May 11, 2021

The series shifted to Galatasaray’s home on Tuesday with the hosts needing a win to extend their season.  Kayla McBride and Fenerbahce made sure that their rivals had no chance, winning 71-56 to complete the sweep and a perfect season domestically.

Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce 56-71 GAL Hollingsworth 17 Prince 12 Russell 9 Steinberga 2/7r Hruscakova 0 FEN McBride 23 Iagupova 18/7a Sabally 9/6r Stokes 8/18r Thomas 8 Canitez 5/7r Cakir 0

Fenerbahce wins series 3-0

May 8, 2021

The rivals met again on Saturday and it was a similar story with Alina Iagupova and Kayla McBride pacing Fenerbahce in a 70-57 win.  Galatasaray now needs to win at home on Tuesday to extend their season.

Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray 70-57 FEN Iagupova 22/9r/7a McBride 22 Cakir 7 Thomas 6 Canitez 6 Vaughn 4/10r Stokes 3/10r GAL Hollingsworth 14/10r Bilgic 13 Prince 12 Steinberga 9/8r Russell 4 Hruscakova 0

Fenerbahce leads series 2-0

May 6, 2021

The two great rivals squared off on Thursday to begin the championship series.  Fenerbahce had a long wait for these games, but started well with the scoring coming from their wings as Kayla McBride and Alina Iagupova paced them in a 73-66 win.  Galatasaray kept it reasonably close, but will be looking for the win on Saturday to tie up the series before playing on their home floor.

Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray 73-66 FEN McBride 28 Iagupova 21 Vaughn 8 Sabally 7 Stokes 4/14r Cakir 2 Canitez 0 GAL Hollingsworth 16/8r Prince 13 Bilgic 10/7a Steinberga 9/9r Russell 8 Hruscakova 3

After a substantial delay, this series started last Friday with Galatasaray still missing players.  Anete Steinberga and Quanitra Hollingsworth tried to carry the hosts, but Nesibe had a stronger second half behind Shey Peddy and Ruthy Hebard to win 71-68.  Last Sunday, Katsiaryna Snytsina and Nesibe looked to bring a series lead back to Ankara, but Galatasaray was helped by having more players available and rallied to win 70-68.  On Wednesday, Anete Steinberga and Galatasaray had a strong lead after the first half.  Nesibe stormed back after the break to take a lead, but the visitors recovered and dominated the fourth quarter to win 81-73.  On Friday, Shey Peddy and Nesibe faced elimination, but won 68-58 to send the series back to Istanbul.  The deciding game was played on Monday and Anete Steinberga and Galatasaray started well on their way to a 70-58 win.  There will not be much time to rest as they visit their arch-rivals to start the finals on Thursday.

April 23, 2021

Galatasaray vs. Nesibe 68-71 GAL Steinberga 21/7r Hollingsworth 20/6r Bilgic 14/14r/7a NES Peddy 27 Hebard 22/14r Snytsina 16

April 25, 2021

Galatasaray vs. Nesibe 70-68 GAL Hollingsworth 17 Prince 16/6a Steinberga 14/12r Bilgic 11/6a Russell 7 Hruscakova 2 NES Snytsina 25 Peddy 13/6a Hebard 11/6r

April 28, 2021

Nesibe vs. Galatasaray 73-81 NES Peddy 18/7r/7a Hebard 16 Snytsina 13/6r/6a Uygul 11 Akgun 11 Aslan 0 GAL Steinberga 30 Hollingsworth 13 Prince 11/12a Bilgic 10 Hruscakova 5 Russell 4

April 30, 2021

Nesibe vs. Galatasaray 68-58 NES Peddy 21 Uygul 15 Snytsina 13/9r Hebard 8 GAL Russell 13/7r Bilgic 11/7a Prince 10/6a Hollingsworth 9 Steinberga 8/13r Hruscakova 0

May 3, 2021

Galatasaray vs. Nesibe 70-58 GAL Steinberga 23 Bilgic 13/9r Prince 13/10a Hollingsworth 10/8r Russell 6/6r Hruscakova 0 NES Hebard 17/9r Snytsina 15/6r Peddy 9/10r/9a

Galatasaray wins series 3-2

The first semifinal series started on Friday with Kayla McBride leading Fenerbahce past Tan White and Cankaya University 86-61.  The other series was supposed to start on Saturday, but a virus outbreak at Galatasaray meant that they could not play Nesibe.  On Sunday, the series that could be played continued with a similar result as Alina Iagupova paced Fenerbahce in an 83-61 win over Tan Whjte and Cankaya University.  On Wednesday, Fenerbahce did not even bother to fill up their foreigner quota in a 60-46 win to complete the sweep of Cankaya University.

