On Saturday, Cukurova looked strong for the first time in a long time, beating Orman 86-67.  Haley Peters and Hatay kept Samsun winless 97-69 despite good games from Stephanie Madden and Rebecca Harris.  Kaela Davis and Kennedy Burke led Kayseri past Riquna Williams and Elazig 90-76.  The most exciting game of the day saw Courtney Williams and Kristine Anigwe have strong games for Izmit, but Yvonne Anderson and Besiktas prevailed 85-81.  On Sunday, Alina Iagupova and Cecilia Zandalasini helped Fenerbahce past Alexis Prince, Danielle Adams, and Adana 90-83.  A rare Monday game went to Galatasaray 81-70 over Botas.

January 18, 2020

Cukurova vs. Orman 86-67 CUK Bentley 18/6a Sykes 18 Tuck 17 Marginean 12 Sanders 10/7r ORM Robinson 15/13r Kartaltepe 14/7r/6a Bilgic 12 Ogunbowale 12 Paris 6/6r Leedham 4

Samsun vs. Hatay 69-97 SAM Madden 21/9r Harris 21/6r HAT Peters 21/13r Ben Abdelkader 18 Basaran 15/11r Turk 15 Yalcin 12/11a Yavas 11/7a

Kayseri vs. Elazig 90-76 KAY Davis 31 Burke 20/9r Gunay 14 Ivankovic 10/12r Wauters 5 ELA Williams 20 Vaughn 18/16r Sahin 14 Erat 11 Newlin 0

Izmit vs. Besiktas 81-85 IZM Williams 32/10r Anigwe 25/15r Yavuz 11/9a BES Anderson 26/8a Bogicevic 17/6r Snytsina 16 Emirtekin 13 Caglar 10/8r

January 19, 2020

Fenerbahce vs. Adana 90-83 FEN Iagupova 22/7r/6a Zandalasini 22/7r Williams 14/7r Stokes 8/11r Canitez 8/8r Cakir 8/7a ADA Prince 27/6a Adams 25/13r Dikaioulaku 19/8a

January 20, 2020

Galatasaray vs. Botas 81-70 GAL Alben 15/7r/9a Senyurek 11/6r Atas 11 Macaulay 10 Yilmaz 10 Stankovic 8 Hartley 8 Nakkasoglu 3 BOT Eldebrink 19 Abdi 18/9r Hollingsworth 10 Bas 10

Standings:

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

The round started on Saturday with Tan White leading Cankaya University past Galatasaray 76-57.  Pelin Bilgic paced Orman in an 86-67 win over Botas.  Courtney Williams helped Izmit offset good games from Kia Vaughn and Riquna Williams for Elazig to win 87-69.  The day ended with Danielle Adams and Adana beating Samsun 88-62.  On Sunday, Fenerbahce beat their other Istanbul rivals Besiktas 75-58 despite the best efforts of Yvonne Anderson.  A battle of teams struggling more than expected went to LaToya Sanders and Cukurova 63-54 over Haley Peters and Hatay.

January 11, 2020

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Galatasaray 76-57 CAU White 27/6r Zellous 18/9r Turner 15 Warley 6/14r Putnina 2 GAL Hartley 14 Macaulay 10 Nakkasoglu 8 Stankovic 6

Orman vs. Botas 86-67 ORM Bilgic 21 Ogunbowale 19 Paris 14/11r Robinson 11/12r Leedham 11 BOT Bas 18/8r Gulcan 13/6r/7a Akbas 10/10a Hollingsworth 9

Elazig vs. Izmit 69-87 ELA Vaughn 34/16r R. Williams 22 Newlin 5/8r IZM C. Williams 29/10r/7a Anigwe 19/15r Grigalauskyte 13 Cado 11

Adana vs. Samsun 88-62 ADA Adams 28/15r Dikaioulaku 17 Topuz 14 Prince 8/9r Ozelci 2 SAM Harris 18 Keskin 14 Madden 4

