Overseas League Updates February 25th

Australian League Round 15 February 21st-25th

The final round of the regular season started on Wednesday with Townsville failing to clinch the top seed in the playoffs after a 77-70 loss to Mercedes Russell and Southside. A busy Saturday started with Nicole Munger and Canberra not just playing out the string and settling in last place, giving Melbourne everything that they could handle before Naz Hillmon and Jordin Canada could help the visitors leave with a 75-74 win. Brianna Turner and Adelaide took it one step further, hurting Bec Cole and Southside’s chances for the top seed with a 74-60 win. Aari McDonald and Amy Atwell helped Perth halt Kelsey Griffin and Bendigo after a tremendous run, winning 93-74 and leaving everyone waiting for the final game on Sunday. Townsville was looking for the top seed while Sydney needed a win to take the last playoff spot, but a good game from DiDi Richards was not enough and Mikaela Ruef and Zitina Aokuso helped the hosts win 90-78 and get some momentum towards their title defense.

February 21

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291868/bs.html
Townsville Fire [70]: Reid 19 Woods 17/8r Aokuso 13/7r Whitcomb 10 Ruef 4/10r Brown 2
Southside Flyers [77]: Russell 24/14r Jackson 17 Rocci 11 Dickey 8 Ernst 6 Mitchell 3/7r

February 24

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291891/bs.html
Canberra Capitals [74]: Munger 20 Sharp 18/12r Potter 14 Fowler 13/9r Melbourne 6/6r/11a Kirisome 0
Melbourne Boomers [75]: Hillmon 35/8r Canada 22/6s Froling 4 Wallace 2 McKay 0

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291892/bs.html
Southside Flyers [60]: Cole 20 Russell 8/14r Mitchell 9 Dickey 7 Ernst 7 Jackson 4 Brown 0 Wischer 0
Adelaide Lightning [74]: Turner 20/13r Borlase 16 Bourne 14/6r Willoughby 9/7r Talbot 7/6r Tonks 3 Mansfield 2 Mole 0

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291893/bs.html
Bendigo Spirit [74]: Griffin 24/12r Froling 17 A. Wilson 16/12r Kraker 2
Perth Lynx [93]: McDonald 26 Atwell 23/6r Goodchild 14 Clinch Hoycard 8/8r Maley 7/11r Ciabattoni 6 Gorman 5 Potter 4/7r Hannan 0

February 25

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2291890/bs.html
Townsville Fire [90]: Ruef 22/9r Aokuso 21 Reid 15 Kunek 13 Woods 11/7r Whitcomb 4/6a Zahui B 4 Brown 0
Sydney Flames [78]: Richards 23/6r Swain 19 Nicholson 18 George 7/11r Bradley 6 Clarke 3 Panousis 0

Standings:
1. Townsville 14-7
2. Southside 13-8
3. Melbourne 12-9
4. Perth 11-10
5. Sydney 11-10
6. Bendigo 11-10
7. Adelaide 8-13
8. Canberra 4-17

Leaders:
Scoring: 1. McDonald 19.8, 2. Atwell 17.9, 3. Nicholson 16.7, 4. Melbourne 16.3, 5. Sharp 16.0, 6. Griffin 15.9, 7. Borlase 15.6, 8. Russell 15.2, 9. Canada 15.2, 10. Hillmon 15.1
Rebounding: 1. Turner 13.8, 2. Maley 12.8, 3. Sharp 10.9, 4. Ruef 9.7, 5. George 9.6, 6. Hillmon 9.3, 7. Russell 9.1, 8. Froling 8.5, 9. Griffin 7.7, 10. Potter 7.0
Assists: 1. Melbourne 7.6, 2. Canada 7.6, 3. McDonald 5.5, 4. Wilson 5.1, 6. Rocci 4.7 7. Whitcomb 4.6, 8. Reid 4.5, 9. Cole 4.5, 10. Nicholson 3.8

French League Round 17 February 23rd-25th

The round started on Friday with a 69-62 win for Angers over Charnay as they try to get out of the playdowns. On Saturday, Tarbes defeated Landerneau 69-59. Villeneuve-d’Ascq stayed in the lead with an 82-56 win over Charleville-Mezieres. Roche had not been in the best form out of teams battling to avoid the drop, but looked good in a 92-66 win over fellow strugglers Saint-Amand. On Sunday, two teams with championship aspirations met and it was Bourges that got a 79-77 win with Marine Johannes leading a Lyon team that is going through the injury bug again. Garance Rabot and Lattes Montpellier retained their hopes of breaking into the top third with a 77-72 overtime win over Landes.

