Overseas League Updates September 15th

Turkish League Round 1 September 13rd-14th

The new season started early with four games on Wednesday as the league will include fifteen teams after Hatay was granted the ability to pause their season after the earthquake affected their region and they got the bye in the first round. The first game of the season saw Kelsey Bone and Antalya defeat Jessica Thomas and Nesibe Aydin 67-58 as Destanni Henderson made her overseas debut. The scheduling threw out an opening matchup that most people would have preferred to see later in the first half of the season when both teams are closer to full strength, but Alina Iagupova torched her previous team only to see Fenerbahce come back late before losing to Cukurova 76-74. League newcomers Tarsus got a good game from Khadijiah Cave and started well, but Besiktas rallied behind Jovana Nogic and Mihaela Lazic made her professional debut in an 88-78 win. The last game of the day was also in Istanbul with Galatasaray winning 56-46 while Sevval Gul made her professional debut back in her home country for the visitors.

The rest of the games in the round were on Thursday, starting with Brooke McCarty-Williams and Cankaya University having the better start only to see Lyndra Weaver and Botas have the better of the rest of the game on their way to a 76-70 win. Damiris Dantas and Orman welcomed Izmit back to the top division with an 82-78 defeat, although Khaalia Hillsman had a strong game for the visitors. The combination of Claudic Cuic and Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley led Kayseri to a 94-84 win over Madi Williams and Bursa.

September 13

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197225/istatistik
Antalya [67]: Bone 20/14r Henderson 16/8r Delic 14 Sheppard 10/6r
Nesibe Aydin [58]: Thomas 21/6r Sutherland 6/8r

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197226/istatistik
Cukurova [76]: Iagupova 31 Gulcan 15 Hollingsworth 8 Cornelius 2/8a
Fenerbahce [74]: Onar 17 Meesseman 14/8r Anderson 14/6a Laksa 10

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197227/istatistik
Besiktas [88]: Nogic 38/7r Bayram 18/11r Lazic 16/6r
Tarsus [78]: Cave 27/16r Bogicevic 15/8r Erat 15 Reed 13/6r/6a

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197228/istatistik
Galatasaray [56]: Akbas 12 Ben Abdelkader 11 Herbert Harrigan 10/11r
Emlak Konut [46]: Horvat 15/10r Wiese 9 Gul 4

September 14

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197229/istatistik
Cankaya Universitesi [70]: McCarty-Williams 29/9r/6a Yalcinkaya 17/15r Fontaine 11
Botas [76]: Weaver 28/13/7a Yildirim 15/8r Reimer 11 Fitzgerald 10

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197230/istatistik
Orman [82]: Dantas 21/10r Katanic 19/9r/6a Ural 15/13r Koksal 11/7a Fitik 10/6a
Izmit [78]: Hillsman 23/10r Calhoun 15 Cora 14/6a Nared 13/11r

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197231/istatistik
Kayseri [94]: Cuic 29/7r Ellenberg-Wiley 26/6r/6a Gunay 17 Petronyte 16/8r
Bursa [84]: M. Williams 24 Baptiste 19/7r K. Williams 14 Sarr 13/10r

French Match of Champions September 15th

The season opened on Friday with the traditional neutral site game between the defending league champions and the last cup winner. Lyon entered as the league winners, but injuries and other absences left them with only four senior players and they put up a decent fight, but Landes was far stronger in a 77-60 win.

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FFBB/2316067/bs_en_AU.html
Lyon [60]: Fauthoux 19 Ciak 15 Chery 11/6r Quevedo 4/7r
Landes [77]: Salvadores 18/6a Fuehring 12/6r Peterson 12/6a Geiselsoder 9/6r