May 15, 2022

The series moved to Mersin on Sunday, but Cukurova had more or less conceded, letting their star leave and only fielding two foreign players.  Satou Sabally and Fenerbahce took care of business and won the championship 97-71 to end the campaign on a winning note.

Cukurova vs. Fenerbahce 71-97 CUK Zellous 19 Atas 17 Dogan 4 Baric 0 FEN Sabally 22/8r/7a McBride 19 Cakir 16 Williams 15 Zahui B 8 Stokes 4/11r Canitez 4

Fenerbahce wins series 3-0

May 12, 2022

The series continued on Thursday with Cukurova staying with Fenerbahce a little longer, but Satou Sabally and Kayla McBride helping the hosts get the same result with a 95-56 win.  Action moves to Mersin on Sunday with a sweep looking more likely than ever.

Fenerbahce vs. Cukurova 95-56 FEN Sabally 25/7r McBride 23/10r Iagupova 16 Canitez 13/9r Williams 6 Cakir 5/6r/8a Stokes 4 CUK Bonner 15/8r Zellous 15 Atas 13 Baric 0 Dogan 0

Fenerbahce leads series 2-0

May 10, 2022

The championship series started on Tuesday with some intrigue about how it would go.  Elizabeth Williams and Kayla McBride helped Fenerbahce turn it into a rout early with Cukurova not filling their foreign player spots and losing 90-55.  The second game of the series will be in Istanbul on Thursday before moving to Mersin on Sunday.

Fenerbahce vs. Cukurova 90-55 FEN Williams 21/6r McBride 21 Iagupova 13/9r Sabally 10 Cakir 8 Stokes 4/10r Cakir 8 CUK Zellous 19/6r Bonner 13/6r Baric 2 Dogan 0

Nesibe needed a win to extend their season on Friday and Alaina Coates tried to keep them in it, but Fenerbahce completed the sweep with a 100-78 win.  It was Orman’s turn to try to avoid being swept on Saturday and Sevgi Uzun led them in scoring, but Cukurova proved to be too much to handle and they lost 80-51.  Both series ending in sweeps also has the effect of allowing the championship series to start earlier with Fenerbahce hosting on Tuesday.

May 6, 2022

Nesibe vs. Fenerbahce 78-100 NES Coates 25 Yildizhan 13/6r Snytsina 13 Thomas 11/6a Nacickaite 6 FEN Iagupova 19 Williams 17/9r McBride 17 Cakir 12 Onar 10 Sabally 8 Canitez 5 Stokes 4/6r

Fenerbahce wins series 3-0

May 7, 2022

Orman vs. Cukurova 51-80 ORM Uzun 22/6r Robinson 8 Lucet 3 McCowan 2/8r CUK Bonner 15/13r Zellous 13/8r Baric 12 Ural 10/8r Fagbenle 8

Cukurova wins series 3-0

After a scare in the first game, Fenerbahce reverted to their main foreigner lineup on Tuesday and Satou Sabally made sure that there would be no repeat in a 97-62 win over Nesibe.  Orman was much more competitive on Wednesday, but DeWanna Bonner proved to be the Cukurova player that they had no answer for again and they lost 75-68.  The teams get an extra day of rest as they swap venues for the next games so it will be Friday and Saturday when teams look to either sweep or extend their seasons.

May 3, 2022

Fenerbahce vs. Nesibe 97-62 FEN Sabally 25 Williams 14/6r Iagupova 14/8a Onar 14 McBride 11/6a Canitez 7/6r Stokes 5 NES Coates 15/9r Thomas 12 Snytsina 11 Nacickaite 5

Fenerbahce leads series 2-0

May 4, 2022

Cukurova vs. Orman 75-68 CUK Bonner 38/15r Hayes 19 Fagbenle 8/7r Baric 0 ORM Fitik 19 Lucet 15 McCowan 14/11r Uzun 10/7a Robinson 7

Cukurova leads series 2-0

The first semifinal series started Sunday and Alaina Coates and Nesibe started the game looking for a massive upset, but Kayla McBride and Fenerbahce answered back in the fourth quarter to edge proceedings 73-71.  There was no surprises in the other series on Monday as DeWanna Bonner and Cukurova took care of business early on their way to a 91-64 win over Sevgi Uzun and Orman.  Each series has a day off between the first two games so they will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.

