Levski (#5) forced the game against Montana 2003 (#4) into an overtime, but lost by three points 101-104 on Saturday night. The game took place in Sofia. But the guests from Montana were better at the end. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Levski. Worth to mention a great performance of Natalia Topalova-Shopova (186-F-80) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Montana 2003 (11-8) moved-up to third place, which they share with Beroe 07. Levski at the other side keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. Montana 2003 will face league's leader Dunav 8806 in Ruse in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Levski will play on the road against Rilski Sportist (#6) in Samokov and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Neftochimic - Rilski Sportist 86-44 No shocking result in a game when second ranked Neftochimic (17-4) crushed 6th ranked Rilski Sportist (4-17) in Burgas 86-44 on Saturday. The game without a history. Neftochimic led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Rilski Sportist's 24. Neftochimic forced 28 Rilski Sportist turnovers and outrebounded them 43-28 including a 33-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Ukrainian guard Olga Dubrovina (170-87, agency: LBM Management) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). The former international swingman Maria Tsankova (180-88, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Neftochimic's coach Peter Marinov felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Emi Ushaguelova (181-89) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and center Tsvetelina Nikolova (191-88) added 9 points in the effort for Rilski Sportist. Neftochimic have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place with 17-4 record having just one points less than leader Dunav 8806. Newly promoted Rilski Sportist keeps the sixth position with 17 games lost. Neftochimic will have a break next round. Rilski Sportist will play at home against Levski (#5) in Sofia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Rilski Sportist: E.Ushaguelova 18+10reb+2ast, T.Nikolova 9+3reb+2ast, V.Djikova 8+4reb+1ast, K.Peychinova 5+3reb+1ast, M.Ranguelova 4+6reb+3ast, M.Gelova 0+1reb Neftochimic: O.Dubrovina 23+2reb+4ast, M.Tsankova 18+5reb+4ast, K.Dorogobuzova 13+6reb, A.Miteva 8+4reb+2ast, A.Sokolan 7+7reb+2ast, G.Kostova 6+7reb+1ast
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Dunav 8806 - Slavia 78-45 Very expected game when bottom-ranked Slavia (0-21) was smashed by first ranked Dunav 8806 (19-1) in Ruse 78-45 on Saturday. The game without a history. Dunav 8806 led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Slavia's 30. They outrebounded Slavia 57-29 including a 22-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Adrienne Johnson (182-89, college: Louisiana Tech, agency: LBM Management) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 9 rebounds. Her fellow American import guard Charel Allen (181-86, college: Notre Dame, agency: LBM Management) contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Five Dunav 8806 players scored in double figures. Dunav 8806's coach Georgi Bojkov felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Zornitsa Naydenova (172-89) answered with 12 points and 6 rebounds and the former international center Aleksandra Delcheva (202-87) added 6 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks in the effort for Slavia. Dunav 8806 have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 19-1 record. Slavia at the other side still closes the standings. Dunav 8806 will face Montana 2003 (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Slavia will play against Beroe 07 (#4) in Stara Zagora and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Slavia: Z.Naydenova 12+6reb+2ast, A.Zagorova 9+2reb, N.Pasheva 8+5reb+2ast, S.Nikolova 8+1reb+1ast, A.Delcheva 6+11reb, M.Nikolova 2+1reb Dunav 8806: Z.Kostova 14+4reb+3ast, A.Johnson 14+9reb+2ast, D.Voynova 12+7reb+1ast, C.Allen 12+8reb+1ast, T.Sharenkapova 11+9reb+1ast, H.Minkova 9+8reb+3ast
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Levski - Montana 2003 101-104 OT Levski (#5) forced the game against Montana 2003 (#4) into an overtime, but lost by three points 101-104 on Saturday night. The game took place in Sofia. But the guests from Montana were better at the end. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Levski. Levski trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 31-20 run in the last quarter tied the game at the end of regular time, But then they lost eventually overtime period 14-17. Montana 2003 made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Natalia Topalova-Shopova (186-80) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international center Dimana Makarieva (188-88) contributed with 30 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American guard Juanita Ward (180-86, college: Syracuse, agency: Merit Sports) answered with 42 points (!!!) and the former international guard Diana Naydenova (171-73, agency: Global Sports Plaza) added 15 points, 9 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Levski. Five Levski players scored in double figures. Montana 2003 (11-8) moved-up to third place, which they share with Beroe 07. Levski at the other side keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. Montana 2003 will face league's leader Dunav 8806 in Ruse in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Levski will play on the road against Rilski Sportist (#6) in Samokov and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Levski: J.Ward 42+4reb, D.Naydenova 15+1reb+9ast, H.Ivanova 13+7reb+1ast, P.Djambazka 10+5reb+6ast, T.Tencheva 10+8reb+4ast, A.Doychinova 9+4reb+2ast Montana 2003: N.Topalova-Shopova 39+10reb+4ast, D.Makarieva 30+7reb+1ast, N.Simeonova 17+9reb+6ast, J.Zhelyova 9+9reb, I.Vrancheva 5+1reb+12ast, R.Nesheva 2+1reb+1ast
2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round: Poland march past Bulgaria, into Final - Jun 18, 2013
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Poland - Bulgaria 65:44
Poland advanced into 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round Final. They outgunned Bulgaria in Wladyslawowo by 21 points and secure the appearance in the next round. Paulina Misiek (182-F-87, agency: Promotex) scored 12 points to pace the winners.
