October 13, 2019

All the games in this round were on Sunday.  Clarinos welcomed Al-Qazeres to the islands and beat them 68-31.  Ariel Edwards was excellent for Gipuzkoa, but Zaragoza won 57-48.  Brittany McPhee led Zamarat, but Araski escaped 65-63 in overtime.  Gernika beat Bembibre 75-60.  Avenida made the scoreline a palindrome in a 73-37 win over Sedis.  Girona got quite a fight from Ensino, but won 66-58.  The day ended with Valencia beating Promete 76-32.

Clarinos vs. Al-Qazeres 68-63 CLA Atkinson 16 Weaver 12/7r Brkic 10 Moss 9 Charles 4/6r ALQ Simms 12 Ferreira 12 Carter 10 Mujovic 10 Diouf 5/6r

Zaragoza vs. Gipuzkoa 57-48 ZAR Hempe 14/8r Gimeno 13/6r Dillard 9 Ayuso 4/7r Nacickaite 3 GIP Edwards 21 Nystrom 6 De Souza 4/11r Kraker 2

Zamarat vs. Araski 63-65(OT) ZAM McPhee 23/9r Cornelius 14/7r Jespersen 10 Dornstauder 5 Seilund 0 Okonkwo 0 ARA Perez 16 Seda 12/11r Garcia 11 Van Den Adel 7 Quevedo 6 Sutherland 0

Bembibre vs. Gernika 60-75 BEM Salas 19/10r Butina 8 Ajemba 4 Manning 0 GER Arrojo 16 Milic 15/9r Wojta 5/6r Dietrick 7 Roundtree 3/7r Mazionyte 0

Sedis vs. Avenida 37-73 SED Moore 16 Gustavsson 7 Pujol 5/9r Nogic 5 Wiese 0 AVE Akhator 14/6r Hayes 12/7r Hof 11/7r Samuelson 11 Vilaro 7 Cazorla 6 Vitola 4

Girona vs. Ensino 66-58 GIR Sykes 19/7r Mendy 17 Elonu 16 ENS Miller 10 Stanacev 10 Nyingifa 9/8r Loyd 8 Richards 6 O’Dwyer 4

Valencia vs. Promete 76-32 VAL Romero 16 Casas 15/6a Reisingerova 10 Brown 8 Lizarazu 6 Abalde 3 Gari 3 PRO Gidden 10/9r Silva 8 Miloglav 3 Blockton 2 Ivanovic 0

Standings:

1. Avenida 4-0
2. Girona 4-0
3. Valencia 3-1
4. Gernika 3-1
5. Sedis 3-1
6. Clarinos 3-1
7. Araski 2-2
8. Al-Qazeres 2-2
9. Zamarat 1-3
10. Zaragoza 1-3
11. Ensino 1-3
12. Promete 1-3
13. Gipuzkoa 0-4
14. Bembibre 0-4

October 9, 2019

A full round of midweek games was played on Wednesday.  Girona beat Gipuzkoa 67-45.  Valencia won 69-61 at Araski.  It took overtime for Tanaya Atkinson and Clarinos to escape Nikolina Milic and Gernika 80-78.  In Lugo, Ensino beat Zamarat 59-46.  Avenida breezed past Bembibre 87-50.  Avenida breezed past Bembibre 87-50.  In Caceres, the hosts survived Zaragoza 70-68.  The day ended with Sedis beating Leia Dongue and Promete 78-59.

Gipuzkoa vs. Girona 45-67 GIP Edwards 14 Kraker 11 Nystrom 2 Davydova 2 GIR Elonu 14/6r Sykes 12 Andusic 10/6r

Araski vs. Valencia 61-69 ARA Garcia 12 Quevedo 11 Sutherland 6 Van Den Adel 5 Seda 2 VAL Casas 12/6r Gomez 10 Abalde 7 Reisingerova 7 Romero 5 Brown 5 Gari 2

Gernika vs. Clarinos 78-80(OT) GER Milic 22/7r Wojta 11 Roundtree 10 Dietrick 5 Mazionyte 5 CLA Atkinson 29 Weaver 15/8r Brkic 15 Moss 6 Charles 0

Ensino vs. Zamarat 59-46 ENS Aliaga 14/6r Stanacev 12 Miller 9/6r Richards 8/9r Nyingifa 8/8r O’Dwyer 2 ZAM McPhee 15/8r Cornelius 15 Dornstauder 8/11r Okonkwo 2 Seilund 2 Jespersen 2

Avenida vs. Bembibre 87-50 AVE Samuelson 13 Hof 11/9r Vilaro 10 Akhator 10 Vitola 9 Hayes 8 Cazorla 8 BEM Manning 12 Vojinovic 8 Salas 6/6r Ajemba 5 Butina 2

