Turkish League Round 19 March 3rd-4th
After four rounds of games were postponed due to the earthquake, league play was able to resume in Turkey on Friday. After the tragic passing of Nilay Aydogan during the disaster, the league is naming this season after her to honor her memory. While many of the teams are located far away from the areas affected, Hatay suffered enough that they notified the league that they would be unable to field a team for the remainder of the season so there are still some decisions that need to be made as games resumed.
Aydogan’s former team Cankaya University played in one of the early games and Tan White led them to a 101-72 win over Rize. Antalya was shorthanded in their 76-49 loss to Megan Walker and company. Bursa was not exactly in great form before, but hit a new low with a 113-51 loss to Sevgi Uzun and Botas. Cukurova wants to continue to hold their edge in the standings and Chelsea Gray and Tiffany Hayes led them past Jessica Thomas and Nesibe Aydin 91-72. The day ended with Teaira McCowan and Azura Stevens forming a powerful combination for Galatasaray in a 92-84 win over Jelena Dubljevic, Jasmine Thomas, and Orman. Fenerbahce is trying to figure out the rotation that they will use for the big games and Satou Sabally and Alperi Onar led them to a 110-56 win over Kayseri on Saturday.
March 3
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/162624/istatistik
Cankaya Universitesi [101]: White 29/10r Cora 17 Zellous 13 Oral 12 Yalcinkaya 6/6r Turk 6
Rize [72]: Brown 19/8r Benson 18/6r Ozcan 16 Morgan 13
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/162629/istatistik
Antalya [49]: Hillsman 13 Baday 10 Fitzgerald 6
Emlak Konut [76]: Walker 20/7a Fields 12/8r Lavender 11
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/162628/istatistik
Bursa [51]: Fluker 18/10r Kavurmacioglu 13/7r Carter 4
Botas [113]: Uzun 23 Macaulay 19/7r Egin 13/7r Gunay 11/7a Gulcan 10 Doyle 7/6a
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/162626/istatistik
Nesibe Aydin [72]: Thomas 23/6r/9a Hempe 14/6r Yaya 10 Nelson 6
Cukurova [91]: Gray 23 Hayes 22 Crvendakic 14/10r Yalcin 10 Hollingsworth 4
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/162625/istatistik
Galatasaray [92]: McCowan 26/15r Stevens 24 Nacickaite 14 Alben 13/8a Bilgic 10/6a Canitez 0
Orman [84]: Dubljevic 26/6r Thomas 24/6r/8a Gray 15
March 4
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/162627/istatistik
Kayseri [56]: Landrum 13 Weaver 9
Fenerbahce [110]: Sabally 28/6r Onar 20/6s Vandersloot 14/6s Iagupova 9/7r Stokes 9/6r Cakir 8
Polish League Round 21 March 4th
The rest of the second to last round was played on Saturday and Arka Gdynia is the first team to finish their regular season even though they fit in an extra period with a 71-63 loss to Aleksandra Stanacev and Lublin. Polkowice trailed Julia Drop and Sleza Wroclaw at the break, but Erica Wheeler fired them to a 97-80 win. Poznan pulled away late for an 82-69 win over Karina Michalek and Bydgoszcz. Gorzow got contributions up and down the lineup in an 85-67 win over Zaglebie Sosnowiec.