January 12, 2020

Besiktas vs. Fenerbahce 58-75 BES Anderson 23 Middleton 9 FEN Iagupova 16/7r Williams 14/7r Zandalsini 14 Stokes 6/15r Canitez 5/9r Cakir 4

Hatay vs. Cukurova 54-63 HAT Peters 20/8r Yalcin 12 Ben Abdelkader 8 CUK Sanders 20/12r Bentley 17/9r Marginean 11 Tuck 9/12r

Standings:

1. Fenerbahce 12-1
2. Orman 11-2
3. Galatasaray 10-3
4. Cankaya Universitesi 8-5
5. Izmir 7-6
6. Elazig 7-6
7. Besiktas 6-7
8. Kayseri 6-6
9. Adana 5-8
10. Hatay 5-8
11. Cukurova 4-9
12. Botas 3-10
13. Samsun 0-13

The round started with a wild game on Friday as the trio of Danielle Adams, Alexis Prince, and Elina Dikaioulaku led Adana past Morgan Tuck and Cukurova.  On Saturday, Arike Ogunbowale helped Orman edge Galatasaray and their star duo of Victoria Macaulay and Bria Hartley 72-71.  Tan White led Cankaya University again, this time past Kayseri 77-52 although the visitors did get a solid debut from Kaela Davis.  Riquna Williams and Kia Vaughn teamed up for Elazig to hand Fenerbahce their first loss in stunning fashion 87-84 despite good games from Alina Iagupova and Cecilia Zandalasini.  On Sunday, Katsiaryna Snytsina and Besiktas kept Stephanie Madden and Samsun winless 82-77.  Haley Peters led Hatay past Botas 78-68.

January 3, 2020

Adana vs. Cukurova 92-87 ADA Adams 26/9r/7a Prince 25/9r/7a Dikaioulaku 21/6r/8a Dabakoglu 10 Ozelci 8/9r CUK Tuck 22/11r Bentley 18/6r Rodriguez 17/6r Marginean 12

January 4, 2020

Galatasaray vs. Orman 71-72 GAL Macaulay 25/6r Hartley 21/8r/8a Stankovic 10 ORM Ogunbowale 26 Paris 15/18r Leedham 10 Bilgic 10 Robinson 2

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Kayseri 77-52 CAU White 27/8r Zellous 15/11r Putnina 13 Warley 10/10r Turner 9/6r KAY Davis 20/6r Burke 11 Wauters 0

Elazig vs. Fenerbahce 87-84 ELA Williams 34 Vaughn 24 Slonjsak 15/8r Newlin 7/9r FEN Iagupova 29 Zandalasini 21 Canitez 9 Williams 8/6r Cakir 8 Stokes 2/8r

January 5, 2020

Besiktas vs. Samsun 82-77 BES Snytsina 27/6a Anderson 16/11a Emirtekin 14/6r Caglar 10/10r/7a Bogicevic 10 Middleton 0 SAM Madden 25/16r Harris 15 Trajchevska 15

Hatay vs. Botas 78-68 HAT Peters 27/8r Yalcin 13/8r Basaran 12/9r Ben Abdelkader 11/6r Yavas 11 Turk 0 BOT Hollingsworth 18/8r Bas 18/6r Gulcan 14 Eldebrink 12/7r/6a

Standings:

1. Fenerbahce 11-1
2. Galatasaray 10-2
3. Orman 10-2
4. Elazig 7-5
5. Cankaya Universitesi 7-5
6. Besiktas 6-6
7. Izmit 6-6
8. Kayseri 6-6
9. Hatay 5-7
10. Adana 4-8
11. Botas 3-9
12. Cukurova 3-9
13. Samsun 0-12

Most of the games in this round were on Saturday, including Yvonne Anderson and Nina Bogicevic leading Besiktas past Cukurova 104-72 as Katsiaryna Snytsina also recorded a triple-double.  Iva Slonjsak and Elazig beat Samsun 96-56.  Danielle Adams and Alexis Prince helped Adana make a dramatic comeback for an 83-80 win over Frida Eldebrink and Botas.  Kristine Anigwe continued making an immediate impact for Izmit, joining Gizem Yavuz in lifting them past Tan White and Cankaya University 81-69.  Bria Hartley and Victoria Macaulay teamed up again to lead Galatasaray past Kennedy Burke and Kayseri 82-61.  On Sunday, Haley Peters led shorthanded Hatay, but the trio of Arike Ogunbowale, Angel Robinson, and Pelin Bilgic got Orman the 93-82 win.

