EuroLeague
Group A
This group is still very much wide open and Schio is still waiting for their WNBA finalists, but held off Landes 64-60 on Wednesday. The other game was on Thursday and Avenida took the lead in the second half in Miskolc for a 68-64 win over DVTK.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123681-SCH-BLA#boxscore
Schio [64]: Andre’ 13/8r Verona 13 Laksa 13 Salaun 12/7r Hruscakova 4/6r
Landes [60]: Djaldi-Tabdi 19/8r Geiselsoder 15/6r Fuehring 6 Slocum 3 Lacan 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123682-DVTK-AVE#boxscore
DVTK [64]: Lelik 18/7r Charles 15/9r Jovanovic 10 Aho 8 Gulbe 5
Avenida [68]: Gil 12 Vilaro 11 Kone 8 Fasoula 8 Guirantes 7/6r Carter 6 Cornelius 2 Herbert Harrigan 0
Standings: Schio 2-1, Avenida 2-1, Landes 1-2, DVTK 1-2
Group B
One game in this group was played on Wednesday and Natasha Howard was nearly unstoppable for Cukurova as they stayed undefeated with an 81-67 victory over winless Olympiacos. The game on Thursday would determine which team would be closer to advancing and Kariata Diaby and Amy Okonkwo helped Bourges get a 91-70 win over Brno.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123694-OSFP-CBK#boxscore
Olympiacos [67]: Raca 14/6r Hempe 13/8r Lambert 11 Christinaki 10 Tobin 9 Pilakouta 2
Cukurova [81]: Howard 35/9r Araujo 14/6r Samuelson 10 Anderson 10/6a Johannes 8/6a Fauthoux 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123693-TBB-ZAB#boxscore
Bourges [91]: Diaby 25/8r Okonkwo 24 Duchet 13 Green 11 Spanou 7
Brno [70]: Cunane 15 Sklenarova 13 Dudasova 13 Kostowicz 12/11r
Standings: Cukurova 3-0, Bourges 2-1, Brno 1-2, Olympiacos 0-3
Group C
Both games in this group were on Wednesday and Emma Cannon and Anete Steinberga had Polkowice thinking upset early, but Emma Meesseman and Fenerbahce recovered to stay perfect with a 90-88 win. Zaragoza is in the next spot after keeping Villeneuve-d’Ascq winless 69-53.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123706-KGHM-FENER#boxscore
Polkowice [88]: Cannon 28/10r Steinberga 21/7r Peterson 16/8a Jespersen 13 Davis 4 Zahui B 3
Fenerbahce [90]: Meesseman 22/6r/6a Charles 19/6r Williams 14/7r Uzun 12/7a Allemand 9/6a Atkins 8 Cakir 1 Milic 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123705-ESBVA-ZARAG#boxscore
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [53]: Bone 13 Peters 11 Zellous 11 Foppossi 9
Zaragoza [69]: Gatling 18/6r Nystrom 12 Atkinson 8 Pueyo 7 Hermosa 5/8r
Standings: Fenerbahce 3-0, Zaragoza 2-1, Polkowice 1-2, Villeneuve-d’Ascq 0-3
Group D
There was one game on Wednesday and Gyor could not pick up their first win, losing to Valencia 74-59. On Thursday, Maria Conde and USK Praha handed Reyer Venezia their first loss 86-66, creating a three-way tie at the top of the standings.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123717-VBC-GYOR#boxscore
Valencia [74]: Hatar 12/6r Mavunga 11/12r Romero 11 Fingall 9 Torrens 8 Turner 8 Iagupova 7/7a Vitola 6
Gyor [59]: Dombai 16/6r Garbin 11 Goree 6
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123718-REYER-ZVVZ#boxscore
Reyer Venezia [66]: Kuier 16 Cubaj 12 Smalls 7/8r/6a Stankovic 6 Berkani 6/8a Pan 6 Villa 4 Santucci 0
USK Praha [86]: Conde 20/6r Jones 19/11r Ayayi 9 Hof 9 Cazorla 9 Harrison 6 Vorackova 2
Standings: Valencia 2-1, USK Praha 2-1, Reyer Venezia 2-1, Gyor 0-3
EuroCup
Group A
