The round started on Saturday in Basque country as Nogaye Lo and Gernika beat their neighbors Araski 59-40.  In Lugo, Ension had a surprisingly easy team beating Al-Qazeres 100-52.  Gipuzkoa ended the day by edging Sedis 56-55.  On Sunday, Leia Dongue had a good game, but Promete lost to Avenida 66-57.  Promete nearly managed to pull back towards safety, getting good games from Brittany McPhee and Quinn Dornstauder, but Clarinos got the win in two overtimes behind Tanaya Atkinson and Lyndra Weaver.  Bembibre was also close to an important win, but Valencia held on 56-53.  Girona shook off a poor first half to beat Zaragoza 52-40.

November 30, 2019

Araski vs. Gernika 40-59 ARA Seda 10/9r Quevedo 6 Van Den Adel 4 Sutherland 2 GER Lo 22 Dietrick 7 Roundtree 6/6r Wojta 5 Mazionyte 0

Ensino vs. Al-Qazeres 100-52 ENS Aliaga 16 Sanchez 14/6r Loyd 13/14r Nyingifa 11/9r O’Dwyer 11/6r Miller 10 Breedlove 9 Richards 2 ALQ Ferreira 18 Ginzo 14 Simms 7/6a Carter 7 Diouf 2

Sedis vs. Gipuzkoa 55-56 SED Moore 14/6r Nogic 10 Wiese 9 Gustavsson 5 Pujol 0 GIP Edwards 19 Kraker 10 De Souza 2 Nystrom 0

December 1, 2019

Promete vs. Avenida 57-66 PRO Dongue 21/8r Ivanovic 15 Gidden 9/8r Silva 3 Miloglav 0 AVE Hof 14/8r Hayes 12 Vilaro 9 Samuelson 9 Vitola 6 Cazorla 4 Loyd 3

Zamarat vs. Clarinos 94-98(2OT) ZAM McPhee 24/15r Dornstauder 22/14r Jespersen 19/7r Okonkwo 8 Seilund 3 Cornelius 2 CLA Atkinson 29 Weaver 28/9r Bettencourt 14 Moss 12/6r Charles 2 Pierre-Louis 0

Valencia vs. Bembibre 56-53 VAL Abalde 16/10r Casas 12 Reisingerova 12 Brown 3 Lizarazu 0 Gari 0 BEM Ajemba 16/11r Quirante 10 Salas 9/8r Butina 2

Girona vs. Zaragoza 52-40 GIR Elonu 13/7r Sykes 6 ZAR Diallo 13 Nacickaite 8/6r Gimeno 4/6r Ayuso 2 Markovic 2 Hempe 0 Dillard 0

Standings:

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

After the international break, Promete won 57-43 at Gipuzkoa.  Avenida beat Araski 70-46.  Julie Wojta and Gernika beat Ensino 67-48.  Bembibre outlasted Sedis 69-61.  The day ended out on Tenerife as Clarinos was impressive in a 75-58 win over Meiya Tirera and Valencia behind Tanaya Atkinson.  Sunday started in Caceres as Girona left with a 70-62 win.  Brittany McPhee led Zamarat, but they stayed at the bottom of the standings after an 83-75 loss to Zaragoza.

November 23, 2019

Gipuzkoa vs. Promete 43-57 GIP Sarr 15 Edwards 9 De Souza 4/10r Kraker 3 Nystrom 0 PRO Blockton 17 Dongue 14/14r Silva 9 Ivanovic 8 Gidden 7/8r Miloglav 0

Avenida vs. Araski 70-46 AVE Gil 15 Dominguez 11 Samuelson 11 Vitola 9/12r Loyd 8 Hayes 7 Cazorla 5 Hof 4 Vilaro 0 ARA Seda 15 Carrera 12 Van Den Adel 5 Quvedo 2 Sutherland 0

Gernika vs. Ensino 67-48 GER Wojta 22 Dietrick 17/6r Roundtree 4/7r Mazionyte 0 ENS Nyingifa 14 Loyd 8 Richards 8 Miller 4/6r O’Dwyer 0

