Turkish Cup
The cup was contested this week with quarterfinals scattered across the country before the remaining teams headed to a single site. The first game on Tuesday saw Fenerbahce quickly show their championship form with a 97-57 win over Nesibe Aydin. Tarsus did not have near the roster at the end of the season as they did when they qualified for this competition and Jillian Alleyne did all that she could against their neighbors, but Pelin Bilgic and Cukurova started the second half with a massive run to win 98-71. The other two games were on Wednesday in Istanbul and Victoria Macaulay led her team to an 86-67 win over Damiris Dantas and Botas in the early game. City rivals met with Temi Fagbenle’s return to the Besiktas lineup being a big help in their 81-67 win over Galatasaray.
The remaining teams headed to Edirne for Friday’s semifinals and the first game was the latest titanic clash between teams with their eyes on three trophies down the stretch. Cukurova has Teaira McCowan back for this critical run and she helped them use a spectacular start to stun Fenerbahce 78-57 despite the best efforts of Gabby Williams. The result sends a big message ahead of potential continental and league matchups. The other game also went to a recent upstart as Jessica Thomas and Robyn Parks were spectacular in a 91-86 win over Temi Fagbenle and Besiktas. Sunday’s championship was all Teaira McCowan and Cukurova as they won 85-64 ahead of chasing two more big trophies.
March 18
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi-2024-2025/mac-detay/255884/istatistik
Nesibe Aydin [57]: Nared 14 Wheeler 8 Wallace 0
Fenerbahce [97]: Meesseman 19/9r/7a Sabally 16 Williams 16/8a Allemand 12 Cakir 7 Uzun 6/8a
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi-2024-2025/mac-detay/255885/istatistik
Tarsus [71]: Alleyne 28/19r Heal 15/8a Akgun 14
Cukurova [98]: Bilgic 20 Atas 16/9r Carleton 15/7r/6a McCowan 13 Johannes 12/7a Fauthoux 9/11a Howard 2
March 19
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi-2024-2025/mac-detay/255887/istatistik
Emlak Konut [86]: Macaulay 27/11r Thomas 17 Parks 15/8r Ndour-Fall 12/10r
Botas [67]: Dantas 25 Allen 10 Cave 8/9r Jump 3 Yalcinkaya 0
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi-2024-2025/mac-detay/255886/istatistik
Besiktas [81]: Fagbenle 27 Peterson 17/7a Ozisik 11 Winterburn 10/6r Krajisnik 7/7r
Galatasaray [67]: Vanloo 19 Erdogan 13 Steinberga 12 Li 4/9r Park 2
March 21
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi-2024-2025/mac-detay/264260/istatistik
Fenerbahce [57]: Williams 27/7r/6s Meesseman 9/6a Charles 6/7r Allemand 5 Cakir 2 Uzun 2
Cukurova [78]: McCowan 21/10r Howard 15/7r Carleton 15 Johannes 12 Anderson 6/10r/7a
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi-2024-2025/mac-detay/264261/istatistik
Besiktas [86]: Fagbenle 20/6r/6a Peterson 19 Krajisnik 16/10r Winterburn 12 Ozisik 11
Emlak Konut [91]: Thomas 27/6r/10a Parks 25/11r/7a Ndour-Fall 15 Macaulay 14
March 23
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi-2024-2025/mac-detay/264262/istatistik
Cukurova [85]: McCowan 22/8r Carleton 16/11r/6a Howard 14/8r Anderson 13/8a Johannes 11
Emlak Konut [64]: Ndour-Fall 17/10r Macaulay 17/7r Thomas 8 Parks 8
Spanish Cup
The Queen’s Cup started on Thursday with two of the quarterfinal games. Gernika had an upset on their minds early as they faced the league leaders, but Chloe Bibby and Girona started the second half strong to win 71-68. That upset did come in the second game though when Jairis knocked out defending champions Valencia 70-53. Friday’s games continued the theme as Juana Camilion and Estudiantes held a lead into the second half, but Avenida got the 66-64 win. Hosts Zaragoza also trailed in the first half, but advanced with a 56-42 win over Gran Canaria.
The semifinals were played on Saturday and the run of excellent games continued with an overtime thriller in the first game. Chloe Bibby and Girona were able to get the game to the extra period, but Aina Ayuso and Jairis prevailed 71-67. Avenida built a big lead and held off Zaragoza 70-66 to advance to Sunday’s final. On Sunday, Jairis was looking to finish knocking off all three teams at the top of the standings in the league and Lou Lopez Senechal fired them to a big lead after halftime. Avenida tried a dramatic rally in the fourth quarter, but came up short 67-59, sending the trophy to a surprising new home in Murcia.
