On Saturday, Ensino got their welcome to the league from Avenida in the form of an 84-48 loss.  Lyndra Weaver lifted Gipuzkoa past Sedis 66-57.  The Basque Country teams have started the season well and Blake Dietrick returned for Gernika as they beat their neighbors Ariel Edwards and Araski 77-70.  Roselis Silva and Bembibre kept Ferrol winless 70-64.  Meighan Simmons had a great game for Sant Adria, but the team is still struggling compared to last season after a 67-64 loss to Valencia.  On Sunday, Al-Qazeres beat Zaragoza 72-54.  Shay Murphy led Girona past Zamarat 81-51.

November 10, 2018

Avenida vs. Ensino 84-48 AVE Asurmendi 14 Elonu 13 Putnina 11/6r Dominguez 10 De Souza 8/6r Robinson 6/9r Givens 6 ENS Traore 14/9r Nyingifa 9/6r Breedlove 5 O’Dwyer 4/7r Miller 4

Gipuzkoa vs. Sedis 66-57 GIP Weaver 30/10r Sarr 10 Nystrom 6 Pierre-Louis 0 SED Hempe 16 Kraker 13 Vilaro 8/9r Pujol 2 Richards 2 Aijanen 0

Gernika vs. Araski 77-70 GER Dietrick 24 Gwathmey 16/7r Roundtree 12/6r Vanderwal 9/8r Berezhynska 3 Mazionyte 0 Christinaki 0 ARA Edwards 21 Ciappina 11 Roberson 7 Van Den Adel 7

Ferrol vs. Bembibre 64-70 FER Calvo 15 Van Grinsven 13/6r Fong Lye Quee 12/6a Cheslek 7/7r Gustavsson 6/7r Miscenko 5 Coleman 3 BEM Silva 24/7s Gladkova 13 Nauwelaers 13 Smith 2

Sant Adria vs. Valencia 64-67 SAN Simmons 25 Jespersen 12/8r Dunham 6/8r Ayuso 6 Vila 0 VAL Tirera 16/6r Pina 16 Brown 16 Gari 6 Moore 0 Davis 0

November 11, 2018

Zaragoza vs. Al-Qazeres 54-72 ZAR Brown 17/7r Hersler 14 Flores 7 Gimeno 6 Dornstauder 4 ALQ Maize 18/11r Barbee 14/8r Ferrari 14/6r Ginzo 10/11r

Girona vs. Zamarat 81-51 GIR Murphy 28 Reisingerova 15 Hampton 7 Gomes Colhado 7 Martinez 7/6a ZAM Quevedo 16 Nelson 12/8r Wagner 3 Seda 2 Marcos-Canedo 0

Standings:

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

The round started on Thursday with Meiya Tirera and Valencia beating Zaragoza 89-62.  The rest of the games were on Saturday, as Vionese Pierre-Louis had an impressive game in Gipuzkoa’s 64-62 win over Al-Qazeres.  Ferrol stayed winless after falling to Atonye Nyingifa and Ensino 83-65.  Sant Adria escaped Bembibre 56-51 to record their first win.  A battle between undefeated teams went to Avenida 87-64 over Araski.  Gernika remained undefeated with a 73-40 win at Zamarat.  Girona could not match them as they fell to Sedis 86-81.

November 1, 2018

Valencia vs. Zaragoza 89-62 VAL Tirera 22 Pina 17 Gari 14 Brown 10/11r Moore 6 Davis 2 ZAR Brown 14/6r Hersler 11 Dornstauder 8/8r Flores 7 Gimeno 0

November 3, 2018

Al-Qazeres vs. Gipuzkoa 62-64 ALQ Ferrari 15/6a Barbee 12 Foraste 11 Maize 6/8r GIP Pierre-Louis 30/11r Weaver 5/9r Nystrom 2

