April 17, 2019

Only two series needed deciding games on Wednesday.  It was dramatic for Sedis as it took overtime for Yurena Diaz to help them past Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa 80-78.  The other game was more anticlimactic as Valencia beat Gernika 75-49 to make it all road teams winning in that series.

Sedis vs. Gipuzkoa 80-78(OT) SED Diaz 25 Vilaro 17/8r Etxarri 12/6r Richards 11/9r Hempe 9 Kraker 2 Pujol 1 GIP Weaver 24/6r Nystrom 12/6r Brkic 12 Gonzalez 12 Westbeld 7

Sedis wins series 2-1

Gernika vs. Valencia 49-75 GER Williams 11 Pascua 10 Vanderwal 5 Berezhynska 5 Roundtree 4 Nacickaite 2 Mazionyte 2 Banham 2 VAL Abalde 16 Tirera 16 Brown 12/6r Davis 11/7r Pina 11/6r Moore 2

Valencia wins series 2-1

April 14, 2019

All the series continued on Sunday.  Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa avoided elimination with a 62-56 win over Sedis.  Avenida did complete their sweep, besting Zaragoza 79-56.  Girona matched them with a 68-41 win.  Valencia just needed to win at home after an upset in the first game, but Gernika bounced back to prevail 66-54, leaving two series to be decided on Wednesday.

Gipuzkoa vs. Sedis 62-56 GIP Weaver 22/10r Gonzalez 14 Brkic 14 Nystrom 6/6r Westbeld 0 SED Hempe 12 Kraker 11 Richards 8 Pujol 6 Vilaro 5 Aijanen 4

Series tied 1-1

Zaragoza vs. Avenida 56-79 ZAR Gimeno 14 Dornstauder 12/10r Knight 12 Flores 2 Hersler 0 AVE Loyd 19/6r Goree 12/8r Elonu 12 De Souza 9/14r Givens 2 Robinson 0

Avenida wins series 2-0

Araski vs. Girona 41-68 ARA Molinuevo 11 Roberson 7 Edwards 6 Van Den Adel 3 GIR Hampton 16/13r Buch 12 Palau 11/6r Reisingerova 8 Williams 6 Pierre-Louis 2 Martinez 0

Girona wins series 2-0

Valencia vs. Gernika 54-66 VAL Gomez 14/6r/7a Brown 10/6r Davis 10 Abalde 6 Moore 6 GER Williams 17/9r Nacickaite 15 Roundtree 10 Vanderwal 7/7r Berezhynska 6 Banham 3 Mazionyte 2

Series tied 1-1

April 10, 2019

All four series started on Wednesday.  Ariel Edwards and Araski started well, but Girona dominated the middle quarters in a 69-59 win.  Andrea Vilaro could not be stopped from distance as Sedis beat Gipuzkoa 84-73.  Top seed Avenida took care of Zaragoza 77-51.  The only lower seed to steal a win on the road was Valencia, which bested Gernika 76-69.  The lower seeds will host the next games on Sunday.

Girona vs. Araski 69-59 GIR Williams 15/7r Martinez 10 Reisingerova 8 Hampton 7/7r ARA Edwards 22/7r Garcia 12/6r Roberson 7 Van Den Adel 5

Sedis v. Gipuzkoa 84-73 SED Vilaro 29/6r Bahi 12/7r Richards 12 Pujol 10 Hempe 3 Kraker 3 Aijanen 0 GIP Weaver 19 Sarr 18 Westbeld 13/6r Nystrom 7

Avenida vs. Zaragoza 77-51 AVE Loyd 18 Givens 13 Gil 11/8r Elonu 6 De Souza 4/7r Robinson 4/7r ZAR Gimeno 17/6r Dornstauder 13/9r Flores 6 Knight 6 Brown 2 Hersler 2

Gernika vs. Valencia 69-76 GER Berezhynska 16 Vanderwal 14/6a Banham 11 Williams 8/6r Nacickaite 8 Roundtree 4 Mazionyte 1 VAL Pina 17 Gomez 13/11r/6a Abalde 12/7r Moore 10 Brown 8 Davis 8

