MUNICH (Germany) - Five more clubs booked their respective places in the EuroLeague Women Second Round on Tuesday night as Basket Landes, Umana Reyer Venezia, Beretta Famila Schio and Tango Bourges Basket all recorded victories to advance.
Meanwhile, ZVVZ USK Praha also progressed due to results going in their favor ahead of their matchup with Spar Girona on Wednesday in one of two games still to be played. Elsewhere, Julie Allemand put on a show for Fenerbahce Opet to help them stay flawless, while city rivals Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring matched the feat by also getting a fourth win in as many games.
Key Storylines
Landes outlast Mersin in front of another packed house in Mont-de-Marsan;
Reyer roll past Zaragoza as Joyner Holmes puts on a big show;
A late surge and the class of Jessica Shepard gives Schio decisive win;
Bourges blast their way past Gdynia to ride into the next phase with Praha;
Julie Allemand flirts with a triple-double in Fenerbahce victory.
Weekly Highs
Efficiency: Julie Allemand (Fenerbahce Opet) - 33 Points: Jessica Shepard (Beretta Famila Schio) - 22 Rebounds: Jessica Shepard (Beretta Famila Schio), Laura Juskaite (CIMSA CBK Mersin) - 10 Assists: Julie Allemand (Fenerbahce Opet) - 8 Steals: Multiple Players - 4 Blocks: Dorka Juhasz (Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring) - 4
Five more clubs extend their season and title dreams
A brilliant third period for Basket Landes snapped their game open against Mersin and provided the foundation for a vibrant 66-55 success. They outscored their opponents 25-11 to take control of the game - much to the delight of another full house.
The home fans showed their appreciation as Julie Wojta led with 12 points and 7 boards, while Leila Lacan also caught the eye with her play.
Umana Reyer Venezia held their nerve for a 68-61 triumph at home to Zaragoza and it was Joyner Holmes who turned up the dial with an excellent 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Nadia Fingall fired 16 points and 9 boards in defeat.
A scorching 25-8 last quarter and big double-double from Jessica Shepard were the main ingredients of a commanding 84-69 win for Schio on the road in Sopron as they jumped to the next phase. Shepard finished with 22 points and 10 boards.
Meanwhile, it was a bitter sweet night for home favorite Jelena Brooks. She finished up on the losing team but netted 20 points and moved into the top 10 of all-time EuroLeague Women scorers.
Bourges made light work of securing safe passage to the next stage as they took down VBW Gdynia 83-62 at Le Prado. Alix Duchet excelled with an near perfect 7 of 8 shooting display as she netted 18 points and handed our 4 assists. Kariata Diaby was also influential and went 8 of 9 en-route to 17 points.
Julie Allemand posted arguably her best ever game in the competition, or at least one of them as she just missed out on a fabulous triple-double as Fenerbahce locked down Valencia 71-49. The Belgian guard showed out with a superb 14 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in the contest. Kayla McBride added 16 alongside her in the backcourt.
Another Istanbul powerhouse Galatasaray are also 4-0 and yet to taste defeat, although they had to work hard to squeeze out Flammes Carolo Basket 77-73. It had to be a strong team effort to finish the job, with five ballers logging double-digit scoring returns, including Dorka Juhasz who had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Results
Tuesday, November 4
Sopron Basket 69-84 Beretta Famila Schio Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring 77-73 Flammes Carolo Basket Fenerbahce Opet 71-49 Valencia Basket Club Basket Landes 66-55 CIMSA CBK Mersin Umana Reyer Venezia 68-61 Casademont Zaragoza Tango Bourges Basket 83-62 VBW Gdynia
Wednesday, November 5
DVTK HUNTHERM vs Olympiacos Spar Girona vs ZVVZ USK Praha
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