There was only one game on Saturday as Galatasaray beat Bodrum 80-53.  On Sunday, Alina Iagupova was great as usual as Cukurova kept their perfect record with an 80-70 win over Mersin.  Gizem Yavuz and Izmit continued a solid start with a 70-58 win over Canik.  Fenerbahce beat Botas 62-46 in an effort to show them that they had not reached title contender status yet.  Gabriela Marginean and Adana kept Istanbul University winless 78-69.  Hatay recovered to just fend off Kahleah Copper and Orman 73-70.  Besiktas needed a big game from Kelsey Mitchell to beat Yvonne Anderson and Kayseri 66-62.

December 8, 2018

Bodrum vs. Galatasaray 53-80 BOD Harvey-Carr 16/12r Albayrak 15 Kiriienko 12/6r GAL Macaulay 19/11r Abdi 17 Alben 11/9a Jefferson 8/12a

December 9, 2018

Mersin vs. Cukurova 70-80 MER Walker 24/6r/6s Mitchell 19 Petronyte 18/7r CUK Iagupova 30/6a Mestdagh 14 Ndour 13/7r Ozelci 6

Canik vs. Izmit 58-70 CAN James 18/9r Duman 12/9r Holmes 9/9r Romeo 6 IZM Yavuz 20/6r/6a White 15/8r/6s Mosby 10/11r

Botas vs. Fenerbahce 46-62 BOT Williams 15/7r Krivacevic 14 Cakir 5/6r Loyd 2 FEN Verameyenka 18/8r Plum 11 Vardarli 11/9a Stokes 7/21r Canitez 7 Zandalasini 4

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Adana 69-78 ISU Guner 17/6r Ugur 15 Watkins 10/9r Gunes 10 Fall 5/9r ADA Marginean 24 Ervin 19/19r Boyd 18/6r/6a

Hatay vs. Orman 73-70 HAT Johnson 16/10r Paris 13/13r Ben Abdelkader 13 Snytsina 10 ORM Copper 21 Gardner 15 Henry 13/12r

Besiktas vs. Kayseri 66-62 BES Mitchell 31 Akhator 16/16r Epoupa 13/7r KAY Anderson 23 Ivankovic 19/15r

Standings:

1. Cukurova 8-0
2. Hatay 7-1
3. Fenerbahce 6-2
4. Botas 6-2
5. Besiktas 5-3
6. Galatasaray 5-3
7. Orman 4-4
8. Izmit 4-4
9. Canik 4-4
10. Mersin 3-5
11. Adana 3-5
12. Kayseri 1-7
13. Istanbul Universitesi 0-8
14. Bodrum 0-8

On Saturday, Manolya Kurtulmus helped Adana beat Milana Zivadinovic and Bodrum 95-73.  Istanbul University was also kept winless, losing to Rebekah Gardner and Orman 95-53.  The closest game was Galatasaray’s 65-62 win over Kayseri.  On Sunday, Kelsey Mitchell tried to carry Besiktas again, but Sequoia Holmes and Canik left with a 74-73 win.  The remaining undefeated teams met with Cukurova relying on Alina Iagupova to lead them past Hatay and the duo of Courtney Paris and Hind Ben Abdelkader 96-82.  Cecilia Zandalasini led Fenerbahce past Mersin 81-56 as the hosts rotated their foreign players.  Jewell Loyd and Botas beat Izmit 84-71 to end the weekend.

December 1, 2018

Adana vs. Bodrum 95-73 ADA Kurtulmus 23 Melek Bouthors 15 Ervin 14/8r Marginean 13 Boyd 12/7r/9a Karakas 11 BOD Zivadinovic 25/6r Albayrak 15 Harvey-Carr 12/10r Kiriienko 12/7r

Orman vs. Istanbul Universitesi 95-53 ORM Gardner 21 Gezgin 15 Ruzickova 15 Henry 11/10r Kavurmacioglu 11/8r ISU Akalan 18 Guner 13/7r Fall 5 Watkins 4

Kayseri vs. Galatasaray 62-65 KAY Ivankovic 19/10r Oral 11/12r Anderson 11/9r/6a GAL Jefferson 17 Macaulay 15/6r Atas 13 Alben 10/7r/11a Abdi 4

December 2, 2018

Besiktas vs. Canik 73-74 BES Mitchell 29/6a Epoupa 12/8r Akhator 11/6r CAN Holmes 23/12r Duman 12 Romeo 11 James 10

