May 12, 2022

On Thursday, Valencia needed a win to keep their season going, but the halftime deficit proved to be too big even as they fought their way back behind Rebecca Allen and Avenida racked up another championship with a 67-62 win with Kahleah Copper being the key again.

Valencia vs. Avenida 62-67 VAL Allen 20 Trahan-Davis 18/6r Gulich 6 Carrera 4 Romero 4 Salvadores 0 AVE Copper 20 Kat. Samuelson 10 Fasoula 8/10r Kar. Samuelson 8 Hof 7/6r Elonu 5 Cazorla 2 Rodriguez 2 Vilaro 0

Avenida wins series 2-0

May 8, 2022

The championship series started on Sunday in Salamanca and hosts Avenida had the better first half before needing to grind out the rest of the game to win 55-44 behind Kahleah Copper.  Valencia will host on Thursday to try to extend the series.

Avenida vs. Valencia 55-44 AVE Copper 20/6r Fasoula 6 Hof 6 Kar. Samuelson 5/7r Cazorla 5 Rodriguez 4 Kat. Samuelson 3 Elonu 0 Vilaro 0 VAL Carrera 7/10r Gulich 6 Allen 5 Salvadores 5 Romero 2 Trahan-Davis 2

May 5, 2022

Both series concluded on Thursday to set up the championship matchup.  Valencia brought home a big lead and quickly expanded it, but Girona did better for the rest of the game and threatened to flip the aggregate to their favor, but a 73-66 win still left them short 127-122.  Avenida had a narrower advantage when play started in Salamanca, but they wasted no time rolling to a 75-39 win to push their aggregate margin to 148-105 over Sedis.

Valencia vs. Girona 66-73 VAL Salvadores 13 Carrera 11 Ouvina 10/7a Trahan-Davis 8 Allen 7 Gulich 4 Romero 4 GIR Gardner 19/9r Burke 16/6r Reisingerova 13 Drammeh 10 Flores 5

Valencia advances 127-122

Avenida vs. Sedis 75-39 AVE Kat. Samuelson 13 Rodriguez 12 Cazorla 8 Copper 8 Fasoula 7 Hof 7 Vilaro 6 Kar. Samuelson 5 Elonu 2 SED Etxarri 10 Pivec 8 Raventos 5 Tunstull 2 Strautmane 2 Brotons 2 Pujol 0

Avenida advances 148-105

May 1, 2022

Both series started on Sunday with the lower seeds trying to put themselves in solid position at home knowing that they have tough trips on Thursday.  Sedis kept it close against Avenida, but still lost 73-66.  The other series is expected to be closer, but Valencia’s strong second half means that they are bringing back a 61-49 lead over Girona.

Sedis vs. Avenida 66-73 SED Tunstull 16 Pena 12/7r Lukacovicova 10 Pivec 6 Raventos 6/7a Strautmane 3 Brotons 2 Pujol 0 AVE Kar. Samuelson 16/7r Copper 12 Hof 11/7r Cazorla 7 Fasoula 6 Elonu 6 Kat. Samuelson 5 Rodriguez 2 Vilaro 0

Girona vs. Valencia 49-61 GIR Gardner 13/7r Burke 6/6r Reisingerova 5 Flores 1 VAL Gulich 15/8r Allen 14/8r Ouvina 10 Salvadores 9 Carrera 6 Trahan-Davis 5/7r Romero 0

April 28, 2022

All four series concluded on Thursday at the homes of the higher seeds.  Girona had a small lead from their first game, but quickly expanded it with a 67-54 win pushing the final margin to 128-110.  Zaragoza immediately cut into the deficit that they had accrued at home, but Sedis recovered and a 58-all tie left them advancing comfortably 133-115.  Avenida breezed to a 73-43 win over Gernika for a 158-113 aggregate scoreline.  The last game was from the series with a tie in the first game so no complicated calculations were needed to determine the winner, but Valencia made it even easier as they crushed Estudiantes 72-35 to advance 131-94.