February 23

https://basketlfb.com/match/751923-angers-charnay
Angers [69]: Lacan 15/6a Bailey 13/11r Elenga 12/7r Wojta 6/7r Kaba 4
Charnay [62]: Balayera 19/9r Chabrier 11 Abdi 8/9r Thomas 7/6r Vilka 5 Traylor 2 Muzet 2

February 24

https://basketlfb.com/match/751921-tarbes-landerneau
Tarbes [69]: Malonga 15/16r Foppossi 15 Leite 13 Droguet 11 Chagas 0
Landerneau [59]: Woolfolk 16 Barahman 15 Okonkwo 12/6r Akhator 5 Trasi 3

https://basketlfb.com/match/751922-charleville-mezieres-villeneuve-d-ascq
Charleville-Mezieres [56]: Walker 18 Chevaugeon 13 Sissoko 9 Morrison 0
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [82]: Smalls 15/6r/6a Burke 15 Salaun 15 Zellous 14/6a Mununga 2

https://basketlfb.com/match/751924-roche-vendee-saint-amand
Roche [92]: Adams 19/7r Gomis 17 Suarez 15/7a Clarke 13/8r Kone 13/6a Ousfar 11/7r
Saint-Amand [66]: Tahane 16 Williams 15 Lewis 14/8r Slonjsak 11/7r

February 25

https://basketlfb.com/match/751919-bourges-lyon
Bourges [79]: Nacickaite 18 Astier 14 Alexander 11/10r Steinberga 11/7r Spanou 6/6r Colley 4 Mann 0
Lyon [77]: Johannes 25 Williams 19/8r Quevedo 15 Miyem 6 Gruda 4/8r

https://basketlfb.com/match/751920-lattes-montpellier-basket-landes
Lattes Montpellier [77]: Rabot 22/13r/6s Naigre 16/12r/7a Alston 14 Bernies 13
Landes [72]: Fuehring 16/9r Salvadores 10 Geiselsoder 8/10r Peterson 6

Standings:
1. Villeneuve-d’Ascq 14-3
2. Bourges 13-4
3. Landes 12-5
4. Lyon 11-6
5. Lattes Montpellier 10-7
6. Charnay 8-9
7. Tarbes 8-9
8. Charleville-Mezieres 7-10
9. Angers 6-11
10. Roche 5-12
11. Saint-Amand 3-14
12. Landerneau 5-12

Spanish League Round 22 February 24th-25th

Most of this round was on Saturday, starting in Madrid with Valencia’s 64-59 win over Estudiantes. Aleksandra Kroselj and Bembibre are almost officially on the wrong side of safety after losing to Gernika 80-74. Barcelona’s run continued with a 69-67 win over Araski. Celta remained in the last safe position after a 68-55 loss to Imani Tate and Ensino in Lugo. Julie Pospisilova fired Ferrol past Sedis 81-67. Gran Canaria finally showed some signs that a miracle escape could be possible after Astou Ndour led a shorthanded group past Ibaeta 75-67. The first game on Sunday saw Jairis win 69-65 against Zaragoza to be at the top of the tiebreak for the last playoff spot. In between continental adventures, Zaragoza and Avenida squared off to see who would sit in second place for now and it was Arica Carter leading the latter to a 73-69 win.