April 7, 2019

The last round of the regular season was played on Sunday with simultaneous tipoffs.  Zamarat avoided any possibility of danger by winning 75-53 at Bembibre.  Sedis continues to fly under the radar in third place having beaten Ariel Edwards and Araski 78-53.  Paola Ferrari could not lead her team to a last win in Caceres as they fell to Ensino 67-55 with both teams left with nothing to play for in their final game.  Ferrol could not get in a win before their drop, losing to Meiya Tirera and Valencia 78-63.  Sant Adria entered the day with the hope of a miracle escape and they nearly pulled off their end of the deal before losing to Avenida 63-60.  Gernika beat Zaragoza 63-58.  Girona is not hitting the playoffs with much momentum as they fell to Gipuzkoa 67-64.

Bembibre vs. Zamarat 53-75 BEM Silva 18 Llorente 13 Range 8 Emanuel-Carr 2 ZAM Madgen 17/6r Quevedo 15 Lo 10/7r Pierre-Louis 10/6r Nelson 10 Marcos-Canedo 2

Sedis vs. Araski 78-53 SED Hempe 18 Pujol 11/9r Kraker 11 Diaz 10 Richards 9/7r Vilaro 3/7a Aijanen 2 ARA Edwards 21 Roberson 3 Van Den Adel 0

Al-Qazeres vs. Ensino 55-67 ALQ Ferrari 22/7r Foraste 13 Maize 5/6r Hodges 2 ENS Salvadores 18/7r Nyingifa 15/15r Miller 8 O’Dwyer 7/7r

Valencia vs. Ferrol 78-63 VAL Tirera 20 Moore 13 Davis 10 Abalde 8/6a Gari 6/8r Brown 3/6r FER Gustavsson 15/13r Cheslek 14/8r Coleman 10

Sant Adria vs. Avenida 60-63 SAN Parks 14/9r Keita 13 Simmons 13 Ayuso 5 AVE Loyd 18 Robinson 1110r Givens 9 Goree 4 Elonu 4 De Souza 2

Zaragoza vs. Gernika 58-63 ZAR Gimeno 14/9r Knight 14 Brown 11 Dornstauder 3 Flores 1/6r Hersler 1 GER Roundtree 16/12r Nacickaite 15/6r Williams 14/12r Vanderwal 7 Berezhynska 6 Banham 4 Mazionyte 1

Girona vs. Gipuzkoa 64-67 GIR Reisingerova 16/8r Hampton 14/10r Dongue 12 Williams 10/6r Martinez 4 GIP Westbeld 13/8r Sarr 12/9r Weaver 11 Gonzalez 10 Nystrom 5

Standings:

1. Avenida 25-1
2. Girona 22-4
3. Sedis 19-7
4. Gernika 18-8
5. Valencia 18-8
6. Gipuzkoa 15-11
7. Araski 10-16
8. Zaragoza 10-16
9. Bembibre 9-17
10. Ensino 9-17
11. Al-Qazeres 9-17
12. Zamarat 8-18
13. Sant Adria 7-19
14. Ferrol 3-23

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Edwards 17.7, 2. Ferrari 17.3, 3. Weaver 16.1, 4. Gladkova 15.4, 5. Murphy 15.2, 6. Tirera 15.1, 7. Hampton 14.4, 8. Simmons 14.2, 9. Nyingifa 13.7, 10. Dietrick 13.7

Rebounding: 1. Coulibaly 10.9, 2. Nyingifa 9.0, 3. Weaver 8.8, 4. Van Grinsven 8.2, 5. Ginzo 7.7, 6. Cheslek 7.4, 7. Gustvasson 7.2, 8. Seda 7.1, 9. Maize 7.1, 10. Gomes Colhado 6.8