December 28, 2019

Cukurova vs. Besiktas 72-104 CUK Bentley 18/6a Rodriguez 15 Guner 14 Avci 10 Tuck 7/6r Marginean 4 BES Anderson 32/9a Bogicevic 21 Snytsina 19/10r/12a Caglar 15 Emirtekin 12 Middleton 0

Samsun vs. Elazig 56-96 SAM Harris 15 Keskin 11 Madden 6/10r ELA Slonjsak 20/6r Vaughn 15/10r Newlin 15 Williams 12

Botas vs. Adana 80-83 BOT Eldebrink 24 Gulcan 15/6r Bas 14 Akbas 12/7r Pelin 11 ADA Adams 31/6r Prince 26/16r/6a Dikaioulaku 17/7a Ozelci 3/6r

Izmit vs. Cankaya Universitesi 81-69 IZM Yavuz 22/9a Anigwe 20/12r Williams 18/10r CAU White 21/6a Warley 14/8r Turner 13/6r Putnina 12/10r

Kayseri vs. Galatasaray 61-82 KAY Burke 22/16r Ivankovic 12/12r Imren 10/7a Wauters 4 GAL Hartley 23/8a Macaulay 21/10r Stankovic 3/8r Nakkasoglu 0

December 29, 2019

Orman vs. Hatay 93-82 ORM Ogunbowale 29 Robinson 24/7r Bilgic 20 Paris 10/15r Leedham 6 HAT Peters 31 Ben Abdelkader 19/9a Yalcin 16 Basaran 12/12r

With no continental competition or holiday, a full midweek round of games was played, starting on Tuesday with Katsiaryna Snytsina leading Besiktas past Marina Bas and Botas.  On Wednesday, Cecilia Zandalasini helped Fenerbahce stay perfect with a 75-59 win over Cankaya University.  Alexis Prince and Elina Dikaioulaku teamed up for Adana, but Arike Ogunbowale lifted Orman to a 106-84 win.  Morgan Tuck recorded a triple-double for Cukurova in an 85-79 win over Kia Vaughn and Elazig.  Kennedy Burke helped Kayseri get an 82-76 win despite the best efforts of Courtney Williams and Kristine Anigwe for Izmit.  Hind Ben Abdelkader caught fire from distance for Hatay, but she and Haley Peters did not get enough help as the trio of Bria Hartley, Victoria Macaulay and Tilbe Senyurek got Galatasaray the 105-96 win.

December 24, 2019

Besiktas vs. Botas 80-64 BES Snytsina 20 Anderson 17/8r/9a Bogicevic 13 Middleton 1 BOT Bas 20/18r Eldebrink 16/6r Akbas 13 Gulcan 10

December 25, 2019

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Fenerbahce 59-75 CAU White 18/6r Warley 12/14r Turner 8/6r Putnina 4 FEN Zandalasini 22 Iagupova 16/6r/7a Cakir 14/8a Canitez 10/9r Stokes 2/8r

Adana vs. Orman 84-106 ADA Prince 36/10r Dikaioulaku 21 Adams 9/8r Ozelci 2 ORM Ogunbowale 43 Bilgic 19 Robinson 15/13r Paris 12/11r/7a Leedham 7/7r

Elazig vs. Cukurova 79-85 ELA Vaughn 24/8r Williams 15 Demirkol 12 Ervin 8/8r/8a CUK Tuck 18/11r/10a Bentley 18 Marginean 18 Rodriguez 12

