Re: Overseas Basketball Updates, Comments, Criticism, Sugges
Posted: February 28th, 2014, 4:41 pm
It was the last set of games in the regular season of EuroLeague Women this week. In Group A, Russia's UMMC Ekaterinburg closed things out with a 74-61 win over visiting Beretta Famila of Italy. The stars were out in force again as Candace Parker and Diana Taurasi had 19 points each and Sandrine Gruda had 15 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Gonzaga player Courtney Vandersloot had 11 points and ex-UNC player Erlana Larkins had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
The rest of the games were on Wednesday. In Group A, Turkey's Kayseri ended Hungary's Gyor's tough season 91-37 at home. The ex-UNC duo led the way as LaToya Pringle, also known by the Turkish version of her married name Lara Sanders, had 18 points and 8 rebounds and Camille Little had 12 points and 9 rebounds as ex-Penn State player Tanisha Wright had 10 points and 7 assists. France's Bourges beat Slovakia's Good Angels Kosice 69-57 at home. In the win, ex-Maryland player Diandra Tchatchouang had 10 points while ex-Texas Tech player Jia Perkins had 10 points in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
Final Standings: UMMC Ekaterinburg 8-2, Bourges 6-4, Kayseri 6-4, Good Angels Kosice 5-5, Beretta Famila 5-5, Gyor 0-10
In Group B, Turkey's Fenerbahce beat Imos Brno of the Czech Republic 78-57 at home. In the win, ex-Abilene Christian player Agnieszka Bibrzycka had 13 points and Angel McCoughtry lent her star power with 10 points. In the loss, rookie Danielle Hamilton-Carter from Georgia Tech had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Poland's Wisla Krakow rolled to a 72-48 win at home over Lattes Montpellier of France. In the win, ex-DePaul player Allie Quigley had 23 points and ex-Ohio State player Jantel Lavender had 14 points and 17 rebounds. It took overtime in Hungary for Sopron to overcome Rivas Ecopolis of Spain 81-79. In the win, rookie Tianna Hawkins from Maryland had 14 points and 10 rebounds while ex-Robert Morris player Vega Gimeno had 17 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
Final Standings: Fenerbahce 12-0, Nadezhda Orenburg 7-5, Wisla Krakow 7-5, Sopron 5-7, Rivas Ecopolis 5-7, Lattes Montpellier 3-9, Imos Brno 3-9
In Group C, Russia's Spartak Moscow eased past Novi Zagreb of Croatia 71-46 at home. Turkey's Galatasaray pounded Lithuania's Kibirkstis 81-60 at home. In the win, ex-Houston player Sancho Lyttle had 13 points and 6 rebounds, rookie Kelsey Bone from Texas A&M had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 10 points. In the loss, rookies Hollie Mershon from Drexel and Sofija Aleksandravicius from Davidson had 10 points each.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
Final Standings: USK Prague 10-2, Spartak Moscow 9-3, Galatasaray 8-4, Perfumerias Avenida 6-6, Polkowice 4-8, Kirbirkstis 3-9, Novi Zagreb 2-10
After the games were completed, the top five teams in each group qualified to the next round. All of their record were combined after tossing out results against the last place team to create a single ranking which was used to make playoff pairings for the best of three series. As hosts of the finals, Russia's UMMC Ekaterinburg, the 2nd seed, advances automatically, leaving the other fourteen teams to fight for seven spots to join them. Here are the pairings with the team listed first hosting Games 1 and 3 with the 1 seed listed at the top and and 8 seed listed at the bottom:
(1)Fenerbahce (Turkey) vs (15)Polkowice (Poland)
(3)USK Prague (Czech Republic) vs (14)Rivas Ecopolis (Spain)
(4)Spartak Moscow (Russia) vs (13)Sopron (Hungary)
(5)Galatasaray (Turkey) vs (12)Perfumerias Avenida (Spain)
(6)Bourges (France) vs (11)Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
(7)Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) vs (10)Wisla Krakow (Poland)
(8)Kayseri Kaski (Turkey) vs (9)Beretta Famila Schio (Italy)
The EuroCup Women semifinals had their first games this week. Top seed Dynamo Kursk brings a solid lead home to Russia after going to Turkey and beating 4 seed Istanbul University 86-70. Star power was key in the win as Seimone Augustus had 19 points, Candice Dupree had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Epiphanny Prince had 15 points. In the loss, ex-Miami player Shenise Johnson had 21 points and 13 rebounds and ex-Maryland player Crystal Langhorne had 10 points. 7 seed Villeneuve continued to fight as they head to Russia with an 89-83 win over Dynamo Moscow in France. In the win, ex-DePaul player Lenae Williams had 29 points and 6 assists and WNBA player Emma Meesseman had 15 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, Tina Charles had 21 points and 8 rebounds and Lindsay Whalen had 14 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH ... amID_.html