Cukurova vs. Hatay 96-82 CUK Iagupova 24/14a Ndour 15/6r Mestdagh 13 Naumenko 12 Bilgic 12 HAT Paris 29/16r Ben Abdelkader 20 Snytsina 18 Johnson 4

Fenerbahce vs. Mersin 81-56 FEN Zandalasini 20 Hartley 16/7r Stokes 9/21r Vaughn 8 Canitez 8 MER Petronyte 15 Mitchell 14 Walker 9/7r

Izmit vs. Botas 71-84 IZM Bas 18 Yavuz 15/6a Mosby 14/7r White 7 BOT Loyd 23/6r Cakir 16/8a Krivacevic 13/7r Cuic 12/6r

Standings:

1. Cukurova 7-0
2. Botas 6-1
3. Hatay 6-1
4. Fenerbahce 5-2
5. Besiktas 4-3
6. Orman 4-3
7. Galatasaray 4-3
8. Canik 4-3
9. Mersin 3-4
10. Izmit 3-4
11. Adana 2-5
12. Kayseri 1-6
13. Istanbul Universitesi 0-7
14. Bodrum 0-7

The round started on Saturday, including Galatasaray’s 95-66 win over Gabriela Marginean and Adana.  A battle of key duos saw Gintare Petronyte and Ashley Walker lead Mersin past Bernice Mosby, Tan White, and Izmit 90-74.  Bodrum bolstered their roster over the break, but it was not enough in an 88-57 loss to Kahleah Copper and Orman.  On Sunday, Nicole Romeo and Canik beat Kayseri 76-48.  .  Sevgi Uzun and Cukurova stayed undefeated and kept Istanbul University winless 90-56.  The most anticipated game of the day saw Hatay beat Fenerbahce 72-67 at home to keep questions about which team should be regarded as the favorite alive.  Heroics from Kelsey Mitchell were not enough for Besiktas even though Botas did not have their full roster as the hosts still won 70-69.

November 24, 2018

Galatasaray vs. Adana 95-66 GAL Atas 18 Guclu 16 Jefferson 15/7a/7s Onar 13/6r/6a Alben 13 Macaulay 9/7r ADA Marginean 21 Boyd 17/7a Kurtulmus 12/6r Ervin 7

Mersin vs. Izmit 90-74 MER Petronyte 22/8r Walker 21/11r Cado 17 Mitchell 14/9r IZM Mosby 26 White 20/10a Yavuz 15/6r/6a

Bodrum vs. Orman 57-88 BOD Zivadinovic 19 Kiriienko 12 Harvey-Carr 11 ORM Copper 21 Henry 15/15r Ruzickova 12/7r Gardner 12/6r Cirak 10

November 25, 2018

Canik vs. Kayseri 76-48 CAN Romeo 21/10r/6a Colakoglu 14 Holmes 13/6r James 5/6r KAY Anderson 17 Oral 10 Armstrong 2

Botas vs. Besiktas 70-69 BOT Krivacevic 16/8r Cuic 15/10r Cakir 14/7a Akbas 12 Gulcan 10/7r BES Mitchell 27 Akhator 8/10r

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Cukurova 56-90 ISU Guner 18/6r Fall 5/9r Watkins 2 CUK Uzun 24/6s Naumenko 15/7r Iagupova 15/6r/9a Ndour 8 Mestdagh 6 Ozelci 0

Hatay vs. Fenerbahce 72-67 HAT Ben Abdelkader 19 Johnson 17/9r Koksal 12 Snytsina 10 Paris 1/14r FEN Hartley 15 Vaughn 14 Cora 10 Plum 9 Canitez 5/9r

Standings:

1. Cukurova 6-0
2. Hatay 6-0
3. Botas 5-1
4. Fenerbahce 4-2
5. Besiktas 4-2
6. Mersin 3-3
7. Izmit 3-3
8. Galatasaray 3-3
9. Orman 3-3
10. Canik 3-3
11. Kayseri 1-5
12. Adana 1-5
13. Istanbul Universitesi 0-6
14. Bodrum 0-6

Saturday’s games started with Meltem Avci and Cukurova beating Bodrum 105-54.  A thrilling overtime game saw Kayseri get a brilliant effort from Yvonne Anderson to beat Adana and their combination of Gabriela Marginean and Brittany Boyd.  Fenerbahce beat Istanbul University 81-46.  Gizem Yavuz and Izmit were trying to surprise Hatay, but Hind Ben Abdelkader kept the visitors undefeated in a 76-67 win.  Sunday’s first game was excellent as Kelsey Mitchell and Besiktas needed overtime to beat Mersin and the duo of Gintare Petronyte and Tiffany Mitchell.  There was less scoring in the next game as Galatasaray beat Orman 58-52.  Botas beat Canik 71-49 to end the day.