Kayseri vs. Izmit 82-76 KAY Burke 29/13r Imren 15//7r Ivankovic 12 Gunay 11 Wauters 6 IZM Williams 34/14r/6a Anigwe 20/19r Grigalauskyte 10

Galatasaray vs. Hatay 105-96 GAL Hartley 31/14a Macaulay 25 Senyurek 22/6r Alben 11/8r/11a Stankovic 4 Nakkasoglu 0 HAT Ben Abdelkader 37 Peters 22/6r Basaran 13/19r Yavas 11/6a

Most of the round was played on Saturday as Courtney Paris took on a bigger scoring role than usual for Orman in a 75-70 win over Yvonne Anderson and Besiktas.  Tan White led Cankaya University again, this time past Samsun 74-53.  Struggling Hatay got big games from Hind Ben Abdelkader and Haley Peters, but it was not enough against Adana, which was led by Daniella Adams, Elina Dikaioulaku, and Alexis Prince, who had a triple-double, in a 96-73 win.  Kia Vaughn had a big game for Elazig, but Frida Eldebrink and Marina Bas got Botas the 79-73 win.  Victoria Macaulay helped Galatasaray escape Izmit, which handed Kristine Anigwe her overseas debut, 80-76.  The round finished on Sunday with Kiah Stokes and Fenerbahce staying perfect with an 89-55 win over Kayseri.

December 21, 2019

Orman vs. Besiktas 75-70 ORM Paris 21/11r Ogunbowale 17 Bilgic 10/6r Robinson 9/11r Leedham 9 BES Anderson 23/7a Bogicevic 13/10r Caglar 13/8r Snytsina 13 Middleton 4

Samsun vs. Cankaya Universitesi 53-74 SAM Harris 17 Nikolic 10 Madden 2 CAN White 24 Warley 11/10r Turner 11/9r Putnina 4

Hatay vs. Adana 73-96 HAT Ben Abdelkader 31/7r Peters 22 Turk 3 ADA Adams 37/6s Dikaioulaku 24/10a Prince 21/11r/11a Ozelci 8/7r

Botas vs. Elazig 79-73 BOT Eldebrink 28/6r Bas 20/9r Gulcan 16/9r ELA Vaughn 37/10r Ervin 13/14r Williams 12

Izmit vs. Galatasaray 76-80 IZM Grigalauskyte 18/8r Williams 13/11r/6a Yavuz 12/7a Cado 11 Kavumacioglu 10/6r Anigwe 5 GAL Macaulay 26/7r Senyurek 19 Hartley 18 Stankovic 4

December 22, 2019

Fenerbahce vs. Kayseri 89-55 FEN Stokes 24/10r Iagupova 19 Canitez 15/6r Zandalasini 12/10r Williams 7 Cakir 6/6a Cruz 3 KAY Perisa 18/6r Burke 18 Aladag 10 Wauters 0/6r

Most of the games in this round were on Saturday, including a battle of two of the most dynamic scorers in the league as Riquna Williams could not be stopped in Elazig’s 105-76 win over Arike Ogunbowale and Orman.  Alexis Prince and Elina Dikaioulaku were firing for Adana, but Bria Hartley helped Galatasaray win 101-83.  Courtney Williams was excellent for Izmit, but Alina Iagupova and Fenerbahce got the 85-66 win.  Kennedy Burke paced Kayseri in a 73-58 win over Samsun.  The closest game of the day saw Tan White and Cankaya University edge Morgan Tuck and Cukurova 71-70.  The lone Sunday game saw Yvonne Anderson fire Besiktas past Hatay 81-53.

