Hungarian League Semifinals Game 1
Playoffs
After a long break, the quest for the championship finally resumed on Saturday. Jacinta Monroe and Szekszard had the lead on the road in the first half, but Kristine Anigwe and Gyor recovered to win 83-75. DVTK had dominated the regular season, but were certainly wary of the threat that Sopron posed, taking care of business early in Miskolc behind Darcee Garbin for a 76-54 win. Each series will shift venues on Tuesday with the home teams looking to stay in championship contention and the visitors looking to advance.
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Gyor [83]: Anigwe 21/10r Carleton 15/9r Dombai 15 Goree 13 Dubei 11
Szekszard [75]: Monroe 20/11r Stanacev 12 Krnjic 9/6 Westbeld 8
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DVTK [76]: Garbin 20 Lelik 17/6r Charles 14/9r N. Aho 13/6a Tadic 2
Sopron [54]: Papp 12 Mompremier 10 Brooks 7/12r Turner 6
Consolation Bracket
The other consolation bracket series also started on Saturday and Vasas got the 71-62 win on the road. They will get to host on Wednesday to try to advance while MTK will need a win to stay in contention for the consolation championship.
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MTK [62]: Szabo 14 Czinano 13/8r P. Dul 10/9r Carter 9/7r
Vasas [71]: Jahni 19/6r Allen 14/10r Budacsik 12/6r Taylor 8
Spanish League Round 30
The last day of the regular season meant simultaneous tipoffs of all the games on Saturday. Even with nothing to play for, Araski took the last game at home seriously and defeated Jairis 73-67. Ferrol clinched a playoff spot with a 71-63 win over Estudiantes. Those two results meant that Girona would hold their position even with a loss while Gran Canaria knew that they needed a win to avoid dropping down to the second division. The hosts did no favors though and sent the visitors packing 78-73 despite the best efforts of scoring title winner Jade Loville as they could not get enough from their main rotation of six players. Ibaeta clinched a playoff spot and kept Ensino out 70-63. Alina Iagupova led Valencia, which strengthened their roster right before the playoffs, in a 74-60 win over Sedis. Celta needed a win and help to climb out of the danger zone and the win part was as easy as expected with Elba Garfella and Murjanatu Musa helping them end Bembibre’s nightmare season 94-57. Avenida had already clinched the top seed, but made quick work of Gernika to leave the visitors outside the playoffs. Zaragoza won 80-56 against Barcelona to prepare for their postseason.
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Araski [73]: Hill 16 Van Den Adel 14 Seda 13 Burani 10 Hermida 8 Brewer 4 Alarcon 4
Jairis [67]: Ayuso 17/7r Nelson 13/7r Bishop 10 Konig 7 Horvat 6 Grande 1
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Ferrol [71]: Mataix 17 Mestres 14/8r Soriano 12 Howard 11 Pospisilova 5 Fequiere 4 Gomez 4 Selland 2 Aijanen 2 Kalin 0
Estudiantes [63]: Whittle 13/9r Saravia 10 Camilion 6 Hersler 6 Mawuli 6 Alonso de Armino 4 Zaragoza 0
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Girona [78]: Nicholson 15 Magarity 14/12r Bertsch 14 Tolo 4
Gran Canaria [73]: Loville 29 Alnatas 14 Fall 13/6r Washington 8 Ndour 5/7r Davis 4
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Ibaeta [70]: Massey 15 Tunstull 13/8r Whalen 9 Prieto 6 Fankam Mendjiadeu 5 Mbulito 3
Ensino [63]: Giomi 19/9r Tate 15/12r Millan 12 Castedo 5 Herlihy 5 Olaeta 0 Muhate 0
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Sedis [60]: Remenarova 17 Campisano 14 Brown 7 Rivers 5 Lahtinen 0
Valencia [74]: Iagupova 20 Casas 13 Hempe 11 Fingall 9 Romero 8/9a Gulich 7 Torrens 2
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Celta [94]: Garfella 23/6r Musa 20/10r Aguilar 12 Benton 3 Trahan-Davis 2
Bembibre [57]: Soeiro 11 Otto 9 Gradwell 9 Toussaint 6
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Avenida [67]: Kone 12/11r Le. Rodriguez 12 Carter 12 Prince 9 Cakir 7/6a Hatar 4 Vilaro 0
Gernika [38]: Madera 9/7r Dodson 6 Watts 6 Flores 4 Silva 4
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Zaragoza [80]: Fiebich 15 Diallo 14 Gimeno 8/6r Hermosa 8 Gulbe 7 Geldof 4/7r Pointer 4 Holesinska 4 Atkinson 2