One game in this group was played on Wednesday and Gorzow was able to make a big change in their lineup by bringing in Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, but Lyon took the lead early and stayed perfect with a 73-63 win. Teodora Turudic and AEL looked ready to win their first game on Thursday, but Katerina Rokosova and Chomutov recovered in the second half for an 84-77 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123237-GORZ-LYON#boxscore
Gorzow [63]: Walker-Kimbrough 33 Gertchen 10 Tsineke 9 Brown 7 Mikulasikova 2
Lyon [73]: Malonga 16/16r Jocyte 15 Wojta 15 Quevedo 9/6r Lucet 3
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123226-AEL-LEVCV#boxscore
AEL Limassol [77]: Turudic 22/7a Rickards 18 Morehouse 17 Mandic 4 Raca 2
Chomutov [84]: Rokosova 21/19r Brejchova 19 Nikolova 12 Rylichova 11/8r
Standings: Lyon 3-0, Chomutov 2-1, Gorzow 1-2, AEL Limassol 0-3
Group B
Both games in this group were on Thursday, starting with the winless teams playing and Lublin came back at the end for a 63-62 win over Lilianna Karakasidou and Panathinaikos. The undefeated teams played next and Jairis left Angers with the 80-66 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123107-PAO-AZS#boxscore
Panathinaikos [62]: Karakasidou 20 Jones 13 Dixon 12/14r Cvitkovic 10 Chatzileonti 7
Lublin [63]: Miskiniene 15/10r Zempare 12/10r Kulinska 11 Szymkiewicz 10/9a
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123115-UFAB-HGJ#boxscore
Angers [66]: Alston 16 Ngo Ndjock 11 Merceron 10 Adams 9/7r Tahane 8 Dornstauder 2
Jairis [80]: Holesinska 19 Bertsch 16 Nelson 14/6r Lopez Senechal 7 Ayuso 7 Alarcon 5 Visscher 0 Grande 0
Standings: Jairis 3-0, Angers 2-1, Lublin 1-2, Panathinaikos 0-3
Group C
Both games in this group were on Thursday and Taya Robinson and Sepsi were somehow still looking for a first win and it did not come in Belgrade as they forced two overtime periods, but lost to Crvena zvezda 76-70. Ibaeta stayed undefeated with a 73-48 win over Proteas Voulas.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123125-CZV-SEPSI#boxscore
Crvena zvezda [76]: Williams 17/7r Potter 14/9r Katanic 14/6r Katanic 13/8r/9a
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe [70]: Robinson 20/8r Gereben 15 Johnson 13/10r Armanu 12 Meresz 10/9r
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123118-AEOPV-IDK#boxscore
Proteas Voulas [48]: Anastasopoulou 10/7r George 10 Polymeni 9 Chatzigiakoumi 1 Everett 0
Ibaeta [73]: Massey 17/10r Washington 11/11r Becker 11/6r Pendande 10/8r Claessens 7 Prieto 5
Standings: Ibaeta 3-0, Crvena zvezda 2-1, Proteas Voulas 1-2, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 0-3
Group D
Both games in this group were on Thursday, starting with the winless teams and Egle Sventoraite and Taylor Murray helped Neptunas pull away from Caledonia Gladiators for an 88-56 win. The undefeated teams met in Fribourg and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu and Ana Suarez teamed up to have Lattes Montpellier leave with a 78-58 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123492-NEP-CAL#boxscore
Neptunas [88]: Sventoraite 23/6r Murray 20/7r Balaban 11/9r Vilka 11
Caledonia Gladiators [56]: Adams 14 Byrne 10 Domenger 10 Tudor 8 McGarrachan 4/6r Brown 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123493-ELFIC-BLMA#boxscore
Fribourg [58]: Ranisavljevic 13/6a Jacquot 12 Shumate 9 Mongomo 8/6r Fogg 6/7r Rodriguez 5 Ambrosio 5
Lattes Montpellier [78]: Fankam Mendjiadeu 22/10r Suarez 22/6r
Standings: Lattes Montpellier 3-0, Fribourg 2-1, Neptunas 1-2, Caledonia Gladiators.
