Sweden
Regular Season Round 23: Norrkoping - Visby 44-79
Date: March 13, 2019
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Norrkoping Dolphins (11-8) and Visby Ladies (6-13), which took place in Norrkoping. 4th placed Norrkoping Dolphins were outleveled at home by ninth ranked Visby Ladies 79-44 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Visby Ladies. Norrkoping Dolphins was better in third quarter 17-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Norrkoping Dolphins to just 2 points in fourth quarter. Visby Ladies held Norrkoping Dolphins to an opponent 23.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.2 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Norrkoping Dolphins 42-31 including 29 on the defensive glass. American guard Zakiya Saunders (175-95, college: Cent.Florida) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Forward Veronika Mirkovic (185-95, college: Colorado St.) contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five Visby Ladies players scored in double figures. Finnish center Sofia Pelander (192-92) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Shay Burnett (175-96, college: Elon) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Norrkoping Dolphins. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Visby Ladies maintains ninth place with 6-13 record. Loser Norrkoping Dolphins keep the fourth position with eight games lost. Visby Ladies will face higher ranked Hogsbo (#7) in Goteborg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Norrkoping Dolphins will play at home against Telge and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Norrkoping: S.Burnett 10+5reb+5ast, S.Pelander 10+10reb, M.Borg 7+2reb, G.McCorkell 5+3reb, J.Grant 3+3reb, G.Ozturk 2+3reb+1ast
Visby: V.Mirkovic 17+9reb+1ast, B.Agee 14+4reb+2ast, Z.Saunders 14+8reb+7ast, J.Weatherspoon 13+11reb+2ast, A.Kelly 11+4reb+2ast, F.Thomsson 5
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 23: Norrkoping - Visby 44-79
Date: March 13, 2019
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Norrkoping Dolphins (11-8) and Visby Ladies (6-13), which took place in Norrkoping. 4th placed Norrkoping Dolphins were outleveled at home by ninth ranked Visby Ladies 79-44 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Visby Ladies. Norrkoping Dolphins was better in third quarter 17-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Norrkoping Dolphins to just 2 points in fourth quarter. Visby Ladies held Norrkoping Dolphins to an opponent 23.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.2 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Norrkoping Dolphins 42-31 including 29 on the defensive glass. American guard Zakiya Saunders (175-95, college: Cent.Florida) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Forward Veronika Mirkovic (185-95, college: Colorado St.) contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five Visby Ladies players scored in double figures. Finnish center Sofia Pelander (192-92) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Shay Burnett (175-96, college: Elon) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Norrkoping Dolphins. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Visby Ladies maintains ninth place with 6-13 record. Loser Norrkoping Dolphins keep the fourth position with eight games lost. Visby Ladies will face higher ranked Hogsbo (#7) in Goteborg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Norrkoping Dolphins will play at home against Telge and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Norrkoping: S.Burnett 10+5reb+5ast, S.Pelander 10+10reb, M.Borg 7+2reb, G.McCorkell 5+3reb, J.Grant 3+3reb, G.Ozturk 2+3reb+1ast
Visby: V.Mirkovic 17+9reb+1ast, B.Agee 14+4reb+2ast, Z.Saunders 14+8reb+7ast, J.Weatherspoon 13+11reb+2ast, A.Kelly 11+4reb+2ast, F.Thomsson 5
 NORRKOPING (coach: Kevin Lundgren)44 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 44 | PJUuQV, GujRsh | 82 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -3 | -45 |
| 1 | HnRQj, vILasi | 89 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -6 | -82 |
| 3 | ORlijdRQ, AIfai | 83 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 1-2 (90%) | 4 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 7 | -81 |
| 83 | muQjRUU, AhiF | 84 | 8-7 (88.8%) | 5-8 (5%) | 1-2 (90%) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 0 | -0 |
| 0 | mIQD, baZhiRli | 85 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -88 |
| 2 | wiFlIQ, kijRssi | 62 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -0 | -62 |
| 46 | bZCIQVRll, GRQildajR | 69 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-0 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -8 | -80 |
| 65 | GQijU, zRssaZi | 66 | 5-8 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -4 |
| 60 | odi Pnili | 66 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -0 |
| 7 | zRQQhiDR, vajj | 7 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -1 |
| 66 | AUihl, biUaldi | 0 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -9 |
| wIUil | 66-42 (87.5%) | 8-69 (66.2%) | 61-83 (11.9%) | 65 | 86 | 46 | 2 | 88 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 33 | 1 | |||
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| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 4 | AiujdRQs, ciVaFi | 42 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 86 | 44 |
| 88 | KRllF, Sjji | 45 | 8-68 (61.9%) | 6-8 (05%) | 3-3 (655%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 85 |
| 65 | SDRR, mQijjdias | 81 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 6-8 (05%) | 0-2 (18.0%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 9 | 89 |
| 68 | baQVILaZ, kRQIjaVi | 80 | 2-7 (22.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 84 | 81 |
| 85 | SllRj, gIBajaEuR | 66 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 60 | WRiUhRQspIIj, zisBajR | 87 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 8-8 (655%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 3 | 9 | 66 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 60 | 82 |
| 64 | ORQssIj, zIhijji | 63 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| 69 | eiflujd, zIjji | 64 | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 63 |
| 0 | whIBssIj, yRlaZai | 3 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | GQufsURdU, qlsi | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| wIUil | 86-06 (36.8%) | 1-64 (31.8%) | 67-87 (10.0%) | 64 | 87 | 38 | 69 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 97 | 94 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
