BWL Round 5 (Regular Season): BLMA loses their first game against Charleville-M.

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The most surprising game was the first loss of BLMA (4-1) on the court of sixth ranked Charleville-M. on Sunday night. Visitors were rolled over by Charleville-M. 82-51. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of BLMA. Charleville-M. forced 20 BLMA turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Point guard Coline Franchelin (169-1999) stepped up and scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and ex-international forward Noemie Brochant (181-1999) chipped in 14 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Charleville-M.'s coach Romuald Yernaux felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. German guard Laura Zolper (170-2001) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Charleville-M. (3-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Charnay and Lyon. BLMA at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. Charleville-M. is looking forward to face Chartres (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. BLMA will play against La Tronche (#11) and is hoping to win this game.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Charnay-les-Macon. 3rd placed host Charnay (3-2) lost to leader Landes (5-0) 54-50. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Charnay. Nigerian center Murjanatu Musa (188-2000) nailed 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and Marie Pardon accounted for 6 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Landes' coach Julie Barennes allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Maye Toure (190-2002, college: Utah) came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds for Charnay in the defeat. Undefeated Landes have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Charnay at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Charleville-M. and Lyon. Landes will play against Bourges (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Charnay will play against Landerneau in Pleyber-Christ and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Toulouse (0-5) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Bourges (3-1) 87-69 on Saturday evening. The best player for the winners was Sydney Wallace who scored 24 points. Bourges' coach Olivier Lafargue used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Dominique Toussaint produced 25 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Bourges moved-up to third place. Toulouse lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Bourges will meet league's leader Landes in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Toulouse will play against Angers (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 5: Lyon won against Angers on the opponent's court 69-63. Villeneuve outscored Chartres in a home game 80-57. Landerneau managed to beat La Tronche on the road 67-64.

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Angers - Lyon 63-69:
Rather expected game when 8th ranked Angers (1-3) was defeated at home by fifth ranked Lyon (3-2) 69-63 on Saturday. Lyon shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Lyon made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was Belgian-DR Congolese forward Bethy Mununga (183-1997, college: S.Florida) who had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 15 rebounds. Guard Ainhoa Risacher (189-2007) chipped in 7 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Four Lyon players scored in double figures. American guard Dayshanette Harris (170-2000, college: Clemson) produced 16 points and 5 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and DR Congolese center Mariana Bulabula (187-1996, agency: LBM Management) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Lyon moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Charleville-M. and Charnay. Loser Angers dropped to the tenth position with three games lost. Lyon will meet at home Villeneuve (#8) in the next round. Angers will play against Toulouse and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Angers: H.Dayshanette 16+4reb+5ast, M.Hermida 12+2reb, M.Bulabula 10+11reb+2ast, T.Baptiste 8+4reb+1ast, E.Mahoutou 7+4reb+1ast, C.Cardenal 6+3reb+1ast
Lyon: L.Yale 15+1ast, M.Naomi 11+4reb, M.Bethy 10+15reb+1ast, P.Marie-Eve 10+3reb+1ast, P.Klaudia 9+3ast, R.Ainhoa 7+6reb+6ast

Bourges - Toulouse 87-69:
Bottom-ranked Toulouse (0-5) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Bourges (3-1) 87-69 on Saturday evening. Bourges looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Toulouse's players. The best player for the winners was American-British guard Sydney Wallace (175-1993, college: Georgia Tech) who scored 24 points. ex-international center Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi (188-1998, college: Miami, FL) chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Bourges players scored in double figures. Bourges' coach Olivier Lafargue used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American-Dominican guard Dominique Toussaint (175-1998, college: Virginia) produced 25 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Laetitia Guapo (182-1995) added 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for the guests. Bourges moved-up to third place. Toulouse lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Bourges will meet league's leader Landes in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Toulouse will play against Angers (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Toulouse: D.Toussaint 25+5reb+3ast, L.Guapo 12+8reb+7ast, T.Reimer 10+5reb, J.Lindstrom 9+8reb, L.Tardy 8+2reb+2ast, M.de Freitas 5+6reb+4ast
Bourges: W.Sydney 24+1reb+1ast, T.Shakayla 16+5reb+1ast, D.Maeva 11+9reb+3ast, D.Marie-Paule 11+2reb+6ast, N.Elodie 9+3reb+2ast, P.Ines 9+3reb+3ast