April 2, 2021

Fenerbahce vs. Cankaya Universitesi 86-61 FEN McBride 26/6a Iagupova 14/6r/8a Zandalasini 13 Stokes 10/10r Vaughn 8/8r Cakir 7/9a CAU White 20 Yavuz 14 Warley-Talbert 8/16r Turner 8 Zellous 3

April 4, 2021

Fenerbahce vs. Cankaya Universitesi 83-61 FEN Iagupova 21/6a Sabally 13 Cakir 12 Canitez 11 Vaughn 10/8r Zandalasini 7 Stokes 6/7r CAU White 20 Warley-Talbert 14/9r Udodenko 13/6r Yavuz 11/7a Turner 3

April 7, 2021

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Fenerbahce 46-60 CAU Warley-Talbert 12/17r Turner 10/8a FEN Vaughn 16/8r Sabally 10/6r Zandalasini 9 Canitez 7/9r Stokes 6 Cakir 5

Fenerbahce wins series 3-0

Series continued on Tuesday as Gizem Yavuz and Cankaya University had already completed the tough task of winning on the road and then finished off Riquna Williams and Orman at home 82-74.  Fenerbahce also completed their sweep of Alexis Prince and Hatay with a 91-70 win behind Alina Iagupova and Kayla McBride.  The other two series played on Wednesday as Galatasaray finished their sweep with a 67-50 win at Botas.  Katsiaryna Snytsina and Nesibe beat Cukurova 79-53 so all series ended and the semifinals were able to be scheduled quickly.

March 30, 2021

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Orman 82-74 CAU Yavuz 22 White 19 Zellous 18/10r Turner 13 Warley-Talbert 10/12r ORM Williams 30 Atas 11 Walker 11

Cankaya Universitesi wins series 2-0

Hatay vs. Fenerbahce 70-91 HAT Prince 24 Yaya 17 Basaran 14/6r Ndour 13/14r FEN Iagupova 22/8a McBride 20/10r Vaughn 12 Thomas 9 Cakir 9 Canitez 6 Stokes 4/10r

Fenerbahce wins series 2-0

March 31, 2021

Botas vs. Galatasaray 50-67 BOT Williams 12/12r Cora 11 Akbas 11/8a Bas 6 GAL Russell 10/13r Hollingsworth 10/10r Prince 7 Steinberga 6 Whitcomb 6

Galatasaray wins series 2-0

Cukurova vs. Nesibe 53-79 CUK Anigwe 15/16r Kurtulmus 14 Fitik 13/9r Dogan 0 NES Snytsina 22 Hebard 16/8r Peddy 4/7a Aslan 0

Nesibe wins series 2-0

The playoffs started on Saturday with Alina Iagupova leading top seed Fenerbahce past Astou Ndour and Hatay 85-64.  Tan White and Cankaya University visited Riquna Williams and Orman and came away with the 71-68 win.  Galatasaray beat Botas in the first series to start play on Sunday.  Nesibe built a big lead against Kristine Anigwe and Cukurova by halftime and then cruised to a 76-61 win.

March 27, 2021

Fenerbahce vs. Hatay 85-64 FEN Iagupova 27/10r/8a Sabally 14/7r Canitez 12/6r McBride 12 Stokes 6 Cakir 6/6a Thomas 4 HAT Ndour 20/14r Basaran 16/7r Yavas 13/10a Prince 5 Turk 0

Orman vs. Cankaya Universitesi 68-71 ORM Williams 21/10r Walker 16/14r Gezgin 14 CAU White 28/8r Warley-Talbert 15/14r Zellous 14/7a Turner 6/6r

March 28, 2021

Galatasaray vs. Botas 64-51 GAL Steinberga 17 Whitcomb 14 Hollingsworth 7 Prince 5 Russell 2 BOT Cora 17 Williams 14/7r Cidal 13/7r Bas 7

Nesibe vs. Cukurova 76-61 NES Snytsina 19/6a Simon 12 Akgun 11 Coklar 10 Hebard 8/11r Peddy 6/7a CUK Anigwe 20/16r Kurtulmus 11 Dogan 0

The final round of the regular season started on Monday as games with no implications on the final standings were moved away from the simultaneous tipoff time.  Elazig had both Kelsey Mitchell and Emma Cannon firing so they won 88-82 as Angela Salvadores tried to carry Besiktas.  Simultaneous tipoffs on Wednesday included Ashley Walker and Nazli Gokdemir helping Orman seal homecourt advantage in the first round with a 107-68 win over Izmit.  Manolya Kurtulmus and Cukurova ended Oyku Taskin and Adana’s tough end to their season 90-51.  Kitija Laksa and Kayseri beat Cankaya University, which was resigned to its seed, 103-66.  Samsun had their misery ended with an 81-37 loss to Botas.  Satou Sabally and Alina Iagupova helped Fenerbahce finish a perfect regular season with a 92-62 win over Alexis Prince and Hatay as the teams will meet again to start the playoffs.  One game had no implications for seedings and was played later in the day as Ruthy Hebard and Katsiaryna Snytsina paced a late charge by Nesibe in a 76-74 loss to Galatasaray as the teams could meet in the semifinals.

