May 6, 2021

The championship was decided on Thursday in Salamanca.  Valencia was ready to win on the road, but the upstarts could not keep up with Avenida after the first quarter.  The hosts prevailed 76-61 to return to the throne.

Avenida vs. Valencia 76-61 AVE Alarie 14 Kat. Samuelson 11/7r Cazorla 10 Dominguez 10 Rodriguez 9 Hayes 7/7a Hof 7 Kar. Samuelson 0 Vilaro 0 VAL Allen 14 Trahan-Davis 12 Ouvina 11/6r Romero 6 Carrera 3

Avenida wins series 2-1

May 2, 2021

The series continued with another fantastic game on Sunday.  Valencia was looking for an impressive championship win at home, but Avenida was not going to be eliminated easily.  The hosts started well, but it was the visitors who left with a 76-74 win to force a third game in Salamanca on Thursday.

Valencia vs. Avenida 74-76 VAL Gulich 14/6r Carrera 14 Casas 13 Trahan-Davis 10/6r Allen 10 Romero 6 AVE Kat. Samuelson 18 Hayes 12/8r Dominguez 12 Hof 8/6r Alarie 8 Rodriguez 8 Cazorla 2 Vilaro 0 Kar. Samuelson 0

Series tied 1-1

April 29, 2021

The championship series featuring two teams that had excellent season started on Thursday in Salamanca.  It was a close game throughout with Avenida looking like they were ready to establish control after halftime, but Valencia recovered and forced overtime, prevailing 67-64 in the extra frame.  They now get to play at home on Sunday with the opportunity to fulfill their ambitions to be equals with the elite teams in the league.

Avenida vs. Valencia 64-67(OT) AVE Hayes 14 Kat. Samuelson 12 Kar. Samuelson 11 Vilaro 7 Hof 6/6r Alarie 6 Rodriguez 3 Cazorla 2 VAL Carrera 19/7r Trahan-Davis 11 Romero 9 Gulich 2/7r Allen 2

One series concluded on Saturday as Julia Reisingerova and Girona worked hard to cut into the deficit from the first game, keeping it in the right area early.  Cristina Ouvina and Rebecca Allen stabilized Valencia in the second half as they used a big fourth quarter to win the game outright 87-74 to push the final margin to 160-138 in their favor.  On Sunday, Avenida coasted in Salamanca with a 91-43 win over Gernika leading to a 168-98 aggregate win.

April 24, 2021

Valencia vs. Girona 87-74 VAL Ouvina 21/7a Allen 21 Trahan-Davis 19/9r Casas 11/6s Romero 6 Carrera 2 Gulich 0 GIR Reisingerova 21 Vasic 19 Gray 16/6a Eldebrink 11 Elonu 2/7r Flores 2 Ferrari 0

Valencia advances 160-138

April 25, 2021

Avenida vs. Gernika 91-43 AVE Milic 19/6r Kat. Samuelson 18 Rodriguez 17 Vilaro 15 Hof 9 Alarie 6 Kar. Samuelson 3 Hayes 0 GER Roundtree 13 Gomes Colhado 6 Bjorklund 6 Ivanovic 2 Cornelius 0

Avenida advances 168-98

The first series started play on Wednesday.  Girona was looking for a strong performance at home to put themselves in good position for the second game, but Valencia erased their strong start and will bring home a 73-64 lead.  The other series started on Thursday and Avenida built a solid lead for the second game in Salamanca with a 77-55 win over Gernika.

April 21, 2021

Girona vs. Valencia 64-73 GIR Reisingerova 14 Gray 14 Elonu 13/9r Vasic 8 Eldebrink 3 Ferrari 2 Flores 0 VAL Casas 15 Ouvina 13/7r Trahan-Davis 10/6r Allen 10 Gulich 8 Carrera 4 Romero 3

April 22, 2021

Gernika vs. Avenida 55-77 GER Arrojo 13 Buch 12 Bjorklund 9 Roundtree 4 Cornelius 2 Gomes Colhado 2 Ivanovic 0 AVE Kat. Samuelson 17/6r Dominguez 13 Milic 12/10r Hof 10 Hayes 9 Kar. Samuelson 6 Alarie 5 Vilaro 3 Rodriguez 2

April 16, 2021

One series had a long delay due to virus test results for Ensino and Valencia’s continental adventure, but the second game was finally played on Friday.  Celeste Trahan-Davis paced Valencia in an 82-54 win and that just added to their lead from the first game in a 151-112 aggregate win.