Charnay - Landes 50-54:
The game between Top Four teams took place in Charnay-les-Macon. 3rd placed host Charnay (3-2) lost to leader Landes (5-0) 54-50. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Charnay. Nigerian center Murjanatu Musa (188-2000) nailed 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Marie Pardon (177-2001) accounted for 6 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Landes' coach Julie Barennes allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Maye Toure (190-2002, college: Utah) came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds and Danish forward Laura Ziegler (188-2002, college: Louisville) added 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Charnay in the defeat. Landes have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Charnay at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Charleville-M. and Lyon. Landes will play against Bourges (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Charnay will play against Landerneau in Pleyber-Christ and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Charnay: M.Toure 10+6reb+2ast, D.Binta 10+4reb+3ast, M.Kaiser 6+4reb+1ast, L.Ziegler 6+7reb+4ast, C.Dalstra 5+6reb, A.Rimdal 5+1reb
Landes: M.Murjanatu 11+9reb, S.Trinity 8+2ast, D.Mariama 6+4reb, P.Marie 6+5reb+7ast, E.Sophia 6+2reb, M.Becky 6+6reb+1ast

Villeneuve - Chartres 80-57:
There was a surprise result when eleventh ranked Villeneuve (2-3) smashed at home higher ranked Chartres (1-2) 80-57 on Sunday. Villeneuve looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was swingman Anna Ngo Ndjock (177-1999, college: Carleton) who scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. point guard Stella Colas (177-2006) chipped in 9 points and 8 assists. Coach Maxime Bezin's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players saving starting five for next games. Power forward Assitan Kone (190-1995) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Coralie Chabrier (169-2000) added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for the guests. Four Chartres players scored in double figures. Villeneuve moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Landerneau. Loser Chartres dropped to the ninth position with two games lost. Villeneuve will meet higher ranked Lyon (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chartres will play against Charleville-M. (#6) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Chartres: J.Nicholson 15+9reb+1ast, A.Kone 14+10reb+1ast, J.Mavambou 11+6reb+2ast, C.Chabrier 10+7reb+8ast, A.Filip 4+6reb, E.Marie 2+2reb+1ast
Villeneuve: N.Anna 24+5reb+5ast, M.Marie-Michelle 13+3reb+1ast, M.Ndjakalenga 10+6reb+1ast, C.Stella 9+4reb+8ast, J.Maria 7+1reb+3ast, K.Naema 5+2reb

La Tronche - Landerneau 64-67:
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Landerneau and 10th ranked La Tronche had identical 1-3 record. But La Tronche was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Pleyber-Christ 67-64 on Sunday night. The best player for the winners was American forward Harmoni Turner (178-2001, college: Harvard) who scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Her fellow American import guard Dara Mabrey (170-1999, college: Notre Dame) chipped in 13 points. Guard Tilise Boisseron (171-1998) produced 14 points and 4 assists and Morgane Armant (190-1999) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. La Tronche's coach Clement Sanchez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Landerneau (2-3) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Villeneuve. Newly promoted La Tronche dropped to the eleventh position with four games lost. Landerneau will meet at home higher ranked Charnay (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. La Tronche will play against the league's second-placed BLMA (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
La Tronche: B.Tilise 14+2reb+4ast, M.Armant 13+6reb+1ast, D.Ashunae 9+5reb+2ast, E.Zemoura 9+3reb+2ast, M.Lokoka 7+5reb, M.Elmira-Eudaric 4+1reb+1ast
Landerneau: H.Turner 22+6reb+4ast, M.Dara 13+3reb+1ast, M.Yerbe 9+3reb, H.Caroline 7+3reb+4ast, H.Komara 4+4reb, S.Rafiu 4+3reb+1ast

Charleville-M. - BLMA 82-51:
The most surprising game was the first loss of BLMA (4-1) on the court of sixth ranked Charleville-M. on Sunday night. Visitors were rolled over by Charleville-M. 82-51. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of BLMA. Charleville-M. forced 20 BLMA turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Point guard Coline Franchelin (169-1999) stepped up and scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and ex-international forward Noemie Brochant (181-1999) chipped in 14 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Four Charleville-M. players scored in double figures. Charleville-M.'s coach Romuald Yernaux felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. German guard Laura Zolper (170-2001) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Stella Johnson (173-1998, college: Rider) scored 15 points. Charleville-M. (3-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Charnay and Lyon. BLMA at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. Charleville-M. is looking forward to face Chartres (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. BLMA will play against La Tronche (#11) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
BLMA: L.Zolper 17+7reb+2ast, S.Johnson 15+1reb+3ast, S.Cisse 7+7reb+2ast, S.Breen 5+5reb, S.Chevaugeon 4+3reb+4ast, O.Diarisso 3+8reb+2ast
Charleville-M.: B.Noemie 14+4reb+6ast, L.Koi 12+4reb+1ast, F.Coline 12+6reb+8ast, P.Julie 11+4reb+3ast, H.Maia 10+2reb+1ast, B.Liliana 9+7reb