23-year old center Justina Udenze (189-C-89) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team Gimle and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11. She had a double-double of 24 points and 29 rebounds, while her team beat Ullern (#2, 7-2) 73-62. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Gimle to consolidate first place in the Norwegian Kvinneligaen. Gimle has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 10-1. Udenze turned to be Gimle's top player in her first season with the team. Central Connecticut State College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Udenze. Udenze is in league's top in points (2nd best: 12.0ppg), assists (3rd best: 1.0apg) and averages solid 3.0bpg.
Second best performed player last round was Sthefany Thomas (173-G-89). She is Argentinian-American guard in her first season at Gimle. In the last game Thomas recorded impressive 22 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Of course Gimle cruised to a 73-62 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked Ullern (#2, 7-2). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Gimle consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 10-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Thomas is a newcomer at Gimle and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.0ppg (#1). She also registered 10.0 boards per game.
Third place about best performers goes to guard Kristine Kristiansen (173-G-75) of league's second-best Ullern. Kristiansen showcased her all-around game by recording 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the last round. She was a key player of Ullern, leading her team to a 69-67 win against #4 ranked Ulriken. Ullern needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 2 lost games. The season just started for Kristiansen as she played only first game. But it already looks like she can be team's leader.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Marianne Sand (184-C-93) of Ammerud - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Kristina Kroge (177-F-87) of Ammerud - 12 points and 10 rebounds 6. Sigrun Eskeland (G-83) of Ullern - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Lise Breivik (181-F-93) of Ulriken - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Mia Henriksen (180-F-84) of Gimle - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Rebekka Tyssoy (G-87) of Ulriken - 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Anita Grimstad (177-F-88) of Ulriken - 3 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
Player of the Year: Sthefany Thomas (173-G-89) of Gimle
Guard of the Year: Sthefany Thomas (173-G-89) of Gimle
Forward of the Year: Mia Henriksen (180-F-84) of Gimle
Center of the Year: Justina Udenze (189-C-89) of Gimle
Domestic Player of the Year: Tina Moen (181-G-86) of Ullern
Import Player of the Year: Sthefany Thomas (173-G-89) of Gimle
Defensive Player of the Year: Kris [read more]
Eurobasket.com All-Norwegian Kvinneligaen 1st Team 2012-2013
Gimle wins 2012/2013 Kvinneligaen Finals - Mar 17, 2013
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Ulriken - Ammerud 89-59
The game was mostly controlled by Ulriken. Ammerud was better in fourth quarter 22-20. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ulriken forced 24 Ammerud turnovers. Guard Stine Austgulen (179-94) stepped up and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and forward Lise Breivik (181-93) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists [read more]
The game was mostly controlled by Ulriken. Ammerud was better in fourth quarter 22-20. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ulriken forced 24 Ammerud turnovers. Guard Stine Austgulen (179-94) stepped up and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and forward Lise Breivik (181-93) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side the former international center Tina Nesse (183-84) responded with 22 points and 5 rebounds and forward Kristina Kroge (177-87) scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Ulriken: S.Austgulen 28+7reb+4ast, L.Breivik 16+7reb+5ast, H.Kongestol 15+6reb+4ast, A.Grimstad 8+2ast, S.Solberg 7+2reb, S.Karlstad 6+4reb+2ast Ammerud: T.Nesse 22+5reb, A.Widen 11, K.Kroge 8+5reb+4ast, S.Grindelid 8+5reb, R.Elahi 3+4reb+1ast, A.Sodal 3+1reb
Gimle wins 2012/2013 Final game. Ullern was trailing by 6 points at halftime but managed to get 11-point lead after three quarters before a 27-14 charge of Gimle, which allowed them to win the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Argentinian-American guard Sthefany Thomas (173-89, college: Clemson) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 4 steals. Nigerian center Justina Udenze (189-89, college: Cent.Conn.St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Kristine Kristiansen (173-75) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international guard Sigrun Eskeland (-83) added 20 points in the effort for Ullern. Four Ullern players scored in double figures. Ullern's coach Inge Kristiansen rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Gimle: S.Thomas 29+4reb+3ast, J.Udenze 16+16reb+2ast, S.Jasuinskaite 15+8reb, M.Henriksen 7+3reb+4ast, J.Flaaten 3+1reb, I.Gjengsto 0 Ullern: S.Eskeland 20+3reb+1ast, K.Kristiansen 14+11reb+6ast, T.Moen 12+4reb+1ast, T.Halvorsen 10+6reb+1ast, T.Hager 6+6reb, J.McCarthy 2+5reb+1ast
Gimle and Ullern won Kvinneligaen Semi-Finals - Mar 16, 2013
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Gimle - Ammerud 78-48
Gimle made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Ammerud turnovers and outrebounded them 43-30 including a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Argentinian-American guard Sthefany Thomas (173-89, college: Clemson) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals (made all of her nine free throws !!!) [read more]
Gimle made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Ammerud turnovers and outrebounded them 43-30 including a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Argentinian-American guard Sthefany Thomas (173-89, college: Clemson) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals (made all of her nine free throws !!!). Nigerian center Justina Udenze (189-89, college: Cent.Conn.St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Four Gimle players scored in double figures. Forward Sara Grindelid (183-82) answered with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks and center Marianne Sand (184-93) added 7 points in the effort for Ammerud. Ammerud's coach Morten Sanden gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Gimle: S.Thomas 30+10reb+5ast, J.Udenze 14+17reb+2ast, A.Eide 12+1ast, M.Henriksen 12+3reb+1ast, S.Jasuinskaite 8+5reb, R.Gjesdal 2+1reb+2ast Ammerud: S.Grindelid 10+9reb, A.Widen 8+2reb, K.Kroge 8+2reb, M.Sand 7+4reb+1ast, T.Nesse 4+5reb, R.Elahi 4+1reb
Ullern forced 20 Ulriken turnovers. The former international guard Sigrun Eskeland (-83) stepped up and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Kristine Kristiansen (173-75) chipped in 15 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. At the losing side guard Stine Austgulen (179-94) responded with 20 points and 9 rebounds and forward Lise Breivik (181-93) scored 9 points and 12 rebounds. Top scorers: Ullern: S.Eskeland 20+9reb+2ast, K.Kristiansen 15+4reb+5ast, J.McCarthy 6+4reb, T.Hager 6+8reb+1ast, E.Englund 4+1reb, T.Halvorsen 4+1reb Ulriken: S.Austgulen 20+9reb, L.Breivik 9+12reb+1ast, M.Kristiansen 9+3reb+1ast, A.Grimstad 9+2reb, H.Kongestol 4+7reb+1ast, S.Karlstad 3
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