Valencia vs. Ensino 82-54 VAL Trahan-Davis 21/11r Ouvina 16/9a Romero 11 Gulich 11 Allen 9/6r Carrera 5 ENS Prieto 10 Hempe 10 Van Den Adel 8 White 7/12r

Valencia advances 151-112

Between games of the series, it was learned that Ensino could not play their second game against Valencia yet, but two series concluded on Saturday.  In Salamanca, Avenida rolled past Gran Canaria 95-62 to push the final margin to 175-123.  Girona also had a big lead from the first game and took it easier in the second game with a 74-67 win over Clarinos still enough for a decisive 153-112 aggregate.  This two-game format certainly changed team approaches to each game as a win at home for Estudiantes game them bigger hopes at an upset.  Gernika had to work hard to overturn that deficit and a late push for a 74-64 win was enough to flip the final margin in their favor 116-111.

April 3, 2021

Avenida vs. Gran Canaria 95-62 AVE Milic 18/9r Rodriguez 15 Cazorla 12 Dominguez 11 Diallo 10 Alarie 8/10r Kat. Samuelson 8 Kar. Samuelson 8 Hof 5 GRA Taylor 18 James 12/9r Ndiaye 10 Fall 9 Hermida 4 Hartmann 0

Avenida advances 175-123

Girona vs. Clarinos 74-67 GIR Gray 15 Eldebrink 14 Elonu 11/8r Vasic 11/7r Reisingerova 6 Ferrari 2 CLA Fasoula 16/7r Atkinson 13 Kostourkova 4/6r Abdi 4

Girona advances 153-112

April 4, 2021

Gernika vs. Estudiantes 74-64 GER Gomes Colhado 18/6r Buch 14 Roundtree 7 Bjorklund 4 Cornelius 4 Ivanovic 2 EST Knight 14/7r Gretter 13 Carter 10/6a Nyingifa 9/6r Da Silva 9 Alonso 2 Grande 0

Gernika advances 116-111

Three of the series started on Wednesday with one game in Madrid and the other two in the Canary Islands.  The 4-5 series was the only one expected to be close and the first game was quite tense as Estudiantes managed to grind out a 47-42 win over Gernika.  Avenida beat Gran Canaria 80-61.  Over on Tenerife, Adaora Elonu and Girona left with a 79-45 win over Clarinos.  The other series started on Thursday in Lugo with Valencia beating Ensino 69-58.

March 31, 2021

Estudiantes vs. Gernika 47-42 EST Nyingifa 12/12r Knight 11 Carter 6 Da Silva 2 Alonso 2 Grande 0 GER Cornelius 13 Lo 12 Bjorklund 11/6r Roundtree 2 Gomes Colhado 0/8r Ivanovic 0

Gran Canaria vs. Avenida 61-80 GRA Ndiaye 13/6r James 10/7r Hermida 10 Taylor 6 Fall 6 Hartmann 0 AVE Milic 19/7r/6a Alarie 12/6r Rodriguez 11 Kat. Samuelson 10 Cazorla 8 Hof 8 Kar. Samuelson 7

Clarinos vs. Girona 45-79 CLA Fasoula 12 Atkinson 10 Abdi 1 Kostourkova 0 GIR Elonu 22/13r Ferrari 16/6r Vasic 12/6r Reisingerova 9 Eldebrink 6 Gray 6

April 1, 2021

Ensino vs. Valencia 58-69 ENS Oma 13/9r Gimeno 9 White 8/8r Hempe 8 Prieto 8 Van Den Adel 0 VAL Trahan-Davis 16/7r Romero 13 Allen 7 Gulich 6

Several games had to be made up before the last day of the regular season, starting on Wednesday when Valencia beat Bembibre to finish Round 21.  Gernika’s torturous finish continued with a 93-62 loss to Avenida to finish Round 24.  They got a much-needed morale boost on Thursday when they completed Round 26 with a 71-65 win over Basque Country rivals Gipuzkoa.  Promete-Araski had no impact on the final standings so it was played earlier than the simultaneous tipoffs on Saturday and Laia Flores led the hosts past Araski 77-62.  Sedis beat Al-Qazeres 81-69.  In Lugo, Vega Gimeno and Ensino ended Zamarat’s abject season 81-52.  Girona tried to avenge losses to rivals Avenida and send a message ahead of the playoffs, but the visitors left with a 74-67 win.  Estudiantes won 78-71 over Julia Gladkova and Bembibre.  Valencia tried to take of business on their end with an 81-68 win over Mariam Coulibaly and Gipuzkoa.  Gernika’s whirlwind tour finished with a trip to Tenerife and a 64-46 loss to Mariella Fasoula and Clarinos.  Zaragoza played out the string with an 88-56 loss to surging Gran Canaria.

