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From Russia with victories
Former UConn stars Asjha Jones, Svetlana Abrosimova, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird got their Russian-based teams off to winning starts in game one of the EuroLeague quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Jones had 19 points (on 8 of 10 shooting) to lead six players in double figures as UMMC Ekaterinburg to a 94-62 win over Fenerbahce of Istanbul, Turkey. Abrosimova had 10 points and four steals while Sandrine Gruda, a teammate of Jones and Abrosimova on the 2008 Connecticut Sun, had 11 points and seven rebounds. UMMC Ekaterinburg will attempt to sweep the best of three game series on Friday. Game three, if necessary, is Feb. 25.
Two-time defending champion Spartak Moscow Region had a tougher than anticipated open against Ros Casares of Valencia, Spain.
Taurasi had 12 points, six rebounda, two assists and two blocks and Bird added 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a 65-57 win. As is the case with the UMMC Ekaterinburg, game 2 is Friday and game No. 3 is Feb. 25.
In the other two series, Amber Holt of the Connecticut Sun had 12 point and seven rebonds as MKB Euroleasing (Sopron, Hungary) defeated Bourges Basket (Bourges, France) 68-65 while Halcon Avenida (Salamanca, Spain) defeated MiZo Pecs 2010 (Pecs, Hungary) 85-63.
Looking ahead to tomorrow's game at Providence, while it will be televised on CPTV, it will not be the normal broadcast team as the announcing crew will be Mike Logan and Chris Fama. Sunday's game against Notre Dame will be carried on ESPNU (with no whiparound coverage that I am aware of). Beth Mowins will handle the play by play while former West Virginia star Meg Bulger will be the color commentator.
SUN HONOR WILBUR CROSS
The Wilbur Cross squad has been named the Connecticut Sun High School Girls' Basketball Team of the Week.
Here's the release from the Sun.
The Governors opened the week with a 58-53 victory on the road at fifth-ranked Career on February 10, getting 17 points, eight rebounds, four steals and one block from Chantell Alford as Wilbur Cross clinched a share of the SCC Oronoque title with Career with the win. Shaniqua Fuller added 15 points, nine rebounds and two steals in the victory, while Shanilya Bush had 13 points, four assists and three steals for Wilbur Cross. The Governors defeated Guilford 55-38 on February 13th to improve to
13-5 overall.
Jones had 19 points (on 8 of 10 shooting) to lead six players in double figures as UMMC Ekaterinburg to a 94-62 win over Fenerbahce of Istanbul, Turkey. Abrosimova had 10 points and four steals while Sandrine Gruda, a teammate of Jones and Abrosimova on the 2008 Connecticut Sun, had 11 points and seven rebounds. UMMC Ekaterinburg will attempt to sweep the best of three game series on Friday. Game three, if necessary, is Feb. 25.
Two-time defending champion Spartak Moscow Region had a tougher than anticipated open against Ros Casares of Valencia, Spain.
Taurasi had 12 points, six rebounda, two assists and two blocks and Bird added 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a 65-57 win. As is the case with the UMMC Ekaterinburg, game 2 is Friday and game No. 3 is Feb. 25.
In the other two series, Amber Holt of the Connecticut Sun had 12 point and seven rebonds as MKB Euroleasing (Sopron, Hungary) defeated Bourges Basket (Bourges, France) 68-65 while Halcon Avenida (Salamanca, Spain) defeated MiZo Pecs 2010 (Pecs, Hungary) 85-63.
Looking ahead to tomorrow's game at Providence, while it will be televised on CPTV, it will not be the normal broadcast team as the announcing crew will be Mike Logan and Chris Fama. Sunday's game against Notre Dame will be carried on ESPNU (with no whiparound coverage that I am aware of). Beth Mowins will handle the play by play while former West Virginia star Meg Bulger will be the color commentator.
SUN HONOR WILBUR CROSS
The Wilbur Cross squad has been named the Connecticut Sun High School Girls' Basketball Team of the Week.
Here's the release from the Sun.
The Governors opened the week with a 58-53 victory on the road at fifth-ranked Career on February 10, getting 17 points, eight rebounds, four steals and one block from Chantell Alford as Wilbur Cross clinched a share of the SCC Oronoque title with Career with the win. Shaniqua Fuller added 15 points, nine rebounds and two steals in the victory, while Shanilya Bush had 13 points, four assists and three steals for Wilbur Cross. The Governors defeated Guilford 55-38 on February 13th to improve to
13-5 overall.
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