Ensino vs. Ferrol 83-65 ENS Nyingifa 23/6r Breedlove 14 Gomez 13/7a Miller 4 O’Dwyer 2/6r Bravo-Harriott 0 FER Cheslek 13/6r Van Grinsven 11/7r Gustavsson 10/6r Coleman 10 Calvo 10

Bembibre vs. Sant Adria 51-56 BEM Gladkova 15 Nauwelaers 10/7r Silva 9/8r Smith 0 Emanuel-Carr 0 SAN Simmons 17 Keita 11 Ayuso 9 Jespersen 7/6r Dunham 2/8r

Araski vs. Avenida 64-87 ARA Edwards 19 Van Den Adel 16 Roberson 0 AVE Givens 17 Asurmendi 12 Dominguez 11 Robinson 10/6r De Souza 9/9r Elonu 5 Putnina 2

Zamarat vs. Gernika 40-73 Stats not available yet

Sedis vs. Girona 86-81 SED Hempe 18/8r Kraker 18/7r/6a Richards 15 Vilaro 11/6a Pujol 0 GIR Gomes Colhado 16/14r Murphy 16 Martinez 15 Buch 12 Hampton 6 Reisingerova 5

Standings:

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

The round started with an exciting game on Friday as Julia Gladkova helped Bembibre pick up their first win 62-61 over Ensino.  Valencia got their first win in impressive fashion, handing Gipuzkoa their first loss 65-62 on Saturday. Gernika beat Sedis 56-51.  The day ended with Araski beating Ferrol 58-51.  Sunday started with Avenida beating Zamarat 72-50.  Zaragoza beat struggling San Adria 69-57.  Keisha Hampton and Girona still lead the tiebreaker at the top of the standings after a 73-60 win over Paola Ferrari and Al-Qazeres 73-60.

October 26, 2018

Ensino vs. Bembibre 61-62 ENS Miller 15 O’Dwyer 13/10r Gomez 12/7r Breedlove 7 Nyingifa 5/9r Bravo-Harriott 0 BEM Gladkova 20 Silva 12 Smith 10/11r Emanuel-Carr 0

October 27, 2018

Gipuzkoa vs. Valencia 62-65 GIP Pierre-Louis 16 Nystrom 12/8r Weaver 8/8r VAL Pina 12 Tirera 12 Moore 10/9r Brown 10 Davis 4 Gari 0

Gernika vs. Sedis 56-51 GER Dietrick 11 Berezhynska 10/6r Gwathmey 10 Roundtree 6/9r Vanderwal 5/6r Mazionyte 1 SED Kraker 13/7r Hempe 9 Vilaro 7 Aijanen 5 Pujol 2 Richards 0

Ferrol vs. Araski 51-58 FER Coleman 19 Gustavsson 9/12r Van Grinsven 8/7r Cheslek 4/6r Miscenko 0 ARA Roberson 15 Edwards 13 Estebas 11

October 28, 2018

Avenida vs. Zamarat 72-50 AVE Gil 13 Elonu 12 Eldebrink 11 Putnina 10 De Souza 8/7r Givens 8 Robinson 2 ZAM Lo 17/7r Quevedo 10 Nelson 8 Seda 2/7r Garcia-Paunero 2 Marcos-Canedo 0

Zaragoza vs. Sant Adria 69-57 ZAR Gimeno 17/9r Flores 14/7a Montoliu 12 Brown 7 Dornstauder 5 Hersler 3 SAN Coulibaly 16/17r Simmons 15 Ayuso 9 Dunham 8/6r Jespersen 4

Girona vs. Al-Qazeres 73-60 GIR Hampton 24/10r Murphy 17 Reisingerova 8/7r Gomes Colhado 6/6r Martinez 6 ALQ Ferrari 20 Maize 14/6r Barbee 13/6r

Standings:

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

October 21, 2018

All of the games in this round were played on Sunday.  Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa kept Sant Adria in last place 73-60.  Gernika also remained unbeaten with a 70-60 win at Al-Qazeres.  A battle of winless teams went to Zamarat 74-61 over Ferrol.  Valencia got a good game from Maria Pina, but continued to deal with a tough starting schedule with an 82-61 loss to Shay Murphy and Girona.  Avenida handed Sedis their first loss 82-53.  Another battle of winless teams saw Zaragoza beat Bembibre 66-59.  Natalie Van Den Adel and Araski ended the day with a 66-65 win over Ensino.