Girona vs. Gipuzkoa 67-54 GIR Mendy 12/7r Reisingerova 12/6r Burke 12 Gardner 8/6a Flores 8 GIP Coulibaly 12 Cornelius 12 Cox 11 Cvitkovic 7/8r Harden 6 Brown 4/6r Soriano 2 Esnal 0 Niang 0

Girona advances 128-110

Sedis vs. Zaragoza 58-58 SED Tunstull 14 Raventos 13 Etxarri 10/10r Strautmane 8 Pivec 5/10r Pujol 0 Brotons 0 ZAR Delaere 19 Hempe 13 Gimeno 9/6r Calhoun 5 Cruz 1 Kostourkova 0

Sedis advances 133-115

Avenida vs. Gernika 73-43 AVE Kat. Samuelson 19/10r Copper 17 Cazorla 10 Hof 5/8r Kar. Samuelson 5 Rodriguez 5 Fasoula 4 Vilaro 4 Elonu 0 GER Roundtree 12 Higgs 9 Silva 7 Moore 0

Avenida advances 158-113

Valencia vs. Estudiantes 72-35 VAL Allen 16/7r Salvadores 12 Romero 10 Gulich 6 Trahan-Davis 5 Carrera 4 EST Fingall 15/6r

Valencia advances 131-94

April 24, 2022

All four first games of the quarterfinals series were played on Sunday with lower seeds hosting in the two game format as the higher seeds will host on Thursday.  Girona was shorthanded again with another virus case, but did win the first game at Gipuzkoa 61-56.  The new format created the possibility of ties and that is what happened in Madrid between Estudiantes and Valencia at 59.  Sedis got contributions up and down the lineup in a 75-57 win over Zaragoza.  The last game of the day had Kahleah Copper lead Avenida past Gernika 85-70.

Gipuzkoa vs. Girona 56-61 GIP Coulibaly 15/12r Cornelius 15 Cvitkovic 7 Harden 7 Brown 5/6r Cox 4/7r GIR Mendy 19 Burke 19 Labuckiene 10/7r Reisingerova 6 Flores 0/6r

Estudiantes vs. Valencia 59-59 EST Gretter 17/16r/8a Diallo 14 Fingall 8 Quevedo 0 VAL Allen 16 Ouvina 10 Carrera 7 Gulich 5/8r Trahan-Davis 3 Salvadores 2

Zaragoza vs. Sedis 57-75 ZAR Gimeno 18/7r Calhoun 9 Hempe 7 Cruz 6 Kostourkova 0 SED Pivec 15/10r Raventos 15 Pena 11 Etxarri 11 Tunstull 10/7r Strautmane 4 Pujol 4

Gernika vs. Avenida 70-85 GER Moore 15 Higgs 14 Roundtree 13 Buch 12 Silva 5 AVE Copper 23/6r Kar. Samuelson 16 Kat. Samuelson 14 Cazorla 9 Hof 7/7r Fasoula 6 Rodriguez 5 Elonu 5 Vilaro 0

Two teams had three games to play and they took care of their Round 25 game against each other on Friday.  Neither team had their full roster, but there was an opportunity for messages to be sent about a possible championship meeting and it went back and forth in Girona before Magali Mendy led the hosts to a 79-78 win over Avenida.  The originally scheduled final round with simultaneous tipoffs was played on Sunday even with two games Tuesday.  Valencia was happy to get one player back in a 75-61 win over Araski.  After a fast start in Lugo, it got a little close for Girona, but they still won 75-69 over Ensino.  Bembibre found themselves trailing after a quarter to a Ferrol team just playing out the string, but they controlled the rest of the game to win 80-47 to leave themselves checking other scores to see if they secured safety.  Zaragoza has some momentum heading into the playoffs as Merritt Hempe and Sierra Calhoun led them to an 81-64 win over Jovana Nogic and Promete.  Leganes started well, but got no help from their neighbors as Begona De Santiago and Melisa Gretter led Estudiantes to a 74-68 win.  Gernika sewed up the last playoff spot with a 63-52 win over Sedis.  That was not the help that Gran Canaria needed and they ended up losing to Leonor Rodriguez Avenida 79-55 anyway.  Theresa Plaisance did everything that she could for Tenerife, but it was not enough to avoid the drop as they lost to Gipuzkoa 82-76.  The first game Tuesday was from Round 26 with Girona winning at Gernika 82-75.  Leganes had a wild season mercifully ended with their Round 28 game, an 80-48 loss to Avenida.

