/7r/9a Chis 11/8r AGR Sipos 18/8r Panait 18 Vilcinschi 5

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca wins series 2-0

May 5, 2021

Finals:

All four last series started on Wednesday, including the championship battle, which opened in Sfantu Gheorghe under the 2-2-1 best-of-five format.  Sepsi knew that they would be tested by Satu Mare and they ended up getting tested by Bria Goss and company, but did win 69-68.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Satu Mare 69-68 SEP Gardner 18/8r Pasic 16 Mandache 11 Tobin 8 Pavlopoulou 3 Keleman 1 SAT Goss 24/6r Bright 19/8r Solopova 11/10r

3rd Place:

The other series are best-of-three using a 2-1 hosting format.  The first game in the bronze medal series was excellent as the Serbian players on each side led their teams.  Brasov managed to force overtime behind Ines Corda and Biljana Pesovic, but Brankica Hadzovic and Arad prevailed 90-80 at home.

Arad vs. Olimpia Brasov 90-80(OT) ARA Hadzovic 23/6r/9a Beadle 14/17r Poole 12/7r/6s Karakasevic 12 Ardelean 10/9r Armanu 10 Akathiotou 2 BRA Corda 21/9r Pesovic 20/6r Dickey 17/7r Al Ash Hab 10 McDonald 2

5th Place:

In the consolation bracket, Targoviste beat Constanta 68-57.

Targoviste vs. Phoenix Constanta 68-57 TAR Stoenescu 14/6r Irimia 13/7r Petrof 13 Ghita 12/6r CON Beldian 17 Sutherland 12/11r Kelly 5

7th Place:

The first game of the day came in this series as Korine Campbell led Cluj-Napoca past Agronomia 80-55.

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 80-55 CLU Campbell 25/10r Timbilla 15/13r Uiuiu 15/8a Chis 10/6r AGR Plavitu 18 Sipos 12/14r Filip 10/6r

April 22, 2021

Semifinals:

Both series continued in the sames venues on a busy Thursday.  Jovana Pasic helped Sepsi roll past Brasov 96-31 in Sfantu Gheorghe.  Satu Mare also has a lead after Patricia Bright led them past Arad 84-64.  That leaves teams needing wins at home to extend each series when play continues on Monday.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Olimpia Brasov 96-31 SEP Pasic 23/9r Mandache 18 Tobin 12/16r Orban 10/7r Pavlopoulou 10/6a Catinean 10 BRA Corda 10 McDonald 8/7r Dickey 4/6r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe leads series 2-0

Satu Mare vs. Arad 84-64 SAT Bright 24/8r Goss 15 Solopova 12/7r/8a Cuic 10/11r ARA Hadzovic 15 Karakasevic 11/7r Poole 10 Beadle 8 Akathiotou 7

Satu Mare leads series 2-0

5th Place:

Anna Kelly helped Constanta advance with an 80-44 win over Cluj-Napoca.  The other series is tied after Targoviste bounced back from a home loss to Agronomia with a 68-47 win.  Anca Sipos and company will get to host the deciding game in the capital on Tuesday.

Phoenix Constanta vs. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 80-44 CON Kelly 27/6r/6a Henderson 12/9r/6a Mititelu 10/15r Sutherland 10 B. Fota 10 CLU Uiuiu 16/7a

Phoenix Constanta wins series 2-0

Targoviste vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 68-47 TAR Stoenescu 19/7a Tanase 13 Chivu 12/9r Ghita 11/8r AGR Sipos 21

Series tied 1-1

9th Place:

Florina Stanici and Teodora Manea helped Rapid extend their season and force a deciding game back at home on Tuesday with a 79-70 win over Chelsea Mitchell and Targu Secuiesc.

Targu Secuiesc vs. Rapid Bucuresti 70-79 TAS Mitchell 30/9r/7a/8s Debreczi 13/13r/7a Wilson 12/6r RAP Stanici 28/13r Manea 24/6r Burlakova 10

Series tied 1-1

11th Place:

Mihaela Mazilu and Alexandria mercifully ended Oradea’s season with a 79-34, also ensuring the odd result of the winless visitors also going the entire season without playing a home game.

Alexandria vs. Oradea 79-34 ALE Mazilu 21 Craciunescu 18 Burcica 15/6r ORA Rosu 11/11r

Alexandria wins series 2-0

April 21, 2021

Semifinals:

All teams started play on Wednesday, including those in the race for the championship as these two series started in a 2-2-1 format.  In Sfantu Gheorghe, Becca Tobin led Sepsi past Brasov 93-60.  In the other series, Patricia Bright and Claudia Cuic led Satu Mare past Arad 83-55.  The teams will play in the same venues tomorrow.

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Olimpia Brasov 93-60 SEP Tobin 27/14r Parau 18/6a Pasic 15 Mandache 10 Pavlopoulou 9 BRA Corda 14 Pesovic 12/9r McDonald 12 Al Ash Hab 10/16r Dickey 10

Satu Mare vs. Arad 83-55 SAT Bright 22/13r Cuic 20/10r/6a Solopova 17/12r/6a Goss 12 ARA Poole 14 Hadzovic 12 Beadle 9/9r Akathiotou 6

5th Place:

The rest of the series will be best of three in a 2-1 format.  Constanta was finally able to return to play and Shereen Sutherland led them past Alexandra Uiuiu and Cluj-Napoca 94-56 in the first game.  Agronomia ended up being the only team to win on the road, getting past Targoviste 63-57.