November 10, 2018

Cukurova vs. Bodrum 105-54 CUK Avci 22/13r Slonjsak 17/7r Mestdagh 16/7r Bilgic 15/9a Naumenko 11 Iagupova 6/7a Ozelci 3 BOD Harvey-Carr 15 Aktas 9/7r

Kayseri vs. Adana 95-87(OT) KAY Anderson 29/8r/8a Oral 19/7r Ivankovic 15/11r Takmaz 12 Armstrong 9/10r ADA Marginean 24 Boyd 22/7r/6a Bouthors 13 Ervin 11/18r/6a

Fenerbahce vs. Istanbul Universitesi 81-46 FEN Verameyenka 17 Plum 13 Vaughn 12/9r Hartley 10 Canitez 5/7r ISU Gunes 14 Guner 12 Fall 6/12r Watkins 3

Izmit vs. Hatay 67-76 IZM Yavuz 22/6a Mosby 19/6r White 14/9r HAT Ben Abdelkader 28 Snytsina 12/6r Koksal 12 Johnson 10/10r Gajic 2

November 11, 2018

Besiktas vs. Mersin 103-99 (OT) BES K. Mitchell 34 Akhator 16/17r Caglar 14 Imren 14 Epoupa 12/8r Atacan 11 MER Petronyte 27/19r T. Mitchell 23/8r Yalcin 18/6a Cado 15 Walker 13/13r

Orman vs. Galatasaray 52-58 ORM Copper 19/7r Gardner 15/8r Henry 2/11r GAL Jefferson 14 Macaulay 12/9r Abdi 11

Canik vs. Botas 49-71 CAN Holmes 15 James 6/10r Romeo 4 BOT Williams 17/8r Loyd 13/10r Cakir 12 Cuic 10

Standings:

1. Cukurova 5-0
2. Hatay 5-0
3. Fenerbahce 4-1
4. Besiktas 4-1
5. Botas 4-1
6. Izmit 3-2
7. Mersin 2-3
8. Galatasaray 2-3
9. Orman 2-3
10. Canik 2-3
11. Kayseri 1-4
12. Adana 1-4
13. Istanbul Universitesi 0-5
14. Bodrum 0-5

There was one great game on Saturday as Orman survived a brilliant effort from Brittany Boyd for Adana to win 81-79.  It was less close for Kelsey Plum and Fenerbahce as they beat Bodrum 105-59.  Sunday started with Alina Iagupova and Cukurova beating Galatasaray 70-64.  Mersin leaned on their trio of Tiffany Mitchell, Ashley Walker, and Gintare Petronyte to beat Nicole Romeo and Canik 90-70.  Jewell Loyd and Claudia Cuic teamed up to lead Botas past Anne Marie Armstrong and Kayseri 78-60.  Izmit got a triple-double from Gizem Yavuz, beating Istanbul University 80-57.  The day ended with Hind Ben Abdelkader entering a scoring contest against her former teammate, leading Hatay past Besiktas and the combination of Kelsey Mitchell and Evelyn Akhator 88-72.

November 3, 2018

Adana vs. Orman 79-81 ADA Boyd 28/14a/7s Ervin 17 Kurtulmus 17 Marginean 11 ORM Copper 19 Gardner 16 Henry 14/10r

Bodrum vs. Fenerbahce 59-105 BOD Harvey-Carr 19 Andrews 14 Ataer 12 FEN Plum 23 Ural 16/6r Canitez 13/7r Verameyenka 13 Hartley 10/7a Zandalasini 9

November 4, 2018

Galatasaray vs. Cukurova 64-70 GAL Abdi 19/8r Macaulay 15/8r Jefferson 8 CUK Iagupova 25/10r Ndour 15/6r Bilgic 12 Mestdagh 8/8r Ozelci 0

Mersin vs. Canik 90-70 MER Mitchell 24 Walker 22/11r Petronyte 21/6r CAN Romeo 22/6a Holmes 16/15r/6a Alminaite 10/7r James 9/8r Campbell 9

Botas vs. Kayseri 78-60 BOT Loyd 24/6r Cuic 22/6r Williams 9/9r Krivacevic 9/9r Cakir 0 KAY Armstrong 25 Anderson 15/6a