April 15, 2022

Girona vs. Avenida 79-78 GIR Mendy 23 Burke 19 Reisingerova 10 Flores 7 AVE Samuelson 15 Rodriguez 12 Hof 10 Cazorla 10 Vilaro 8 Elonu 6 Alarie 5 Fasoula 2

April 17, 2022

Valencia vs. Araski 75-61 VAL Romero 19 Gulich 15/8r Allen 13/11r Carrera 7 ARA Dongue 17/6r Atkinson 16/6r Zec 6 Seda 2 Christinaki 0

Ensino vs. Girona 69-75 ENS Van Den Adel 19 White 14/9r Silva 13 Prieto 6 Lizarazu 2 Abalde 0 GIR Burke 18/6r Mendy 15 Reisingerova 13 Gardner 10 Flores 5/7r

Ferrol vs. Bembibre 47-80 FER Gari 16 Cabrera 12 Koenen 10/10r Grande 5 Swart 4/9r BEM N’Diaye 12 Melgoza 11 Miller 10/16r Jakovina 10/7r Lass 8 Kalin 6

Zaragoza vs. Promete 81-64 ZAR Hempe 22 Calhoun 20/8r Bettencourt 16/7r Gimeno 12 Kostourkova 0 PRO Nogic 20 Geldof 15 Diarra 6/7r Ayuso 4 Perez 0

Estudiantes vs. Leganes 74-68 EST De Santiago 24/9r Gretter 22/6r/7a Fingall 13/10r LEG Hermida 17 Palenikova 16 Tate 15/9r Pierre-Louis 10 Hartmann 3 Koizar 0 Jespersen 0

Gernika vs. Sedis 63-52 Stats not available yet

Avenida vs. Gran Canaria 79-55 AVE Rodriguez 22 Samuelson 17 Vilaro 13/6r Cazorla 9/7a Elonu 5 Fasoula 2 Alarie 2 Hof 2 GRA Nesbitt 17 Giomi 15/13r Fall 12/6r Jorge 8 Millan 3 Obouh Fegue 0

Gipuzkoa vs. Tenerife 82-76 GIP Diaz 14 Coulibaly 13/8r Cox 13/7r Cvitkovic 11 Brown 10/8r Cornelius 9/6a Harden 4 TEN Plaisance 32/13r Gorecki 19/6r Hruscakova 15

April 19, 2022

Gernika vs. Girona 75-82 GER Buch 16 Ginzo 14/6r Brcaninovic 12 Higgs 12 Silva 9/6a Moore 6 Roundtree 2 GIR Araujo 16/6r Drammeh 15 Mendy 14 Burke 10 Labuckiene 10 Flores 9 Reisingerova 4

Avenida vs. Leganes 80-48 AVE Rodriguez 19 Fasoula 14/8r Kat. Samuelson 12 Kar. Samuelson 11 Alarie 8 Elonu 6 Cazorla 4 Vilaro 2/10r Hof 2 LEG Dembele 14 Pierre-Louis 11 Tate 7 Koizar 6

Standings:

1. Avenida 28-2
2. Valencia 25-5
3. Girona 25-5
4. Sedis 19-11
5. Zaragoza 18-12
6. Gipuzkoa 17-13
7. Estudiantes 15-15
8. Gernika 14-16
9. Gran Canaria 12-18
10. Ensino 12-18
11. Promete 11-19
12. Araski 11-19
13. Leganes 9-21
14. Bembibre 9-21
15. Tenerife 9-21
16. Ferrol 6-24

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Atkinson 16.4, 2. Caldwell 15.5, 3. Plaisance 15.3, 4. Coulibaly 15.3, 5. Burke 15.1, 6. Gardner 14.7, 7. Dongue 14.5, 8. Koenen 13.9, 9. Etxarri 13.9, 10. Pierre-Louis 13.7

Rebounding: 1. Kone 11.3, 2. Plaisance 9.6, 3. Giomi 8.5, 4. Diarra 8.3, 5. Etxarri 8.2, 6. Coulibaly 8.2, 7. Pierre-Louis 8.0, 8. Fingall 7.4, 9. Koenen 7.3, 10. Dongue 6.4

