KBSL Round 4 (Regular Season): Fenerbahce loses to Besiktas

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The biggest surprise took place in Istanbul where host Besiktas (3-0) beat league's leader Fenerbahce (3-1) 81-69 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Fenerbahce. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Besiktas made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. French power forward Marieme Badiane (190-1994) fired 17 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American center Jillian Alleyne (190-1994, college: Oregon) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Belgian center Emma Meesseman (192-1993, agency: LBM Management) produced 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Besiktas have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Galatasaray. Defending champion Fenerbahce dropped to the third place with one game lost. They share the position with Botas and Nesibe. They were replaced at the leadership position by Besiktas. Fenerbahce will play next round against Turgutlu trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Besiktas will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Botas in Adana.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Istanbul: Galatasaray (#4) and Emlak (#7). Emlak was defeated at home 67-73 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Finnish-Egyptian center Awak Kuier (194-2001) who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Olivia Nelson-Ododa contributed with 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Galatasaray's coach Frederic Dusart allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Polish-American center Stephanie Mavunga (191-1995, college: Ohio St., agency: LBM Management) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Emlak. Galatasaray have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Besiktas. Emlak at the other side dropped to the eighth place with three games lost. They share the position with Kayseri. Galatasaray will play against Nesibe (#5) in Ankara in the next round. Emlak's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Istanbul to the arena Istanbul GSK.
Bottom-ranked Ormanspor (0-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 72-67 loss to fourth ranked Nesibe (3-1) in Ankara on Saturday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Chelsea Nelson who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Nesibe's coach Firat Okul used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Jaelyn Brown responded with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Nesibe moved-up to third place, which they share with Fenerbahce and Botas. Loser Ormanspor still closes the standings with four games lost. Nesibe will meet league's second-placed Galatasaray in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Ormanspor will play against Kayseri (#9) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 4 Istanbul GSK was defeated by Mersin in a road game 73-56. Kayseri was beaten by Botas at home 61-70.

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Besiktas - Fenerbahce 81-69:
The biggest surprise took place in Istanbul where host Besiktas (3-0) beat league's leader Fenerbahce (3-1) 81-69 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Fenerbahce. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Besiktas made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. French power forward Marieme Badiane (190-1994) fired 17 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American center Jillian Alleyne (190-1994, college: Oregon) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Besiktas players scored in double figures. Belgian center Emma Meesseman (192-1993, agency: LBM Management) produced 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and French point guard Leila Lacan (180-2004) added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Besiktas have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Galatasaray. Defending champion Fenerbahce dropped to the third place with one game lost. They share the position with Botas and Nesibe. They were replaced at the leadership position by Besiktas. Fenerbahce will play next round against Turgutlu trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Besiktas will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Botas in Adana.
Top scorers:
Besiktas: B.Marieme 17+4reb+2ast, A.Jillian 13+8reb+1ast, D.Rennia 13+3reb+3ast, Y.Meltem 12+4reb+1ast, A.Aysegul 9+1reb+3ast, S.Idil 7+1reb+1ast
Fenerbahce: E.Meesseman 16+8reb+4ast, L.Lacan 12+4ast, L.Juskaite 8+3reb+1ast, Y.Anderson 7+3reb+2ast, Z.Gul 6+1reb+1ast, O.Cakir-Turgut 6+1reb+3ast

Mersin - Istanbul GSK 73-56:
There was a minor upset when 6th ranked Istanbul GSK (1-2) was defeated on the road by ninth ranked Mersin (2-2) 73-56 on Saturday. Mersin outrebounded Istanbul GSK 49-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Cameroonian guard Jessica Thomas (168-1994, college: Miami, FL) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 4 assists and French point guard Carla Leite (175-2004) who added 14 points and 6 assists during the contest. Mersin's coach Ceyhun Yildizoglu used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American point guard Destiny Slocum (170-1997, college: Arkansas) responded with 7 points and 10 assists and Serbian-Bosnian center Dragana Stankovic (195-1995) scored 8 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks. Defending champion moved-up to sixth place. Newly promoted Istanbul GSK dropped to the seventh position with two games lost. Mersin will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Istanbul GSK's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Istanbul Emlak.
Top scorers:
Mersin: T.Jessica 16+2reb+4ast, L.Carla 14+1reb+6ast, B.Kennedy 13+3reb+2ast, S.Karlie 8+5reb+2ast, D.Kariata 8+11reb, U.Esra 7+10reb+1ast
Istanbul GSK: C.Collier 12+3reb, A.Guirantes 10+5reb+3ast, S.Tonguc 9+4reb+1ast, D.Stankovic 8+10reb+2ast, D.Slocum 7+4reb+10ast, D.Gezgin 6+2reb

