Australian League Round 15 February 15th-18th
The first round after the international break started on Thursday with Kelsey Griffin and Alicia Froling leading Bendigo to an 85-77 win over Canberra. Saturday’s result was a surprise after an Adelaide side that had nothing to play for defeated Melbourne 70-61. A busy Sunday started with Southside sealing homecourt advantage to start the playoffs with an 81-78 win over DiDi Richards, Lauren Nicholson, and Sydney. Ally Wilson and Kelsey Griffin helped Bendigo continue their late surge with a 93-60 win over Townsville. It came too late, but Aari McDonald and Anneli Maley helped Perth stop their slide with a 94-79 win over Gemma Potter and Canberra.
February 15
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291885/bs.html
Canberra Capitals [77]: Potter 18 Fowler 17/11r Sharp 15/7r Clark 10 Munger 7 Kirisome 2 Solway 0
Bendigo Spirit [85]: Griffin 24/11r Froling 23 K. Wilson 10/9r A. Wilson 10 Samuels 10 Kraker 5 McGoldrick 0
February 17
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291886/bs.html
Adelaide Lightning [70]: Turner 17/17r Borlase 14 Talbot 11/13r Bourne 10 Willoughby 6/7r Mansfield 6/6a
Melbourne Boomers [61]: Hillmon 18/15r Froling 16/6r Canada 11/6r/9a McKay 0 Wallace 0
February 18
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291887/bs.html
Sydney Flames [78]: Richards 20 Nicholson 20 Bradley 15 George 14/14r Swain 7 Madgen 2 Clarke 0 Panousis 0
Southside Flyers [81]: Russell 18/7r Jackson 15/6r Mitchell 15 Rocci 11/7r Dickey 8 Ernst 0
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291888/bs.html
Townsville Fire [60]: Aokuso 11/6r Brown 10 Reid 8 Woods 8 Whitcomb 8 Ruef 5 Tofaeono 0 McDowell-White 0
Bendigo Spirit [93]: A. Wilson 22/10r Griffin 21/14r Froling 12/8r Kraker 11 Samuels 11 McGoldrick 0
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291889/bs.html
Perth Lynx [94]: McDonald 24 Atwell 19 Potter 18 Maley 17/20r/8a Goodchild 10 Ciabattoni 3 Clinch Hoycard 2 Gorman 0/6r Hannan 0 Jacobs 0
Canberra Capitals [79]: Potter 20 Sharp 16/13r Melbourne 15/11a Okoye 11 Fowler 7/7r Munger 6 Kirisome 0 Solway 0
Standings:
1. Townsville 13-6
2. Southside 12-7
3. Bendigo 11-9
4. Sydney 11-9
5. Melbourne 11-9
6. Perth 10-10
7. Adelaide 7-13
8. Canberra 4-16
Italian Cup Final Four February 16th-18th
With the change in the cup format this season, the semifinals were played on Friday to fit alongside the men’s tournament’s schedule. Venezia had a fast start, but nearly let Sesto San Giovanni pull off the upset before recovering for a 56-52 win. Laura Juskaite and Ragusa had an upset on their minds, but Arella Guirantes had the better of the rest of the game for a 67-58 win to set up the expected matchup. The final was on Sunday and league leaders Venezia were looking to maintain the psychological edge on the chase pack, but Schio showed that they will be a threat at the end of the campaign with Robyn Parks leading them to an 81-68 win.
February 16
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=303&MID=52402
Venezia [56]: Shepard 12/15r Villa 10 Kuier 9/7r Cubaj 9/6r Berkani 6 Makurat 2
Sesto San Giovanni [52]: Gwathmey 14 Moore 13/8r Conti 6
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=303&MID=52403
Schio [67]: Guirantes 20/8r Parks 18 Verona 10 Juhasz 3 Penna 2
Ragusa [58]: Juskaite 20 Chidom 16/17r Thomas 8 Jakubcova 6
February 18
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=303&MID=52404
Venezia [68]: Kuier 16/9r Cubaj 13 Shepard 12/6r Berkani 10 Makurat 3 Pan 2
Schio [81]: Parks 25 Guirantes 16 Bestagno 12 Verona 11/6a Juhasz 4/9r
Spanish League Round 21 February 17th-18th
Most of this round was on Saturday and Celta expanded the gap between safety and danger with a 78-66 win over Astou Ndour and Gran Canaria. Valencia stayed alone at the top with a 70-63 win over Ibaeta. Avenida kept pace with a 78-65 win over Ferrol in Salamanca. Bembibre is running out of time for a miracle after losing to Araski 78-48. Sedis also moved further out of danger with a 68-59 win over Roso Buch and Gernika. Barcelona continue their run towards safety on Sunday with a 66-50 win over Ensino. That result helped Jairis move to the top of the tie for the last playoff spot with a 67-59 win over Estudiantes. Zaragoza made a roster change ahead of the stretch run and rallied in the second half for a 60-50 win over Girona.