Assists: 1. Gomez 6.1, 2. Ocete 5.7, 3. Palau 5.3, 4. Dominguez 4.5, 5. Dietrick 4.3, 6. Ferrari 4.3, 7. Martinez 3.9, t8. Stanacev and Vilaro 3.8, 10. Garcia 3.8

March 30, 2019

With two rounds to play, a full set of games had simultaneous tipoffs on Saturday.  Girona bounced back from continental elimination to beat Bembibre 72-51.  The latest installment of the Basque Country rivalry went to Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa 82-70 over Gernika.  Avenida sealed up the top spot with a 77-60 win over Zaragoza.  Sant Adria thought that they would cruise to a win early in the quest for safety, but Ferrol did not just give up, forcing overtime before the visitors recovered to win 80-66.  Valencia beat Ensino 57-52 in Lugo as they look to improve their playoff positioning.  There was also extra basketball for Al-Qazeres as Paola Ferrari finally fired them past Ariel Edwards and Araski 73-71.  Sedis beat Zamarat 96-85 to leave the hosts still sweating for next week’s game.

Girona vs. Bembibre 72-51 GIR Hampton 17/6r Dongue 15/6r Williams 11/6r Reisingerova 8 Martinez 8 BEM Range 12 Silva 7/6r Emanuel-Carr 0

Gernika vs. Gipuzkoa 70-82 GER Roundtree 13/6r Williams 12/8r Mazionyte 12 Nacickaite 9 Berezhynska 7 Banham 6 Vanderwal 4 GIP Weaver 29/9r Brkic 16/7r Nystrom 10/7r Westbeld 4

Avenida vs. Zaragoza 77-60 AVE Bustos 11/8r Goree 10 Elonu 9/6r Loyd 5 Givens 5 De Souza 4 ZAR Brown 14/6r Gimeno 12 Hersler 8 Knight 6 Flores 4 Dornstauder 0

Ferrol vs. Sant Adria 66-80(OT) FER Cabrera 17 Gustavsson 13/11r Van Grinsven 12/9r Fong Lye Quee 12 Calvo 10 Coleman 2 Cheslek 0/11r SAN Simmons 18 Jovanovic 15/9r Coulibaly 14/14r Parks 14 Pena 11/7a Ayuso 0 Vila 0

Ensino vs. Valencia 52-57 ENS Salvadores 14 Miller 9/8r Breedlove 5 Nyingifa 3/17r O’Dwyer 0 VAL Brown 15/6r Moore 12 Abalde 8/11r Davis 2 Gari 0

Araski vs. Al-Qazeres 71-73 ARA Edwards 22/8r Drammeh 19/11r Diallo 10/9r Roberson 6 Van Den Adel 2 ALQ Ferrari 26/9r/7a Foraste 12 Hodges 12 Maize 9/11r

Zamarat vs. Sedis 85-96 ZAM Quevedo 17 Nelson 16/6r Pierre-Louis 15 Stanacev 14 Madgen 11/7r Marcos-Canedo 2 SED Vilaro 18 Kraker 16 Diaz 14 Bahi 13 Richards 8/6r Pujol 8 Hempe 5 Aijanen 4

Standings:

1. Avenida 24-1
2. Girona 22-3
3. Sedis 18-7
4. Gernika 17-8
5. Valencia 17-8
6. Gipuzkoa 14-11
7. Araski 10-15
8. Zaragoza 10-15
9. Bembibre 9-16
10. Al-Qazeres 9-16
11. Ensino 8-17
12. Zamarat 7-18
13. Sant Adria 7-18
14. Ferrol 3-22

The round started on Friday in Caceres as Zamarat left with a 71-68 win over Paola Ferrari and company, which could secure their safety.  On Saturday, Avenida beat Gipuzkoa 69-42 and Valencia beat Araski 73-63.  Julia Gladkova continued to be on a good run for Bembibre, but they lost to Sedis 79-55.  On Sunday, Sant Adria kept themselves in the race for safety, beating Ensino 70-60.  Leslie Knirgh and Zaragoza beat Ferrol 75-64.  Girona had a hangover from a busy schedule, getting a good game from Gabby Williams, but collapsing in the second half against Gernika 72-66.