February 24

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344965
Estudiantes [59]: Mawuli 14 Hersler 14 Whittle 13 Alonso de Armino 7 Camilion 0/7r
Valencia [64]: Torrens 16 Hempe 11/6r Iagupova 11 Carrera 9 Romero 5 Fingall 4 Gulich 0

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344968
Gernika [80]: Buch 19 Silva 17/13r Flores 9 Watts 9 Dodson 7
Bembibre [74]: Kroselj 22 Toussaint 12 Soeiro 10/6a Otto 10 Garraud 5 Balogun 4 Gradwell 0

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344962
Araski [67]: Gretter 13/6r/9a Brewer 12 Burani 10 Hill 7 Alarcon 6 Van Den Adel 6 Seda 5/10r Hermida 3
Barcelona [69]: Wurtz 16 Cruz 11 Erjavec 8 Anderson 7 Pendande 3

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344964
Ensino [68]: Tate 21 Lamana 12 Millan 10 Castedo 8 Giomi 6/12r Muhate 6 Herlihy 2 Olaeta 0
Celta [55]: Benton 12 Musa 11/13r Trahan-Davis 4/9r

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344963
Ferrol [81]: Pospisilova 26/6r Mestres 11/6r Soriano 11 Fequiere 10 Howard 9/6r Aijanen 2 Kalin 2 Gomez 2 Selland 0
Sedis [67]: Remenarova 16 Melgoza 14 Ramette 11 Lahtinen 8 Campisano 4 Brown 3 Rivers 2

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344967
Gran Canaria [75]: Ndour 26 Fall 14/11r Davis 14/9r Washington 13/6r
Ibaeta [67]: Prieto 13 Fankam Mendjiadeu 12/10r Westerik 11 Almendro 11 Tunstull 3 Whalen 2

February 25

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344966
Jairis [69]: Lopez Senechal 18 Ayuso 17/7a Grande 9 Nelson 8 Konig 5 Bishop 4 Diarra 2
Girona [65]: Magarity 16/11r Bertsch 14 Labuckiene 12/6r Mendy 11 Tolo 0

https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344969
Zaragoza [69]: Gimeno 17 Geldof 11 Atkinson 8 Holesinska 8 Fiebich 7 Pointer 2 Hermosa 2 Gulbe 2
Avenida [73]: Carter 26 Rodriguez 13 Gil 12 Prince 12 Vilaro 3 Hatar 2 Cakir 2 Kone 1

Standings:
1. Valencia 19-3
2. Avenida 18-4
3. Zaragoza 17-5
4. Girona 14-8
5. Estudiantes 12-10
6. Gernika 12-10
7. Ibaeta 12-10
8. Jairis 11-11
9. Ensino 11-11
10. Ferrol 11-11
11. Barcelona 9-13
12. Araski 9-13
13. Sedis 8-14
14. Celta 7-15
15. Gran Canaria 5-17
16. Bembibre 1-21

Turkish League Round 26 February 24th-25th

The round started on Saturday and Cukurova fielded the lineup that could possibly be their preference in the domestic playoffs, getting good games from Meltem Avci, Virag Kiss, and Elizabeth Williams to defeat Cankaya University 96-72. The hosts fell behind safety after the results of their closest competitors, including Bursa winning 84-69 behind Shaqwedia Wallace, offsetting a good game from Alana Smith. Tarsus also won, but they do not have the tiebreak as Khadijiah Cave and Busra Akgun paced them in a 131-92 victory over Oyku Taskin and Hatay, which fielded its starters for the entire game. At the other end of the standings, Fenerbahce stayed perfect after Natasha Howard led them in an 85-62 win over Antalya. Alaina Coates and Nesibe Aydin got an excellent win to give themselves breathing room for a spot in the playoffs, withstanding an amazing game from Lindsay Allen to edge Botas 83-82. The intense jockeying for playoff seeding continued on Sunday when Dana Evans and Besiktas won 84-79 to prevent Khaalia Hillsman and Izmit from separating themselves in the race for second place. Dearica Hamby and Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley were brilliant for Kayseri, helping them stay tied for the last playoff spot after a 105-97 win over NaLyssa Smith, Teaira McCowan, and Galatasaray.

