On Saturday, Adana won 95-85 at Yakin Dogu University as WNBA teammates Amanda Zahui B and Riquna Williams helped cancel out a tremendous scoring effort from Tiffany Hayes.  Istanbul University won 65-52 at Botas despite a great game from Avery Warley.  The headline game of the weekend was the latest installment of the rivalry between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, perhaps the world’s greatest multisport rivalry.  Both teams were finally sporting their preferred rosters as Galatasaray just edged the encounter 76-72 behind Jelena Dubljevic.  On Sunday, Chelsea Gray made her Abdullah Gul University debut as they beat Besiktas 73-68 and stayed in first palce.  Angel McCoughtry led Mersin past Samsun 77-72.  Hatay also stayed in first place as they won 84-80  at Orduspor despite a big scoring game from Jelena Milovanovic.  Gelistirenler was boosted by the arrival of Megan Leuzinger as they beat Edirnespor 88-76.

November 28, 2015

Yakin Dogu Universitesi vs. Adana Aski 85-95 YDU Hayes 35 Dabovic 15 Bone 12 ADA Zahui B 29/9r Williams 21/10r/7a Campbell 14/6r Sinan 13 De Souza 7 Nacickaite 4

Botas vs. Istanbul Universitesi 52-65 BOT Warley 20/19r Malott 12 Bilgic 10 Givens 6 Maltsi 0 IU Mircheva 21/6r Williams 18/15r White 9/6a

Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce 76-72 GAL Dubljevic 26/8r Yilmaz 14 Loyd 14 Kizer 8 Martinez 5 FEN Quigley 24 Hollingsworth 12 Lavender 11/10r Coleman 9 Cakir 4 Canitez 0 [Read more…]

On Saturday, a fantastic double-double from Erika De Souza led Adana past Orduspor 92-84 to record their first win.  The Atlanta Dream duo of Angel McCoughtry and Aneika Henry led Mersin to an 81-69 win over Botas.  On Sunday, the battle of university sponsored teams went to Yakin Dogu 71-70 as two Connecticut Sun players proved to be better than one.  Edirnespor beat Samsun 69-55.  Abdullah Gul University won the most anticipated game of the weekend by coming back to beat a Galatasaray team with a lineup shift 72-70.  Besiktas used overtime to hand Hatay its first loss 82-79 as Cappie Pondexter controlled the game.  Fenerbahce closed the week in first place by beating Gelistirenler 92-48.

November 14, 2015

Adana ASKI vs. Orduspor 92-84 ADA De Souza 22/17r Nacickaite 16/9r Zahui B 13/8r Williams 9 Campbell 8 ORD Moss 18/6r/6a Milovanovic 18 Vandersloot 16/8r/7a Krivacevic 15 Akkaya 12/6r

Mersin vs. Botas 81-69 MER McCoughtry 24 Henry 21/18r/7a Hartley 19 Kuzina 8/7r BOT Warley 20/11r Givens 14 Bilgic 10/6a Maltsi 9 Malott 7/8r/7a

November 15, 2015

Istanbul Universitesi vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 70-71 IU White 20/7r Mircheva 17 Williams 12/12r YDU Thomas 15/14r Bone 15/10r Hayes 13 Dabovic 11

Edirnespor vs. Samsun Canik Belediye 69-55 EDI Jovanovic 24/6r Latta 22/7a Talay 11 Dolson 6/14r SAM Carson 18 Perovanovic 12/6r Lacy 11/9r/6a Teilane 8/8r

Abdullah Gul Universitesi vs. Galatasaray 72-70 AGU Sanders 21/7r Dimitrakou 19/6r Johnson 14 Mazic 6 GAL Kizer 21 Loyd 19 Dubljevic 12/6r Alben 11/6r/6a

Hatay vs. Besiktas 79-82 (OT) HAT Hurst 20/7r Paris 18/13r Snytsina 18/6r Vajda 15/11r Turner 6/7a BES Pondexter 23/11a Ivegin 20 Cora 14 Ivankovic 12/21r

Fenerbahce vs. Gelistirenler 92-48 FEN Hollingsworth 17/7r Verameyenka 14/9r Coleman 14 Lavender 12/8r Quigley 9 Canitez 8 Cakir 2 GEL Abdi 16 Newlin 13/7r Harding 7 Leuzinger 4

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Surprisingly two of the top teams in the Turkish league suffered defeats this round! Both Galatasaray and Fenerbahce lost their games. Fenerbahce to Canik and Galatasaray to third placed Hatay. Perhaps the grueling travel schedule and the physicality of the EuroLeague got the best of these two teams this week.  Things were different on Sunday, where Abdullah Gul University did sneak out a win over Gelistirenler to at least score one for the EuroLeague teams.  Orduspor beat Yakin Dogo University as all four of their foreigners carried the team to offset strong performances from the Connecticut Sun duo.  Edirnespor won their first game after beating Botas.  Angel McCoughtry had one of the stronger individual efforts and she got help from at Atlanta Dream teammate as Mersin handed Istanbul University its first loss.  Besiktas got their first win and kept Adana winless as Riquna Williams did not get enough help.

November 7, 2015

Samsun Canik Belediye vs. Fenerbahce 77-72  SAM Lacy 18/8r/8a Teilane 16/13r Cigil 15 Perovanovic 11/11r Carson 9 FEN Quigley 24 Coleman 17 Lavender 16/10r Verameyenka 11/10r Cakir 4 Canitez 0

Galatasaray vs. Hatay 60-67  GAL Dubljevic 22/8r Loyd 15 Yilmaz 3 HAT Vajda 17/9r Turner 14/6a Snytsina 11/6r Paris 10/11r

November 8, 2015

Orduspor vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 94-80 ORD Moss 22/11r Vandersloot 22/6r/6a Krivacevic 21/7r Milovanovic 19/7r YDU Thomas 22/16r Bone 18/7r Dabovic 12 Hayes 11

Botas vs. Edirnespor 67-88 BOT Senyurek 12/6r Bilgic 12 Givens 11/9r Maltsi 11 Warley 9 Malott 5 EDI Malashenko 24/8r Latta 24/6a Talay 13 Jovanovic 10/7r Askin 10 Dolson 5/7a

Mersin vs. Istanbul Universitesi 78-73 MER McCoughtry 32/10r Henry 24/11r Hartley 13 Kuzina 7/6r IU White 24 Cado 22 Williams 14/6r

Besiktas vs. Adana ASKI 83-77 BES Ivegin 21 Ivankovic 16/8r Cora 14/6r Pondexter 14/9a Grishaeva 13/12r ADA Williams 32/7r/7a Sinan 12 Atacan 10 Zahui B 9/6r Nacickaite 6 De Souza 4/9r Campbell 2/9r

Gelistirenler vs. Abdullah Gul Universitesi 62-66 GEL Newlin 17/11r Rezan 16/7r Harding 11 Abdi 5/11r Bentley 2 AGU Sanders 23/9r Johnson 9 Mazic 6

Standings:

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