Australian League Round 7 December 21st-23rd
The round started on Wednesday with Jade Melbourne and Rae Burrell trying to pick up the scoring slack for Canberra, but the team is still looking for their first win after fading late to let Perth leave with a 97-83 victory behind Sami Whitcomb and Chloe Bibby. Thursday’s game was a barnburner as Mia Murray fired away from the outside, Cayla George had a triple-double while playing every second of the game, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa continued to make up for Melbourne being down an import as they prevailed 106-100 in overtime over Stephanie Talbot, Lauren Mansfield, and Adelaide. Lauren Jackson and Southside handed Bendigo their first loss 96-67 on Friday. The two teams in last place met again and Rae Burrell’s good game was not enough for that elusive win for Canberra as Keely Froling and Shyla Heal paced Sydney in an 87-72 win.
December 21
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Canberra [83]: Melbourne 24/9r/7a Burrell 20/8r Bunton 10/7r Munger 10 Smart 8 Tonks 2
Perth [97]: Whitcomb 26/6r/7a Bibby 21/8r Scherf 18/9r Ryan 14 Atwell 12 Sharp 6 Edwards 0 Clinch Hoycard 0
December 22
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Melbourne [106]: Murray 34 George 30/11r/10a Nelson-Ododa 21/7r Wallace 13/8r/11a Goodchild 4 Davidson 4 Brewster 0
Adelaide [100]: Talbot 22/12r Mansfield 22/6r/6a Whittle 14 Bell 12 Borlase 10 Monroe 4
December 23
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Bendigo [67]: Maley 12/8r K. Wilson 11 Griffin 10 McKay 10 Froling 5 Locandro 0 Mahady 0
Southside [96]: Jackson 20/13r Blicavs 14/7r Ernst 13 Thornton 11 Conti 11 Bishop 11 Pineau 0 Hollingsworth 0
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Sydney [87]: Froling 26/6r Heal 22/8r/6a Mangakahia 15 Willoughby 10 Sjerven 6 Clarke 2
Canberra [72]: Burrell 27 Swain 13 Munger 12/9r Smart 6 Tonks 6 Melbourne 2
Standings:
1. Melbourne 8-1
2. Bendigo 7-1
3. Townsville 5-2
4. Southside 6-3
5. Perth 3-5
6. Adelaide 3-6
7. Sydney 2-7
8. Canberra 0-9
Hungarian League Round 13 December 21st-23rd
Half a round was played during the weekdays since teams busy with continental play were not available and Gyor won 88-60 over Ana Vojtulek on Wednesday. On Friday, Nora Wentzel and Virag Kiss helped PEAC keep Pecsi winless 84-61. Ama Degbeon led Szigetszentmiklos, but they lost to Csata 73-59.
December 21
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BEAC [60]: Vojtulek 25/7r Green 11
Gyor [88]: Mompremier 19/17r Ellenberg-Wiley 19 Dubei 14 Dombai 13 Torok 11 Williams 4 Oroszova 0
December 23
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Pecsi [61]: Kovacs 16 Vincze 16 Zivaljevic 12/11r
PEAC [84]: Wentzel 24 Kiss 22/10r Calhoun 11 Burdick 6
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Szigetszentmiklos [59]: Degbeon 20/8r Vari 13 Perez 5 Jones 2
Csata [73]: Fuehring 17/9r Gyongyosi 12 Horvath 11 Szabo 9/6r
Italian League Round 13 December 21st-23rd
One game had to be moved for continental play, but the rest of the round was played before the holiday break. Wednesday’s games included the two promoted teams squaring off and Crema prevailed 72-64 over San Giovanni Valdarno. Elisa Policari led Faenza in scoring and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah grabbed an impressive number of rebounds to get them a 72-66 win over Lucca. A battle of duos had Keisha Hampton and Kristine Anigwe helping Ragusa get the advantage for the playoffs at the halfway point after a 70-59 win over Kathryn Westbeld, Chelsea Mitchell, and Moncalieri. San Martino di Lupari edged Campobasso 63-61. Thursday’s game was a 71-45 Venezia win over Sesto San Giovanni. The last game played this week was Friday’s 94-66 Schio win over Debora Carangelo and Sassari.
