Round 1 (Regular Season): Ostrava hands first defeat to Polonia W-wa

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Polonia W-wa in Warszawa on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Czech Ostrava 75-70. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Ostrava made 7 blocks. Croatian forward Iva Belosevic (185-1997, college: UTRGV) fired 20 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Oliana Squires (175-1998, college: Montana St.) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Marzena Marciniak (183-1991) produced 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Ostrava are looking forward to face Frankivsk in Ivano-Frankivsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Polonia W-wa will have a break next round.
Important game to mention about took place in Warszawa. Polish Polonia W-wa saved a 3-point victory at home edging Swiss Nyon 82-79 in the game for the first place. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn State) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Javyn Nicholson contributed with 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Polonia W-wa's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American forward Sam Breen (185, college: UMass, agency: LBM Management) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 14 rebounds for Nyon. Polonia W-wa will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Nyon will play on the road against Frankivsk in Ivano-Frankivsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Nyon. Swiss Nyon faced Ukrainian Frankivsk. Host Nyon smashed guests from Ivano-Frankivsk 75-55. Sam Breen stepped up and scored 24 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. At the losing side Karyna Panchuk responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Nyon will again meet Frankivsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Frankivsk will play against Ostrava and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 1 Polonia W-wa crushed Frankivsk in Warszawa 114-67. Ostrava beat Nyon at home 88-76.
The best stats of 1st round was 24 points by Adela Smutna of Ostrava.

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Polonia W-wa - Ostrava 70-75

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Polonia W-wa in Warszawa on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Czech Ostrava 75-70. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Ostrava made 7 blocks. Croatian forward Iva Belosevic (185-1997, college: UTRGV) fired 20 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Oliana Squires (175-1998, college: Montana St.) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. Four Ostrava players scored in double figures. Forward Marzena Marciniak (183-1991) produced 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Bozena Puter (182-2000) added 11 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Ostrava are looking forward to face Frankivsk in Ivano-Frankivsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Polonia W-wa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ostrava: I.Belosevic 20+8reb+1ast, O.Squires 19+5reb+1ast, L.Valkova 13+5reb+4ast, A.Smutna 11+2reb, R.Peeples 8+6reb+1ast, K.Kanova 2+3reb
Polonia W-wa: M.Marciniak 16+7reb+5ast, K.Bukowczan 13+1ast, S.Manala 11+4reb, B.Puter 11+4reb+5ast, J.Nicholson 8+7reb+2ast, S.Moore 6+5reb+8ast

Polonia W-wa - Nyon 82-79

Important game to mention about took place in Warszawa. Polish Polonia W-wa saved a 3-point victory at home edging Swiss Nyon 82-79 in the game for the first place. Polonia W-wa dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Nyon's 32. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn State) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Her fellow American import forward Javyn Nicholson (188-2001, college: Georgia) contributed with 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Polonia W-wa's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American forward Sam Breen (185, college: UMass, agency: LBM Management) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 14 rebounds and Ukrainian center Miriam Uro-Nilie (188-1994, agency: LBM Management) added 12 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Nyon. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Polonia W-wa will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Nyon will play on the road against Frankivsk in Ivano-Frankivsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Polonia W-wa: S.Moore 22+10reb+5ast, D.Dubniuk 15+1reb+2ast, J.Nicholson 14+7reb+1ast, M.Maslowska 10+6reb, A.Pawlowska 7+5ast, K.Sosnowska 6+2reb+2ast
Nyon: S.Breen 32+14reb+1ast, L.Margot 13+1reb+3ast, S.Coffee 13+6reb+2ast, M.Uro-Nilie 12+9reb+1ast, N.Takyi 7+2reb+5ast, I.Vilolo 2+2ast

Nyon - Frankivsk 75-55

An exciting game was played in Nyon. Swiss Nyon faced Ukrainian Frankivsk. Host Nyon smashed guests from Ivano-Frankivsk 75-55. Nyon forced 22 Frankivsk turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American forward Sam Breen (185, college: UMass, agency: LBM Management) stepped up and scored 24 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Ukrainian center Miriam Uro-Nilie (188-1994, agency: LBM Management) chipped in 13 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. At the losing side point guard Karyna Panchuk (176-2004) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and forward Anzhelika Liashko (175-2000, agency: BIG) scored 15 points and 4 assists. Nyon will again meet Frankivsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Frankivsk will play against Ostrava and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Nyon: S.Breen 24+7reb+3ast, M.Uro-Nilie 13+10reb+6ast, L.Margot 10+7reb+6ast, Y.Da Silva 8+6reb+1ast, S.Coffee 7+7reb+2ast, I.Vilolo 6+1ast
Frankivsk: A.Liashko 15+4reb+4ast, I.Bugayova 13+4reb+1ast, K.Panchuk 13+12reb+2ast, B.Lapkhan 8+1reb+3ast, E.Bezkorovaina 4+6reb+2ast, A.Kucheronok 2+4reb+3ast

Frankivsk - Polonia W-wa 67-114

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Ukrainian Frankivsk's home loss to Polish Polonia W-wa 67-114 on Friday. Polonia W-wa dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Frankivsk's 16 and made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Polonia W-wa forced 19 Frankivsk turnovers and outrebounded them 40-21 including a 25-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Polonia W-wa looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Frankivsk's players. French center Serena Manala (201-2000) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 15 rebounds for the winners and Ukrainian guard Daria Dubniuk (175-2002) chipped in 21 points and 9 assists. At the losing side point guard Karyna Panchuk (176-2004) responded with 10 points and 6 rebounds and forward Anastasiia Kucheronok (175-2002, agency: BIG) scored 12 points. Five Polonia W-wa and four Frankivsk players scored in double figures. Polonia W-wa will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Frankivsk will play against Nyon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Polonia W-wa: S.Manala 32+15reb+2ast, D.Dubniuk 21+3reb+9ast, K.Sosnowska 14+5reb+4ast, A.Pawlowska 12+3reb+8ast, M.Marciniak 12+9reb+3ast, A.Janczak 12+2reb
Frankivsk: A.Kucheronok 12+2reb+2ast, E.Bezkorovaina 11+2reb+1ast, A.Liashko 11+3ast, K.Panchuk 10+6reb+1ast, B.Lapkhan 10+1reb+3ast, I.Bugayova 8+5reb+2ast

Ostrava - Nyon 88-76

No shocking result in a game when Czech Ostrava defeated at home Swiss Nyon 88-76 on Sunday. Ostrava shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Swingman Adela Smutna (183-1999, college: Northwest JC) stepped up and scored 24 points for the winners and American guard Oliana Squires (175-1998, college: Montana St.) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. Ostrava's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Ukrainian center Miriam Uro-Nilie (188-1994, agency: LBM Management) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds and American center Shannon Coffee (196-1997, college: Stanford) scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Ostrava will meet at home Frankivsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Nyon will play against Frankivsk in Ivano-Frankivsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ostrava: A.Smutna 24+3reb+2ast, O.Squires 16+9reb+3ast, I.Belosevic 14+1reb+4ast, N.Kovacikova 8+6reb+2ast, R.Peeples 7+6reb+4ast, V.Szabo 5+2reb+2ast
Nyon: M.Uro-Nilie 21+5reb, S.Coffee 12+5reb+4ast, I.Vilolo 10+1reb, S.Breen 8+5reb+1ast, N.Takyi 8+5reb+3ast, L.Margot 8+4reb+1ast