Assists: 1. Ouvina 4.7, 2. Gretter 4.5, 3. Palau 4.1, 4. Cazorla 4.1, 5. Ayuso 4.0, 6. Nesbitt 4.0, 7. Dominguez 3.9, 8. Ocete 3.5, 9. Buch 3.0, 10. Carter 2.9

This round started on Tuesday instead of the originally scheduled simultaneous tipoffs to ease Girona’s schedule at then end of the season.  They were still quite shorthanded, but Ferrol could not take advantage and locked themselves into last place after falling 58-47.  The rest of the games stayed at the same time and Theresa Plaisance and Tenerife had an impressive win 77-58 over Valencia to pull into a safe spot.  Gran Canaria kept their playoff hopes alive with a 67-58 win over Gipuzkoa.  Katie Lou Samuelson fired Avenida past Sedis 70-49.  A home win would have helped Leganes greatly, but they did not start well and lost to Gernika, which still has the edge on the last playoff spot, 65-59.  Jovana Nogic led Promete to a 72-54 win over Estudiantes even with nothing at stake compared to their opponents.  Amber Melgoza and Bembibre are now in the drop zone after losing to Sierra Calhoun and Zaragoza 75-61.  Ensino’s trio of Natalie Van Den Adel, Georgina Bahi, and Laura Aliaga got them a 90-59 win over Araski in a battle of teams with nothing to play for now.

April 12, 2022

Girona vs. Ferrol 58-47 GIR Burke 13 Flores 12 Mendy 12 Reisingerova 4 FER Koenen 15 Ivanovic 13 Allen 8/6r Swart 4/8r Gari 3 Grande 2 Leaupepe 0

April 13, 2022

Tenerife vs. Valencia 77-58 TEN Plaisance 24/16r Hruscakova 16 Gorecki 11/8r VAL Allen 14 Gulich 8 Trahan-Davis 5 Romero 2

Gran Canaria vs. Gipuzkoa 67-58 GRA Fall 17/11r Nesbitt 17 Millan 16 Brito 10/11r Giomi 7 Obouh Fegue 0 Jorge 0 GIP Coulibaly 16/6r Cox 11/10r Brown 6/8r Cornelius 4 Cvitkovic 4 Harden 2

Sedis vs. Avenida 49-70 SED Lukacovicova 12 Pivec 9/10r Raventos 9 Tunstull 6 Pujol 4 Strautmane 4 Brotons 0 AVE Samuelson 22 Vilaro 14 Fasoula 12 Hof 6 Rodriguez 5/6a Cazorla 3 Elonu 2 Alarie 2

Leganes vs. Gernika 59-65 LEG Dembele 16/8r Pierre-Louis 9/12r Tate 7/9r Hermida 4 Koizar 4 Hartmann 2 Muhate 2 Jespersen 0 GER Roundtree 14 Buch 10/6r/6a Moore 9 Silva 8 Higgs 6 Bjorklund 5

Promete vs. Estudiantes 72-54 PRO Nogic 22 Kovacevic 15 Ayuso 12/8r/6a Diarra 8/11r Geldof 7 Perez 0 EST Fingall 16 Diallo 10 Espin 10 Carter 0

Bembibre vs. Zaragoza 61-75 BEM Melgoza 20/10r Lass 12 Miller 8 Kalin 1 ZAR Calhoun 21/7r Delaere 16 Gimeno 15/8r Hempe 12/12r Kostourkova 2 Cruz 1

Araski vs. Ensino 59-90 ARA Atkinson 15 Dongue 13/6r Seda 9/10r Zec 8 Alonso de Armino 0 Christinaki 0 ENS Van Den Adel 23 Bahi 22 Aliaga 21 White 12/6r Lizarazu 6/6r/6a Silva 4 Prieto 2

A pair of games were made up on Wednesday with this round played over the weekend.  Estudiantes won 57-48 at Zaragoza in a Round 23 game while Kennedy Burke paced Girona in a 55-45 Round 21 win over Sedis.  On Saturday, Merritt Hempe and Zaragoza took advantage of Girona continuing to be down multiple players and won 72-64.  Melisa Brcaninovic and Gernika solidified their playoff hopes with a 75-56 win over Promete as the club also celebrated a big anniversary.  Mariam Coulibaly lifted Gipuzkoa past Sedis 74-54.  Rebecca Allen and Valencia left Lugo with a 74-64 win over Natalie Van Den Adel and Ensino.  Ferrol is almost out of chances for a dramatic escape after losing to Araski 62-42.  The island rivals met on Sunday and it was Tenerife that gave themselves a shot at safety with a 78-73 win even though Lydia Giomi and Valerie Nesbitt both had good games for Gran Canaria right before the draft.  Bembibre could not stay safe by a game in the win column after losing to Arica Carter and Estudiantes 71-53.