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Izmit 57-80 ISU Guner 12 Akalan 11 Fall 7/7r Watkins 4 IZM Mosby 18/8r Yavuz 16/10r/14a Bas 15/6r Yildiz 13 White 7

Hatay vs. Besiktas 88-72 HAT Ben Abdelkader 37 Koksal 18 Paris 6/10r Gajic 5/12r BES Mitchell 31 Akhator 20

Standings:

1. Cukurova 4-0
2. Hatay 4-0
3. Fenerbahce 3-1
4. Besiktas 3-1
5. Botas 3-1
6. Izmit 3-1
7. Mersin 2-2
8. Canik 2-2
9. Orman 2-2
10. Galatasaray 1-3
11. Adana 1-3
12. Kayseri 0-4
13. Istanbul Universitesi 0-4
14. Bodrum 0-4

Saturday’s games started with Cukurova easing to a 107-55 win over Adana.  Jewell Loyd led Botas past Mersin 86-66.  Yvonne Anderson led Kayseri, but Orman won 68-57.  The newcomers closed the day and Bernice Mosby helped Izmit beat Bodrum and the duo of Brandi Harvey-Carr and Ciara Andrews 102-71.  On Sunday, Kelsey Mitchell and Evelyn Akhator teamed up to lead Besiktas past Istanbul Universit 93-60.  The big rivalry game went to Fenerbahce 77-60 despite Victoria Macaulay’s best efforts for Galatasaray.  Nicole Romeo led Canik, but Hatay dialed it up from distance, led by Glory Johnson and Merve Aydin to win 81-57.

October 27, 2018

Cukurova vs. Adana 107-55 CUK Ndour 16/12r Avci 13/11r Fitik 13 Ozelci 12 Ivegin 12 Iagupova 11 Bilgic 10/7a Mestdagh 10 ADA Boyd 14/8r Marginean 13 Ervin 7/9r

Botas vs. Mersin 86-66 BOT Loyd 20/7r Cuic 18/13r Williams 16/6r Gulcan 11 Cakir 9/8a MER Walker 15/6r/6s Mitchell 14 Petronyte 13 Cado 11

Kayseri vs. Orman 57-68 KAY Anderson 21 Armstrong 9 ORM Copper 19 Gardner 15 Henry 4/7r

Izmit vs. Bodrum 102-71 IZM Mosby 25/8r White 19/9a Bas 13/9r Yavuz 10 Yusufoglu 10 BOD Harvey-Carr 22/10r Andrews 20 Albayrak 18/6r

October 28, 2018

Besiktas vs. Istanbul Universitesi 93-60 BES Mitchell 26 Akhator 22 Mircheva 11 Epoupa 10/7r/8a ISU Watkins 17 Guner 12 Akalan 11 Fall 4/7r

Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray 77-60 FEN Verameyenka 19/8r Hartley 14 Plum 11/6a Vaughn 10/8r Canitez 9/7r GAL Macaulay 23/9r Onar 12 Jefferson 11 Abdi 2

Canik vs. Hatay 57-81 CAN Romeo 23 Alminaite 14/8r Campbell 10/7r HAT Johnson 24/8r Aydin 22/8r/7a Ben Abdelkader 14/7a Gajic 9/6r Paris 4/10r

Standings:

1. Besiktas 3-0
2. Cukurova 3-0
3. Hatay 3-0
4. Fenerbahce 2-1
5. Botas 2-1
6. Izmit 2-1
7. Canik 2-1
8. Mersin 1-2
9. Galatasaray 1-2
10. Orman 1-2
11. Adana 1-2
12. Kayseri 0-3
13. Istanbul Universitesi 0-3
14. Bodrum 0-3

Most of the games in this round were on Saturday.  Galatasaray beat Izmit 73-54.  A balanced effort among the starters helped Mersin beat Kayseri 89-64.  Brandi Harvey-Carr led the way for Bodrum again, but Besiktas had the duo of Viktoria Mircheva and Kelsey Mitchell to lead them to a 102-58 win.  Adana stunned Anastasiya Verameyenka and Fenerbahce 70-68.  Astou Ndour led Cukurova past Rebekah Gardner and Orman 71-64.  On Sunday, it took overtime for Nicole Romeo and Canik to beat Istanbul University 76-66.  Hatay tried out a new combination of foreign players again as mainstay Hind Ben Abdelkader led them past Botas 83-63.