Phoenix Constanta vs. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 94-56 CON Sutherland 22/14r Henderson 17/11r/6a/6s Mititelu 17/11r Voica-Nagy 10 Kelly 5 CLU Uiuiu 21 Chis 13/7s

Targoviste vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 57-63 TAR Chivu 17 Irimia 15/8r Stoenescu 13/8r AGR Sipos 18/11r Filip 12/6r/9a Chelariu 10

9th Place:

Chelsea Mitchell had an impressive triple-double in Targu Secuiesc’s 86-64 win over Florina Stanici and Rapid.

Targu Secuiesc vs. Rapid Bucuresti 86-64 TAS Mitchell 36/14r/13a/6s Wilson 15/9r/8a Domokos 15/7r Debreczi 11/8r RAP Stanici 23/7r Manea 19 Burlakova 17

11th Place:

Oradea has one more chance to avoid a winless season after falling to Catalina Craciunescu and Alexandria 105-43.

Alexandria vs. Oradea 105-43 ALE Craciunescu 21/7s Oinaru 15/9r Jianu 12 Burcica 11/9a Horlea 11 ORA Rosu 8/10r

April 16, 2021

Only one series needed a third game and it was played on Friday.  Alexandria was hoping to win a second straight game with the format giving them the advantage of hosting the deciding game.  Teodora Manea and Florina Stanici did enough for Rapid to leave with a 64-59 win.

Alexandria vs. Rapid Bucuresti 59-64 ALE Cucu 18/10r/9s Lungu 11/10r Craciunescu 11 RAP Manea 24/11r/8s Stanici 22/9r/10s

Rapid Bucuresti wins series 2-1

Quarterfinals:

There were no days of rest between the first two games so two series continued on Tuesday with Arad advancing without playing.  Sepsi took care of business in Sfantu Gheorghe with a 79-34 over Agronomia.  There was also a sweep in the other series as Marina Solopova and Bria Goss led Satu Mare past Cluj-Napoca 97-47.  On Wednesday, the lone game was close as Biljana Pesovic and Ines Corda helped Brasov prevail in overtime 80-73 over Ancuta Stoenescu and company, avoiding the need to travel to Targovsite for a final game.

April 13, 2021

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 79-34 SEP Pasic 18/10r Tobin 15/13r Parau 12/9a Pavlopoulou 2 AGR Filip 13/8r Sipos 10/10r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe wins series 2-0

Satu Mare vs. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 97-47 SAT Solopova 24/10r/6a Goss 21/8r Bright 15 Popescu 10 CLU Uiuiu 13 Timbilla 12/9r

Satu Mare wins series 2-0

April 14, 2021

Olimpia Brasov vs. Targoviste 80-73(OT) BRA Pesovic 33/12r Corda 23 Dickey 12 TAR Stoenescu 28 Chivu 17/8r

Olimpia Brasov wins series 2-0

Consolation Bracket:

There were also quick turnarounds in this bracket with games on Tuesday.  Chelsea Mitchell paced Targu Secuiesc again as they swept Oradea with a 100-33 win.  Catalina Craciunescu fired Alexandria past Rapid 83-67 to force the series to their home venue for a deciding game.

April 13, 2021

Targu Secuisc vs. Oradea 100-33 TAS Mitchell 27/11r/6a Thomas 16/15r Kozman 14 Biszak 13/8r Nemeth 11 Wilson 8 ORA Rosu 12/12r

Targu Secuiesc wins series 2-0

Rapid Bucuresti vs. Alexandria 67-83 RAP Stanici 15 Dinu 12 Cazacu 11/7r Duta 11 ALE Craciunescu 32 Burcica 18/10r/7a/7s Cucu 12/9r

Series tied 1-1

Quarterfinals:

The playoffs did not get off to an auspicious start with Constanta being unable to play due to virus cases, meaning that Arad advanced automatically.  Two series did start on Monday, including Becca Tobin leading Sepsi past Agronomia 88-56 in Sfantu Gheorghe.  In Satu Mare, Bria Goss and Claudia Cuic led Satu Mare past Cluj-Napoca 94-44.  The last series started on Tuesday with Brasov getting big games for Biljana Pesovic and Ines Corda to get past Ancuta Stoenescu and Targoviste 77-72.

April 12, 2021

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Agronomia Bucuresti 88-56 SEP Tobin 26/6r Pasic 15/9r Mandache 14/6r Orban 12/7r Pavlopoulou 8 Gardner 0 AGR Filip 12/9r Sipos 12/6r

Satu Mare vs. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 94-44 SAT Goss 24/7r Cuic 20/8r/6a Solopova 17/8r Bright 8/6r CLU Campbell 13 Timbilla 12/12r

April 13, 2021

Olimpia Brasov vs. Targoviste 77-72 BRA Pesovic 30/14r Corda 23 Nan 11 Dickey 7 McDonald 0 TAR Stoenescu 20 Ghita 18/6r Irimia 13/10r

Consolation Bracket:

At the other end of the standings, teams played series under the same format starting Monday with the team that finished higher getting to host the first two games.  The unusual format of the season meant that not all teams had played at home and teams could be eliminated without ever playing in their usual venues.  Florina Stanici and Teodora Manea led Rapid past Alexandria 70-62 to start the day.  Chelsea Mitchell had a triple-double and Iringo Debreczi also chipped in across the board as Targu Secuiesc kept Oradea winless 124-37.

April 12, 2021

Rapid Bucuresti vs. Alexandria 70-62 RAP Stanici 22 Manea 20/7r Cazacu 10/8r ALE Mazilu 14/7r Burcica 14/7r Craciunescu 12 Cucu 11

Targu Secuiesc vs. Oradea 124-37 TAS Mitchell 28/14r/11a/6s Debreczi 20/6r/6a Thomas 19/9r Wilson 15 Domokos 12 ORA Rosu 14