Group E
One game in this group was played on Wednesday and Sopron stayed undefeated, keeping Ke’Shunan James and Piestanske Cajky winless 78-47. The game on Thursday would determine which team had the early edge on qualifying and Monique Akoa led Charnay in a 76-66 win at Bodrum.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123136-PNC-SOP#boxscore
Piestanske Cajky [47]: James 25 Igbokwe 9/6r Jakubcekova 0
Sopron [78]: Monroe 18/12r Friskovec 13 Varga 11/7r Reid 10/8r/6a Krivacevic 9 Pavlopoulou 3/6r
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123144-BODR-CBBS#boxscore
Bodrum [66]: Traylor 17 Krajisnik 14 Bilgic 11 Li 10/9r Ferrari 6
Charnay [76]: Akoa 23 Garrick 17 Daramy 11 Strautmane 10 Gaye 8 Djaldi-Tabdi 2/6r
Standings: Sopron 3-0, Charnay 2-1, Bodrum 1-2, Piestanske Cajky 0-3
Group F
Both games in this group were on Wednesday and Keltern used a dominant second half to pick up their first win 88-64 over Peli-Karhut. That helped Braine go from last place to first place with Marcia Da Costa joining the lineup and helping them hand Constanta their first loss.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123150-PEKA-RSK#boxscore
Peli-Karhut [64]: Heard 17/7r Koskimies 17 Kosonen 11/8r Williams 9/6r Pounds 4 Braslis 4
Keltern [88]: Kiss-Rusk 16/6r Muzet 16 Djordjevic 14 Lockett 14 Wilke 10 Konstantinova 10 Gilles 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123157-CAS-CSMCT#boxscore
Braine [79]: Da Costa 20 Miller 16/6r Remenarova 11/7r Vitulova 8 Redmond 7 Lahtinen 3 Toonders 2
Constanta [74]: Dedic 16 Williams 13/8r Zivkovic 11 Marginean 11 Logic 9
Standings: Braine 2-1, Constanta 2-1, Keltern 1-2, Peli-Karhut 1-2
Group G
There was one game on Wednesday in this group and Estudiantes won 96-66 to get the edge for now on Kathryn Westbeld and Szekszard in the battle to advance. On Thursday, Murjanatu Musa and Tarbes raced past hapless Iraklis for a 119-33 win to stay undefeated.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123505-MOV-KSC#boxscore
Estudiantes [96]: Salvadores 19 Ridard 13 Buhner 11 Banaszak 11 Alonso de Armino 10 Sharp 9 Camilion 4 Wiard 3
Szekszard [66]: Westbeld 23/10r Boros 13 Whittle 11/9r Krnjic 6 Johnson 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123504-IRA-TGB#boxscore
Iraklis [33]: Dickie 10 Westbrook 7 Gkompetzisvili 6
Tarbes [119]: Musa 24/16r Ewodo 16/7r Droguet 15 Zodia 10 Celerier 10/6a Strunc 10 Sivka 10 Barahman 9
Standings: Tarbes 3-0, Estudiantes 2-1, Szekszard 1-2 Iraklis 0-3
Group H
This was the week where Elitzur Ramla would play both of their games in Poland. Tuesday was the designated home game for them and Alexis Prince helped them hand Gdynia their first loss 82-79. The designated home game was next for Gdynia and they reversed the result of the first game after Stephanie Jones led them to an 80-67 win despite Alexis Prince having another great game for Elitzur Ramla. The two winless teams also played on Thursday, meeting in Berlin for a game that saw Kibirkstis get on the board with a 57-53 victory.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123172-RML-VBW#boxscore
Elitzur Ramla [82]: Prince 23/11r Bura 15/6r Simms 13/10r Rotberg 13 Kovacevic 11
Arka Gdynia [79]: Wrzesinski 16 Hebard 15/7r Kastanek 12 Wesolowska 11 Jakubiuk 10/6r Jones 9/6r
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123175-VBW-RML#boxscore
Arka Gdynia [80]: Jones 25/8r Hebard 15/12r Kastanek 13 Podgorna 11 Jakubiuk 10/9r
Elitzur Ramla [67]: Prince 33/8r Rotberg 16
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123180-ALBA-KIB#boxscore