December 14, 2019

Elazig vs. Orman 105-76 ELA Williams 52/12r Vaughn 15/7r Ervin 13/11r Demirkol 12 ORM Ogunbowale 31 Paris 18/7r Robinson 15/10r Leedham 8/6r

Galatasaray vs. Adana 101-83 GAL Hartley 22/7a Stankovic 18 Senyurek 16/7r Macaulay 14 Alben 12/13a Nakkasoglu 0 ADA Prince 40/11r Dikaioulaku 21/7r Ozelci 2

Izmit vs. Fenerbahce 66-85 IZM C. Williams 31/6r Cado 13 Yavuz 10 Warley 4/9r FEN Iagupova 21/6r/7a E. Williams 15/9r/6b Stokes 14/9r Zandalasini 14 Cakir 11 Canitez 6 Cruz 0

Kayseri vs. Samsun 73-58 KAY Burke 28/10r Imren 11 Ivankovic 10/6r Wauters 2 SAM Harris 19 Keskin 16/7a Madden 14/11r

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Cukurova 71-70 CAU White 25/7r Karatas 16 Putnina 13/7r Turner 9/7r CUK Tuck 24/8r Rodriguez 16/8a Bentley 13 Marginean 2

December 15, 2019

Besiktas vs. Hatay 81-53 BES Anderson 31 Snytsina 18 Bogicevic 13/7r Middleton 6 HAT Peters 16/9r Yavas 13 Magarity 3/7r Turk 3 Ben Abdelkader 2

A light Saturday included Leonor Rodriguez and Cukurova beating Luca Ivankovic and Kayseri 82-76.  Izmit used balance to best Rebecca Harris and Samsun 90-77.  The most anticipated game on Sunday was the big rivalry game and Victoria Macaulay and Bria Hartley kept Galatasaray in the game, but Fenerbahce won 69-66 at home.  Both teams relied heavily on their key players as Aija Putnina and Tan White led Cankaya University past Botas 71-61.  Haley Peters and Hind Ben Abdelkader helped Hatay rally late and avoid an upset from Riquna Williams and Elazig 80-79.  A rare Monday game saw Besiktas get an incredible game from Yvonne Anderson to escape Adana, which was led by Alexis Prince and Danielle Adams, 76-72.

December 7, 2019

Cukurova vs. Kayseri 82-76 CUK Rodriguez 21/7a Tuck 19 Bentley 12 Marginean 10 KAY Ivankovic 23/12r Burke 17/7r Gunay 13/8a Barbee 10/6r Wauters 5

Samsun vs. Izmit 77-90 SAM Harris 25/10r Nikolic 15 Trajchevska 12 Madden 9/7a IZM Warley 16/10r Williams 14/8r Takmaz 11 Grigalauskyte 10/9r

December 8, 2019

Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray 69-66 FEN Iagupova 18/8r/7a Zandalasini 15 Williams 13/10r Cakir 10 Canitez 4 Stokes 2 GAL Macaulay 21/9r Hartley 20 Stankovic 13/6r

Botas vs. Cankaya Universitesi 61-71 BOT Koksal 16 Akbas 15/9a Hollingsworth 13/9r Bas 13/7r CAU Putnina 25/8r White 22/9r/6a Yaya 14/6r Turner 6 Goodlett 0

Hatay vs. Elazig 80-79 HAT Peters 24/9r/6a Ben Abdelkader 24 Yavas 14/8a Magarity 8/10r Turk 0 ELA Williams 20/7a Vaughn 14/9r Erat 13 Ervin 11/11r Demirkol 10

December 9, 2019

Adana vs. Besiktas 72-76 ADA Prince 27/14r Adams 22/14r Dikaioulaku 14 Ozelci 2 BES Anderson 37/7a Snytsina 12 Bogicevic 11/11r Middleton 2

Half of the games in this round were on Saturday, including an exciting one in Elazig that saw Riquna Williams and Kia Vaughn lead the hosts past Alexis Prince and Adana 95-86.  Fenerbahce nearly scored enough points to win in the first quarter, breezing past Samsun 103-24.  Courtney Williams and Izmit beat Morgan Tuck and Cukurova 92-79 in a battle of WNBA teammates to close the day.  Sunday started with Tan White having an excellent game for Cankaya University, but Arike Ogunbowale was back at her best for Orman in an 82-76 win.  Victoria Macaulay helped Galatasaray beat their city rivals Besiktas 83-67.  The day ended with Kayseri beating Botas 61-58.

