Australian League Round 10
The round started on Thursday with Veronica Burton and Bendigo defeating Celeste Taylor and Sydney 92-71. On Friday, Canberra broke open a close game in the fourth quarter and the trio of Charli Collier, Nicole Munger, and Jade Melbourne helped them get the 88-77 win over Adelaide and the duo of Isabelle Bourne and Isobel Borlase. Naz Hillmon and Southside nearly got the win on Saturday, but Townsville escaped 78-75. Canberra is suddenly streaking after Nyadiew Puoch helped them defeat Geelong 89-69 on Sunday. Laeticia Amihere and Perth finished the round with a 94-76 win over Adelaide.
January 2
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516031/bs.html
Sydney Flames [71]: Taylor 20 George 12/8r Morris 8/6r Clarke 8 Swain 7 Tupaea 3
Bendigo Spirit [92]: Burton 20 Griffin 18/13r Whitcomb 18/6r/6a Tolo 17 Wehrung 14
January 3
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516032/bs.html
Adelaide Lightning [77]: Bourne 29 Borlase 25 Turner 12/19r Talbot 4/6r/8a Andrews 2 Pineau 0
Canberra Capitals [88]: Collier 25/16r Munger 24/7r Melbourne 20/8a Puoch 7 Deeble 5 Tofaeono 2 Horvat 0
January 4
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516033/bs.html
Southside Flyers [75]: Hillmon 26/12r Loughridge 14 Kunek 12/10r Rocci 12 Reed 7
Townsville Fire [78]: Froling 17/7r Cox 16/9r Fowler 14 Ellis 14 Woods 12/10a Lok 5 McDowell-White 0
January 5
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516034/bs.html
Canberra Capitals [89]: Puoch 20/6r Horvat 19/12r Melbourne 17 Munger 14 Collier 4 Deeble 3 Tofaeono 2/6r Jefferson 2
Geelong United [69]: Froling 17/11r Raber 13 Jones 12/7a Shelley 8 Hank 6 Brett 5 Mole 3 Sharp 2 Potter 2
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516035/bs.html
Perth Lynx [94]: Amihere 20/7r Maley 19/14r Sowah 18/6r Atwell 18 Ciabattoni 6 Gorman 2 Clinch Hoycard 2 Morrell 0
Adelaide Lightning [76]: Talbot 17/6r/6a Turner 15/14r/6b Bourne 13/6r Andrews 12 Borlase 10 Pineau 7
Standings:
1. Bendigo 12-2
2. Perth 13-3
3. Townsville 8-5
4. Sydney 5-7
5. Adelaide 5-9
6. Geelong 4-8
7. Southside 4-9
8. Canberra 4-10
Turkish League Round 16
The round started on Saturday with Claudia Cuic and Khadijiah Cave helping Botas get an easy 72-45 win over Bodrum. A more exciting game went to overtime before Astou Ndour-Fall, Jessica Thomas, and Robyn Parks could help get the 107-104 win over Sydney Wallace, Damla Gezgin, Jaime Nared, Erica Wheeler, and Nesibe Aydin. It was not a vintage affair between teams looking to mount a title challenge, but Dana Evans and Besiktas got past Natasha Howard and Cukurova 71-65. The top two teams and great rivals met to close the day and Galatasaray was looking to hand Fenerbahce their first loss, but Tina Charles helped the visitors buckle down in the fourth quarter for a 65-61 win. The last game of the weekend was an exciting encounter on Sunday that saw Aisha Sheppard and Courtney Hurt lift Tarsus to an 88-85 win over Zitina Aokuso and Orman.