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
The rest of the games were on Wednesday. In Group A, Turkey's Kayseri ended Hungary's Gyor's tough season 91-37 at home. The ex-UNC duo led the way as LaToya Pringle, also known by the Turkish version of her married name Lara Sanders, had 18 points and 8 rebounds and Camille Little had 12 points and 9 rebounds as ex-Penn State player Tanisha Wright had 10 points and 7 assists. France's Bourges beat Slovakia's Good Angels Kosice 69-57 at home. In the win, ex-Maryland player Diandra Tchatchouang had 10 points while ex-Texas Tech player Jia Perkins had 10 points in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
Final Standings: UMMC Ekaterinburg 8-2, Bourges 6-4, Kayseri 6-4, Good Angels Kosice 5-5, Beretta Famila 5-5, Gyor 0-10
In Group B, Turkey's Fenerbahce beat Imos Brno of the Czech Republic 78-57 at home. In the win, ex-Abilene Christian player Agnieszka Bibrzycka had 13 points and Angel McCoughtry lent her star power with 10 points. In the loss, rookie Danielle Hamilton-Carter from Georgia Tech had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Poland's Wisla Krakow rolled to a 72-48 win at home over Lattes Montpellier of France. In the win, ex-DePaul player Allie Quigley had 23 points and ex-Ohio State player Jantel Lavender had 14 points and 17 rebounds. It took overtime in Hungary for Sopron to overcome Rivas Ecopolis of Spain 81-79. In the win, rookie Tianna Hawkins from Maryland had 14 points and 10 rebounds while ex-Robert Morris player Vega Gimeno had 17 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
Final Standings: Fenerbahce 12-0, Nadezhda Orenburg 7-5, Wisla Krakow 7-5, Sopron 5-7, Rivas Ecopolis 5-7, Lattes Montpellier 3-9, Imos Brno 3-9
In Group C, Russia's Spartak Moscow eased past Novi Zagreb of Croatia 71-46 at home. Turkey's Galatasaray pounded Lithuania's Kibirkstis 81-60 at home. In the win, ex-Houston player Sancho Lyttle had 13 points and 6 rebounds, rookie Kelsey Bone from Texas A&M had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 10 points. In the loss, rookies Hollie Mershon from Drexel and Sofija Aleksandravicius from Davidson had 10 points each.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewom ... amID_.html
Final Standings: USK Prague 10-2, Spartak Moscow 9-3, Galatasaray 8-4, Perfumerias Avenida 6-6, Polkowice 4-8, Kirbirkstis 3-9, Novi Zagreb 2-10
After the games were completed, the top five teams in each group qualified to the next round. All of their record were combined after tossing out results against the last place team to create a single ranking which was used to make playoff pairings for the best of three series. As hosts of the finals, Russia's UMMC Ekaterinburg, the 2nd seed, advances automatically, leaving the other fourteen teams to fight for seven spots to join them. Here are the pairings with the team listed first hosting Games 1 and 3 with the 1 seed listed at the top and and 8 seed listed at the bottom:
(1)Fenerbahce (Turkey) vs (15)Polkowice (Poland)
(3)USK Prague (Czech Republic) vs (14)Rivas Ecopolis (Spain)
(4)Spartak Moscow (Russia) vs (13)Sopron (Hungary)
(5)Galatasaray (Turkey) vs (12)Perfumerias Avenida (Spain)
(6)Bourges (France) vs (11)Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
(7)Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) vs (10)Wisla Krakow (Poland)
(8)Kayseri Kaski (Turkey) vs (9)Beretta Famila Schio (Italy)
The EuroCup Women semifinals had their first games this week. Top seed Dynamo Kursk brings a solid lead home to Russia after going to Turkey and beating 4 seed Istanbul University 86-70. Star power was key in the win as Seimone Augustus had 19 points, Candice Dupree had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Epiphanny Prince had 15 points. In the loss, ex-Miami player Shenise Johnson had 21 points and 13 rebounds and ex-Maryland player Crystal Langhorne had 10 points. 7 seed Villeneuve continued to fight as they head to Russia with an 89-83 win over Dynamo Moscow in France. In the win, ex-DePaul player Lenae Williams had 29 points and 6 assists and WNBA player Emma Meesseman had 15 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, Tina Charles had 21 points and 8 rebounds and Lindsay Whalen had 14 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH ... amID_.html