November 30, 2019

Elazig vs. Adana 95-86 ELA Williams 43/7r Vaughn 24/10r Ervin 8/8r ADA Prince 21/8r Dikaioulaku 19/12a Adams 18/6r Ozelci 11/6r Dabakoglu 10

Fenerbahce vs. Samsun 103-24 FEN Canitez 19/6r Uzun 15/6r/7a Iagupova 15/6r Stokes 14/11r Cora 13 Ural 10/10r Williams 8 Zandalasini 3 Cakir 2/6a SAM Harris 16 Madden 2/11r

Izmit vs. Cukurova 92-79 IZM Williams 22/13r/8a Yavuz 16/12a Cado 14 Grigalauskyte 13/7r Warley 10/7r CUK Tuck 28/10r Marginean 12 Coffey 10/8r/6a Bentley 10

December 1, 2019

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Orman 76-82 CAN White 33 Goodlett 18/11r/6a Turner 10 Putnina 2 ORM Ogunbowale 24 Kartaltepe 15 Paris 12/10r Robinson 11 Leedham 9

Galatasaray vs. Besiktas 83-67 GAL Macaulay 22/6r Hartley 17 Alben 16/10a Senyurek 14/11r Stankovic 3 Nakkasoglu 0 BES Anderson 13/6a Snytsina 13 Bogicevic 12 Emirtekin 11 Middleton 2

Kayseri vs. Botas 61-58 KAY Burke 18/6r Barbee 15/8r Ivankovic 12/11r Gunay 10 Wauters 6 BOT Koksal 14 Akbas 14 Pelin 11 Hollingsworth 8/14r

The league returned from the international break on Saturday and started with Galatasaray beating Samsun 69-48.  It was lower scoring than usual, but Samsun beat Kayseri 58-55.  Morgan Tuck had a strong debut for Cukurova, but Fenerbahce continued to show that they should be overwhelming favorites this season by leaving with an 83-59 win.  The day ended with Courtney Williams and Gizem Yavuz leading Izmit past Marina Bas and Botas 78-65.  On Sunday, Yvonne Anderson led Besiktas past Riquna Williams and Elazig 87-76.  Tan White and Cankaya University stunned Haley Peters and Hatay 76-70.

November 23, 2019

Samsun vs. Galatasaray 48-69 SAM Madden 18/13r Harris 15 GAL Macaulay 14 Atas 13 Hartley 7

Orman vs. Kayseri 58-55 ORM Robinson 18/12r Paris 16/17r Bilgic 14 Leedham 5 KAY Barbee 18/6r/6a Burke 16/7r Imren 10 Wauters 4

Cukurova vs. Fenerbahce 59-83 CUK Tuck 21/6r Bentley 15/7a Marginean 6 Rodriguez 2 FEN Williams 14/8r Iagupova 14 Cakir 10/7a Zandalasini 9 Stokes 7 Canitez 4/6r

Botas vs. Izmit 65-78 BOT Bas 20/9r Akbas 12/6a Gulcan 10 Hollingsworth 9/6r IZM Williams 26/13r Yavuz 22 Cado 14 Takmaz 11 Warley 2/6r

November 24, 2019

Besiktas vs. Elazig 87-76 BES Anderson 32 Bogicevic 13 Middleton 10 Snytsina 10/6a ELA Williams 23/10r Kurtulmus 15 Vaughn 14/10r Ervin 10

Hatay vs. Cankaya Universitesi 70-76 HAT Peters 23 Ben Abdelkader 15 Gajic 12/11r Yalcin 12 Magarity 0 CAN White 24/7r Goodlett 18/12r/7a Turner 13/7r/7a Yaya 11 Inontepe 10