March 22, 2019

Al-Qazeres vs. Zamarat 68-71 ALQ Ferrari 23/8r Maize 13/7r Foraste 11 Hodges 7 ZAM Stanacev 18/6r/8a Quevedo 16 Nelson 13/7r Pierre-Louis 2/6r Marcos-Canedo 0

March 23, 2019

Gipuzkoa vs. Avenida 42-69 GIP Sarr 9/6r Weaver 5/12r Nystrom 4 Westbeld 2 AVE Givens 10 Elonu 10 Loyd 9 De Souza 8 Robinson 5 Goree 4

Valencia vs. Araski 73-63 VAL Tirera 14 Gomez 10/8r/10a Moore 10 Abalde 8 Davis 6 Gari 6 Brown 2 ARA Drammeh 16 Roberson 15 Edwards 14 Van Den Adel 7

Sedis vs. Bembibre 79-55 SED Richards 15/9r Vilaro 14 Hempe 13 Diaz 13 Kraker 8 Pujol 5 BEM Gladkova 20 Silva 14 Llorente 11 Range 4/6r Emanuel-Carr 3

March 24, 2019

Sant Adria vs. Ensino 70-60 SAN Coulibaly 16/19r Keita 11 Pena 10 Simmons 10 Parks 8 Vila 1 Ayuso 0 ENS Nyingifa 17 Miller 9 O’Dwyer 8 Breedlove 6 Salvadores 4/8r

Zaragoza vs. Ferrol 75-64 ZAR Knight 22 Brown 12/6r Gimeno 12/7a Hersler 8 Flores 3 Dornstauder 2 FER Rodriguez 14/6r Cheslek 12 Cabrera 12 Calvo 11/9r Coleman 8 Gustavsson 7/12r Van Grinsven 0

Girona vs. Gernika 66-72 GIR Williams 22/7r Hampton 17 Palau 12 Martinez 2 Reisingerova 2 GER Roundtree 17 Williams 16/17r Nacickaite 13 Banham 9 Berezhynska 6/6r Vanderwal 6/6r Mazionyte 2

Standings:

1. Avenida 23-1
2. Girona 21-3
3. Sedis 17-7
4. Gernika 17-7
5. Valencia 16-8
6. Gipuzkoa 13-11
7. Araski 10-14
8. Zaragoza 10-14
9. Bembibre 9-15
10. Ensino 8-16
11. Al-Qazeres 8-16
12. Zamarat 7-17
13. Sant Adria 6-18
14. Ferrol 3-21

A busy Saturday started with Julia Gladkova and Bembibre beating Gernika 71-62.  Sant Adria thought that they were about to move back towards safety, but Ariel Edwards and Araski got the 68-67 win.  Ferrol’s slim hopes of escaping hit a roadblock after a 67-55 loss to Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa.  Zaragoza beat Ensino 70-55 in Lugo.  Zamarat is still right above trouble as Meiya Tirera led Valencia to a 66-59 win.  Sedis beat Al-Qazeres 77-56.  The only game on Sunday was for the league lead and likely the top seed in the playoffs.  Avenida relied on the steady hands of Erika De Souza to get them the 80-53 win over Girona.

March 16, 2019

Bembibre vs. Gernika 71-62 BEM Gladkova 22 Range 19 Silva 11/6r/6a Emanuel-Carr 0 GER Williams 18/10r Roundtree 8 Banham 7 Berezhynska 5/6r Vanderwal 5 Nacickaite 5 Mazionyte 4

Araski vs. Sant Adria 68-67 ARA Edwards 25/8r Drammeh 15/7r Roberson 10 Van Den Adel 6 SAN Parks 18/7r Coulibaly 12/11r Simmons 12 Ayuso 4 Jespersen 2

Ferrol vs. Gipuzkoa 55-67 FER Coleman 19 Vans Grinsven 15/6r Gustavsson 8/12r Cheslek 5/8r GIP Weaver 22/12r Nystrom 9/10r Westbeld 0

