A1 round 9 most important game was a victory of Parma over 4th placed Taranto58-52 on Sunday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Taranto. The guests trailed by 2 points after three quarters before their 18-10 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Parma made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. It was a good game for Croatian center Sonja Kireta (198-76) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. New Zealand-American forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, college: Stanford) contributed with 15 points and 4 steals for the winners. American forward Megan Mahoney (183-83, college: Kansas St., agency: LBM Management) answered with 14 points and 9 rebounds for Taranto. Parma maintains third place with 6-2 record having just three points less than leader Familia Schio. Defending champion Taranto dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. Parma are looking forward to face Umbertide (#4) at home in the next round. Taranto will play against Pall.Pozzuoli and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident. A1 top team - Familia Schio (8-1) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Priolo (1-7) 78-73. American center Jantel Lavender (190-88, college: Ohio St.) stepped up and scored 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Elodie Godin chipped in 12 points and 13 rebounds. The best for the losing side was the former international guard Valentina Donvito (170-78) with 21 points. Familia Schio have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-1 record. Priolo at the other side stay at the bottom position with seven games lost. Familia Schio will play against Cagliari CUS (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Priolo will play against Cagliari CUS and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between ninth ranked CA Romagna (3-6) and 10th ranked Cagliari CUS (1-6) in Faenza on Sunday ended with biggest points difference. CA Romagna outscored guests from Cagliari 59-33. Caterina Dotto nailed 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Cinzia Arioli came up with 12 points for Cagliari CUS in the defeat. CA Romagna moved-up to seventh place. Cagliari CUS lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with six games lost. CA Romagna will meet C.U.S. Chieti (#8) on the road in the next round. Cagliari CUS will play against Priolo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last two games of round 9 Chieti was smashed by Umbertide on the road 90-66. Pozzuoli lost to Lucca on its own court 45-61. The most impressive performance of 9th round was 21 points and 7 rebounds by Jazmine Sepulveda of Chieti.
The game between ninth ranked CA Romagna (3-6) and 10th ranked Cagliari CUS (1-6) in Faenza on Sunday ended with biggest points difference. CA Romagna outscored guests from Cagliari 59-33. The game without a history. CA Romagna led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Cagliari CUS to just 6 points in first quarter. CA Romagna dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Cagliari CUS's 22. They outrebounded Cagliari CUS 37-25 including 30 on the defensive glass. Point guard Caterina Dotto (167-93) nailed 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and the former international center Kathrin Ress (196-85, college: Boston Coll.) accounted for 17 points and 6 rebounds. Four CA Romagna players scored in double figures. The former international guard Cinzia Arioli (178-84) came up with 12 points and Swedish guard Elin Eldebrink (174-88, agency: Josep and Nicolas) added 9 points respectively for Cagliari CUS in the defeat. CA Romagna moved-up to seventh place. Cagliari CUS lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with six games lost. CA Romagna will meet C.U.S. Chieti (#8) on the road in the next round. Cagliari CUS will play against Priolo and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cagliari CUS: C.Arioli 12+4reb, E.Eldebrink 9+3reb+1ast, B.Fabianova 6+2reb+1ast, M.Goodall 2+1reb, A.Visconti 2+3reb+1ast, L.Halvarsson 2+5reb Faenza: K.Ress 17+6reb+1ast, C.Dotto 15+6reb+3ast, K.McCarthy 12+7reb, M.Crippa 10+5reb+2ast, C.Pastore 3+7reb+2ast, L.Santucci 2+5reb
No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Umbertide (5-2) crushed at home 7th ranked C.U.S. Chieti (2-6) 90-66 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Umbertide. C.U.S. Chieti managed to win third quarter 22-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Umbertide forced 25 C.U.S. Chieti turnovers. It was a great shooting night for Umbertide especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. American D'Andra Moss (178-88, college: VCU, agency: Two Points) nailed 27 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Czech Katerina Zohnova (179-84) accounted for 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five Umbertide players scored in double figures. American-Puerto Rican Jazmine Sepulveda (178-85, college: S.Florida, agency: Merit Sports) came up with 21 points and 7 rebounds and Serbian center Jefimija Karakasevic (191-89) added 19 points and 9 rebounds respectively for C.U.S. Chieti in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Umbertide moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted C.U.S. Chieti dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. Umbertide will meet higher ranked Parma (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. C.U.S. Chieti will play against CA Romagna (#7) in Faenza and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Chieti: J.Sepulveda 21+7reb+1ast, J.Karakasevic 19+9reb, D.Gonzalez 11+1reb, V.Gatti 8+8reb, K.Nacickaite 6+2reb+1ast, V.Diodati 1 Umbertide: D.Moss 27+8reb+1ast, K.Zohnova 14+6reb+1ast, N.Halman 14+3reb+1ast, S.Cinili 11+4reb+3ast, G.Gorini 11+4reb+3ast, C.Willis 10+6reb+2ast