February 24

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197401/istatistik
Cankaya Universitesi [72]: Fontaine 19 Walker-Kimbrough 18 Yalcinkaya 14/6r McCarty-Williams 7/9r/13a
Cukurova [96]: Avci 22 Kiss 21/13r Williams 21/6r/6a Copper 14 Mabrey 9/6a

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197406/istatistik
Emlak Konut [69]: Smith 27/7r Wiese 12/6r Fitzgerald 9 Gul 1
Bursa [84]: Wallace 27 Carter 19/9r Fluker 15/9r Sarr 11/12r

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197404/istatistik
Tarsus [131]: Cave 36/10r Akgun 20/7r Bogicevic 19/7r Davis 17/11r Erat 12/12a Robinson 2/7a
Hatay [92]: Taskin 27 Demir 19 Isik 19/6a Kutlu 14 Canliel 13/8r

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197402/istatistik
Antalya [62]: Brown 15/11r Henderson 11/7r Lucet 11
Fenerbahce [85]: Howard 20/17r Laksa 15 Milic 10/7r Anderson 5/7r Uzun 5

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197405/istatistik
Nesibe Aydin [83]: Coates 20/9r Cannon 19/10r Thomas 19 Bilgic 17/9r/8a Zec 0
Botas [82]: Allen 39/8a Reimer 17 Mack 9/11r Weaver 8

February 25

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197403/istatistik
Besiktas [84]: Evans 25/7a Li 19/11r Nogic 14 Bayram 12/13r Lazic 10
Izmit [79]: Hillsman 24/10r Cora 19 Nared 18/10r Ivanova 10 Calhoun 6

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197400/istatistik
Kayseri [105]: Hamby 34/15r Ellenberg-Wiley 34 Holmes 17/13r Cuic 10
Galatasaray [97]: Smith 33/11r McCowan 26 Hartley 11 Vanloo 6/11a Hines-Allen 4

Standings:
1. Fenerbahce 25-0
2. Izmit 16-9
3. Galatasaray 16-9
4. Orman 17-7
5. Besiktas 16-8
6. Cukurova 15-10
7. Nesibe Aydin 13-11
8. Botas 11-13
9. Kayseri 11-13
10. Emlak Konut 10-14
11. Antalya 9-15
12. Bursa 8-16
13. Tarsus 8-16
14. Cankaya Universitesi 7-17
15. Hatay 0-24

Italian League Round 18 February 24th-25th

With two games moved elsewhere, this weekend had a lighter schedule and started on Saturday with Oderah Chidom leading Ragusa to a 76-71 win over Sassari. On Sunday, Bologna defeated Lidija Turcinovic and San Martino di Lupari 78-48. Marzia Tagliamento and Liz Dixon had good games for Faenza, but Venezia won 91-78. Tinara Moore led Sesto San Giovanni in an 82-55 win over Battipaglia.

February 24

https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=300&MID=51970
Sassari [71]: Joens 16 Hollingshed 14/7r Raca 13 Crudo 10
Ragusa [76]: Chidom 28/6r Jakubcova 12 Thomas 11/6a Juskaite 10 Nikolic 0

February 25

https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=300&MID=51968
Bologna [78]: Cox 13/10r Dojkic 13 Peters 8/6r Zandalasini 8 Rupert 4
San Martino di Lupari [48]: Turcinovic 23 Soule 10 D’Alie 6 Vente 1/7r

https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=300&MID=51969
Venezia [91]: Berkani 18 Kuier 16/8r Shepard 14/16r Fassina 11 Pan 9/6r Makurat 7 Cubaj 3/8r
Faenza [78]: Tagliamento 24 Dixon 23 Cvijanovic 15 Peresson 4 Brossmann 1

https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=300&MID=51972
Sesto San Giovanni [82]: Moore 26/8r Dotto 14 Gwathmey 10/9r Conti 6
Battipaglia [55]: Johnson 16/7r Domenger 12 Ferrari 11/7a

Standings:
1. Venezia 16-1
2. Bologna 14-3
3. Schio 14-3
4. Sesto San Giovanni 12-5
5. Campobasso 11-5
6. Ragusa 9-7
7. San Martino di Lupari 8-8
8. Oxygen Roma 6-9
9. Brixia 6-10
10. Sassari 6-11
11. Faenza 4-13
12. Sanga Milano 2-15
13. Battipaglia 0-17