May 1, 2022

Fenerbahce vs. Nesibe 73-71 FEN McBride 22 Iagupova 14/11r Sabally 10/9r Cakir 9 Zahui B 8 Stokes 4/10r Canitez 0 NES Coates 23/11r Snytsina 14 Yildizhan 13 Thomas 12 Nacickaite 5

May 2, 2022

Cukurova vs. Orman 91-64 CUK Bonner 30/7r Fagbenle 16/9r Atas 15/7r Baric 12 Hayes 11 Dogan 0 ORM Uzun 22 Robinson 11 McCowan 8/9r Lucet 3

April 29, 2022

Only one series in this round needed a deciding game and it was played on Friday.  Jelena Dubljevic and Botas had been a difficult foe for Orman, but Danielle Robinson led the hosts to a 70-61 win to advance to the semifinals series starting Monday.  The other series will open Sunday.

Orman vs. Botas 70-61 ORM Robinson 21/6r McCowan 18/17r Uzun 17 Lucet 6/7r BOT Dubljevic 24 Jurjane 18 Senyurek 10/6r Davis 5

Orman wins series 2-1

Series continued on Monday, but a great game from Alexis Prince was not enough for Cankaya University to avoid being swept by Fenerbahce after an 86-65 loss.  The next opponent for the top seed will be Nesibe, which prevailed in a nervy affair 53-49 over Galatasaray.  Sweeps continued on Tuesday with an easy 83-57 win for Cukurova over Bursa.  That trend changed in the next game when Botas did enough in the second half to extend their season, winning 83-77 even though Sevgi Uzun helped out Teaira McCowan for Orman, which will host the last game on Friday.

April 25, 2022

Cankaya Universitesi vs. Fenerbahce 65-86 CAU Prince 30 White 14/6r Yaya 12 Babkina 12 FEN Sabally 16 McBride 16 Williams 14/10r Iagupova 10/7r/6a Canitez 9/6r Stokes 8/9r Cakir 4/6a

Fenerbahce wins series 2-0

Galatasaray vs. Nesibe 49-53 GAL Gulcan 14/9r Davis 13 Krajisnik 10/17r Evans 5/8r NES Nacickaite 13 Coates 8/8r Thomas 7/6a

Nesibe wins series 2-0

April 26, 2022

Bursa vs. Cukurova 57-83 BUR Ari 16/6r Uca 11 Macaulay 8/9r CUK Akalan 18 Zellous 13 Atas 12/6r Bonner 11/6r Baric 10 Dogan 8

Cukurova wins series 2-0

Botas vs. Orman 83-77 BOT Davis 19/6r Dubljevic 17/11r/6a Senyurek 17 Gulcelik 10 Jurjane 4 ORM Uzun 25 McCowan 23/18r Lucet 13/6a Robinson 7/7a

Series tied 1-1

The playoffs started with a pair of games on Friday.  Jessica Thomas led Nesibe past Melis Gulcan and Galatasaray.  Top seed Fenerbahce rolled to a 91-57 win over Cankaya University.  The other two series started on Saturday, including a 79-42 win for Cukurova over Bursa.  The last game was the closest as Teaira McCowan and Orman just managed to edge Jelena Dubljevic and Botas 72-71.  The venues will switch for the next games Monday and Tuesday with the home teams needing wins to extend their seasons and the visiting teams looking to advance to the next round.

April 22, 2022

Nesibe vs. Galatsaray 94-79 NES Thomas 21/10a Coates 19/8r Yildizhan 13 Snytsina 12/6a Nacickaite 12 GAL Gulcan 21 Krasjisnik 16/10r Davis 16 Evans 8

Fenerbahce vs. Cankaya Universitesi 91-57 FEN Sabally 18/6r McBride 18 Iagupova 13/6a Kurtulmus 11 Canitez 7/7r Stokes 6/7r Williams 5/7r Cakir 1/6a CAU Babkina 16 Prince 15/7r White 11

April 23, 2022

Cukurova vs. Bursa 79-42 CUK Fagbenle 19 Atas 13/11r Hayes 13/6r Ural 12 Bonner 7/6r/7a Baric 5 Dogan 0 BUR Macaulay 11/7r Daci 10

Orman vs. Botas 72-71 ORM McCowan 24/14r Robinson 16 Lucet 4 BOT Dubljevic 23/7r Davis 19/6r Jurjane 2/7r