March 20
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2449363
Girona [71]: Bibby 21 Lundquist 12/6r Mack 9/9r Hristova 5 Pierre-Louis 4 Tate 4
Gernika [68]: Fam 13/7r Westerik 12 Etxarri 12 Chery 11 Dodson 7 Olaeta 4
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2449364
Valencia [53]: Romero 15 Iagupova 13 Fiebich 8 Mavunga 5/6r Alexander 4/6r Fingall 4 Torrens 3 Carrera 1/7r Turner 0
Jairis [70]: Lopez Senechal 17 Bertsch 10 Holesinska 10 Gray 10 Alarcon 7 Ayuso 6/10r Eldebrink 2 Grande 0
March 21
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2449365
Avenida [66]: Martin 16 Fasoula 13 Jespersen 6/7r Kone 5 Vilaro 5 Carter 5 Calhoun 0
Estudiantes [64]: Camilion 21 Whittle 13/7r Banaszak 10/9r Alonso de Armino 8 Salvadores 8 Buhner 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2449366
Zaragoza [56]: Mawuli 16 Evans 12 Atkinson 11/9r Hermosa 8 Pueyo 5 Flores 0 Fraser 0 Nystrom 0
Gran Canaria [42]: Ezeigbo 12/15r Erjavec 9 Toussaint 4 Becker 0
March 22
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2465996
Girona [67]: Bibby 24 Mack 14/8r Lundquist 10 Tate 5 Pierre-Louis 2 Hristova 0
Jairis [71]: Ayuso 21/11r Lopez Senechal 12 Bertsch 12 Massey 11/11r Eldebrink 9 Holesinska 5 Alarcon 1 Gray 0 Grande 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2465997
Avenida [70]: Gil 15/7r Fasoula 12 Martin 11 Delaere 11 Carter 10 Kone 6 Jespersen 2 Vilaro 2
Zaragoza [66]: Evans 15/8r Atkinson 11 Pueyo 6 Hermosa 5 Fraser 4 Flores 0 Nystrom 0
March 23
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2465998
Jairis [67]: Lopez Senechal 27 Ayuso 13/9r/7a Bertsch 11 Gray 10/8r Grande 3 Holesinska 1 Eldebrink 0 Alarcon 0
Avenida [59]: Dominguez 12 Martin 10 Vilaro 8 Carter 6 Kone 4 Fasoula 4 Jespersen 1
French League Round 20
This round started on Friday with Kendall Cooper and Chartres making it close late, but losing again, this time to Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu and Lattes Montpellier 74-73. Villeneuve-d’Ascq looked ready to get into that last playoff spot early on Saturday, but Landes used a massive run late to leave with a 55-51 win. Evelyn Akhator and Landerneau took advantage, using a massive late run to get a 75-68 win over Sara Chevaugeon and Charleville-Mezieres. Angers defeated Lyon 59-53. On Sunday, Murjanatu Musa and Tarbes took a big step towards grabbing the last playoff spot with a 92-80 win over Roche. With the top seed sealed, there has been some speculation about how much Bourges would focus on their remaining league games with three competitions on the line for the rest of the season. They fought back to force overtime, but Shakayla Thomas and Charnay were able to help their own playoff seeding with a 100-89 double-overtime win.
March 21
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790101-lattes-montpellier-chartres
Lattes Montpellier [74]: Fankam Mendjiadeu 21/7r Bernies 19 Bailey 6
Chartres [73]: Cooper 21 Debaut 14/6a Enabosi 11 Mahoutou 10 Colley 3 Elenga 2
March 22
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790100-villeneuve-d-ascq-basket-landes
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [51]: Gueye 12/10r Leite 11 Foppossi 11 Peters 8/8r Zellous 4 Sissoko 2 Clark 0 Hirsch 0
Landes [55]: Bussiere 12/7r Lacan 12 Geiselsoder 11
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790097-landerneau-charleville-mezieres
Landerneau [75]: Akhator 22/10r Woolfolk 19 Stervinou 15 Baker 11/7r Trasi 8/8r
Charleville-Mezieres [68]: Chevaugeon 20 Dongue 11/8r Martinez 10 Clarke 10
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790099-angers-lyon
Angers [59]: Ngo Ndjock 16/10r Mendez 10 Alston 10 Kaba 9 Adams 3/15r Tahane 3/10r
Lyon [53]: Jocyte 13 Pasa 10 Harris 7 Quevedo 6/9r Wojta 2 Lucet 0
March 23
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790102-tarbes-roche-vendee
Tarbes [92]: Musa 21/9r Droguet 18 Zodia 14 Sivka 11 Fora 10 Cooper 9 Miyem 4 Ewodo 0