Ensino vs. Zaragoza 55-70 ENS Miller 16/6r Aliaga 11/6r Tagliamento 11 O’Dwyer 8 Breedlove 3 Nyingifa 2/10r ZAR Gimeno 17/7r Perez 14 Brown 13 Knight 9 Hersler 4 Flores 0 Dornstauder 0

Zamarat vs. Valencia 59-66 ZAM Pierre-Louis 15 Quevedo 14/6r Nelson 10/7r Stanacev 10 Madgen 4/6r Marcos-Canedo 0 VAL Tirera 26 Gari 7 Brown 6/12r Moore 6 Abalde 3 Davis 0

Sedis vs. Al-Qazeres 77-56 SED Hempe 19/6r Bahi 15/8r Diaz 13 Richards 11 Vilaro 7/7r Kraker 7 Aijanen 0 Pujol 0 ALQ Ocete 14 Foraste 13 Maize 11/9r Hodges 9 Ferrari 5

March 17, 2019

Avenida vs. Girona 80-53 AVE De Souza 20/10r Loyd 16 Givens 14 Elonu 10 Robinson 6/9r Goree 0 GIR Hampton 14 Williams 12 Gomes Colhado 6/11r Martinez 4

Standings:

1. Avenida 22-1
2. Girona 21-2
3. Sedis 16-7
4. Gernika 16-7
5. Valencia 15-8
6. Gipuzkoa 13-10
7. Araski 10-13
8. Zaragoza 9-14
9. Bembibre 9-14
10. Ensino 8-15
11. Al-Qazeres 8-15
12. Zamarat 6-17
13. Sant Adria 5-18
14. Ferrol 3-20

The round started on Friday in Caceres as Julia Gladkova and Bembibre left with a 71-64 win.  On Saturday, Ellen Nystrom and Gipuzkoa beat Ensino 81-54.  Sedis came back to edge Valencia 68-66.  The key game on Sunday was the first one as Chelsea Nelson and Zamarat took a big step towards safety, putting Sant Adria in danger after a 65-53 win.  Vega Gimeno and Zaragoza beat Araski 70-56.  Girona beat Ferrol 60-43 in a battle of first versus worst.  Avenida ended the day with an 88-72 win over Courtney Williams and Gernika.

March 8, 2019

Al-Qazeres vs. Bembibre 64-71 ALQ Maize 15/11r Hodges 14 Foraste 12 Ocete 11 Ferrari 9 BEM Gladkova 20 Silva 14 Llorente 11 Emanuel-Carr 8 Range 6

March 9, 2019

Gipuzkoa vs. Ensino 81-54 GIP Nystrom 24 Sarr 19 Weaver 15/11r Westbeld 9 ENS Nyingifa 14/9r Miller 14 Gomez 10/6a O’Dwyer 4/6r

Valencia vs. Sedis 66-68 VAL Bettencourt 15 Pina 12 Tirera 11 Brown 9 Abalde 6/8r Moore 5 Gari 4 Davis 2 SED Diaz 14 Hempe 9 Kraker 7 Richards 6 Vilaro 6 Aijanen 5 Pujol 3

March 10, 2019

Sant Adria vs. Zamarat 53-65 SAN Simmons 16 Parks 11 Coulibaly 10/11r Jespersen 7 Ayuso 0 ZAM Nelson 21/9r Pierre-Louis 18/7r Stanacev 11 Quevedo 4 Madgen 2 Marcos-Canedo 0

Zaragoza vs. Araski 70-56 ZAR Gimeno 21/6r Knight 16 Perez 13 Dornstauder 5 Brown 4/6r Flores 4 Hersler 2 ARA Edwards 19/6r Van Den Adel 6 Roberson 5/8r

Girona vs. Ferrol 60-43 GIR Oma 12/10r Buch 12 Hampton 11 Williams 5 Gomes Colhado 4/6r Martinez 3 FER Van Grinsven 11 Cheslek 10/7r Coleman 10 Gustavsson 2/7r