A1 round 9 most important game was a victory of Parma over 4th placed Taranto58-52 on Sunday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Taranto. The guests trailed by 2 points after three quarters before their 18-10 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Parma made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. It was a good game for Croatian center Sonja Kireta (198-76) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. New Zealand-American forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, college: Stanford) contributed with 15 points and 4 steals for the winners. American forward Megan Mahoney (183-83, college: Kansas St., agency: LBM Management) answered with 14 points and 9 rebounds and Israeli guard Liron Cohen (173-82) added 13 points in the effort for Taranto. Parma maintains third place with 6-2 record having just three points less than leader Familia Schio. Defending champion Taranto dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. Parma are looking forward to face Umbertide (#4) at home in the next round. Taranto will play against Pall.Pozzuoli and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: Taranto: M.Mahoney 14+9reb+3ast, L.Cohen 13+1reb+1ast, N.Antibe 8+2reb, G.Petronyte 7+7reb, V.Siccardi 4, G.Gatti 4+3reb+2ast Parma: J.Harmon 15+3reb, S.Kireta 14+10reb, F.Zara 13+2reb, V.Battisodo 5+1reb, G.Simeonov 5+1reb+1ast, C.Corbani 4+2reb
Very expected game when 9th ranked Pall.Pozzuoli (2-7) lost at home to second ranked Lucca (7-1) 61-45 on Sunday. Pall.Pozzuoli was trailing by 3 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 19-2 charge of Lucca, which allowed them to win the game. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Pall.Pozzuoli to just 2 points in fourth quarter. Lucca forced 25 Pall.Pozzuoli turnovers. American forward Devereaux Peters (187-89, college: Notre Dame, agency: LBM Management) nailed a double-double by scoring 12 points and 20 rebounds for the winning side and the former international guard Benedetta Bagnara (178-87, agency: LBM Management) accounted for 16 points. American swingman Darxia Morris (172-89, college: UCLA, agency: Merit Sports) came up with 21 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and German center Lisa Koop (197-85, college: Winthrop) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Pall.Pozzuoli in the defeat. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Lucca. They maintain second place with 7-1 record behind leader Familia Schio. Pall.Pozzuoli lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with seven games lost. Lucca will meet at home Orvieto (#6) in the next round. Pall.Pozzuoli will play against Taranto and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Pozzuoli: D.Morris 21+5reb, L.Koop 12+7reb, S.Baggioli 6+5reb+1ast, E.Pavia 5+4reb, K.Greene 1+15reb, A.Richter 0+1reb Lucca: B.Bagnara 16+4reb+1ast, D.Peters 12+20reb, M.Ruzickova 10+4reb, M.Andrade 8+7reb+2ast, F.Dotto 7+1reb, A.Johnson 6+6reb
A1 top team - Familia Schio (8-1) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Priolo (1-7) 78-73. Familia Schio dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Priolo's 32. Familia Schio forced 26 Priolo turnovers. American center Jantel Lavender (190-88, college: Ohio St.) stepped up and scored 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and French center Elodie Godin (191-85) chipped in 12 points and 13 rebounds. Four Familia Schio players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international guard Valentina Donvito (170-78) with 21 points and American center Kelley Cain (198-89, college: Tennessee) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. Familia Schio have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-1 record. Priolo at the other side stay at the bottom position with seven games lost. Familia Schio will play against Cagliari CUS (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Priolo will play against Cagliari CUS and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Priolo: V.Donvito 21+4reb+2ast, K.Cain 15+12reb, M.Veselovski 15+4reb+3ast, M.Eric 8+1reb+5ast, T.Seino 7+13reb+3ast, S.Bonfiglio 4 Familia Schio: J.Lavender 21+8reb+1ast, C.Consolini 20, K.Wambe 13+1reb+6ast, E.Godin 12+13reb+1ast, R.Masciadri 9+6reb+4ast, L.Benko 3
France demolish Italy in Bourge-en-Bresse - May 18, 2013
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France - Italy 72:43
France demolish Italy in Bourge-en-Bresse. The home side proved their ambitions for Eurobasket 2013 home tournament with a 72:43 win.