Sant Adria vs. Gipuzkoa 60-73 SAN Ayuso 16 Coulibaly 13/8r Dunham 13/8r Jespersen 4 Wright 0 GIP Weaver 20/10r Sarr 12/13r Brkic 11 Nystrom 8 Pierre-Louis 2

Al-Qazeres vs. Gernika 60-70 ALQ Ferrari 15/7r/8a Ocete 14 Maize 12/10r Barbee 8/10r GER Roundtree 18/11r Gwathmey 17/12r Dietrick 11 Berezhynska 9/6r Mazionyte 6 Vanderwal 4

Zamarat vs. Ferrol 74-61 ZAM Seda 19/10r Quevedo 17/7r Stanacev 11/8r Wagner 8 Nelson 6 Garcia 2 Marcos-Canedo 2 FER Cheslek 19/9r Van Grinsven 13/8r Coleman 8 Gustavsson 4 Miscenko 4

Valencia vs. Girona 61-82 VAL Pina 21/6r Tirera 12 Moore 9 Gari 4 Abalde 3 Brown 2 Davis 2 GIR Murphy 22 Hampton 14/13r Gomes Colhado 14/10r Buch 11/6a Martinez 7 Reisingerova 5/6r

Sedis vs. Avenida 53-82 SED Kraker 16 Hempe 11/6r Vilaro 9/8r Aijanen 0 Richards 0 Pujol 0 AVE Eldebrink 13 Givens 12 Robinson 11/6r Elonu 10 Putnina 2 De Souza 2

Bembibre vs. Zaragoza 59-66 BEM Silva 19 Llorente 12/15r Smith 6 Emanuel-Carr 0 ZAR Brown 16/10r Flores 12 Montoliu 12 Hersler 8 Gimeno 5/6r Knight 4 Dornstauder 0

Araski vs. Ensino 66-65 ARA Van Den Adel 21 Garcia 15/8a Edwards 13/6r Roberson 8 ENS Nyingifa 17/12r Gomez 15/7a Miller 10/6r Breedlove 9/6r Bravo-Harriott 7 O’Dwyer 7

Standings:

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

Most of the games in this midweek round were played on Wednesday.  First, Araski managed to grind out a 59-53 win over Bembibre.  Meiya Tirera and Valencia thought that they would escape with their first win, but Gernika eventually prevailed 69-66 in two overtimes.  Sedis used a big second half to beat Ferrol 66-51.  Avenida continued to control the league as they beat Al-Qazeres 79-52.  Keisha Hampton and Girona beat Sant Adria 89-52.  Extra basketball was also needed to end the day as Ensino came back to beat Carlie Wagner and Zamarat 73-71 and record their first win.  The lone Thursday game saw Lyndra Weaver and Gipuzkoa beat Zaragoza 60-51.

October 17, 2018

Araski vs. Bembibre 59-53 ARA Edwards 12/6r Garcia 10 Van Den Adel 9 Roberson 6 BEM Herrera 12 Gladkova 12 Silva 8/7s Smith 4 Emanuel-Carr 1

Gernika vs. Valencia 69-66(2OT) GER Gwathmey 15 Roundtree 12/7r Berezhynska 8/9r Vanderwal 8 Dietrick 8 Mazionyte 2 VAL Tirera 20/6r Abalde 14/7r Pina 11/6r Brown 4 Davis 4 Moore 3 Gari 0

