While fans of women’s basketball turn their attention to the college game and filling out their brackets for March Madness, Atlanta Dream veterans and future players were racing to the finish lines in their respective overseas leagues.

Which player competed in three games last week? Winning them all?  Which player’s team is guaranteed a shot in their nation’s championship series with a semifinals sweep of their opponents?

For the answers to those questions and more, read below in the Dream Overseas Report.

Matee Ajavon

(Energa Torun, Poland)

Tuesday, March 15 must have been a very happy day for Energa Torun as it faced the cellar-dwelling MUKS Poznan team at home, winning 79-56.  Energa Torun has a 9-12 record and resides in seventh place in the Polish league with three regular season games to go.  It could have been closer, as Energa Torun only led 38-37 at halftime but the visitors were held to just 19 second-half points and were out-rebounded 45 to 26.

Energa Torun:  Victoria Macaulay 27/9 reb, Emilia Tlumak 15, Ajavon 9/9 reb, Renee Taylor 7/8 ast.

MUKS Poznan:  Zuzanna Puc 13, Zaneta Durak 12.

Box score Energa Torun/MUKS Poznan: 

http://www.basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/35119/energa-torun—jtc-pomaranczarnia-muks-poznan.html

Complete game Energa Torun/MUKS Poznan: 

 

Cierra Burdick

(Napoli, Italy)

On Sunday, Napoli traveled to Torino and lost 75-66, sinking Napoli to a 9-14 record for the regular season with three games to play.  The loss should drop Napoli to ninth place and only the top eight teams qualified for the postseason last year.

Leading 44-32 at the half, Napoli was held just to eight points in the third quarter and fell behind 57-52 after 30 minutes.  Baskets from Cierra Burdick and Gintara Petronyte got Napoli within 58-57, but it was as close as they get.  Torino went 9-for-22 from beyond the three point arc.

Napoli:  Gintare Petronyte 25/6 reb, Burdick 14/10 reb, Noelle Quinn 12/7 reb.

Torino:  Jenna Smith 25/13 reb, Yvonne Anderson 18/9 reb, Katerina Soteriou 17.

Box score Napoli/Torino: 

http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=16049

Complete game Napoli/Torino: 

 

Damiris Dantas

(Corinthians, Brazil)

On Wednesday, March 9, Corinthians played the second game of a back-to-back series against Sampaio, winning 81-68.  Corinthians put up enough of a cushion in the second period to maintain a lead for the rest of the game.  Sampaio managed to close to 67-64 in the final stanza but it wasn’t enough as Damiris Dantas scored 27 points for the second time this season.

Corinthians:  Dantas 27/9 reb, Gilmara Justino 23, Melisa Gretter 10, Joice Rodrigues 9/5 ast.

Sampaio:  Palmira Marcal 15, Erica Wheeler 12/8 reb/7 ast, Brandie Baker 10, Iziane Castro Marques 10, Nadia Gomes Colhado 6/7 reb.

On Monday and Tuesday, Corinthians played back-to-back games against last-place Presidente Venceslau.  They won the first game on Monday 78-73 as Dantas paced the victory with a season-best 33 points.

Corinthians:  Dantas 33/7 reb, Gilmara Justino 15/5 ast, Joice Rodrigues 9/7 ast.

Presidente Venceslau:  Karen Gustavo 12, Flavia Luiza dos Santos 10.

On Tuesday, Corinthians won their second game of the back-to-back 69-56.  Presidente Venceslau dropped into a black hole in the second quarter, scoring just five points.    Corinthians is at 15-3 and is in first place in the Brazilian league.

Corinthians:  Dantas 18/6 reb, Karla Martins 11, Yayma Boulet 11/6 reb, Gilmara Justino 10, Babi Generoso 8/7 reb.

Presidente Venceslau:  Natalia Mares Burian, Barbara Souza 8/7 reb.

Box score Corinthians/Sampaio: 

http://ligadebasquetefeminino.com.br/relatorio/?id=545

Box score Corinthians/Presidente Venceslau (Game  One):  http://ligadebasquetefeminino.com.br/relatorio/?id=547

Box score Corinthians/Presidente Venceslau (Game Two): http://ligadebasquetefeminino.com.br/relatorio/?id=549

Complete game Corinthians/Sampaio: 

 

Reshanda Gray

(Battipaglia, Italy)

On Sunday, Battipaglia hosted Venezia and fell 78-59 to the higher ranked opponent.  The loss drops Battipaglia to 9-13 on the regular season but they might be higher ranked than Napoli due to Battipaglia having a couple of overtime wins.

Down by 14 points at halftime, Venezia denied Battipaglia chances throughout.  The 7-0 run Venezia had at the start of the fourth quarter underlined the victory.

Battipaglia:  Gray 22/15 reb, Asia Boyd 17, Kourtney Treffers 4/9 reb.

Venezia:  Marie Ruzikova 18, Martina Sandri 13, Karima Christmas 11, Ashleigh Fontenette 11, Debora Carangelo 10/7 reb.

Box score Battipaglia/Venezia: 

http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=16053

 

Tiffany Hayes

(Yakin Dogu, Turkey)

On Sunday, Yakin Dogu travelled to Abdullah Gul and lost 80-74, falling to 7-14 overall with five games left to go in the regular season

Yakin Dogu:  Nezahat Sebnem 16, Yalcin Asena 15, Alyssa Thomas 15/7 reb, Hayes  9 (17 minutes played).

