Group A
The round started in this group on Tuesday with Kylee Shook helping out Megan Gustafson for Olympiacos, but they could not hold on to their lead and lost to Valencia 65-59 to remain winless. All of the other games were on Wednesday, starting with Fenerbahce’s 83-64 win over Yvonne Anderson and Bourges. Polkowice sits all alone in first place at the halfway point after an 89-58 win over Szekszard. Brionna Jones and USK Praha rolled to an 85-61 win in Bologna.
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2112/Olympiacos-S-F-P–Valencia-BC#|tab=boxscore
Olympiacos [59]: Gustafson 21/11r Shook 21/6r Ayuso 4
Valencia [65]: Carrera 15/6r Gulich 10/6r Romero 10/6a Salvadores 8 Cox 6 Torrens 5 Christinaki 4
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2112/Fenerbahce–Tango-Bourges#|tab=boxscore
Fenerbahce [83]: Howard 19/7r Iagupova 18 Onar 14 Meesseman 13/8r McBride 11 Raca 6 Stokes 2/12r Cakir 0
Bourges [64]: Anderson 20 Alexander 15 Godin 10 Miyem 10
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2112/BC-Polkowice-KSC-Szekszard#|tab=boxscore
Polkowice [89]: Gertchen 17 Friskovec 16/6r Mavunga 15/10r Spanou 13 Telenga 12/6r Wheeler 4/13a
Szekszard [58]: Vivians 16 Studer 11/7a Goree 8 Hebard 7/6r Wallace 5
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2112/Virtus-Segafredo-Bologna-ZVVZ-USK#|tab=boxscore
Virtus Bologna [61]: Zandalasini 14 Parker 13/12r Laksa 9 Rupert 7
USK Praha [85]: Jones 22/16r Thomas 18/14r Fagbenle 16/9r Oblak 11/9r/9a Conde 7 Vorackova 6/6r
Standings:
1. Polkowice 6-1
2. Fenerbahce 5-2
3. USK Praha 5-2
4. Valencia 4-3
5. Bourges 3-4
6. Szekszard 3-4
7. Virtus Bologna 2-5
8. Olympiacos 0-7
Group B:
This group also started play on Tuesday as Jelena Brooks and Sopron pulled away late for an 80-61 win over Schio. Wednesday’s first game was in Miskolc and Cheridene Green led DVTK to a 67-58 win over Landes. Girona sent a clear message to a team that they will be battling on multiple fronts, winning 74-48 over Avenida. On Thursday, Chelsea Gray and Cukurova eventually pulled away from Ziomara Morrison and Mechelen to win 84-69.
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2112/Sopron-Basket-Beretta-Famila-Schio#|tab=boxscore
Sopron [80]: Brooks 24 Kunek 10 Fegyverneky 10 Stankovic 9/8r Magbegor 6/10r Turner 4
Schio [61]: Ndour-Fall 13 Howard 10/6r Mabrey 6/6a Mestdagh 6 Zahui B 2 Penna 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2212/DVTK-Hun-Therm-Basket-Landes#|tab=boxscore
DVTK [67]: Green 20/13r Guirantes 13/8r Bernath 13 Aho 4
Landes [58]: Mann 14 Magarity 13/9r Harmon 4 Dumerc 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2112/Spar-Girona-Perfumerias-Avenida#|tab=boxscore
Girona [74]: Gardner 19 Araujo 15/9r Cornelius 9 Tolo 8 Murphy 7 Flores 0
Avenida [48]: Dominguez 7/6a Onyenwere 7 Nogic 7 Vilaro 6 Reisingerova 5 Fasoula 4/6r Cazorla 4 Rodriguez 1 Gulbe 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/22-23/game/2112/Kangoeroes-Basket-CBK-Mersin#|tab=boxscore
Mechelen [69]: Morrison 20/6r Bertsch 13 Berkani 6
Cukurova [84]: Gray 28/6a Bonner 17/8r Hayes 16 Hollingsworth 8 January 2
Standings:
1. Avenida 5-2
2. Schio 5-2
3. Sopron 5-2
4. Cukurova 4-3
5. Girona 4-3
6. DVTK 3-4
7. Landes 1-6
8. Mechelen 1-6
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