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/140987/polski-cukier-azs-umcs-lublin—vbw-arka-gdynia.html
Lublin [71]: Stanacev 31/7a Taylor 15 Mack 12/13r Zec 4
Arka Gdynia [63]: Kastanek 16 Fontaine 12/7r Borkowska 11/6r Vuckovic 10/7r Higgins 6 Gorecki 0
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/140988/1ks-sleza-wroclaw—bc-polkowice.html
Sleza Wroclaw [80]: Drop 25/10a Jones 18/7r Jakubiuk 15 Brezinova 10 Jaworska 2
Polkowice [97]: Wheeler 33/7a Spanou 19 Telenga 14/12r Friskovec 11
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/140989/enea-azs-politechnika-poznan—polskie-przetwory-ks-basket-25-bydgoszcz-.html
Poznan [82]: Pokk 19/7r Skobel 17/10r Sutton 15/8r/6a Popovic 11 Dodson 9/18r
Bydgoszcz [69]: Michalek 24 Wieczynska 15/6r Zmierczak 12 W. Sobiech 11
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/140990/mb-zaglebie-sosnowiec—polskastrefainwestycji-enea-gorzow-wlkp.html
Zaglebie Sosnowiec [67]: Zempare 19 Dornstauder 18/9r January 12/9r/9a Mistinova 11
Gorzow [85]: Senyurek 17/8r Allen 15/10a Wadoux 14 Smith 13/9r Horvat 13/8r Keller 10/10r
Australian League Round 16 March 1st-5th
The final round started with an important game on Wednesday as Bendigo needed to win to extend their season, but Townsville ended those ambitions and secured the top seed with an 89-64 victory. Perth was looking to build momentum on Thursday and were led by Chloe Bibby and Sami Whitcomb as they held off Adelaide’s final game charge behind Jacinta Monroe, Marena Whittle, and Lauren Mansfield to win 97-93. Sami Whitcomb and Perth continued to warm up for the playoffs on Saturday while Canberra prioritized showcasing Shaneice Swain to end the season and they did that while losing 107-94. Townsville also has plenty of momentum after an 83-61 win over Southside. Not much was at stake in the final game on Sunday, but Tiffany Mitchell did bump up her final average for her scoring title in Melbourne’s 100-60 win over Keely Froling and Sydney.
March 1
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2130774/bs.html
Bendigo Spirit [64]: Maley 14 A. Wilson 12/7r Froling 10/7r McKay 9 Mahady 3
Townsville Fire [89]: Hawkins 19 Woods 16 Samuelson 15 Reid 11 Ruef 9/15r Heal 9 Leger-Walker 0 Gaze 0
March 2
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2130776/bs.html
Adelaide Lightning [93]: Monroe 23/13r Whittle 22/6r Mansfield 20/8a Brook 11 Simons 5
Perth Lynx [97]: Bibby 22 Whitcomb 21 Atwell 17 Ryan 13 Sharp 6/6r Clinch Hoycard 4 Edwards 4
March 4
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2130777/bs.html
Canberra Capitals [94]: Swain 33 Smart 16 Melbourne 15/6r/8a Burrell 11/7r Pizzey 10/10r Solway 2
Perth Lynx [107]: Whitcomb 22/6r/6a Bibby 19/9r Atwell 18/8r Forster 12 Sharp 10/9r Clinch Hoycard 8 Edwards 3
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2130780/bs.html
Southside Flyers [61]: Thornton 14 Bishop 13 Rocci 10 Ernst 7/7r Pineau 0 Hollingsworth 0
Townsville Fire [83]: Samuelson 16/7r Ruef 13/9r Hawkins 13 Woods 13 Reid 12/7a Heal 6 Leger-Walker 0 Gaze 0
March 5
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2130784/bs.html
Melbourne Boomers [100]: T. Mitchell 24 Davidson 15/8r Wallace 11 Murray 11 Nelson-Ododa 10/6r L. Mitchell 9 George 8/8r Goodchild 8 Brown 4/6r Ortlepp 0
Sydney Flames [60]: Froling 21/12r Clarke 10/8r Allen 10 Panousis 2 Maenpaa 2
Standings:
1. Townsville 17-4
2. Southside 15-6
3. Melbourne 15-6
4. Perth 13-8
5. Bendigo 11-10
6. Sydney 6-15
7. Adelaide 5-16
8. Canberra 2-19
Leaders:
Scoring: 1. Mitchell 20.2, 2. George 18.3, 3. Froling 18.1, 4. Whitcomb 17.7, 5. Hawkins 17.2, 6. Thornton 16.8, 7. Nicholson 16.6, 8. Wallace 16.3, 9. Maley 16.2, 10. Bibby 16.2
Rebounding: 1. Georgie 11.3, 2. Maley 11.0, 3. Scherf 10.0, 4. Ruef 9.2, 5. Froling 8.8, 6. Hawkins 8.1, 7. Monroe 7.5, 8. Griffin 7.4, 9. Talbot 7.4, 10. Thornton 7.1
Assists: 1. Reid 6.1, 2. Melbourne 6.1, 3. Wilson 5.8, 4. Wallace 5.6, 5. Scherf 5.3, 6. Mansfield 5.1, 7. Rocci 4.7, 8. Whitcomb 4.7, 9. Mitchell 4.7, 10. George 4.6
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