Al-Qazeres vs. Zaragoza 70-68 ALQ Simms 19/10r Mujovic 15 Ginzo 10/7r Carter 10 Ferreira 8/6r ZAR Nacickaite 19 Dillard 13 Gimeno 8/6r Hempe 8 Ayuso 6/7a Markovic 0

Promete vs. Sedis 59-78 PRO Dongue 22/6r Blockton 10 Ivanovic 8 Gidden 8 Silva 2 Miloglav 0 SED Moore 14/6r Diaz 11 Pujol 7/7r Wiese 6 Gustavsson 6

Standings:

1. Avenida 3-0
2. Girona 3-0
3. Sedis 3-0
4. Valencia 2-1
5. Gernika 2-1
6. Al-Qazeres 2-1
7. Clarinos 2-1
8. Araski 1-2
9. Promete 1-2
10. Zamarat 1-2
11. Ensino 1-2
12. Gipuzkoa 0-3
13. Zaragoza 0-3
14. Bembibre 0-3

The round started with a traditional Friday game in Caceres as Jennie Simms led the hosts past Gipuzkoa 59-55.  Saturday’s slate started with Sedis beating Araski 61-59 as both teams added players for their second games.  Girona stifled Zamarat 65-31 and Promete won 56-52 at Bembibre.  The day ended with Valencia beating Ensino 95-49.  On Sunday, Tiffany Hayes and Avenida made the long trip out to Tenerife to welcome Clarinos to the league, leaving with an 84-57 win over Tanaya Atkinson and company.  Gernika ended the round with a 68-48 win over Zaragoza.

October 4, 2019

Al-Qazeres vs. Gipuzkoa 59-55 ALQ Simms 20/9r Carter 9 Ferreira 9 Diouf 6/8r GIP Edwards 19/9r Garcia 16 Kraker 6 Nystrom 4 Davydova 0

October 5, 2019

Sedis vs. Araski 61-59 SED Moore 16 Bahi 13 Gustavsson 8/7r Wiese 6 Pujol 5/7r Nogic 2 ARA Perez 12 Seda 11 Quevedo 10 Van Den Adel 6 Sutherland 4

Zamarat vs. Girona 31-65 ZAM Dornstauder 10/6r McPhee 6/13r Jespersen 5 Okonkwo 3 Cornelius 0 Seilund 0 GIR Mendy 15 Andusic 12/6r Sykes 11 Elonu 10

Bembibre vs. Promete 52-56 BEM Llorente 12 Ajemba 11 Salas 8/9r Vojinovic 7 Manning 3 Butina 0 PRO Blockton 12 Dongue 11/9r Stamenkovic 11/7r Gidden 9/7r Silva 7 Ivanovic 3 Miloglav 0

Valencia vs. Ensino 95-49 VAL Reisingerova 17/6r Tirera 14/8r Brown 9/7r Romero 9 Gari 6 Abalde 6 Lizarazu 3 ENS Aliaga 13 Miller 8 Nyingifa 7 O’Dwyer 6/6r Breedlove 5 Richards 0

October 6, 2019

Clarinos vs. Avenida 57-84 CLA Atkinson 20 Weaver 17/17r Moss 11 Charles 2 AVE Hayes 20 Akhator 18/10r Vitola 11/7r Vilaro 8 Samuelson 8 Cazorla 7 Hof 6

Zaragoza vs. Gernika 48-68 ZAR Hempe 17/12r Ayuso 7 Gimeno 5/8r Dillard 4 Nacickaite 0 Markovic 0 GER Dietrick 13/8r Wojta 12/6r Roundtree 12 Mazionyte 2

As is the tradition, the first round was played over a weekend at a single site with Zaragoza hosting this year.  The two newly promoted teams played first on Saturday and Clarinos beat Promete 68-60.  Valencia had an eye on joining the elite group of teams this season, but fell to Girona 67-52 to start the season.  Sedis beat Ensino 68-60 with Jovana Nogic making her professional debut.  Jennie Simms had a big game for Al-Qazeres, but they fell to Gernika 66-59 as Arica Carter made her first appearance overseas and Laura Ferreira and Khadidiatou Diouf made their professional debuts.  The day ended with Maria Jespersen and Brittany McPhee teaming up to lead Zamarat past Gipuzkoa 76-66 as Laura Cornelius and Amy Okonkwo made their professional debuts.  Sunday started with Araski beating Bembibre 67-42 although Brooke Salas, Julijana Vojinovic, and Inja Butina did make their professional debuts in the loss.  Avenida beat the hosts 74-45 to end the event, as Cierra Dillard played her first professional competitive game for Zaragoza.