Barcelona [56]: Pendande 19 Cruz 7 Anderson 7 Erjavec 5/6r
Standings:
1. Avenida 26-4
2. Valencia 25-5
3. Zaragoza 24-6
4. Girona 18-12
5. Jairis 16-14
6. Estudiantes 16-14
7. Ibaeta 16-14
8. Ferrol 15-15
9. Ensino 14-16
10. Gernika 14-16
11. Sedis 12-18
12. Araski 12-18
13. Barcelona 11-19
14. Celta 10-20
15. Gran Canaria 10-20
16. Bembibre 1-29
Leaders:
Scoring: 1. Loville 15.7, 2. Magarity 13.5, 3. Mestres 13.2, 4. Bair 12.9, 5. 12.9, 6. Fall 12.8, 7. Musa 12.6, 8. Whittle 12.6, 9. Howard 12.3, 10. Fankam Mendjiadeu 12.0
Rebounding: 1. Fankam Mendjiadeu 10.0, 2. Fall 9.4, 3. Musa 9.4, 4. Magarity 7.8, 5. Kone 7.8, 6. Palma 7.5, 7. Seda 7.4, 8. Massey 7.1, 9. Whittle 6.9, 10. Giomi 6.2
Assists: 1. Gretter 4.4, 2. Cruz 4.2, 3. Ortiz 3.9, 4. Ayuso 3.8, 5. Mendez 3.8, 6. Ygueravide 3.6, 7. Soeiro 3.6, 8. Dominguez 3.5, 9. Ouvina 3.4, 10. Ramette 3.2
Italian League Round 26
The final Saturday of the regular season meant all teams tipped off simultaneously besides Faenza, which had the bye in this round. San Martino di Lupari hosted Sassari knowing that they needed a win to make the playoffs and they got the 78-73 win over Debora Carangelo and company, eventually moving up another spot by tiebreaker, leaving the visitors in the one spot in the standings with no postseason play attached. Schio knew by the second half that they had virtually no chance to move up to the top seed, still winning 87-72 over Susanna Toffali and Sanga Milano behind Dorka Juhasz. Sesto San Giovanni defeated Brixia 64-61. Jessica Shepard and Venezia secured the top seed with a 79-55 win and they will face Oxygen Roma again in the quarterfinals after other results. With Ragusa stuck in their seed, Battipaglia took advantage to climb one spot that could be critical in the battle to avoid being the lone team to drop down to the second division after a 91-87 overtime win led by Paola Ferrari, offsetting Oderah Chidom’s excellent game. Bologna edged Campobasso 60-59 with neither team able to change their seed.
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San Martino di Lupari [78]: Soule 17 Conte 16 D’Alie 12/6r/7a Turcinovic 11 Vente 8
Sassari [73]: Carangelo 24 Raca 11 Hollingshed 7 Joens 6
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Sanga Milano [72]: Toffali 24 Turmel 14 Vintsilaiou 11 Dornstauder 8 Tulonen 4
Schio [87]: Juhasz 21/10r Guirantes 15/6r Reisingerova 14 Penna 8
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=300&MID=52017
Brixia [61]: Garrick 18/7r Zanardi 14/10r Boothe 11 Louka 9/9r
Sesto San Giovanni [64]: Begic 11/6r Wadoux 11 Conti 10/7r Gwathmey 7 Moore 4/10r
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Venezia [79]: Shepard 25/12r Villa 15/6a Kuier 11/12r Held 10 Berkani 4 Pan 3/6r
Oxygen Roma [55]: Kalu 19 Dongue 14/9r Romeo 5 Bongiorno 0
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Battipaglia [91]: Ferrari 22 Johnson 19/9r Seka 16/7r Domenger 12
Ragusa [87]: Chidom 30/10r Miccoli 13 Pastrello 12/6r Juskaite 10/11r Jakubcova 9/8r Thomas 6/7r Nikolic 0
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Bologna [60]: Dojkic 13 Rupert 12 Zandalasini 4/6r Peters 4 Cox 0
Campobasso [59]: Dedic 13/6r Kunaiyi-Akpanah 10/11r Morrison 10/7r
Standings:
1. Venezia 21-3
2. Schio 21-3
3. Bologna 20-4
4. Campobasso 17-7
5. Sesto San Giovanni 17-7
6. Ragusa 14-10
7. San Martino di Lupari 10-14
8. Oxygen Roma 10-14
9. Sassari 10-14
10. Brixia 7-17
11. Faenza 4-20
12. Battipaglia 3-21
13. Sanga Milano 2-22
Leaders:
Scoring: 1. Moore 16.6, 2. Chidom 16.2, 3. Garrick 16.1, 4. Raca 15.6, 5. Kostowicz 15.6, 6. Dongue 15.2, 7. Johnson 14.8, 8. Shepard 14.6, 9. Kalu 14.4, 10. Tagliamento 14.3
Rebounding: 1. Kostowicz 12.2, Yurkevichus 11.4, 3. Kunaiyi-Akpanah 11.3, 4. Shepard 9.2, 5. Chidom 8.5, 6. Johnson 8.1, 7. Brossmann 8.1, 8. Dixon 7.7, 9. Dongue 7.5, 10. Kuier 7.4
Assists: 1. D’Alie 6.7, 2. Ferrari 4.4, 3. Zandalasini 4.4, 4. Carangelo 4.3, 5. Zanardi 4.2, 6. Trimboli 3.8, 7. Romeo 3.7, 8. Verona 3.8, 9. Dotto 3.3, 10. Milazzo 3.3
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