January 4
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2024-2025/mac-detay/253550/istatistik
Botas [72]: Cuic 22/15r Cave 20/13r Allen 12 Yalcinkaya 3
Bodrum [45]: Hollingshed 13 Jones 4
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2024-2025/mac-detay/253551/istatistik
Nesibe Aydin [104]: Wallace 32 Gezgin 23 Nared 21/7r Wheeler 20/9r/6a
Emlak Konut [107]: Ndour-Fall 25/7r Thomas 25/16a Parks 21/10r/6a Macaulay 15/12r Cidal 15
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2024-2025/mac-detay/253552/istatistik
Besiktas [71]: Evans 21 Lazic 12 Bayram 11/13r Gulcelik 10 Fagbenle 9/6r Winterburn 6
Cukurova [65]: Howard 21/16r Rupert 16/11r Anderson 12/7a Carleton 7
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2024-2025/mac-detay/253553/istatistik
Galatasaray [61]: Vanloo 15/7a Zandalasini 10/7r Hollingsworth 9/8r Li 8/8r Fraser 4/8r Erdogan 2
Fenerbahce [65]: Charles 24/7r/7a Uzun 12 Williams 10/6r Meesseman 9/7r Atkins 8 Cakir 2
January 5
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2024-2025/mac-detay/253554/istatistik
Tarsus [88]: Sheppard 25/7a Hurt 23/6r Heal 18/6a Alleyne 16/18r
Orman [85]: Aokuso 20/11r Berger 19 Kurtulmus 17 Burke 16 Epoupa 2/6s Gul 0 Turk 0
Standings:
1. Fenerbahce 13-0
2. Galatasary 11-3
3. Emlak Konut 10-4
4. Cukurova 9-5
5. Besiktas 8-5
6. Botas 5-9
7. Tarsus 5-9
8. Nesibe Aydin 6-7
9. Bursa Ant 5-8
10. Kayseri 4-9
11. Bodrum 3-11
12. Orman 2-11
French League Round 12
There was one game on Saturday to start the second half of the season and the return of Kendall Cooper bolstered last place Chartres, but they fell short in their bid to upset first place Bourges 81-77. Sunday started with an exciting game that saw Tiffany Clarke and Charleville-Mezieres finish a comeback late to escape Leila Lacan and Landes 64-63. Villeneuve-d’Ascq started well with a new coach, defeating Nausia Woolfolk and Landerneau 81-65. Angers won 63-51 at Tarbes. Jade Phillips and Roche surprised Lyon 78-76 to keep the gap manageable for teams to try to escape the playdowns and earn a spot in the playoffs instead. Overtime was needed at the end of the day to see who would sit in second place and Shakayla Thomas and Monique Akoa eventually helped Charnay get the 86-83 win over Elodie Naigre and Lattes Montpellier.
January 4
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790051-chartres-bourges
Chartres [77]: Cooper 20/6r Enabosi 13 Eldebrink 13 Colas 12 Elenga 3
Bourges [81]: Diaby 17/12r Okonkwo 15/6r Astier 12 Pouye 12 Spanou 6 Green 5
January 5
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790052-basket-landes-charleville-mezieres
Landes [63]: Lacan 20 Djekoundade 10 Geiselsoder 9/8r Slocum 1
Charleville-Mezieres [64]: Clarke 22/9r Franchelin 14/6a Brochant 13 Martinez 2/7r Chidom 2
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790049-villeneuve-d-ascq-landerneau
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [81]: Gueye 18/10r Leite 18 Peters 16/7r Sissoko 10 Zellous 6/6r Hirsch 0
Landerneau [65]: Woolfolk 22/8s Akhator 12 Trasi 11 Baker 2
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790053-tarbes-angers
Tarbes [51]: Musa 13/6r Droguet 10/7a Miyem 3 Ewodo 3
Angers [63]: Adams 17/7r Ngo Ndjock 12 Tahane 10/7r Dornstauder 10 Alston 3
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790054-roche-vendee-lyon
Roche [78]: Phillips 23 Ousfar 14/11r McCarty-Williams 13/6r/9a
Lyon [76]: Pasa 17 Malonga 14/8r Jocyte 11/6r Quevedo 10 Harris 10 Lucet 3 Wojta 2
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790050-lattes-montpellier-charnay
Lattes Montpellier [83]: Naigre 21/6a Fankam Mendjiadeu 13/7r Suarez 10 Bailey 7
Charnay [86]: Thomas 24/9a Akoa 21/11a Balogun 11/12r Djaldi-Tabdi 11/7r Chabrier 11 Strautmane 3
Standings:
1. Bourges 10-2
2. Charnay 9-3
3. Charleville-Mezieres 8-4
4. Lattes Montpellier 8-4
5. Landes 7-5
6. Angers 7-5
7. Tarbes 6-6
8. Lyon 6-6
9. Villeneuve-d’Ascq 4-8
10. Roche 3-9
11. Landerneau 3-9
12. Chartres 1-11
Polish League Round 12
Most of this round was on Saturday, starting with Poznan’s 83-53 win over Bydgoszcz. There were certainly doubts about Polkowice’s ability to play their game having lost even more players since they were unable to field a lineup for their last game, but they did have six players available in a 121-59 loss to Serena Manala, Sierra Moore, and Polonia Warszawa with Wiktoria Zasada and Weronika Jarecka holding down the fort as much as they could. Robbi Ryan had a strong game for Sleza Wroclaw, but Stephanie Jones and Gdynia won 73-60. Elena Tsineke and Gorzow finished the day with a 96-76 win over Klaudia Wnorowska and Zaglebie Sosnowiec. Lublin sits in first place for now after Laura Miskiniene and Stella Johnson led them to an 88-78 win over Savannah Wheeler and Torun on Sunday.
