Naisten Korisliiga Basketball 2018-2019, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Naisten Korisliiga (2018-2019)

2017-18

2019-20

Korisliiga Standings

1 HyPo		20-7
2 PeKa		19-8
3 Kouvot		17-10
4 Espoo Team		17-10
5 Catz		15-12
6 FoA		12-15
7 Honka		11-16
8 Helmi Basket		10-17
9 ViVe		9-18
10 ToPo		5-22

Points Per Game

Sydney WALLACE
  Catz
  (175-G-93)
  Avg: 29

1. Wallace, Catz	29.0
2. Brown, HyPo	24.3
3. Loyd, FoA	22.5
4. Bejedi, Helmi Basket	21.7
5. Cook, Honka	21.5
6. Starling, PeKa	21.1
7. Griffin, ViVe	20.7
8. Hodgins, Espoo T.	19.7
9. Deer, Kouvot	19.7
10. Welch, Catz	19.5

Rebounds Per Game

Alisia JENKINS
  ViVe
  (186-F-94)
  Avg: 14.5

1. Jenkins, ViVe	14.5
2. Lamunu, Kouvot	14.2
3. Jackson, Espoo T.	13.9
4. Payne, ToPo	11.8
5. Starling, PeKa	11.7
6. Kuier, Helmi Basket	11.5
7. Cook, Honka	11.5
8. Welch, Catz	11.0
9. Loyd, FoA	10.8
10. Tuukkanen, HyPo	10.4

Assists Per Game

Brooke MCCARTY
  PeKa
  (163-G-95)
  Avg: 6.1

1. McCarty, PeKa	6.1
2. Deer, Kouvot	5.9
3. Lehtoranta, PeKa	5.7
4. January, HyPo	5.0
5. Bejedi, Helmi Basket	4.6
6. Kinneston, FoA	4.3
7. Jackson, Espoo T.	4.3
8. Welch, Catz	4.0
9. McFarland, Catz	3.9
10. Jamsa, HyPo	3.9

Steals Per Game

Alisia JENKINS
  ViVe
  (186-F-94)
  Avg: 3

1. Jenkins, ViVe	3.0
2. Wallace, Catz	2.8
3. Wallen, PeKa	2.6
4. Kinneston, FoA	2.4
5. McFarland, Catz	2.3
6. January, HyPo	2.2
7. Fountain, ViVe	2.1
8. Deer, Kouvot	2.0
9. McCarty, PeKa	2.0
10. Brown, HyPo	2.0

Blocks Per Game

Awak KUIER
  Helmi Basket
  (194-C-1)
  Avg: 2.4

1. Kuier, Helmi Basket	2.4
2. Welch, Catz	1.4
3. Saarinen, ToPo	1.0
4. Simmons, PeKa	1.0
5. Jenkins, ViVe	0.9
6. Lamunu, Kouvot	0.9
7. Tuukkanen, HyPo	0.9
8. Sten, PeKa	0.8
9. Reshetko, Catz	0.7
10. Hodgins, Espoo T.	0.7

Player of the week

Randi Brown
  HyPo
  (170-G-)

Season 2018-2019

List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad

PeKa claim Korisliiga title (Photo: basket.fi)

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Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League Awards 2019 - Apr 23, 2019

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League 1st Team 2019

McCarty

Brown

Hodgins

Lamunu

Starling

Finals MVP: Brittany Starling (183-C-94) of PeKa
Player of the Year: Brittany Starling (183-C-94) of PeKa
Guard of the Year: Randi Brown (170-G-96) of HyPo
Forward of the Year: Claire Lamunu (185-F/C-93) of Kouvot
Center of the Year: Brittany Starling (183-C-94) of PeKa
Import of the Year: Brittany Starling (183-C-94) of PeKa
Domestic Player of the Year: Taru Tuukkanen (192-C-77) of HyPo
Defensive Player of the Year: Awak Kuier (194-C-01) of Helmi Basket
Coach of the Year: Petri Joukainen of PeKa

1st Team
G: Brooke McCarty (163-G-95) of PeKa
G: Randi Brown (170-G-96) of HyPo
F: Delaney Hodgins (184-F-96) of Espoo Team
F/C: Claire Lamunu (185-F/C-93) of Kouvot
C: Brittany Starling (183-C-94) of PeKa

2nd Team
G: Taeler Deer (165-G-96) of Kouvot
SG: Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta (178-SG-91) of PeKa
G: Sara Bejedi (166-G-00) of Helmi Basket
F: Kamilah Jackson (181-F-92) of Espoo Team
C: Taru Tuukkanen (192-C-77) of HyPo

Honorable Mention
Jessica January (170-G-95) of HyPo
Camille Zimmerman (184-G/F-95) of Kouvot
Valencia McFarland (163-PG-91) of Catz
Mia Loyd (180-F-94) of FoA
Sidney Cook (188-F-94) of Honka
Aleighsa Welch (183-F-93) of Catz
Awak Kuier (194-C-01) of Helmi Basket
Alisia Jenkins (186-F-94) of Werribee D.
Laura Saarinen (186-F-92) of ToPo

All-Domestic Players Team
SG: Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta (178-SG-91) of PeKa
G: Sara Bejedi (166-G-00) of Helmi Basket
F: Laura Saarinen (186-F-92) of ToPo
C: Awak Kuier (194-C-01) of Helmi Basket
C: Taru Tuukkanen (192-C-77) of HyPo

All-Imports Team
G: Brooke McCarty (163-G-95) of PeKa
G: Randi Brown (170-G-96) of HyPo
F: Delaney Hodgins (184-F-96) of Espoo Team
F/C: Claire Lamunu (185-F/C-93) of Kouvot
C: Brittany Starling (183-C-94) of PeKa

PeKa claim Korisliiga title - Apr 22, 2019

Catz - PeKa 71-73

PeKa earned Korisliiga title. They nipped Catz on the road to win the series 3-1 and lifted the trophy. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Peli-Karhut outrebounded Catz Lappeenranta 46-32 including 32 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Cameroonian center Brittany Starling (183-94, college: USC Upstate) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 16 rebounds. Venezuelan Daniela Wallen (180-95, college: Oklahoma City) contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Russian power forward Elena Reshetko (184-86) replied with 18 points and 9 rebounds and forward Petra Noponen (174-96) added 18 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Catz Lappeenranta. Four Peli-Karhut and five Catz Lappeenranta players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Catz: P.Noponen 18+7reb+2ast, E.Reshetko 18+9reb+3ast, A.Welch 13+5reb+2ast, R.Kosonen 12+7reb+1ast, V.McFarland 10+4reb+6ast, J.Vidgren 0
PeKa: B.Starling 26+16reb+1ast, N.Jarvikangas 15+3reb, L.Lehtoranta 10+2reb, D.Wallen 10+12reb+4ast, B.McCarty 7+7reb+4ast, M.Sten 3+5reb+2ast