Berlin [53]: Kiser 11 Stammberger 8 Thomas 6 Bertholdt 3 Mulligan 2
Kibirkstis [57]: Taylor 14 Labuckiene 12/6r Zabotkaite 11 Pana 4
Group I
The game on Wednesday would determine who would sit in first place at the halfway mark and it was Kamila Borkowska and Gabby Nikitinaite that had Zaglebie Sosnowiec leaving Sassari with a 70-62 win. The winless teams had quite a battle on Thursday, but Cate Reese’s efforts were not quite enough for Mecheln and Riga left with a 64-63 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123160-DSS-ZAG#boxscore
Dinamo Sassari [62]: Taylor 19 Pastrello 11/6r Begic 10/9r Gonzales 0 Grattini 0
Zaglebie Sosnowiec [70]: Borkowska 21/8r Nikitinaite 20/9r Soule 16 Kostourkova 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123167-MEC-TTT#boxscore
Mechelen [63]: Reese 25/21r Kibedi 10/7r Hanson 10/6r
Riga [64]: Loyd 16/10r Vihmane 16 Jakobsone 12
Standings: Zaglebie Sosnowiec 3-0, Dinamo Sassari 2-1, Riga 1-2, Mechelen 0-3
Group J
Both games in this group were on Wednesdasy and Brianna Fraser and Galatasaray stayed perfect with a 92-66 win over Anezka Kopecka and KP Brno. Ferrol stayed behind them after Gala Mestres helped them get an easy 82-45 victory over winless Uniao Sportiva.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123192-KPTB-GALA#boxscore
KP Brno [66]: A. Kopecka 23/9r Galickova 19 Sotolova 13
Galatasaray [92]: Fraser 23/8r Park 18 Vanloo 17/6r/8a Erdogan 10 Hollingsworth 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123185-BAXI-CUSAH#boxscore
Ferrol [82]: Mestres 22/7r Collins 12 Pospisilova 10 Melia 8 Joiner 7 Sanchez Ramos 6
Uniao Sportiva [45]: Franklin 14
Standings: Galatasaray 3-0, Ferrol 2-1, KP Brno 1-2, Uniao Sportiva 0-3
Group K
Both games in this group were on Thursday and Anna Makurat fired Sesto San Giovanni past Benfica 92-58 to give them the advantage at the halfway mark. Temi Fagbenle helped Besiktas stay undefeated and keep Namur winless 94-73.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123204-GEAS-BENF#boxscore
Sesto San Giovanni [92]: Makurat 30/12r Gwathmey 14/17r Moore 14 Gustavsson 10 Conti 9/7a
Benfica [58]: Ovner 17 Monteiro 11 Ivanovic 7
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123196-BNC-BJK#boxscore
Namur [73]: Hood 16/7r Defosset 15 Hsu 12 Virjoghe 10 Bully 3
Besiktas [94]: Fagbenle 20/11r Hillsman 19/9r Bayram 18/10r/6a Evans 18 Winterburn 12/7a Lazic 4
Standings: Besiktas 3-0, Sesto San Giovanni 2-1, Benfica 1-2, Namur 0-3
Group L
One game in this group was played on Wednesday and Chloe Bibby made sure that it was Girona that would sit in the lead at the halfway mark after the combined efforts of Julia Reisingerova and Lexi Held were not enough for PEAC to hang on, falling 74-71. On Thursday, Anastasia Ushkalova and Yerevan Foxes had a first win on their minds at halftime, but Sara Madera and Campobasso took care of business in the second half for a 99-71 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123215-NKA-SPAR#boxscore
PEAC [71]: Reisingerova 26/12r Held 21
Girona [74]: Bibby 27/6a Hristova 13 Jakubcova 9/6r Caldwell 4
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123208-YFX-MGN#boxscore
Yerevan Foxes [71]: Ushkalova 20/7r Mbandu 15 Gvero 12 Sushchyk 10/7a Nicholas 6
Magnolia Campobasso [99]: Madera 22 Trimboli 18/8r/6a Scalia 17 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 14/11r Ziemborska 11 Meldere 10 Morrison 6/10a
Standings: Girona 3-0, Magnolia Campobasso 2-1, PEAC 1-2, Yerevan Foxes 0-3
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