March 24, 2021

Bembibre vs. Valencia 58-84 BEM Higgs 14 Silva 10/6r Mendez 10 Rhine 8 Camara 5 Brotons 0 Kalin 0 VAL Allen 19 Trahan-Davis 16 Carrera 15 Gil 10 Romero 3

Gernika vs. Avenida 62-93 GER Ivanovic 15 Ginzo 14 Roundtree 10 Bjorklund 5 Gomes Colhado 2/8r Cornelius 0 AVE Milic 19/6r Kat. Samuelson 19 Rodriguez 17 Hayes 11 Alarie 8/7r Cazorla 7/7a Kar. Samuelson 6 Hof 4

March 25, 2021

Gernika vs. Gipuzkoa 71-65 GER Roundtree 18 Lo 17/8r Cornelius 13/6a Bjorklund 8 Ivanovic 0 GIP Garcia 12 Tirera 12 Erauncetamurgil 10

March 27, 2021

Promete vs. Araski 77-62 PRO Flores 20 Weaver 11 Nogic 11 Kovacevic 10/6r Diarra 4 ARA Quevedo 19 Garcia 15 Brown 11/13r Seda 8/10r Berezhynska 3 Abalde 1/8r

Sedis vs. Al-Qazeres 81-69 SED Etxarri 15/6r Dornstauder 15 Diaz 14 Bahi 11 Resimont 10 Raventos 5 Mestres 3 Geldof 2/7r ALQ Jones 19 Christinaki 15 Lahuerta 10 Hart 6/7r O’Dwyer 6

Ensino vs. Zamarat 81-52 ENS Gimeno 21/6r White 18/7r Van Den Adel 5 Prieto 3 ZAM Vivians 15 Montoliu 15 Policari 10 Wolf 4/10r

Girona vs. Avenida 67-74 GIR Eldebrink 19 Vasic 11/10r Gray 10 Reisingerova 8 Elonu 7 Ferrari 1 AVE Milic 17 Hof 12 Kat. Samuelson 12 Dominguez 11 Rodriguez 10 Cazorla 10 Hayes 2 Kar. Samuelson 0 Alarie 0

Bembibre vs. Estudiantes 71-78 BEM Gladkova 20 Higgs 14 Camara 7/9r Silva 7/7a Rhine 7 Kalin 2 Brotons 0 EST Carter 18 Nyingifa 17/6r Knight 15 Grande 6 Da Silva 4

Valencia vs. Gipuzkoa 81-68 VAL Gil 15 Ouvina 13/6a Carrera 10 Gulich 9 Trahan-Davis 8/7r Romero 3 Allen 2 GIP Coulibaly 26/7r Cousseins-Smith 10 Hittner 3

Clarinos vs. Gernika 62-46 CLA Fasoula 21 Atkinson 12/7r Abdi 7 Kostourkova 1 GER Roundtree 12 Ginzo 10/7r Bjorklund 7 Ivanovic 0 Cornelius 0

Zaragoza vs. Gran Canaria 56-88 ZAR Wurtz 14 Gatling 8/7r Ayuso 7 Handy 5 GRA Espana 18 Ndiaye 16 Kone 12/16r James 10/11r Taylor 9/6r Hartmann 7 Hermida 7 Fall 4

Standings:

1. Avenida 29-1
2. Valencia 29-1
3. Girona 26-4
4. Gernika 18-12
5. Estudiantes 18-12
6. Clarinos 16-14
7. Ensino 15-15
8. Gran Canaria 13-17
9. Sedis 13-17
10. Gipuzkoa 13-17
11. Araski 12-18
12. Promete 11-19
13. Zaragoza 9-21
14. Bembibre 8-22
15. Al-Qazeres 7-23
16. Zamarat 3-27

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Gatling 20.1, 2. S. Taylor 18.9, 3. Higgs 15.9, 4. Samuelson 15.7, 5. A. Taylor 15.1, 6. Hempe 15.0, 7. Atkinson 14.6, 8. Christinaki 14.4, 9. Gimeno 14.3, 10. Kone 14.0

Rebounding: 1. Kone 11.5, 2. Diarra 10.3, 3. James 10.2, 4. Gatling 7.9, 5. Araujo 7.9, 6. Coulibaly 7.5, 7. Seda 7.3, 8. Nyingifa 6.9, 9. Dornstauder 6.5, 10. Brown 6.1

Assists: 1. Stanacev 4.9, 2. Vanloo 4.6, 3. Ouvina 4.6, 4. Hermida 3.9, 5. Silva 3.8, 6. Dominguez 3.8, 7. Aydin 3.7, 8. Gray 3.6, 9. Gretter 3.6, 10. Palau 3.4