A Division Round 7 (Regular Season): Leader Miskolc gets another victory

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Undefeated leader Miskolc delivered the sixth consecutive win on Saturday night. This time they beat 9th ranked BEAC (2-5) 83-68 in Budapest. Miskolc forced 19 BEAC turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. American center Isabella Smuda (198-2002, college: Liberty) fired 22 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. International guard Veronika Kanyasi (179-1999) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. American forward Malia Fisher (188-2002, college: Rice, agency: Crossover Management) produced 8 points and 14 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Miskolc (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row, which they share with Sopron. BEAC lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with five games lost. Miskolc is looking forward to face Csata TKK (#3) in Budapest in the next round, which may be the game of the day. BEAC will play on the road against PEAC-Pecs (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked BKG Prima (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 77-65 loss to sixth ranked Cegledi (4-3) in Szigetszentmiklos. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Caitlin Bickle (185-2000, college: Baylor) who helped to win the game recording 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Judit Barnai contributed with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cegledi's coach Attila Foldi allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Natalie Kucowski (190-1998, college: Lafayette) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for BKG Prima. Cegledi maintains sixth place with 4-3 record. BKG Prima lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. Cegledi will play against higher ranked ETO Basket (#4) in Gyor in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BKG Prima will have a break next round.
Bottom-ranked Vasas Akademia (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 60-52 loss to leader Sopron (6-0) in Budapest on Sunday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. It was a great evening for Masa Jankovic who led her team to a victory scoring 19 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side Anna Czirkos responded with 20 points. Vasas Akademia's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Sopron. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Miskolc. Vasas Akademia lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Sopron will meet at home Szekszard (#5) in the next round. Vasas Akademia's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Budapest to the arena TFSE-MTK.

In the last two games of round 7 PEAC-Pecs were crushed by Csata TKK in Budapest 72-51. Szekszard smashed TFSE-MTK at home 88-53.

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Csata TKK - PEAC-Pecs 72-51:
There was no surprise in Budapest where 7th ranked PEAC-Pecs (2-4) were crushed by fourth ranked Csata TKK (5-2) 72-51 on Saturday. Csata TKK held PEAC-Pecs to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Csata TKK had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Csata TKK made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American swingman Destiny Adams (190-2003, college: Rutgers) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Serbian Jovana Boricic (179-2003) helped adding 7 points and 14 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Zada Williams (188-1996, college: Florida) responded with 12 points and 9 rebounds and ex-international point guard Agnes Studer (169-1998) scored 12 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. Csata TKK moved-up to third place. Defending champion PEAC-Pecs keep the seventh position with four games lost. They share it with TFSE-MTK. Csata TKK will meet league's leader Miskolc on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. PEAC-Pecs will play against BEAC (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
PEAC-Pecs: A.Studer 12+5reb+4ast, Z.Williams 12+9reb+2ast, A.Torok 11+7reb, N.Smailbegovic 6+3reb, T.Cvijanovic 4+5reb+3ast, H.Kata 4+1ast
Csata TKK: A.Destiny 20+10reb+1ast, C.Debora 13+3reb+1ast, M.Makenna 11+6ast, D.Debora 9+4reb+3ast, J.Boricic 7+14reb+1ast, W.Nora 6+4reb+4ast

Szekszard - TFSE-MTK 88-53:
No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Szekszard (4-2) smashed at home 8th ranked TFSE-MTK (2-4) 88-53 on Saturday. Szekszard dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to TFSE-MTK's 26. Szekszard forced 20 TFSE-MTK turnovers and outrebounded them 38-25 including 27 on the defensive glass. Szekszard looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for Cuban center Nahomis Vargas-Hardy (188-2003) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds. International Reka Dombai (179-2002) helped adding 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Szekszard players scored in double figures. At the losing side Reka Manyoky (185-2001) responded with 9 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Jordana Reisma (190-2004, college: Missouri) scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Szekszard moved-up to fourth place, which they share with ETO Basket. TFSE-MTK at the other side dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. They share it with PEAC-Pecs. Szekszard will meet league's second-placed Sopron on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. TFSE-MTK's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Budapest Vasas Akademia.
Top scorers:
TFSE-MTK: R.Manyoky 9+6reb+2ast, J.Reisma 8+5reb, J.Aliz 7, K.Jackson 7+4reb+1ast, V.Bernadett 6+3reb+2ast, T.Zsofia 6+1ast
Szekszard: R.Dombai 18+5reb+4ast, V.Nahomis 16+12reb, J.Zsofia 14+7reb+4ast, R.Holcz 13+3reb+1ast, T.Orsolya 10+4reb+1ast, R.Eszter 7+3reb+7ast

