MUNICH (Germany) - The EuroLeague Women First Round is in the books and plenty of ballers signed off the opening phase of this season's competition with some stunning individual performances. Now you have the opportunity to determine who collects Player of the Week honors by voting for your MVP in the fan poll below.
Kayla Alexander is having the season of her career and she turned on the tap full flow once again with the highest performance efficiency valuation of the week at 38. That came as Valencia Basket Club eased past DVTK HUNTHERM 81-58 off the back of a 9 of 11 shooting display that returned 26 points. The Canadian also pulled down 11 rebounds and grabbed 3 steals.
Jessica Shepard was not far away when it came to performance efficiency valuation after accruing a stellar 36 for Beretta Famila Schio as they swept past Flammes Carolo Basket 74-57. The frontcourt star came up with a classy double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds - as well as 4 steals and 3 assists.
Emma Meesseman is no stranger to the top performers lineup and the Fenerbahce Opet standout was in top gear as they took Olympiacos SFP apart 99-47 on the road. The forward garnered 19 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the contest.
She is joined by her colleague Julie Allemand who pulled the strings expertly from the playmaking position and was also instrumental in the victory. She helped herself to 11 points after scoring from 5 of 6 field goal attempts, as well as adding 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Finally, Alix Duchet was a driving force for Tango Bourges Basket as they ended the perfect record of the visiting Spar Girona by completing a hard-fought 69-63 triumph. The French guard finished with 19 points, 5 dimes and 2 rebounds on a memorable night.
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