Bulgaria entered the game having a 15-point cushion after the home clash. But Poland marked their ambitions early on. The hosts limited Bulgaria to 7 points in the first ten minutes to take 8-point lead [read more]
Poland - Bulgaria 65:44
Poland advanced into 2015 EuroBasket Qualifying Round Final. They outgunned Bulgaria in Wladyslawowo by 21 points and secure the appearance in the next round. Paulina Misiek (182-F-87, agency: Promotex) scored 12 points to pace the winners. Bulgaria entered the game having a 15-point cushion after the home clash. But Poland marked their ambitions early on. The hosts limited Bulgaria to 7 points in the first ten minutes to take 8-point lead. Poland kept on extending the lead in the second frame. The hosts arrived at halftime up by as many as 20 points 36:16. Poland did not slow down in the third term. They ignited a 22:11 rally to open a massive 31-point lead heading into the fourth period. Bulgaria tried hard to come back into the contest but Poland kept them at safe distance and secure the needed win at the end. Agnieszka Majewska (195-C-82) posted 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Weronika Idczak (177-G-89) tossed in 11 points for the winning side. Milena Tomova (189-F/C-82, college: FIU) answered with 10 points for Bulgaria. Stefka Miteva (190-C-89) had 9 points in the loss.
Bulgaria U20 roll past FYR Macedonia U20 in Sofia - Jun 18, 2013
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Bulgaria U20 - FYR Macedonia U20 55:44
Bulgarian U20 National Team continued their preparations for the upcoming European Championship. They took on the FYR Macedonia U20 in Sofia in the exhibition clash. The hosts claimed a comfortable win at the end. Borislava Hristova (180-G-96) notched 12 points to lead the home side.
Bulgaria eked out a 15:14 lead after ten minutes. FYR Macedonia denied it in the second frame. The visitors evened things up at 26 at halftime [read more]
Bulgaria U20 - FYR Macedonia U20 55:44
Bulgarian U20 National Team continued their preparations for the upcoming European Championship. They took on the FYR Macedonia U20 in Sofia in the exhibition clash. The hosts claimed a comfortable win at the end. Borislava Hristova (180-G-96) notched 12 points to lead the home side. Bulgaria eked out a 15:14 lead after ten minutes. FYR Macedonia denied it in the second frame. The visitors evened things up at 26 at halftime. But Bulgaria regained the lead in the third term. They held FYR Macedonia to 7 points in the third frame and grabbed a 6-point lead at the final intermission. Bulgaria went on a 16:11 run in the fourth quarter and sealed the win at the end. Hristina Tyutyundzhieva (189-C-93) accounted for 11 points, while Iva Kostova (177-SG-94) had 10 points for the hosts. Nena Trajevska and Aleksandra Stojanovska (178-SF-94) answered with 13 points each for FYR Macedonia.
At the Women EuroBasket 2013 tournament, which started today in France, on the rosters of participating teams there are 9 players that have played for Bulgarian club teams at some point in their career, as well as 2 players of Bulgarian descent.
Here is the full list, with a reminder of which Bulgarian team they play (-ed) for and when (or a note about their Bulgarian origins):
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9. Barbora Fabianova (182-F-82, agency: LBM Management, college: Youngstown St [read more]
At the Women EuroBasket 2013 tournament, which started today in France, on the rosters of participating teams there are 9 players that have played for Bulgarian club teams at some point in their career, as well as 2 players of Bulgarian descent.
Here is the full list, with a reminder of which Bulgarian team they play (-ed) for and when (or a note about their Bulgarian origins):
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