March 22, 2021

Elazig vs. Besiktas 88-82 ELA Mitchell 29/6a Cannon 22/15r Ozelci 15 Baric 15/8a BES Salvadores 33/10r/6a Bayram 15/7r Ivankovic 14/10r/8a Topuz 11

March 24, 2021

Orman vs. Izmit 107-68 ORM Walker 21/8r Gokdemir 20 Atas 16/6r Gezgin 14 Onar 11 Yarga 10 Williams 8/8r/11a IZM Jovanovic 18/10r Guclu 18/8r Duman 13 Paylar 10

Adana vs. Cukurova 51-90 ADA Taskin 21 Yildizhan 12/7r CUK Kurtulmus 27 Akalan 16/12r Fitik 16/15a Guner 11/6r Dogan 10/11r

Kayseri vs. Cankaya Universitesi 103-66 KAY Laksa 22 Tonguc 16/8r/7a Gulcan 16 Ugur 12 Miljkovic 11/8a Johnson 6/6r CAU Udodenko 12/7r White 11 Yavuz 10 Warley-Talbert 7/7r

Samsun vs. Botas 37-81 SAM Korkut 7 BOT Egin 12 Cora 11 Cidal 11 Pelin 10 Buyukayan 10

Fenerbahce vs. Hatay 92-62 FEN Sabally 26 Iagupova 21 Canitez 12/7r Zandalasini 10 Thomas 8 Cakir 5/7a Stokes 2/6r HAT Prince 21 Ndour 18/8r Basaran 10 Turk 4

Nesibe vs. Galatasaray 74-76 NES Hebard 28/17r Snytsina 20/6r Peddy 9/12a GAL Russell 15/7r Bilgic 13/7a Whitcomb 11 Steinberga 8/7r/6a Prince 8 Hollingsworth 7

Standings:

1. Fenerbahce 26-0
2. Galatasaray 23-3
3. Nesibe 19-7
4. Orman 16-10
5. Cankaya Universitesi 15-11
6. Cukurova 14-12
7. Botas 14-12
8. Hatay 13-13
9. Izmit 11-15
10. Kayseri 10-16
11. Elazig 10-16
12. Besiktas 8-18
13. Adana 2-24
14. Samsun 1-25

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Madden 27.5, 2. Zellous 25.5, 3. Cannon 23.1, 4. Iagupova 22.0, 5. McBride 20.8, 6. Bradford 20.2, 7. Hebard 20.2, 8. Salvadores 19.8, 9. Harris 19.1, 10. White 19.1

Rebounding: 1. Cannon 13.2, 2. Madden 13.1, 3. Robinson 12.0, 4. Hebard 11.8, 5. Warley-Talbert 11.5, 6. Anigwe 11.4, 7. Dos Santos 11.4, 8. Bradford 10.1, 9. Ivankovic 9.9, 10. Stokes 9.4

Assists: 1. Iagupova 7.4, 2. Yavas 7.2, 3. Harris 6.6, 4. Fitik 5.9, 5. Peddy 5.8, 6. Baric 5.7, 7. Bilgic 5.5, 8. Wheeler 5.5, 9. Williams 5.5, 10. Erat 5.1

With teams heading to continental competitions next week, this round was spread out including a pair of games on Tuesday.  Zofia Hruscakova and Galatasaray cruised past Adana 117-37.  On the other side of the rivalry, Fenerbahce warmed up with a good game from Cecilia Zandalasini and a triple-double from Satou Sabally to beat Izmit 96-52.  On Wednesday, Marina Bas fired Botas past Emma Cannon and Elazig 75-68.  Angela Salvdores had a great game for Besiktas in a 79-70 win over Kayseri.  On Thursday, Tan White and Cankaya University ran out of steam late and Riquna Williams and Orman left with a 71-69 win.  On Saturday, Cukurova beat Samsun 91-46.  The round ended on Sunday with Ruthy Hebard and Shey Peddy teaming up for Nesibe to force overtime against Alexis Prince and Hatay, winning 76-74.