April 19, 2022

The final round was played on Tuesday, but not with simultaneous tipoffs.  Temi Fagbenle and Cukurova clinched the second seed with a 73-53 win over Bursa.  That result meant that Orman could not move up a seed, but they still needed to make sure that they would not drop a spot against their direct rivals and Teaira McCowan helped them edge out Nesibe 64-63.  Tan White and Alexis Prince were fantastic for Cankaya University, which grabbed the last playoff spot with a 95-72 win over Jelena Dubljevic and Botas.  The three teams that were still in danger played at the same time and Brooque Williams and Kayseri were looking to take matters into their own hands early, but Tina Krajisnik and Galatasaray left with a 78-72 win.  They still ended up being safe after Viktoria Mircheva and Izmit lost to Fenerbahce 105-68.  Antalya made sure that they had no chance of joining Elazig in the drop, winning 67-60 over Chanel Mokango and company.  Neither team had a playoff place left to play for so they put on a show to end the season as Meighan Simmons and Besiktas got the 96-88 win, but Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley pushed her average up in winning the scoring title and Busra Akbas also had a good game for Hatay.

Bursa vs. Cukurova 53-73 BUR Macaulay 19/8r CUK Fagbenle 21/13r/6s Zellous 18/7a Atas 16 Baric 8/6r Dogan 0

Orman vs. Nesibe 64-63 ORM McCowan 21/16r Robinson 13 Lucet 5/6a NES Thomas 17/6a Snytsina 13 Coates 10/19r Nacickaite 9

Botas vs. Cankaya Universitesi 72-95 BOT Dubljevic 23/8r Senyurek 17/8r Jurjane 6 Davis 5 CAU White 34/8r/7a Prince 29/12r Kavurmacioglu 11 Babkina 9

Kayseri vs. Galatasaray 72-78 KAY Williams 23 Peddy 15 Sventoraite 11 Abdi 9/9r GAL Krajisnik 27/8r Gulcan 13 Bilgic 11 Davis 10 Evans 4

Izmit vs. Fenerbahce 68-105 IZM Mircheva 22 Solopova 14/6r Fields 8 Turk 0 FEN Onar 19/7a Kurtulmus 19 McBride 18 Iagupova 9 Canitez 8 Zahui B 8 Stokes 6/6r Cakir 3 Sabally 2

Elazig vs. Antalya 60-67 ELA Mokango 21/10r Sonmez 16 Yalcinkaya 2/11r ANT Yurkevichus 19/13r Ozelci 11 Dubrovina 10/6a Davis 8/10r

Besiktas vs. Hatay 96-88 BES Simmons 21 Uzunoglu 17/9r Guner 13/8r Yavas 11/8a Topuz 11 Bayram 10/9r Kepenc 0 HAT Ellenberg-Wiley 25/8r Akbas 20/7a Jones 14 Louka 10/11r Caglar 10

Standings:

1. Fenerbahce 24-2
2. Cukurova 20-6
3. Orman 20-6
4. Nesibe 18-8
5. Galatasaray 17-9
6. Botas 15-11
7. Bursa 13-13
8. Cankaya Universitesi 11-15
9. Besiktas 11-15
10. Hatay 9-17
11. Antalya 8-18
12. Kayseri 7-19
13. Izmit 7-19
14. Elazig 2-24

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Ellenberg-Wiley 23.4, 2. Prince 20.6, 3. McCowan 20.1, 4. Fields 19.3, 5. White 19.2, 6. Jones 19.1, 7. Cuic 19.1, 8. Iagupova 18.1, 9. Hayes 18.0, 10. Williams 18.0

Rebounding: 1. Coates 13.9, 2. McCowan 13.9, 3. McCall 11.5, 4. Higgins 11.2, 5. Prince 10.0, 6. Davis 9.3, 7. Ivankovic 9.1, 8. Krajisnik 9.1, 9. Mokango 8.8, 10. Williams 8.5

Assists: 1. Yavas 6.6, 2. Thomas 6.5, 3. Iagupova 6.5, 4. White 6.3, 5. Bilgic 5.3, 6. Cakir 5.1, 7. Uzun 4.7, 8. Doyle 4.5, 9. Ellenberg-Wiley 4.4, 10. Robinson 4.4