December 21
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San Giovanni Valdarno [64]: Missanelli 16/8r Garrick 15 Tassinari 12/8r Paulsson Glantz 5 Koizar 3
Crema [72]: Kaba 19 Dickey 14/10r D’Alie 10/7r
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Faenza [72]: Policari 21 Hinriksdottir 13 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 11/25r Davis 3
Lucca [66]: Natali 19 Parmesani 11 Morrison 6 Tulonen 2
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Ragusa [70]: Hampton 22 Anigwe 21/14r Vitola 11 Attura 11 Romeo 3/8a Ostarello 0
Moncalieri [59]: Westbeld 22 Mitchell 22
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Campobasso [61]: Parks 16/12r Milapie 14 Quinonez 13 Perry 7
San Martino di Lupari [63]: Russo 14/6r Washington 12 Dedic 11/7r
December 22
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Venezia [71]: Delaere 15 Kuier 12/6r Fassina 11 Madera 10 Cubaj 6/6r Santucci 5
Sesto San Giovanni [45]: Gorini 10 Holmes 7
December 23
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Sassari [66]: Carangelo 22 Thomas 12/7s Gustavsson 11/8r Ciavarella 11 Makurat 2
Schio [94]: Ndour-Fall 16/6r Sottana 16 Mabrey 16 Howard 12/8r Zahui B 6 Penna 4
Spanish League Round 13 December 22nd-23rd
Half of this round was played on Thursday and the only game that was not a rivalry matchup was the first one, which saw Zaragoza win 64-54 at Barcelona. The Basque Country rivalry resulted in a big 69-61 win for Ibaeta over Gernika. The two Madrid teams played a close game with Estudiantes edging Leganes 61-59. Tenerife came back late to defeat their Canary Island neighbors Gran Canaria and avoid being completely stranded at the bottom of the standings. A 92-60 loss to Valencia on Friday left Jairis in the danger zone. Araski’s late charge still left them short against Avenida 66-60. Girona had a strong second half to win 67-57 over Sedis. The round ended with Bembibre’s 73-59 win over Ensino.
December 22
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Barcelona [54]: Canella 14/6r Cruz 13 Hamblin 5/10r Llobet 3 Anderson 2
Zaragoza [64]: Oma 18 Gatling 11/7r Gimeno 10/7r Geldof 6 Fiebich 4 Grande 3 Alonso de Armino 2 Tate 0
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Ibaeta [69]: Coulibaly 16/10r Brown 13/11r Rodriguez 10 Dembele 10 Almendro 10 Cardano-Hillary 3 Soriano 0
Gernika [61]: Buch 18 Ygueravide 15 Cvitkovic 7/6r Silva 4/7r Williams 2
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Estudiantes [61]: Fingall 19/13r Mendez 10 Mollenhauer 6 Pulliam 5
Leganes [59]: Pierre-Louis 10/6r Hermida 10 Muhate 8 Pointer 8 Sanchez Ramos 8 Jez 0
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Gran Canaria [59]: Kone 16/21r Nesbitt 14 Hollivay 10 Holesinska 8 Scaife 2
Tenerife [68]: James 16/16r Montenegro 13 Sheppard 12 Lopez 8 Satorre 7
December 23
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Valencia [92]: Gulich 19/8r Cox 18 Ouvina 16 Christinaki 8 Torrens 7 Romero 7 Salvadores 3 Carrera 0
Jairis [60]: Higgs 13 Seda 8/10r Evans 6 Lizarazu 6 Konig 5 De Souza 4
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Araski [60]: Atkinson 17/6r/6a Van Den Adel 15 Diarra 7 Chagas 5 White 2
Avenida [66]: Cazorla 19 Fasoula 16/6r Vilaro 10/6r Gulbe 8 Onyenwere 5 Reisingerova 4 Rodriguez 2 Nogic 0
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Girona [67]: Gardner 16 Tolo 15 Araujo 11/8r Murphy 9 Sykes 6 Flores 1 Cornelius 0
Sedis [57]: Watts 13 Bahi 11 Tunstull 8/6r Raventos 8 Brotons 2 Strautmane 2 Pujol 2
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Bembibre [73]: Lacorzana 17 Whalen 12 Lopez 12 Austin 9 Silva 8 Aijanen 4
Ensino [59]: Ginzo 17 Roundtree 12 Giomi 11/9r Prieto 7/7a Olaeta 5 Castedo 3 Martianez 0 Miller 0
Standings:
1. Valencia 10-3
2. Girona 10-3
3. Zaragoza 9-4
4. Avenida 9-4
5. Barcelona 8-5
6. Gernika 7-6
7. Araski 7-6
8. Bembibre 6-7
9. Estudiantes 6-7
10. Ensino 6-7
11. Sedis 5-8
12. Gran Canaria 5-8
13. Ibaeta 5-8
14. Leganes 5-8
15. Jairis 4-9
16. Tenerife 2-11
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