EuroLeague Quarterfinals
The new championship format started on Wednesday with the quarterfinals. USK Praha was looking to make a run for their coach and advanced past Schio 79-72 to set up one last chance at the kind of upset that got them their championship a decade ago when they meet Fenerbahce. Cukurova assembled their strongest possible roster for this event, but got quite the battle from Bourges before winning 66-59 and setting up a rematch with Valencia.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123794-SCH-ZVVZ#boxscore
Schio [72]: Salaun 13/6r Keys 13/6r Sottana 12 Laksa 10 Juhasz 8
USK Praha [79]: Ayayi 19 Jones 17 Oblak 14/6r/6a Magbegor 8/13r Hof 6 Vorackova 2 Cazorla 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123793-CBK-TBB#boxscore
Cukurova [66]: Howard 15/10r Carleton 12 Anderson 12 Samuelson 11/9r Johannes 10 Rupert 6/6r/6a Fauthoux 0
Bourges [59]: Okonkwo 14/7r Duchet 12 Diaby 10/6r Green 6 Spanou 3/6r
Hungarian League Semifinals Game 2
All the series continued on Wednesday with DVTK easily advancing to the finals with an 84-61 win over PEAC. The old rivals will meet again on Saturday after Reka Dombai made sure Gyor got the 85-78 win over Zala Friskovec and Sopron. In the consolation bracket, Szekszard advanced with an 87-63 win over Aijha Blackwell and Cegled. The other series was also a sweep after MTK defeated Vasas 69-51.
Semifinals
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_ply/whun_ply_117891
PEAC [61]: Reisingerova 17/6r Studer 11 Held 6 Romeo 5
DVTK [84]: N. Aho 16 Lelik 14/6a Charles 13 Gulbe 13
DVTK wins series 2-0
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_ply/whun_ply_117861
Gyor [85]: Dombai 30/7r/6a Telenga 15/7r/6a Bach 15 Garbin 10 Goree 9 Acs 6
Sopron [78]: Friskovec 25/8r Brooks 10 Reid 9/7r/7a Krivacevic 8 Pavlopoulou 5
Series tied 1-1
Consolation Bracket
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_ply/whun_ply_117921
Cegled [63]: Blackwell 22/10r Mabrey 16 Farkas 8 Orsi 0
Szekszard [87]: Higgins 18/9r Boros 18/6r Westbeld 16/8r Szucs 15 Bejedi 7
Szkeszard wins series 2-0
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun_ply/whun_ply_117951
Vasas [51]: Jahni 10 Davis 9/8r
MTK [69]: Toth 16/6r Szabo 14 Prechtel 8/14r Manis 4
MTK wins series 2-0
Polish League 3rd Place Series Game 2
The bronze medal series continued on Wednesday with Kamila Borkowska and Zaglebie Sosnowiec trying to extend the series to Friday. Sleza Wroclaw took the lead by halftime though on their way to winning 70-54.
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/199110/mb-zaglebie-sosnowiec—1ks-sleza-wroclaw.html
Zaglebie Sosnowiec [54]: Borkowska 25/8r Gustavsson 17/7r Calloway 4 Nikitinaite 0
Sleza Wroclaw [70]: Pyka 16 Ryan 12 Strautmane 10/9r Nunn 8
Sleza Wroclaw wins series 2-0
Italian League
Only one quarterfinal series needed a deciding game on Wednesday and Derthona took the lead at home in the first half behind Elisa Penna with the team at full strength. San Martino di Lupari as a club had far more experience at this level and Amari Robinson helped them show that in the second half to win 82-72. The playout also continued with teams looking to end their season on a winning note and to avoid having to play the final series with Alpo for a guaranteed spot in the division. Sparkle Taylor was strong for Sassari again, but Marzia Tagliamento and Brixia had the stronger fourth quarter to finish the sweep 82-73 and head home.
Quarterfinals Game 3
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=307&MID=53190
Derthona [72]: Penna 24/7r Zahui B 11/8r Fontaine 11 Attura 7/10r/6a
San Martino di Lupari [82]: Robinson 20/8r D’Alie 18/10a Bickle 17/8r Cvijanovic 11 Simon 9
San Martino di Lupari wins series 2-1
Playout Semifinals Game 2
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=307&MID=53196
Sassari [73]: Taylor 29/6r Gonzales 15
Brixia [82]: Tagliamento 20/7r Johnson 19 Ivanova 12 Togliani 10 Bongiorno 10 Nikolic 3
Brixia wins series 2-0
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