Gernika vs. Avenida 72-88 GER Williams 25 Mazionyte 17 Nacickaite 10 Banham 9 Berezhynska 6 Roundtree 4/7r Vanderwal 0 AVE Loyd 18 Elonu 16 Eldebrink 14 De Souza 11/8r Givens 10 Robinson 4

Standings:

1. Girona 21-1
2. Avenida 21-1
3. Gernika 16-5
4. Sedis 15-7
5. Valencia 14-8
6. Gipuzkoa 12-10
7. Araski 9-13
8. Bembibre 8-14
9. Al-Qazeres 8-14
10. Zaragoza 8-14
11. Ensino 8-14
12. Zamarat 6-16
13. Sant Adria 5-17
14. Ferrol 3-19

Most of the games in this round were on Saturday as Avenida was not particularly convincing, but still got the 58-43 win over Bembibre.  Ferrol remained rooted to the bottom of the standings as good games from Shelby Cheslek and Amarah Coleman were not enough against Kamile Nacickaite and Gernika, which won 81-71.  In Lugo, Girona stayed at the top of the standings with an 82-65 win over Ensino.  in Caceres, Tamara Abalde and Valencia beat Paola Ferrari and company 83-69.  Vionese Pierre-Louis helped Zamarat move back into a safe position with a 71-65 win over Zaragoza.  That left Sant Adria in the trouble spot after an 82-69 loss to Sedis.  There was only one game on Sunday as Basque Country rivals met with Gipuzkoa besting Araski 60-50.

February 23, 2019

Avenida vs. Bembibre 58-43 AVE Loyd 13 Elonu 10 De Souza 9/12r Givens 6 Robinson 4/7r Goree 2 BEM Herrera 7 Silva 7 Emanuel-Carr 3 Range 0

Ferrol vs. Gernika 71-81 FER Cheslek 23/15r Coleman 23 Van Grinsven 9/6r Gustavsson 2 GER Nacickaite 25/7r Roundtree 18/14r Banham 17 Vanderwal 5 Berezhynska 4 Mazionyte 3

Ensino vs. Girona 65-82 ENS Miller 14/8r Nyingifa 13/8r Aliaga 13 O’Dwyer 10/11r GIR Murphy 17 Buch 14/6a Dongue 13/11r Gomes Colhado 11/8r Reisingerova 11 Hampton 8 Martinez 6

Al-Qazeres vs. Valencia 69-83 ALQ Ferrari 20 Foraste 18/6r Maize 11/6r Hodges 0 VAL Abalde 22/7r Pina 14/10r Davis 11 Tirera 10/6r Brown 9 Gari 5 Moore 4

Zamarat vs. Zaragoza 71-65 ZAM Pierre-Louis 23/12r Lo 12 Nelson 8/10r Quevedo 8 Madgen 7 Marcos-Canedo 0 ZAR Gimeno 17/6r Dornstauder 11 Brown 10/6r Flores 6 Knight 6 Hersler 2

Sedis vs. Sant Adria 82-69 SED Vilaro 17/8a Bahi 16 Kraker 14/6r Richards 12/8r Diaz 12 Hempe 9 Pujol 0 Aijanen 0 SAN Jovanovic 16 Simmons 14 Ayuso 8 Parks 7

February 24, 2019

Araski vs. Gipuzkoa 50-60 ARA Drammeh 14/7r Edwards 12 Diallo 10 Van Den Adel 6/6r Roberson 6 GIP Westbeld 14/7r Aduriz 11 Weaver 11 Nystrom 6/7r

Standings:

1. Girona 20-1
2. Avenida 20-1
3. Gernika 16-5
4. Sedis 14-7
5. Valencia 14-7
6. Gipuzkoa 11-10
7. Araski 9-12
8. Ensino 8-13
9. Al-Qazeres 8-13
10. Zaragoza 7-14
11. Bembibre 7-14
12. Zamarat 5-16
13. Sant Adria 5-16
14. Ferrol 3-18