On Monday, Sheana Mosch returned to the court after a year of not playing professionally. This season, she will play for Elitzur Holon in Israel with the rest of her team being quite young. Her teammates include ex-San Diego State player Courtney Clements, rookie Camille Buckley from UC Irvine, rookie Thea Lemberger from UCLA, rookie Shira Shecht from Monmouth, and May Dayan, who left Temple early. In their opener, they recorded an impressive comeback win in the quarter to beat Elitzur Ramla 70-67. Sheana had a strong second half, finishing with 20 points and 6 rebounds after playing all but 89 seconds of the game. Clements had 24 points and Buckley had 14 points and 13 rebounds. In the loss, rookie Natasha Howard from Florida State had 21 points and 13 rebounds, ex-Georgia player Ashley Houts had 16 points, and ex-Kansas player Danielle McCray had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/ibba/games.php?league_id=undefined&season_id=89933&game_id=2978457#mbt:213-400$t&0=1
DeMarcus Nelson is still out for Panathinaikos, but they got closer to their full roster as they took on Kolossos Rhodes in domestic league action and won 81-61. Esteban Batista had 12 points and 9 rebounds and A.J. Slaughter had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Lamar player Mike James had 21 points and ex-TCU player Zvonko Buljan had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakegameView?idgame=C202F935&mode=2
On Tuesday, Mistie Bass and Lattes Montpellier started their regular season with an easy 86-54 win over Calais. Mistie had 18 points and 9 rebounds in 27 minutes. Naomi Halman had 16 points and Jenna O'Hea had 12 points. In the loss, ex-Louisville player Arhonda Covington had 14 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://resultats.ffbb.com/stats/200000002745904/200000006167585.pdf
Daniel Ewing took advantage of a long period between games for LeMans Sarthe to recover from injury as he returned in their 86-81 win over Orleans. Daniel finished with 14 points in 30 minutes. Romero Osby added 13 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Notre Dame player Kyle McAlarney had 17 points and ex-UNC player David Noel had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/8764/Orleans-Le-Mans
On Wednesday, Tricia Liston's shooting gave her team a big first half lead and then Cagliari still needed a late comeback to beat San Martino 71-66. Tricia finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds after playing the whole game. Asia Taylor added 11 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, former Illinois-Chicago player Jasmine Bailey had 27 points and 6 rebounds and ex-William and Mary player Taysha Pye had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=14872
Haley Peters and Universitario Ferrol got their first test against one of the stronger teams in the league on their long trip out to Gran Canaria, losing 88-58. Haley had 16 points in 32 minutes. DeNesha Stallworth had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Mireia Vila had 11 points. In the loss, rookie Robyn Parks from VCU had 23 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Robert Morris player Vega Gimeno had 14 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1382692&med=0
Angela Salvadores and Rivas held a lead for most of the game due to her scoring, but fell behind in the second half and could not recover in a 73-67 loss to Gernika Bizkaia. Angela led all scorers with 20 points in 38 minutes. In the win, ex-Baylor player Bernice Mosby had 18 points and 12 rebounds and ex-Florida State player Britany Miller had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1382698&med=0
On Thursday, Jess Foley and Kathleen Scheer helped the Adelaide Lightning past the Dandenong Rangers 68-63 for their first win of the season. Jess had 10 points in 35 minutes and Kathleen had 11 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes. Laura Summerton had 16 points and 8 rebounds and Emma Langford had 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Rutgers star Cappie Pondexter, one of the biggest American names to join the league in a while, had 19 points and 8 assists, ex-Oklahoma State player Tegan Cunningham had 19 points and 6 rebounds, and rookie Annalise Pickrel from 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=485039499&c=1-4478-0-320638-0&pool=-1
Lindsey Harding started her overseas season after spending last season on various offseason projects in Los Angeles. She returns to Turkey, this time playing with Edirne, where her teammates include ex-Maryland player Marissa Coleman. They started their season with the Turkish Cup, which starts in group play with three games on consecutive days. They were overmatched in the second half of the first game against powerhouse Abdullah Gul University, losing 70-52. Lindsey had 26 points in 38 minutes. In the win, ex-UNC player LaToya Pringle, who is also known by the Turkish version of her married name Lara Sanders, had 21 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Penn State player Tanisha Wright had 14 points and 9 assists, and ex-Drexel player Gabriela Marginean had 13 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/kupalar/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi/maclar?Lig=Bayanlar Turkiye Kupasi&MacNo=1BA1080&Sezon=2014-2015
Jasmine Thomas also returns to overseas play after a spending last WNBA offseason in team activities in Atlanta. She is playing in Turkey for Orman, where Krystal Thomas was also slated to play before injury concerns. Her teammates include ex-Georgia player Kara Braxton and ex-St. Joseph's player Chatilla Van Grinsven. In their opener, they beat Ordu 69-61. Jasmine had 7 points in 21 minutes. Braxton had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Mississippi State player Tan White had 16 points and ex-Liberty player Megan Frazee had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/kupalar/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi/maclar?Lig=Bayanlar Turkiye Kupasi&MacNo=1BA1082&Sezon=2014-2015
Marty Pocius and Galatasaray took on Spanish team Valencia in Euroleague play as Nolan Smith was suspended for the game pending further decisions on his future with the team. The team built an early lead and then had to hang on in the second half for a 71-64 win. Marty had 8 points in 29 minutes. Carlos Arroyo had 16 points and Furkan Aldemir had 10 points and 12 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Notre Dame player Luke Harangody had 16 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Marquette player Dwight Buycks had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=24&seasoncode=E2014#!boxscore
DeMarcus Nelson is still injured and Panathinaikos could have used another player in their Euroleague trip to Germany to face Bayern Munich, losing steam in the second half and falling 81-75. Esteban Batista had 18 points and 7 rebounds, Antonis Fotsis had 15 points, and A.J. Slaughter had 13 points. In the win, ex-Penn State player Jan-Hendrick Jagla had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=19&seasoncode=E2014#!boxscore