October 20, 2018

Galatasaray vs. Izmit 73-54 GAL Jefferson 16 Macaulay 12/9r Atas 11 Abdi 7 IZM Mosby 13/7r White 12 Yavuz 10/6r

Mersin vs. Kayseri 89-64 MER Petronyte 19/9r Mitchell 16 Walker 14/7r Yalcin 12/11 Cado 10 KAY Anderson 15 Ivankovic 13/7r Armstrong 4

Bodrum vs. Besiktas 58-102 BOD Harvey-Carr 26/7r Andrews 6 BES Mircheva 25 Mitchell 21 Uzunoglu 10 Akhator 8/7r

Adana vs. Fenerbahce 70-68 ADA Ervin 17/10r Marginean 11 Kurtulmas 10 Boyd 8/6a FEN Verameyenka 21/12r Vaughn 13 Plum 13 Hartley 5 Canitez 0

Orman vs. Cukurova 64-71 ORM Gardner 21 Copper 15 Henry 7/7r CUK Ndour 30 Iagupova 15/9r/8a Mestdagh 12/6r Ozelci 3

October 21, 2018

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Canik 66-76(OT) ISU Guner 18 Fall 12/8r Watkins 12/7r/6a CAN Romeo 25/8r Campbell 18/13r Holmes 18/6r

Hatay vs. Botas 83-63 HAT Ben Abdelkader 20 Johnson 14/10r Paris 14/8r/9a Jones 13 BOT Loyd 19/7r Cuic 16/8r Williams 12/12r Cakir 4/6a Krivacevic 2

The season started on Saturday as Hatay beat Mersin 65-58.  Imani Watkins had a good first professional game, but young Istanbul University lost 79-49 to Botas.  Besiktas used the trio of Viktoria Mircheva, Evelyn Akhator, and Kelsey Mitchell, who was making her overseas debut as they beat their Istanbul rivals Galatasaray 91-77.  Izmit had an excellent debut in the top division, beating new look Adana 83-75 behind Tan White and Gizem Yavuz.  On Sunday, the other promoted team made their debut as Bodrum got a good game from Brandi Harvey-Carr, but lost 74-50 to Canik.  The last two games were played on Monday to give adequate rest to the teams playing in continental qualifiers.  Astou Ndour led Cukurova past the newly named Kayseri 73-69.  Fenerbahce then beat Orman 79-62 as they continue to tinker with their lineup in defending their title.

October 13, 2018

Mersin vs. Hatay 58-65 MER Mitchell 17 Walker 13/6r Petronyte 10/13r HAT Johnson 19/10r Ben Abdelkader 15/6r/8a Paris 12/9r Gajic 6/6r

Botas vs. Istanbul Universitesi 79-49 BOT Erat 19 Williams 16/12r Loyd 14 ISU Watkins 19 Guner 12/10r Fall 6/15r

Besiktas vs. Galatasaray 91-77 BES Mircheva 22 Mitchell 21/7a Akhator 20/11r GAL Jefferson 19 Macaulay 15/6r Alben 11 Grigalauskyte 10 Abdi 8

Izmit vs. Adana 83-75 IZM White 31/7r Yavuz 22/7r Bas 15/6r Mosby 7/8r ADA Marginean 19 Albayrak 17 Ervin 13/7r Boyd 9

October 14, 2018

Canik vs. Bodrum 74-50 CAN Romeo 16/6r/7a Holmes 16/6r Ozturk 10 Campbell 9 BOD Harvey-Carr 22/8r Andrews 8

October 15, 2018

Kayseri vs. Cukurova 69-73 KAY Anderson 19/6a Takmaz 15 Oral 12/6r Ivankovic 10/7r Armstrong 2 CUK Ndour 25/10r Uzun 11/9a Avci 10/8r Mestdagh 10 Iagupova 8 Ozelci 0

Fenerbahce vs. Orman 79-62 FEN Verameyenka 17/7r Plum 15/6r Vaughn 10 Senyurek 10 Hartley 10/6a Canitez 3/9r ORM Copper 19/7r Henry 8 Gardner 8

May 2, 2018

The series continued on Monday with one team looking to win the title at home and the other looking to force the series back home for a deciding game.  Yakin Dogu University looked set to tie the series early, but Fenerbahce dominated the third quarter and then went into cruise control to win 62-53.  The powerhouse finally avenged the difficult defeat from last year and took some of the sting away from the rest of the club’s weekend.

Fenerbahce vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 62-53 FEN Sottana 14 Verameyenka 11/9r Plum 11 Vaughn 10/7r Canitez 0 YDU McBride 15 Hollingsworth 11/10r Lavender 10/7r Gruda 8 Vandersloot 6/7a Cakir 0

Fenerbahce wins series 3-1