Ferrol vs. Sedis 51-66 FER Van Grinsven 18/9r Coleman 11/6r Cabrera 11 Gustavsson 8/7r Cheslek 3 Miscenko 0 SED Bahi 14/11r Hempe 14 Vilaro 9 Kraker 9 Pujol 5 Richards 2

Avenida vs. Al-Qazeres 79-52 AVE Eldebrink 16 Elonu 12/7r Givens 9/6r Robinson 8 Putnina 6/6r De Souza 4/6r ALQ Maize 11/6r Barbee 10/7r Ferrari 8/6r

Girona vs. Sant Adria 89-52 GIR Hampton 21 Buch 15 Reisingerova 12/9r Murphy 10 Gomes Colhado 8 Martinez 7 SAN Keita 13 Pena 10 Dunham 9 Ayuso 8 Wright 6 Jespersen 2

Ensino vs. Zamarat 73-71(OT) ENS Breedlove 16/8r Miller 15/12r Nyingifa 14/7r O’Dwyer 2/10r Bravo-Harriott 0 ZAM Wagner 20/6r Stanacev 18 Nelson 13 Seda 6 Quevedo 4 Marcos-Canedo 2 Garcia-Paunero 0

October 18, 2018

Gipuzkoa vs. Zaragoza 60-51 GIP Weaver 22/10r Sarr 14/10r Nystrom 11/10r Pierre-Louis 0 ZAR Perez 10/6r Brown 10 Gimeno 9 Knight 7 Hersler 7 Flores 5

The league adopted the practice of playing their first round at one site on neutral ground and all games were played in Madrid.  Newly promoted Ensino opened proceedings on Saturday and got good games from Regina Gomez and Starr Breedlove, but Mehryn Kraker and Sedis came away with an 82-71 win as Anniina Aijanen also made her professional debut while Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott started her professional career in the loss.  Paola Ferrari and Gabriela Ocete fired Al-Qazeres past Ferrol 86-64 as Akela Maize made her professional debut in the win while Amarah Coleman and Mart Miscenko did the same in the loss.  Valencia had a tough draw for their first game after promotion, but had a credible effort against Avenida thanks to Meiya Tirrera, but lost 69-57 as Tinara Moore made her professional debut.  The day ended with Ariel Edwards leading Araski past Zamarat 69-64.  A number of players played their first professional games in the loss as Carlie Wagner, Chelsea Nelson, and Tamara Seda all featured.  Sunday’s games started with a good one as Gipuzkoa edged Bembibre 60-58 with Vionese Pierre-Louis making her professional debut.  Sant Adria made drastic roster changes as Maria Jespersen made her professional debut, Imani Wright played her first overseas game, and Aina Ayuso returned to the country instead of continuing her college career as they lost to Gernika 77-42.  Brittany Brown led Zaragoza and Paulina Hersler and Laia Flores made their professional debuts, but Nadia Gomes Colhado and Shay Murphy helped Girona finish the weekend with an 82-60 win.

October 13, 2018

Sedis vs. Ensino 82-71 SED Kraker 23 Diaz 15 Bahi 14 Hempe 12/7r Vilaro 5/6r/6a Pujol 3 ENS Gomez 23/6a Breedlove 20 Miller 13 Nyingifa 10 Bravo-Harriott 3 O’Dwyer 0

Al-Qazeres vs. Ferrol 86-64 ALQ Ferrari 22 Ocete 20/6a Ginzo 12/8r Barbee 11/12r FER Van Grinsven 18/19r Coleman 14 Cabrera 12 Gustavsson 11/8r Cheslek 4 Miscenko 0

Valencia vs. Avenida 57-69 VAL Tirera 20/12r Pina 12/9r Abalde 9 Davis 5 Moore 3 Brown 1 Gari 0 AVE Dominguez 15 Elonu 13 Givens 8/7r Robinson 5/8r Putnina 5 De Souza 4/7r