Bembibre vs. Sedis 69-61 BEM Salas 15/10r Quirante 15 Ajemba 12/15r Butina 10 SED Diaz 16 Moore 15/10r Nogic 8 Pujol 6/6r Gustavsson 2 Wiese 0/7r

Clarinos vs. Valencia 75-58 CLA Atkinson 24 Pierre-Louis 18 Moss 8 Weaver 4/7r Charles 3 VAL Tirera 27/16r Casas 13 Brown 2 Reisingerova 2 Lizarazu 2 Abalde 0 Gari 0

November 24, 2019

Al-Qazeres vs. Girona 42-70 ALQ Simms 14/6r Ferreira 4 Carter 2 Diouf 0 GIR Sykes 17/6r Araujo 11/9r Elonu 8

Zaragoza vs. Zamarat 83-75 ZAR Nacickaite 17 Hempe 15/6r Ayuso 14/7r/7a Gimeno 14/7r Markovic 5 ZAM McPhee 22/6s Okonkwo 16 Cornelius 13 Dornstauder 6/7r Jespersen 5 Seilund 2

Standings:

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

The round started with the traditional Friday night game in Caceres and Valencia had a short turnaround from their European adventures, but still left with a 57-40 win.  On Saturday, Araski beat fellow Basque Country club Gipuzkoa 62-56.  Tanaya Atkinson and Clarinos continue their strong start to the season with a 61-55 win at Bembibre.  Vanessa Gidden and Leia Dongue had good games for Promete, but did not get enough help as Ensino left with a 60-55 win.  Sunday started with Gernika beating Zamarat 82-56.  Sedis then beat Zaragoza 65-61.  The last game was the one that was the most anticipated as Magali Mendy and Girona may have fully shifted the balance of power in their favor after going to Salamanca and beating Avenida 68-55.

November 1, 2019

Al-Qazeres vs. Valencia 40-57 ALQ Ginzo 10/7r Carter 10 Simms 3/6r Ferreira 3 Diouf 1 VAL Pina 18 Casas 11 Abalde 7/11r Romero 6 Reisingerova 6 Gari 2 Lizarazu 1 Brown 0

November 2, 2019

Gipuzkoa vs. Araski 56-62 GIP Sarr 17 Garcia 11 Kraker 10/7r De Souza 7 Nystrom 2 Edwards 1 ARA Perez 14 Seda 12/6r Garcia 12 Quevedo 7 Sutherland 4 Van Den Adel 2

Bembibre vs. Clarinos 55-61 BEM Salas 16/8r Llorente 10/9r Manning 7 Vojinovic 5 Ajemba 1 Butina 0 CLA Atkinson 22 Weaver 8 Pierre-Louis 2 Moss 0/7r Charles 0

Promete vs. Ensino 55-60 PRO Gidden 20/11r Dongue 20/6r Silva 7 Ivanovic 6 Blockton 2 Miloglav 0 ENS Loyd 16 Sanchez 10 O’Dwyer 9 Nyingifa 8/15r Richards 8/6r Miller 0

November 3, 2019

Gernika vs. Zamarat 82-56 GER Roundtree 18 Milic 17 Wojta 15/7r Lo 11 Dietrick 4/6r Mazionyte 0 ZAM Cornelius 18 Dornstauder 12/8r McPhee 6 Seilund 6 Jespersen 4 Okonkwo 0

Zaragoza vs. Sedis 61-65 ZAR Hempe 12/7r Nacickaite 12 Simon 10 Gimeno 10 Ayuso 7/10r Markovic 2 SED Wiese 13/6r Diaz 12 Moore 10/7r Gustavsson 7 Pujol 6/6r/6a Nogic 4

Avenida vs. Girona 55-68 AVE Hayes 13/10r Loyd 10 Samuelson 7 Hof 6/8r Vitola 5 Cazorla 3 Akhator 0 GIR Mendy 27 Coulibaly 14/8r Elonu 9/8r Sykes 6

Standings:

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

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