France started the game with 20-13 lead and never looked behind after. The hosts added 17-11 rally in the second frame and led 13 points at the halftime. The second half was also dominated by France. They won the third quarter 18-13 and finished the game with 17-6 surge in the last stanza [read more]
France - Italy 72:43
France demolish Italy in Bourge-en-Bresse. The home side proved their ambitions for Eurobasket 2013 home tournament with a 72:43 win. France started the game with 20-13 lead and never looked behind after. The hosts added 17-11 rally in the second frame and led 13 points at the halftime. The second half was also dominated by France. They won the third quarter 18-13 and finished the game with 17-6 surge in the last stanza. Isabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui (190-C-86) top-scored for the winners with 10 points and Sandrine Gruda (193-C-87) added 9. Nwal-Endene Miyem (188-PF-88) and Diandra Tchatchouang (186-F-91, college: Maryland) followed them with 8 points apiece. Kathrin Ress (196-C-85, college: Boston Coll.) replied with 10 points in the losing effort and Martina Crippa (178-G/F-89, agency: Players Group) scored 8. Cinili delivered 5, whilst Consolini and Bagnara added 4 each.
The process that started some months ago has come to a happy ending: Emily Correal (190-F-90, agency: Interperformances) will soon have her Italian passport and her wish to play for the Italian NT may someday come true.
Emily played basketball at the College of Wiliam & Mary where, on her senior year, she started all 30 games for the Tribe, leading the Green and Gold with 16.2 ppg and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Emily is a 6.3" Forward, with good hands and good feet [read more]
The process that started some months ago has come to a happy ending: Emily Correal (190-F-90, agency: Interperformances) will soon have her Italian passport and her wish to play for the Italian NT may someday come true. Emily played basketball at the College of Wiliam & Mary where, on her senior year, she started all 30 games for the Tribe, leading the Green and Gold with 16.2 ppg and 7.9 rebounds per game. Emily is a 6.3" Forward, with good hands and good feet. She is a solid athlete and has developed a solid face-up jumpshot out to 17-22 feet which has really helped expand her game and is quite affective coming off of screens ; runs the floor extremely well and can get to the basket with her surprising ball handling and body control for a player her size. She is a good area defensive rebounder and will block shots coming at her or chasing them in his area.
Eurobasket.com All-Italian A1 Awards 2013 - May 13, 2013
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Finals MVP: Kathy Wambe (176-G-81) of Familia Schio; Player of The Year: Jantel Lavender (190-C-88) of Familia Schio; Guard of The Year: D'Andra Moss (178-SG-88) of Umbertide; Forward of The Year: Adrienne Johnson (182-F-89) of Lucca; Center of The Year: Jantel Lavender (190-C-88) of Familia Schio; Bosman Player of The Year: Sonja Kireta (198-C-76) of Parma; Import Player of The Year: Jantel Lavender (190-C-88) of Familia Schio; Domestic Player of The Year: Laura Macchi (188-F-79) of Familia Sch [read more]
Eurobasket.com All-Italian A1 1st Team 2013
Moss
Sepulveda
Johnson
Kireta
Lavender
Finals MVP: Kathy Wambe (176-G-81) of Familia Schio Player of The Year: Jantel Lavender (190-C-88) of Familia Schio Guard of The Year: D'Andra Moss (178-SG-88) of Umbertide Forward of The Year: Adrienne Johnson (182-F-89) of Lucca Center of The Year: Jantel Lavender (190-C-88) of Familia Schio Bosman Player of The Year: Sonja Kireta (198-C-76) of Parma Import Player of The Year: Jantel Lavender (190-C-88) of Familia Schio Domestic Player of The Year: Laura Macchi (188-F-79) of Familia Schio Defensive Player of The Year: Mery Andrade (181-F-75) of Lucca Coach of The Year: Maurizio Lasi of Familia Schio
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