ACES ABROAD: Domestic League Update, March 12, 2019
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POLISH LEAGUE (EBLK)
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| Nia Coffey—Arka Gdynia (14-7) |
| Recent Game: Mar. 9—W, 78-74, vs. Enea AZS P. |
| 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists |
| Box Score Link |
| X |
| Next Game: Mar. 16 vs. Politechn.Gd. |
| EKBL Standings | ||
| 1 | CCC Polkowice | 17-2 |
| 2 | Energa Torun | 16-4 |
| 3 | Artego Bydg. | 16-4 |
| 4 | Sleza Wroclaw | 14-6 |
| 5 | Arka Gdynia | 14-7 |
| 6 | Wisla Krakow | 13-6 |
| 7 | Grow Wlkp. | 12-8 |
| 8 | AZS UMCS | 10-11 |
| 9 | Widzew | 6-14 |
| 10 | MKK Siedlce | 5-14 |
| 11 | Politechn.Gd. | 4-16 |
| 12 | TS Ostrovia | 2-19 |
| 13 | Enea AZS P. | 1-19 |
RUSSIA (PBL)
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| Kayla McBride—UMMC Ekaterinburg (17-1) |
| Recent Game: |
| X |
| Next Game: Quarterfinals—Mar. 18 vs. Dynamo NR |
| Quarterfinals—Mar. 24 vs. Dynamo NR |
Kayla McBride and UMMC Ekaterinburg saw their run at an undefeated campaign come to an end in the final game of the regular season, but they still head into the playoffs as the number one seed. Their quarterfinal matchup against No. 8 seed Dynamo NR begins March 18.
| Final PBL Standings | ||
| 1 | UMMC | 17-1 |
| 2 | Dynamo K. | 17-1 |
| 3 | Nadezhda O. | 13-5 |
| 4 | MBA | 10-8 |
| 5 | Inventa | 10-8 |
| 6 | Enisey | 9-9 |
| 7 | Spartak&K MR | 7-11 |
| 8 | Dynamo NR | 5-13 |
| 9 | Spartak N. | 2-16 |
| 10 | Dynamo M. | 0-18 |
CZECH REPUBLIC (ZBL)
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| Isabelle Harrison—USK Praha (17-2) |
| Recent Game: |
| X |
| Next Games: Quarterfinals—Mar. 16 vs. Slovanka MB |
| Quarterfinals—Mar. 19 vs. Slovanka MB |
| Quarterfinals—Mar. 21 vs. Slovanka MB |
The Czech Republic League regular season is over, and Isabelle Harrison and USK Praha finished with the best record in the league at 17-2. The top eight teams make the postseason, and USK Praha takes on No. 8 seed Slovanka MB beginning March 16.
| Final ZBL Standings | ||
| 1 | USK Praha | 17-2 |
| 2 | KP Bmo | 13-4 |
| 3 | Zabiny Bmo | 13-4 |
| 4 | Nymburk | 13-6 |
| 5 | Sokol HK | 12-6 |
| 6 | Loko Trutnov | 11-7 |
| 7 | BLK Praha | 7-11 |
| 8 | Slovanka MB | 5-12 |
| 9 | SBS Ostrava | 5-13 |
| 10 | U19 Chance | 1-16 |
| 11 | MK Technic | 1-17 |
SOUTH KOREA (WKBL)
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| JiSu Park—KB Stars (28-7) |
| Recent Games: Mar. 6—L, 86-67, vs. OK Savings Bank |
| 2 points, 6 rebounds |
| Mar. 10—W, 87-69, vs. Shinhan Bank |
| 11 points, 5 rebounds |
| Next Games: TBD |
JiSu Park and the KB Stars edged out Woori Bank for the WKBL regular season championship. The Stars now await the winner of the Woori Bank vs. Samsung Life Insurance series to play in the WKBL Finals.
| Final WKBL Standings | ||
| 1 | KB Stars | 28-7 |
| 2 | Woori Bank | 27-8 |
| 3 | Samsung Life Insurance | 19-16 |
| 4 | OK Savings Bank | 13-21 |
| 5 | KEB Hanabank | 12-23 |
| 6 | Shinhan Bank | 6-29 |
ITALY
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| Dearica Hamby—Ragusa (14-4) |
| Recent Game: |
| x |
| Next Game: Mar. 17 vs. Battipaglia |
| Italian League A1 Standings | ||
| 1 | Venezia | 16-2 |
| 2 | Familia Schio | 15-3 |
| 3 | Ragusa | 14-4 |
| 4 | Broni | 12-7 |
| 5 | San Martino | 11-7 |
| 6 | Lucca | 8-11 |
| 7 | Vigarano | 7-11 |
| 8 | Sesto SG | 7-11 |
| 9 | Empoli | 4-14 |
| 10 | Battipaglia | 3-15 |
| 11 | Torino | 3-15 |
| Folded | ||
| Napoli | 9-5 | |
TURKEY (KBSL)
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| Moriah Jefferson—Galatasaray (13-8) | Kelsey Plum—Fenerbahce (16-4) |
| Recent Game: Mar. 9, W, 78-46 vs. Kircicegi B. | Recent Game: |
| 6 points | |
| Box Score Link | |
| Next Game: Mar. 17 vs. Istanbul U. | Next Game: Mar. 12 vs. Botas |
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| Kelsey Bone—Cukurova (20-1) | |
| Recent Game: Mar. 9, L, 71-64, vs. Mersin BSB | |
| Did Not Play | |
| Box Score Link | |
| Next Game: Mar. 16 vs. Botas | |
| KBSL Standings | ||
| 1 | Cukurova | 20-1 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 16-4 |
| 3 | Hatay | 16-5 |
| 4 | Botas | 15-5 |
| 5 | Mersin BSB | 14-7 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 13-8 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 12-9 |
| 8 | OGM Orman | 11-10 |
| 9 | Izmit | 9-12 |
| 10 | Adana Basket | 7-14 |
| 11 | Canik Belediye | 6-15 |
| 12 | Kayseri | 6-15 |
| 13 | Istanbul U. | 1-20 |
| 14 | Kircicegi B. | 0-21 |
ISRAEL (D1)
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| Jaime Nared—Elitzur Ramla (16-6) | Tamera Young—Bnot Hertzeliya (9-13) |
| Recent Game: Mar. 11, L, 92-73, vs. Ashdod | Recent Game: Mar. 11, L, 90-77, vs. Petah Tikva |
| 16 points, 6 rebounds | 31 points, 4 rebounds |
| Box Score Link | Box Score Link |
| Next Game: Mar. 14 vs. Petah Tikva | Next Game: Mar. 14 vs. Holon |
The First Stage of the Israel D1 Schedule is complete. Both Elitzur Ramla and Bnot Hertzeliya are in the top six, and still in the running for a league championship. The top six teams will play one game against each other over the next four weeks in the season’s Second Stage. The bottom four teams played one another twice over the next month.
| D1 Standings | ||
| 1 | Elitzur Ramla | 16-6 |
| 2 | Ashdod | 16-6 |
| 3 | Elitzur Holon | 15-7 |
| 4 | Ramat Hen | 14-8 |
| 5 | Petah Tikva | 12-10 |
| 6 | Bnot Hertzeliya | 9-13 |
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| 7 | Raanana | 11-12 |
| 8 | Rishon Le-Zion | 11-12 |
| 9 | Ramat Hasharon | 8-15 |
| 10 | B. Yehuda | 0-22 |
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