BKG Prima - Cegledi 65-77:
Bottom-ranked BKG Prima (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 77-65 loss to sixth ranked Cegledi (4-3) in Szigetszentmiklos. They dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to BKG Prima's 24. Cegledi players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Caitlin Bickle (185-2000, college: Baylor) who helped to win the game recording 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. ex-international power forward Judit Barnai (190-1994) contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cegledi's coach Attila Foldi allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Natalie Kucowski (190-1998, college: Lafayette) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Janka Gergo (176-2007) added 16 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for BKG Prima. Cegledi maintains sixth place with 4-3 record. BKG Prima lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. Cegledi will play against higher ranked ETO Basket (#4) in Gyor in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BKG Prima will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
BKG Prima: N.Kucowski 23+12reb+4ast, G.Janka 16+8reb+2ast, Z.Madankova 11+4reb, S.Vanessa 6+2ast, A.Aijanen 5+6reb+6ast, S.Katona 4+3reb+2ast
Cegledi: B.Caitlin 27+7reb+7ast, J.Barnai 19+10reb+5ast, O.Rita 16+4reb+6ast, S.Albert 6+3reb, V.Eszter 4+2reb, F.Petra 3+6reb+3ast

BEAC - Miskolc 68-83:
Undefeated leader Miskolc delivered the sixth consecutive win on Saturday night. This time they beat 9th ranked BEAC (2-5) 83-68 in Budapest. Miskolc forced 19 BEAC turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. American center Isabella Smuda (198-2002, college: Liberty) fired 22 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. International guard Veronika Kanyasi (179-1999) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Miskolc players scored in double figures. American forward Malia Fisher (188-2002, college: Rice, agency: Crossover Management) produced 8 points and 14 rebounds and center Zsofia Salamon (193-2002) added 12 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Miskolc (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row, which they share with Sopron. BEAC lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with five games lost. Miskolc is looking forward to face Csata TKK (#3) in Budapest in the next round, which may be the game of the day. BEAC will play on the road against PEAC-Pecs (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
BEAC: S.Varga 14+4reb+1ast, Z.Salamon 12+4reb+3ast, D.Leila 11+1reb+3ast, D.Helena 9+1reb+7ast, M.Fisher 8+14reb, C.D'Angelo 8+4ast
Miskolc: S.Isabella 22+9reb+1ast, K.Veronika 13+6reb+7ast, N.Enabosi 12+9reb+4ast, T.Zsofia 11+1reb+4ast, B.Julia 10+1reb+2ast, A.Nina 6+4reb+5ast

Vasas Akademia - Sopron 52-60:
Bottom-ranked Vasas Akademia (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 60-52 loss to leader Sopron (6-0) in Budapest on Sunday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Sopron forced 27 Vasas Akademia turnovers and outrebounded them 45-33 including a 24-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Serbian power forward Masa Jankovic (187-2000) who led her team to a victory scoring 19 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Kennedy Todd-Williams (183-2002, college: Ole Miss, agency: LBM Management) helped adding 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Anna Czirkos (183-2007) responded with 20 points and forward Eszter Madar (186-2002) scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. Vasas Akademia's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Sopron. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Miskolc. Vasas Akademia lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Sopron will meet at home Szekszard (#5) in the next round. Vasas Akademia's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Budapest to the arena TFSE-MTK.
Top scorers:
Vasas Akademia: C.Anna 20+3reb+1ast, E.Madar 8+10reb+3ast, K.Luca 7+6reb+1ast, O.Kadar 7+3reb, S.Dorina 5+4reb, H.Petra 5+1reb+1ast
Sopron: J.Masa 19+9reb, T.Kennedy 12+10reb+4ast, T.Franka 9+5reb+3ast, A.Barbara 8+1reb+5ast, E.Nneka 6+7reb, D.Rigo 4+6reb