Roche [80]: McCarty-Williams 21/7a Gomis 15 Phillips 10
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790098-charnay-bourges
Charnay [100]: Thomas 30/8r Chabrier 15/6a Balogun 15 Garrick 14 Akoa-Makani 13/8a Strautmane 7/7r Djaldi-Tabdi 6/10r
Bourges [89]: Diaby 17/6r Okonkwo 16/6r Astier 11/7a Guapo 10 Duchet 10 Spanou 9 Green 2
Standings:
1. Bourges 17-3
2. Landes 13-7
3. Charnay 13-7
4. Lattes Montpellier 13-7
5. Charleville-Mezieres 12-8
6. Angers 12-8
7. Lyon 10-10
8. Tarbes 8-12
9. Landerneau 7-13
10. Villeneuve-d’Ascq 6-14
11. Roche 6-14
12. Chartres 3-17
Hungarian Cup
After winning their quarterfinals earlier in the year, the last four teams made it to the final stage this weekend with semifinals on Saturday. Virag Kiss and Gyor built an early lead in the first game and then held off MTK 74-67. Kaila Charles and DVTK looked to be in a strong position, but Julia Reisingerova and PEAC nearly finished a spectacular comeback before falling short 71-70. The bronze medal game was first on Sunday and it was Lexi Held leading PEAC in their 97-72 win over Ashten Prechtel and MTK. The final ended up being a great game with Reka Dombai and Gyor taking the lead early only to see Kaila Charles and DVTK dominate the second half and take momentum into the playoffs with an 87-81 win.
March 22
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_64
MTK [67]: Szabo 19/6r Pusztai 12 Prechtel 11/11r Manis 8/6r
Gyor [74]: Kiss 25/17r Dombai 17/7a Garbin 13 Telenga 10 Goree 0
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_65
DVTK [71]: Charles 23/7r Jovanovic 18 Aho 1
PEAC [70]: Reisingerova 22/8r Studer 14/9r Zsebe-Weninger 10 Held 8/7a Romeo 3
March 23
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_66
MTK [72]: Prechtel 21/9r Pusztai 14 Szabo 14 P. Dul 11/11a Manis 0
PEAC [97]: Held 20 Studer 14/10a Zsebe-Weninger 13/6r Torok 12 Romeo 11 Reisingerova 10
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_cup/whun_cup_67
Gyor [81]: Dombai 20/7a Bach 18 Kiss 17/9r Telenga 11 Goree 4
DVTK [87]: Charles 28/12r Jovanovic 15 Lelik 12 Tadic 11 Miklos 10 Aho 0
Italian League Round 21
The round started on Saturday with Venezia putting the game away in the first half for a 90-60 win over Sassari as they strengthened the team for the stretch run. On Sunday, Campobasso defeated Faenza 68-57. Tinara Moore and Sesto San Giovanni breezed past Battipaglia 75-55. First place Schio welcomed last place Alpo and Janelle Salaun led the hosts in a 79-49 win. Anne Simon and San Martino di Lupari won the very late game 73-54 over Brixia.
March 22
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=307&MID=53136
Venezia [90]: Kuier 18 Santucci 13/6r/6a Fassina 13 Smalls 9 Cubaj 8/6r Mompremier 8/6r Villa 7 Stankovic 3 Pan 2
Sassari [60]: Gonzales 19/7r/7a Begic 17 Carangelo 13 Taylor 4 Grattini 0
March 23
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=307&MID=53132
Faenza [57]: Fondren 14/8r Roumy 13 Turel 12
Campobasso [68]: Kunaiyi-Akpanah 19/10r Scalia 11 Morrison 7/6a
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=307&MID=53133
Sesto San Giovanni [75]: Moore 26 Spreafico 14 Jakubcova 9/6r Conti 8/9a Makurat 4/10r
Battipaglia [55]: Smorto 12/12r Benson 9/10r
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=307&MID=53138
Schio [79]: Salaun 21/8r Juhasz 16/12r Laksa 16
Alpo [49]: Tulonen 12 Ejiofor 4/10r
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=307&MID=53135
San Martino di Lupari [73]: Simon 21 D’Alie 10/6r Del Pero 10 Robinson 9/8r Bickle 8/9r/6a
Brixia [54]: Ivanova 15 Tagliamento 13/9r Bongiorno 10 Johnson 3 Nikolic 2
Standings:
1. Schio 18-1
2. Venezia 17-2
3. Campobasso 14-5
4. Derthona 11-8
5. San Martino di Lupari 10-9
6. Sesto San Giovanni 9-10
7. Faenza 8-11
8. Brixia 6-13
9. Battipaglia 6-14
10. Sassari 5-14
11. Alpo 1-18
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