MUNICH (Germany) - A quartet of clubs are celebrating punching their tickets to the Finals of this season's EuroLeague Women Qualifiers after the conclusion of the Semi-Finals on Wednesday night.
The lineup for the Finals next week is complete after Kibirkstis-TOKS, KKZ Crvena Zvezda, Flammes Carolo Basket and Emlak Konut all navigated their respective matchups to advance.
The four losing clubs in the Semi-Finals in ENEA AZS Politechnika Poznan, KP Brno, Panathinaikos A.C. and Zabiny Brno will all now take their place in the EuroCup Women Regular Season.
Kibirkstis make it rain to storm past Poznan
A deadly three-point shooting effort from Zoe Wadoux and Dominyka Paliulyte paced Kibirsktis as they rode past Poznan 91-69.
The home side were too hot to handle from long-range as Wadoux sunk seven triples on her way to 21 points - tying the record for most three-pointers in a single game for a French player.
She was joined in the downtown party by her teammate as Paliulyte went 5 of 7 from the floor to eventually rack up 15 points.
It was a good night to be a guard as Nausia Woolfolk had a double-double of 11 points and 11 assists, while Niyah Becker did it all with 18 points, 9 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals.
Kibirsktis-TOKS will play the Qualifiers Path 1 Final at Sopron Basket on Wednesday September 30 at 18:00 CET.
Crvena Zvezda win a nail-biter in Brno
It looked like an unpredictable matchup on paper and so it proved as Crvena Zvezda squeezed out a tense 75-69 success at Zabiny Brno.
The visitors made their run in the closing minutes, turning the defensive screw and thenexecuted down the stretch - including a precious score from Savannah Wilkinson with 25 seconds remaining.
The Great Britain forward was part of a devastating three-pronged assault as she claimed 14 points and 10 boards, with the exact same double-double haul for Aliyah Collier, while Destanni Henderson netted 18 points and 8 dimes.
KKZ Crvena Zvezda will play the Qualifiers Path 2 Final at DVTK HUNTHERM on Wednesday September 30 at 18:00 CET.
Emlak Konut erupt to leave Panathinaikos trailing in their wake
The ambitious Emlak Konut raced out of the blocks at Panathinaikos and wrapped up a 91-68 win off the back of a scorching opening period when they outscored their Greek opponents 26-3.
It was a nightmare opening for the hosts and they never recovered as Lindsay Allen and Reka Lelik showed their quality and pulled the strings.
Allen contributed 18 points and 5 assists, while Reka Lelik weighed in with a near triple-double of 10 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds. Steph Mavunga also delivered a typically powerful effort with 19 points and 6 boards. Pallas Kunaiyi also harvested 19 points.
Emlak Konut will play the Qualifiers Path 3 Final at Spar Girona on Wednesday September 30 at 20:15 CET.
Love, Gomis and Clark show their class for Carolo
Carolo found a higher gear in the second half of their clash with KP Brno and eased out of sight to eventually take a 101-81 win. The French side used their depth to great effect in a contest that had initially seen the visitors keeping pace.
Koi Love was super impressive on both ends of the floor with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Vaciana Gomis and Tiffany Clark brought the noise with 20 and 21 points respectively to lead the way, while Julie Pospisilova and Coline Franchelin both served up 8 dimes apiece.
Flammes Carolo Basket will play the Qualifiers Path 4 Final at Umana Reyer Venezia on Wednesday September 30 at 19:30 CET.
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