September 28, 2019

Promete vs. Clarinos 60-68 PRO Dongue 15/8r Gidden 12/9r Blockton 12 Ivanovic 9 Miloglav 5 Silva 0/10r CLA Atkinson 19 Weaver 17/6r Moss 13/11r Herrera 10/6r Charles 0

Girona vs. Valencia 67-52 GIR Elonu 18/9r Buch 16 Mendy 11 VAL Casas 11 Reisingerova 8 Brown 5 Abalde 4/6r Gari 3 Romero 1 Lizarazu 0

Ensino vs. Sedis 60-68 ENS Nyingifa 17/14r/6a Lopez 11 Miller 6/6r Richards 6 Breedlove 5 O’Dwyer 2/7r SED Diaz 19 Moore 15/14r Bahi 10 Pujol 9 Nogic Gustavsson 3

Gernika vs. Al-Qazeres 66-59 GER Wojta 18 Roundtree 13 Lo 11 Arrojo 10/6r Dietrick 2/6r Mazionyte 0 ALQ Simms 23/8r Carter 7 Ferreira 6 Diouf 0

Gipuzkoa vs. Zamarat 66-76 GIP Aleksic 16 Edwards 14/6r Sarr 12 Kraker 10/6r Nystrom 5 Davydova 2 ZAM Jespersen 21 McPhee 20/13r Felixova 10 Cornelius 9 Mestres 9 Seilund 2 Okonkwo 0 Faussurier 0

September 29, 2019

Araski vs. Bembibre 67-42 ARA Quevedo 13/6r Seda 13 Perez 12 Garcia 11 Van Den Adel 10 BEM Llorente 8 Salas 7 Manning 6/6r Ajemba 5 Vojinovic 2 Butina 0

Avenida vs. Zaragoza 74-45 AVE Vitola 14/6r Hof 12 Akhator 10/8r Samuelson 9 Cazorla 8 Vilaro 7/6r/7a ZAR Nacickaite 13 Dillard 10 Hempe 9 Gimeno 6 Ayuso 5 Markovic 0/6r

May 5, 2019

On Sunday, Girona was looking to take care of business at home and avoid a return trip to Salamanca.  Avenida had the lead at halftime, but the hosts surged out of the break on their way to a 73-65 win and the title.

Girona vs. Avenida 73-65 GIR Reisingerova 17 Williams 14/10r Hampton 12/7r Pierre-Louis 9 Martinez 7 AVE Gil 15/9r Loyd 15 Robinson 12/6r Elonu 9 Goree 2/6r Givens 2 De Souza 2

Girona wins series 2-0

May 2, 2019

The now expected annual matchup in the finals started with a game in Salamanca on Thursday.  Keisha Hampton and Girona took a big lead, but Jewell Loyd and Avenida closed the gap, falling short 70-64.  Girona can now win the title at home on Sunday.

Avenida vs. Girona 64-70 AVE Loyd 25 Dominguez 14 Robinson 10/10r Elonu 6 Givens 4 De Souza 2 GIR Hampton 25 Williams 12 Reisingerova 12 Martinez 11 Pierre-Louis 2

April 25, 2019

Both series continued on Thursday with the home teams needing wins to stay alive.  Sedis looked ready to accomplish the task, but Keisha Hampton and Girona came back in the second half to escape 74-73.  It was an easier sweep for Avenida as Jewell Loyd helped them win 74-54 in Valencia.

Sedis vs. Girona 73-74 SED Diaz 15 Hempe 13 Bahi 12 Vilaro 11/9r Richards 5 Pujol 5 Kraker 4 Aijanen 0 GIR Hampton 20/6r Williams 15 Pierre-Louis 12/8r Reisingerova 12 Martinez 2/6r

Girona wins series 2-0

Valencia vs. Avenida 54-74 VAL Tirera 16 Brown 9 Abalde 8 Davis 3 Moore 0 Gari 0 AVE Loyd 23 Robinson 11/7r Gil 11 De Souza 8/8r Elonu 8/7r Givens 2 Goree 2

Avenida wins series 2-0

April 21, 2019

Both series started on Sunday.  Girona started well to beat Sedis 69-48.  It took a little longer for Avenida to establish control, but they decisively beat Valencia 80-57.  The lower seeds will try to extend their seasons when they host on Wednesday.

Girona vs. Sedis 69-48 GIR Hampton 15 Martinez 11/6r Pierre-Louis 7 Reisingerova 6/8r Williams 6 SED Diaz 15 Richards 6/8r Hempe 6 Vilaro 5 Aijanen 4 Kraker 3 Pujol 0/7r

Avenida vs. Valencia 80-57 AVE Gil 13 Loyd 13 Dominguez 11 De Souza 9 Givens 6 Robinson 4/9r Elonu 4 Goree 3 VAL Tirera 15 Abalde 12 Pina 11 Brown 4/6r Davis 2 Moore 2 Gari 0

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