MUNICH (Germany) - The blockbuster nature of this season's EuroCup Women continued on a busy night of Week 5 action with a glut of dramatic games and several clubs punching their respective tickets for the next phase. Athinaikos Qualco had a thrilling win against BOA Besiktas in overtime to book their spot, while Elizabeth Elliott produced a monstrous performance efficiency valuation of 47 for Beroe Stara Zagora in one of the best individual efforts of the campaign.
Elsewhere, Panathinaikos AC won thanks to a combined 58 points from the in-form Feyonda Fitzgerald and Ioanna Chatzileonti. There were also a number of exciting road wins for the likes of MB Zaglebie Sosnowiec, ACS Sepsi-SIC and Charnay Basket.
Key Storylines
Athinaikos advance after winning a dramatic contest with Besiktas;
Amazing Elliott scores 38 points but just falls short of a win with Beroe;
Feyonda Fitzgerald and Ioanna Chatzileonti score 29 points apiece for Panathinaikos;
Meresz produces magic for Sepsi in exciting road win;
Sosnowiec and Charnay squeeze out dramatic 1-point victories.
Weekly Highs
Efficiency
Elizabeth Elliott (Beroe Stara Zagora) - 47
Points
Elizabeth Elliott (Beroe Stara Zagora) - 38
Rebounds
Koi Love (BFC Elfic Fribourg) - 19
Assists
Zoe Wadoux (Zabuny Brno) - 11
Steals
Leticia Soares (SL Benfica) - 7
Blocks
Multiple Players - 3
Revenge for Athinaikos; Panathinaikos duo too hot to handle
Athinaikos celebrated as they not only edged out Besiktas 84-82 in a sensational overtime contest, but avenged a heartbreaking loss against their rivals earlier in the season.
Stamping a Play-Off Round 1 pass, Holly Winterburn excelled with 19 points and 6 assists, as did Robyn Parks with a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Elizabeth Elliott came up with a truly majestic performance efficiency valuation of 47 for Beroe Stara Zagora, although her stellar 38 points and 13 rebounds was not enough to avoid a narrow 78-74 defeat to BCF Elfic Fribourg.
Panathinaikos had to work hard to eventually see off Neptunas Amberton 94-87 in a superb shootout as Feyonda Fitzgerald and Ioanna Chatzileonti caught fire. Both scoring 29 points, the former also added 6 assists and 5 boards, with Chatzileonti pulling down 11 boards.
Beatrix Meresz was superb for ACS Sepsi-SIC as they only just edged out TARR KSC Szekszard 86-82. The forward did it all to take her team to victory with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. The defeat was tough on Reka Dombai who produced 21 points and 10 assists, with Liza Karlen dropping 24 points, 9 boards and 5 steals.
Charnay Basket are breathing a sigh of relief after a nerve-shredding 87-86 victory at KSSSE ENEA AZS AJP Gorzow. Sara Chevaugeon was the hero with five triples in her eye-catching haul of 24 points.
It was the same outcome for MB Zaglebie Sosnowiec who blew an 18-point advantage at SL Benfica, only to recover and grind out a 66-65 win. A jump shot with 12 seconds remaining from Matea Tadic sealed the deal.
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