January 4
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/178637/ks-basket-bydgoszcz-ekstraklasa-sp–z-o-o—-enea-azs-politechnika-poznan.html
Bydgoszcz [53]: Ebo 14/6r Keller 13 Porchia 10/7r
Poznan [83]: Popovic 16/7a Skobel 15/6r Jones 13 Puc 12 Carter 7/7r
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/178634/kghm-bc-polkowice—skk-polonia-warszawa.html
Polkowice [59]: Zasada 22 Jarecka 21/7r
Polonia Warszawa [121]: Manala 25 Maslowska 18/9r Dubniuk 17 Bukowczan 15 Moore 14/11r/10a Nicholson 11/7r
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/178633/1ks-sleza-wroclaw—vbw-gdynia-.html
Sleza Wroclaw [60]: Ryan 27/6r Nunn 14/11r Strautmane 8
Arka Gdynia [73]: Jones 20/13r Hebard 16/10r Wrzesinski 15/7r/8a Kastanek 15
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/178635/polskastrefainwestycji-enea-ajp-gorzow-wlkp—mb-zaglebie-sosnowiec.html
Gorzow [96]: Tsineke 23/7a Miller 16/6r Kosla 15 Walker-Kimbrough 15 Mikulasikova 10
Zaglebie Sosnowiec [76]: Wnorowska 22 Borkowska 18/12r Calloway 14 Nikitinaite 11/7r/9a
January 5
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/178636/polski-cukier-azs-umcs-lublin—energa-torun.html
Lublin [88]: Miskiniene 23/8r Johnson 22/6r/6a Zempare 19/11r Stanacev 11/7r/9a Kulinska 3
Torun [78]: Wheeler 20/7a Stankiewicz 16 Walczak 15/6r Mortensen 14/9r
Standings:
1. Lublin 8-4
2. Polkowice 9-2
3. Arka Gdynia 8-3
4. Sleza Wroclaw 7-5
5. Zaglebie Sosnowiec 7-5
6. Poznan 6-6
7. Gorzow 6-6
8. Torun 4-8
9. Polonia Warszawa 2-10
10. Bydgoszcz 2-10
Hungarian Cup Quarterfinals
All the cup quarterfinals were played on Sunday with teams looking to qualify for the final event. With the league as close as it is right now, teams can also send message about the rest of the season here and Sopron started well, but DVTK used a strong second half to win 86-71. Newcomers David Kornei had the tough task of visiting Virag Kiss and Gyor, losing 100-51. Lexi Held fired PEAC past Kathryn Westbeld and Szekszard 81-61. Two teams looking to establish themselves in the top half met with MTK stifling Vasas 59-35
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_60
DVTK [86]: Lelik 17/7r/7a Charles 16/12r Tadic 16 Jovanovic 10 Aho 8 Gulbe 4/8r
Sopron [71]: Friskovec 18/8r Brooks 13/6r Reid 11 Borondy 11 Monroe 6 Krivacevic 5/6r Pavlopoulou 4
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_61
Gyor [100]: Kiss 20 Dubei 17 Goree 14/9r Dombai 14/8a Telenga 11/7r Garbin 10
David Kornei [51]: Marisa 16 Hegedus 6/6r
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_62
PEAC [81]: Held 24 Torok 19/11r Reisingerova 12/10r Ratkai 10
Szekszard [61]: Westbeld 21 Higgins 12/8r Johnson 5 Bejedi 0
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_63
Vasas [35]: Boricic 6/7r Davis 5
MTK [59]: Prechtel 18/14r Manis 13/6r P. Dul 13/10a Szabo 5/7r
Italian Cup Second Qualifying Round
The two games to determine who would join Venezia and Schio in the final event were played on Sunday. Campobasso managed to grind out a tough fourth quarter to eliminate San Martino di Lupari 59-56. Overtime was needed to settle the other game and Amanda Zahui B made her debut at just the right time for Derthona, leading them in an 84-80 win over Anna Makurat, Tinara Moore, and Sesto San Giovanni.
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=310&MID=53164
Campobasso [59]: Kunaiyi-Akpanah 18/19r Morrison 11/7r/6a Scalia 10
San Martino di Lupari [56]: Bickle 14/10r Robinson 14/7r D’Alie 7 Simon 2
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=310&MID=53165
Derthona [84]: Zahui B 22 Fontaine 18/13r Attura 16/7a Dotto 15 Penna 3
Sesto San Giovanni [80]: Makurat 24/8r Moore 22 Gwathmey 9/8r Conti 8/12r Gustavsson 2
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