Zamarat vs. Araski 64-69 ZAM Quevedo 17/7r Wagner 17/6r Lo 12/6r Nelson 10 Seda 7 Garcia-Paunero 0 Marcos-Canedo 0 ARA Edwards 26/7r Van Den Adel 14 Estebas 10 Roberson 3

October 14, 2018

Bembibre vs. Gipuzkoa 58-60 BEM Smith 19/9r Gladkova 16 Silva 4/7a Emanuel-Carr 0 GIP Sarr 18 Weaver 17/11r Pierre-Louis 5 Nystrom 2

Sant Adria vs. Gernika 42-77 SAN Jespersen 9 Dunham 7/6r Wright 6 Ayuso 0 GER Gwathmey 18 Roundtree 17/6r Vanderwal 13 Dietrick 10 Berezhynska 4/8r Mazionyte 3

Zaragoza vs. Girona 60-82 ZAR Brown 24/9r Hersler 18 Montoliu 11 Flores 4 Gimeno 3 Knight 0 GIR Gomes Colhado 20/9r Murphy 20 Martinez 15/6r Hampton 12 Reisingerova 6

April 29, 2018

Girona was feeling better about their chances after the finish of the last game, but Avenida took it as a warning on Sunday, controlling the middle of the game to win 77-61, complete the sweep, and defend their title.

Girona vs. Avenida 61-77 GIR Gomes Colhado 12/7r Martinez 10/7a Evans 8/6r Conde 5 Romeo 5 AVE De Souza 18/10r Moss 17 Robinson 15/8r Elonu 6 Givens 4 Mestdagh 0

Avenida wins series 2-0

April 26, 2018

On Thursday, Avenida looked to be cruising in Salamanca, but Maria Conde was a surprise contributor as Girona fought back and took a late lead before the hosts prevailed 71-70.  That certainly makes Sunday an intriguing game in the latest battle between the league’s two current powerhouses.

Avenida vs. Girona 71-70 AVE Robinson 17/6r De Souza 10/7r Givens 9/7r Elonu 9 Mestdagh 6 GIR Conde 20 Mendy 14 Evans 11/7r Gomes Colhado 8/10r Martinez 4/6r Romeo 0

Both home teams needed wins to extend their seasons as they were heavy underdogs.  On Wednesday, Alexis Prince and Ferrol stayed with Avenida early, but were eventually overrun 92-59.  Zaragoza managed to hold on to hopes for longer on Thursday, but Girona was able to grind out the 57-44.  No games will be needed this weekend as the two powerhouses will meet again starting next week.

April 18, 2018

Ferrol vs. Avenida 59-92 FER Prince 20 Weisner 17/7r AVE Robinson 18/8r De Souza 18 Elonu 14 Givens 13 Moss 11 Mestdagh 2

Avenida wins series 2-0

April 19, 2018

Zaragoza vs. Girona 44-57 ZAR Barbee 13/6r Abalde 11 Gimeno 5/7r GIR Gomes Colhado 12/12r Traore 10 Buch 10 Martinez 9 Evans 8/7r Romeo 2 Conde 1

Girona wins series 2-0

The top two teams in the league entered in this round.  Avenida wasted no time on Saturday, easing past Ferrol 95-56.  The other series started on Sunday with a similarly predictable result.  Girona beat Zaragoza 87-64.  The two favorites now head on the road midweek attempting to set up the latest battle between the league’s powerhouses.

April 14, 2018

Avenida vs. Ferrol 95-56 AVE Elonu 14 De Souza 12/7r Moss 12 Asurmendi 11/7r Dominguez 11/8a Givens 11 Robinson 10/9r Mestdagh 3 FER Prince 18 Weisner 13 Delgado 10

April 15, 2018

Girona vs. Zaragoza 87-64 GIR Mendy 15 Gomes Colhado 14/8r Evans 12 Buch 12 Romeo 8 Martinez 6 Conde 4 ZAR Abalde 15 Ferrari 15 Gimeno 13 Barbee 10