April 6, 2022

Zaragoza vs. Estudiantes 48-57 ZAR Hempe 14/8r Gimeno 7/8r Calhoun 7 Cruz 2 Kostourkova 0 EST Fingall 16/10r Carter 12

Girona vs. Sedis 55-45 GIR Burke 23/8r Reisingerova 11/8r Flores 4 Lopez 0 SED Raventos 14 Pena 10/6r Tunstull 8 Brotons 4 Pivec 2 Pujol 1/7r Strautmane 1

April 9, 2022

Zaragoza vs. Girona 72-64 ZAR Hempe 21 Gimeno 13/6r Calhoun 13 Delaere 12 Kostourkova 6 Cruz 2 GIR Mendy 18 Araujo 16/8r Reisingerova 13 Burke 4 Flores 2

Gernika vs. Promete 75-56 GER Brcaninovic 20/8r Ginzo 14/11r Moore 10 Roundtree 8 Higgs 7 Silva 7 Bjorklund 3 PRO Nogic 11 Alarcon 10 Diarra 8/14r Geldof 5 Ayuso 2

Gipuzkoa vs. Sedis 74-54 GIP Coulibaly 27 Brown 15/10r Cvitkovic 8 Cornelius 5 Harden 4 Cox 2/6r Esnal 2 SED Tunstull 17 Lukacovicova 11 Raventos 9 Strautmane 5 Pivec 4/8r Brotons 2 Pujol 0

Ensino vs. Valencia 64-74 ENS Van Den Adel 22 Silva 10/7r White 5 Prieto 4 Lizarazu 2 VAL Allen 21/6r Gulich 13 Ouvina 12 Romero 10/9r Trahan-Davis 6/6r

Ferrol vs. Araski 42-62 FER Koenen 11 Allen 8/10r Swart 8 Grande 5/6a Gari 3 Leaupepe 2 Ivanovic 0 ARA Atkinson 12/10r Zec 12 Seda 4/6r Alonso de Armino 4 Christinaki 2

April 10, 2022

Tenerife vs. Gran Canaria 78-73 TEN Plaisance 18/15r Gorecki 16 Hruscakova 16 GRA Giomi 22/12r Nesbitt 20/6a Millan 17 Obouh Fegue 0

Estudiantes vs. Bembibre 71-53 EST Carter 21 Llorente 15 Fingall 8/8r BEM Melgoza 15 Miller 7/6r Lass 2 Kalin 1/6r

The number of games that still need to be made up meant an unusual schedule with games on eight consecutive days.  That started last Monday in Lugo with Ensino rolling past Bembibre 69-52 to finish up Round 16.  It was time for a Round 26 game on Tuesday that Valencia won 76-63 over Ferrol even down another two players.  Round 17 finished on Wednesday with Avenida’s 68-54 win over Gipuzkoa.  On Thursday, Round 19 was finished with Girona’s 74-49 win over Promete.  This round started with Valencia’s 67-61 win over Blanca Millan and Gran Canaria.  On Friday, a Round 26 game was made up in Salamanca with Avenida winning 55-38 over Bembibre.  Saturday started with Sedis’s 80-65 win over Theresa Plaisance and Tenerife.  Vega Gimeno led Zaragoza past Araski 79-69.  Vionise Pierre-Louis helped Leganes move a little further from danger on Sunday by edging Mariam Coulibaly and Gipuzkoa 66-65.  Avenida did not build a comfortable lead until the second half, but did win 67-55 against Promete as they prepare for the continental championship.  Julia Reisingerova took the lead for a depleted Girona side as they won a dour 51-42 affair against Estudiantes.  Ferrol is still a win behind the rest of the league as they fell to Ensino 72-63 in Lugo.  Monday’s game was a good one as Bembibre had the chance to move one win above danger and did enough late to prevail 78-75 over Gernika.