March 9, 2021

Galatasaray vs. Adana 117-37 GAL Hruscakova 23/10r Whitcomb 18/6r Yilmaz 17/6r M. Yildizhan 15/9r/7a Yalcin 11/6a Koksal 11 ADA I. Yildizhan 13/6r

Izmit vs. Fenerbahce 52-96 IZM Wheeler 17 Jovanovic 12/11r Duman 10 FEN Zandalasini 24 Sabally 20/12r/10a Stokes 13/11r Uzun 13 Cakir 9 Canitez 8/10r Thomas 5 Vaughn 0

March 10, 2021

Botas vs. Elazig 75-68 BOT Bas 22/10r Akbas 16/6r Cora 11 Williams 9/8r ELA Cannon 22/19r Baric 17 Takmaz 11 Ozelci 9/7r

Besiktas vs. Kayseri 79-70 BES Salvadores 22/7r/10a Ivankovic 19/11r Bayram 14/8r Zeybek 10 KAY Harris 17/10a Gulcan 17/6a Johnson 15/8r/6s Laksa 5

March 11, 2021

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Orman 69-71 CAU White 20/6a Warley-Talbert 18/14r Yavuz 12 Udodenko 10/12r ORM Williams 22/6r Walker 19 Robinson 4

March 13, 2021

Cukurova vs. Samsun 91-46 CUK Kurtulmus 19/6r/9a Akalan 17/7r Dogan 13/11r Anigwe 11 SAM Guler 16 Calis 13

March 14, 2021

Hatay vs. Nesibe 74-76(OT) HAT Prince 22/11r Ndour 18/8r Yavas 15/9a Yaya 11/7r Turk 6 Ben Abdelkader 0 NES Hebard 21/9r Peddy 21/7r/10a Snytsina 13/6r/6a

Standings:

1. Fenerbahce 25-0
2. Galatasaray 22-3
3. Nesibe 19-6
4. Orman 15-10
5. Cankaya Universitesi 15-10
6. Cukurova 13-12
7. Botas 13-12
8. Hatay 13-12
9. Izmit 11-14
10. Kayseri 9-16
11. Elazig 9-16
12. Besiktas 8-17
13. Adana 2-23
14. Samsun 1-24

The round started on Saturday with an exciting game as Riquna Williams helped Orman prevail 94-90 in overtime over Angela Salvadores, Luca Ivankovic, and Besiktas.  Elazig cruised to an 83-34 win over Samsun behind Sugranur Sonmez and Gamze Takmaz.  Alexis Prince and Hind Ben Abdelkader led Hatay past Ezgi Manlaci and Adana 119-70.  Kayla McBride fired Fenerbahce past Cankaya University 90-55.  Kayseri beat Botas 70-55.  Ruthy Hebard paced Nesibe in a 101-57 win over Izmit.  On Sunday, Galatasaray beat Cukurova 73-52.

March 6, 2021

Orman vs. Besiktas 94-90(OT) ORM Williams 33/6r Onar 16 Gezgin 11 Robinson 10/11r Atas 10 Walker 4 BES Salvadores 32/11a Ivankovic 25/14r Topuz 10 Uzunoglu 10

Elazig vs. Samsun 83-34 ELA Sonmez 22/8r/7a Takmaz 21/8r Turk 15/6a Ozelci 12/9r SAM Caliskan 10

Adana vs. Hatay 70-119 ADA Manlaci 21/6r Yildizhan 16/11r Taskin 12/8a HAT Prince 23/8r/6a Ben Abdelkader 21/6r/7a Oncel 12 Yavas 11 Alir 11 Turk 10/6r

Fenerbahce vs. Cankaya Universitesi 90-55 FEN McBride 28 Iagupova 14/6r Thomas 11/6a Uzun 10 Cakir 7 Vaughn 6/8r Stokes 5/13r Canitez 3 CAU Kavurmacioglu 12 Yavuz 11/6a White 10 Warley-Talbert 9/10r

Kayseri vs. Botas 70-55 KAY Gulcan 14/6a Brown 12/9r Harris 12/6r/9a Johnson 12 Ural 10/10r Laksa 8 BOT Bas 16/6r Williams 14/11r

Nesibe vs. Izmit 101-57 NES Hebard 21/6r Peddy 19/12r/7a Simon 17/6r Snytsina 11/8r Coklar 11/6r Uygul 10/7a IZM Jovanovic 13/7r Duman 13 Wheeler 8

March 7, 2021

Galatasaray vs. Cukurova 73-52 GAL Whitcomb 19 Steinberga 14/8r Hollingsworth 14/6r Russell 4 CUK Akalan 12 Kurtulmus 12/7a Anigwe 11/14r Dogan 0

Standings:

1. Fenerbahce 24-0
2. Galatasaray 21-3
3. Nesibe 18-6
4. Cankaya Universitesi 15-9
5. Orman 14-10
6. Hatay 13-11
7. Cukurova 12-12
8. Botas 12-12
9. Izmit 11-13
10. Kayseri 9-15
11. Elazig 9-15
12. Besiktas 7-17
13. Adana 2-22
14. Samsun 1-23