Emlak - Galatasaray 67-73:
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Istanbul: Galatasaray (#4) and Emlak (#7). Emlak was defeated at home 67-73 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Galatasaray players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Finnish-Egyptian center Awak Kuier (194-2001) who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. American center Olivia Nelson-Ododa (196-2000, college: UConn) contributed with 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Galatasaray's coach Frederic Dusart allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Polish-American center Stephanie Mavunga (191-1995, college: Ohio St., agency: LBM Management) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Lindsay Allen (173-1995, college: Notre Dame) added 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Emlak. Galatasaray have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Besiktas. Emlak at the other side dropped to the eighth place with three games lost. They share the position with Kayseri. Galatasaray will play against Nesibe (#5) in Ankara in the next round. Emlak's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Istanbul to the arena Istanbul GSK.
Top scorers:
Galatasaray: U.Sevgi 17+4reb+2ast, K.Awak 17+5reb+7ast, N.Olivia 16+9reb+3ast, E.Derin 9+3reb+7ast, A.Feride 6, S.Kamiah 4+3reb+2ast
Emlak: S.Mavunga 20+6reb+1ast, R.Lelik 12+3reb+1ast, L.Allen 10+10reb+5ast, A.Ceren 9+1reb+3ast, U.Nehir 8+1reb, E.Penna 4+1reb+2ast

Kayseri - Botas 61-70:
No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Botas (3-1) defeated on the road 8th ranked Kayseri (1-3) 70-61 on Sunday. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Jaime Nared (188-1995, college: Tennessee) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds and guard Nia Clouden (175-2000, college: Michigan St., agency: LBM Management) who added 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four Botas players scored in double figures. Botas' coach Cemal Gozeneli used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side guard Morgan Jones (188-1999, college: Louisville) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of her twelve free throws !!!) and guard Destiny Littleton (175-1999, college: USC) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Botas moved-up to third place, which they share with Fenerbahce and Nesibe. Loser Kayseri keeps the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with Emlak. Botas will meet at home league's leader Besiktas in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kayseri will play against Ormanspor (#11) in Ankara and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Botas: C.Nia 19+5reb+6ast, N.Jaime 16+15reb+3ast, H.Petra 12+4reb+2ast, C.Sehernaz 11+2reb+1ast, A.Evelyn 9+11reb+1ast, I.Yeniculha 2+2reb+1ast
Kayseri: M.Jones 20+11reb+4ast, D.Littleton 15+10reb+2ast, H.Kaur 7+8reb, G.Takmaz 7+1reb+1ast, I.Guclu 6+4reb, H.Gulcelik 4+3reb+2ast

Nesibe - Ormanspor 72-67:
Bottom-ranked Ormanspor (0-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 72-67 loss to fourth ranked Nesibe (3-1) in Ankara on Saturday evening. They dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Ormanspor's 34. They outrebounded Ormanspor 37-25 including 26 on the defensive glass. Nesibe looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Chelsea Nelson (188-1996, college: NC State) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and Yagmur Onal (173-1999) who added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four Nesibe players scored in double figures. Nesibe's coach Firat Okul used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Greek swingman Jaelyn Brown (185-1998, college: California, agency: LBM Management) responded with 17 points and 9 rebounds and British-American power forward Kristine Anigwe (193-1997, college: California) scored 15 points and 6 assists. Nesibe moved-up to third place, which they share with Fenerbahce and Botas. Loser Ormanspor still closes the standings with four games lost. Nesibe will meet league's second-placed Galatasaray in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Ormanspor will play against Kayseri (#9) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Nesibe: N.Chelsea 20+10reb+1ast, O.Yagmur 14+6reb+6ast, B.Raegan 11+4reb+1ast, B.Ana-Marija 10+7reb, P.Tuba 9+7reb+5ast, I.Gergana 6+1reb+3ast
Ormanspor: J.Brown 17+9reb+2ast, K.Anigwe 15+4reb+6ast, S.Heal 10+2reb+4ast, M.Ari 8+3reb+2ast, K.Erat 8+3reb+3ast, S.Cooks 7+4reb+1ast