March 28, 2022

Ensino vs. Bembibre 69-52 ENS Aliaga 15 White 12/8r Van Den Adel 11/7a Silva 6 Prieto 4 Lizarazu 0 BEM Lass 16 Melgoza 9 Kalin 4 Miller 2

March 29, 2022

Ferrol vs. Valencia 63-76 FER Swart 16/7r Rodriguez 15/8r Koenen 11/14r Ivanovic 8 Grande 4 Allen 4 Leaupepe 2 Gari 0 VAL Trahan-Davis 14/9r Romero 13 Casas 12/6r/6s Contell 11 German 10

March 30, 2022

Avenida vs. Gipuzkoa 68-54 AVE Rodriguez 19 Samuelson 9 Alarie 6 Copper 6 Vilaro 5 Fasoula 4/7r Hof 4 Cazorla 3/7a GIP Coulibaly 15 Harden 14 Brown 8 Soriano 6 Cox 2/6r Cornelius 2 Niang 2 Esnal 0

March 31, 2022

Girona vs. Promete 74-49 GIR Flores 14/7r Burke 13 Drammeh 13 Araujo 11/8r Onyenwere 9 Reisingerova 4 Lopez 0 PRO Nogic 9 Diarra 7/6r Geldof 6 Ayuso 6

Valencia vs. Gran Canaria 67-61 VAL Ouvina 19 Trahan-Davis 16/6r Romero 13 Gulich 0/7r GRA Millan 20 Giomi 17/10r Nesbitt 8 Obouh Fegue 0/6r

April 1, 2022

Avenida vs. Bembibre 55-38 AVE Samuelson 13 Elonu 8 Alarie 7 Fasoula 6 Vilaro 5 Hof 4 Rodriguez 2/7r Cazorla 0 BEM Melgoza 6 Miller 6 Kalin 3 Lass 2

April 2, 2022

Sedis vs. Tenerife 80-65 SED Raventos 19 Pivec 14 Strautmane 11 Tunstull 6 Brotons 6 Pujol 3 TEN Plaisance 20/12r Gorecki 14 Raksanyi 12 Hruscakova 10

Araski vs. Zaragoza 69-79 ARA Atkinson 16/6r Garcia 14 Dongue 11/8r Alonso de Armino 3 Zec 3 Seda 2 ZAR Gimeno 20/10r Delaere 18/6r Hempe 16 Gonzalez 12/6a Calhoun 7 Kostourkova 2

April 3, 2022

Leganes vs. Gipuzkoa 66-65 LEG Pierre-Louis 31/9r Hermida 10/6a Tate 5 Muhate 4 Hartmann 2 Jespersen 0 Koizar 0 GIP Coulibaly 22/7r Diaz 14 Harden 7 Cornelius 7 Cvitkovic 7 Brown 3 Soriano 0 Esnal 0

Promete vs. Avenida 55-67 PRO Nogic 15/10r Estebas 13 Diarra 8/9r Ayuso 4 Perez 0 AVE Copper 12/6r Alarie 9 Elonu 8 Fasoula 8 Rodriguez 7 Hof 6/9r Vilaro 6 Cazorla 5/8a Samuelson 0

Girona vs. Estudiantes 51-42 GIR Reisingerova 24 Burke 15/6r/6s Flores 4/10r Lopez 0 EST Carter 18/6r Fingall 2/8r

Ensino vs. Ferrol 72-63 ENS Aliaga 13 Silva 10/6r White 10 Oma 10 Lizarazu 8 Prieto 7 Van Den Adel 6 FER Grande 16/7r Leaupepe 15 Koenen 14/7r/6a Allen 7/6r Ivanovic 4 Swart 2 Gari 0

April 4, 2022

Bembibre vs. Gernika 78-75 BEM Melgoza 18 Lass 15/7r N’Diaye 11 Miller 10 Kalin 2 GER Moore 14/11r Higgs 12 Silva 11 Roundtree 10 Bjorklund 6/7r