February 17
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344960
Celta [78]: Haidara 19/6r Musa 14/12r Benton 14 Trahan-Davis 7
Gran Canaria [66]: Ndour 24/13r Alnatas 14 Loville 10/6a Kizer 6 Washington 5/8r Davis 2
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344956
Ibaeta [63]: Fankam Mendjiadeu 16/16r Whalen 9 Prieto 8 Mbulito 0 Tunstull 0
Valencia [70]: Iagupova 16 Fingall 14 Torrens 12 Carrera 10 Romero 8 Gulich 4 Hempe 2
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344961
Avenida [78]: Gil 15/8r Rodriguez 13 Vilaro 13 Hatar 8 Carter 7 Cakir 6 Horvat 5 Prince 4 Kone 3/6r
Ferrol [65]: Pospisilova 14 Mestres 12/6r Howard 12/6a Soriano 8 Fequiere 6 AIjanen 6 Selland 0 Gomez 0 Kalin 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344957
Bembibre [48]: Toussaint 10 Gradwell 8 Garraud 6 Otto 4 Soeiro 3/6r
Araski [78]: Seda 19/13r Gretter 13 Brewer 11/7r Alarcon 7 Van Den Adel 6 Hermida 5/7r Hill 4
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344958
Sedis [68]: Soler 18 Remenarova 12 Rivers 11 Melgoza 6 Melgoza 4 Lahtinen 3 Brown 0
Gernika [59]: Buch 23 Watts 13/7r Flores 6 Silva 5/10r Dodson 0
February 18
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344954
Barcelona [66]: Anderson 15/9r Erjavec 15 Wurtz 13/6r Cruz 6 Pendande 4/10r
Ensino [50]: Tate 10 Lamana 10 Giomi 8/8r Olaeta 7 Castedo 4 Millan 3 Muhate 2 Herlihy 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344959
Jairis [67]: Ayuso 15/6a Konig 11 Arrojo 10/6r Nelson 8/6r Bishop 6 Lopez Senechal 4 Diarra 1
Estudiantes [59]: Whittle 19/10r Mawuli 15 Camilion 5 Hersler 3 Alonso de Armino 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344955
Girona [50]: Gardner 13/6r Magarity 11/11r Tolo 7/6r Bertsch 6
Zaragoza [60]: Ortiz 17 Holesinska 13 Diallo 10 Fiebich 7 Geldof 5 Atkinson 4/8r Gulbe 3/9r Hermosa 1 Gimeno 0 Pointer 0
Standings:
1. Valencia 18-3
2. Zaragoza 17-4
3. Avenida 17-4
4. Girona 14-7
5. Estudiantes 12-9
6. Ibaeta 12-9
7. Gernika 11-10
8. Jairis 10-11
9. Ensino 10-11
10. Ferrol 10-11
11. Araski 9-12
12. Barcelona 8-13
13. Sedis 8-13
14. Celta 7-14
15. Gran Canaria 4-17
16. Bembibre 1-20
French League Round 16 February 18th
The round was fully played on Sunday to create the longest international break possible and now current points deductions are reflected in the standings. Lyon did not cool down at all, getting a fabulous game from Gabby Williams and Marine Johannes fired away in their 92-74 win over Romane Bernies and Lattes Montpellier to open up a gap between the thirds of the league now clear in the standings. Landes had the lineup that they started the season with again and Kendra Chery led them to a 75-61 win over Tarbes. Bourges also rolled to a big win, defeating Saint-Amand 83-57. League leaders VIlleneuve-d’Ascq put on a show in a 106-66 win over Angers. Landerneau suffered the most from points deductions, but Evelyn Akhator led them in scoring and Virginie Bremont had a triple-double and they defeated Charleville-Mezieres 79-75. Roche was already struggling plenty before punishment and Tiffany Clarke’s strong game was not nearly enough in their 96-82 loss to Shakayla Thomas, Monique Akoa, and Charnay.
https://basketlfb.com/match/751914-lyon-lattes-montpellier
Lyon [92]: Williams 36/11a Johannes 22 Chery 14/9r Gruda 9/8r Quevedo 5 Miyem 2
Lattes Montpellier [74]: Bernies 27 Jenkins 17/16r Toure 14 Alston 8
https://basketlfb.com/match/751915-basket-landes-tarbes
Landes [75]: Chery 21 Geiselsoder 19/10r Peterson 11 Salvadores 8 Fuehring 2
Tarbes [61]: Zodia 12/7r Fora 10 Malonga 10 Foppossi 6/6r Chagas 3
https://basketlfb.com/match/751913-saint-amand-bourges
Saint-Amand [57]: Miljkovic 13 Williams 12 Tahane 11 Lewis 10
Bourges [83]: Alexander 18/11r Steinberga 15 Nacickaite 14 Spanou 12 Mann 4
https://basketlfb.com/match/751917-villeneuve-d-ascq-angers
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [106]: Salaun 19 Smalls 19 Heriaud 17 Gueye 14/6r Diaby 11/11r Burke 9/7r/7a Zellous 9 Mununga 2
Angers [66]: Elenga 13 Dursus 11 Kaba 10 Lacan 10 Wojta 5 Bailey 4
https://basketlfb.com/match/751916-landerneau-charleville-mezieres
Landerneau [79]: Akhator 20/6r Bremont 15/13r/11a Kane 13 Okonkwo 12 Barahman 9/7a Woolfolk 4 Trasi 3
Charleville-Mezieres [75]: Walker 14 Scherf 11/9r Brochant 11 Chevaugeon 11 Morrison 7 Sissoko 6
https://basketlfb.com/match/751918-charnay-roche-vendee
Charnay [96]: Thomas 23 Akoa 20/8a/6s Traylor 16 Balayera 12/7r Chabrier 12/7a Vilka 6 Muzet 4 Abdi 3
Roche [82]: Clarke 26 Suarez 19/6r/8a Ousfar 12 Kone 11 Adams 6/9r
Standings:
1. Villeneuve-d’Ascq 13-3
2. Bourges 12-4
3. Landes 12-4
4. Lyon 11-5
5. Lattes Montpellier 9-7
6. Charnay 8-8
7. Charleville-Mezieres 7-9
8. Tarbes 7-9
9. Angers 5-11
10. Saint-Amand 3-13
11. Roche 4-12
12. Landerneau 5-11
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