Abdullah Gul:  Pinar Demirok 15, Chelsea Gray 12, Esra Ural 10, Janel McCarville 10, Lara Sanders 8/9 reb.

Box score Yakin Dogu/Abdullah Gul: 

http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl/mac-detay?Lig=7368&MacNo=1BA1474&Sezon=156

 

Roneeka Hodges

(Miskolc, Hungary)

Miskolc is not scheduled to play again until March 19 against ZTE NKK. It appears that the regular season in Hungary ends on March 26.  Miskolc’s 11-5 record should be good enough to make the postseason.

 

Sancho Lyttle

(UMMC, Ekaterinburg)

On Friday, March 11 Sancho Lyttle’s UMMC team took on Galatasaray for the second game of a best-of-three quarterfinals series.  They were hoping to finish the series in two games, but Gala won the second meeting 66-57 to send the series to a decisive third game in Russia.  Sancho Lyttle did not play in that contest, and undoubtedly Galatasaray took advantage of her absence.

The final game of the three-game series takes place on March 16.

Box score UMMC/Galatasaray (Game Two):  http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewomen/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2016.roundID_11804.gameID_11815-3-B-2.html

 

Angel McCoughtry

(Mersin, Turkey)

Mersin’s game against Galatasaray on March 13 has been postponed, the reason being that Galatasaray has its hands full with UMMC in the Euroleague quarterfinals.

 

Meighan Simmons

(Umbertide, Italy)

On Sunday, Umbertide hosted last-place Cagliari CUS in the Italian league and won 75-59.  The win puts Umbertide in seventh place with a 10-13 record and three regular season games to go.  Umbertide shot 49 percent, but Umbertide wasn’t far behind with a 44-percent showing and a winning margin in the rebounding battle.  Samantha Prahalis’s almost singlehandedly manage to get this game to within 58-53 but that was when Cagliari CUS hit the wall.

Umbertide:  Simmons 23/5 reb, Wumi Agunbiade 20/10 reb, Ivana Tikvik 10/17 reb.

Cagliari CUS:  Samantha Prahalis 30, Nikolina Milik 17, Kristina Benic 7/6 reb.

Box score Umbertide/Cagliari CUS: 

http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=16054

Complete game Umbertide/Cagliari CUS: 

 

Amanda Thompson

(Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania)

The semifinals of the Romanian playoffs are a best-of-three series.  On Friday, March 11 Sfantu Gheorghe won the first game against No. 4 seed Targoviste 63-50.  Sfantu Gheorghe started out with a 15-2 lead and never looked back.  Targoviste was held to just 31 percent field goal shooting.

Sfantu Gheorghe:  Chucky Jeffrey 14/7 ast, Tyaunna Marshall 14, Kim Pierre-Lewis 12, Thompson 10/18 reb.

Targoviste:  Donica Cosby (Oklahoma City 2011) 13, Tabytha Wampler (New Mexico State 2012) 9/6 reb, Gabriela Toma 9/7 reb.

In Game Two on Tuesday, Sfantu Gheorge won on the road by the narrow score of 72-69 in a close game to sweep the semifinals series two games to none.  Sfantu Georgia will advance to play the winner of the Brasov/Alba Iulia series in the finals of the Romania championship.  Targoviste had a one-point lead with 45 ticks left at 69-68, but Chucky Jeffrey made her final shot and Targoviste missed their final two attempts.

Sfantu Gheorghe:  Tyaunna Marshall 16, Chucky Jeffrey 14, Annemarie Perau 12, Thompson 6/8 reb.

Targoviste:  Porchia Green (Ball State 2009) 24/7 ast, Gabriela Toma 14, Andreea Orosz 12.

Box score Sfantu Gheorghe/Targoviste (Game One): 

http://www.frbaschet.ro/campionat-feminin/liga-nationala-de-baschet/meciuri/3305777

Box score Sfantu Gheorghe/Targoviste (Game Two): 

http://www.frbaschet.ro/campionat-feminin/liga-nationala-de-baschet/meciuri/3305847

 

Elizabeth Williams

(Istanbul Univ, Turkey)

On Sunday, Istanbul Univ hosted Canik Blvd and won 75-63, boosting their record to 11-10 on the regular season with five games left.   All I can find out in this game is that at one time, both teams were tied and Istanbul Univ had a slim 53-50 lead coming out of the third quarter.

Istanbul Univ:  Sasa Cado 19, Tan White 18/12 reb/9 ast, Williams 16/12 reb,

Canik Blvd:  Essence Carson 19/7 reb, Natasha Lacy 16/6 reb, Iva Perovanovic 11/7 reb, Zane Teilane 7/11 reb.

Box score Istanbul Univ/Canik Blvd: 

http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl/mac-detay?Lig=7368&MacNo=1BA1476&Sezon=156#

 

Current Overall Statistics:

Matee Ajavon (Poland):  18 games, 12.7 ppg/4.2 rpg/4.1 apg

Cierra Burdick (Italy):  23games, 11.8 ppg/9.2 rpg/1.2 apg

Sydney Carter (Latvia/Estonia):  9 games, 10.1 ppg/2.4 rpg/3.9 apg

Sydney Carter (EEWBL):  7 games, 9.1 ppg/2.0 rpg/2.1 apg

Damiris Dantas (Brazil):  12 games, 20.7 ppg/8.0 rpg/1.5 apg

Reshanda Gray (Italy):  23 games, 18.1 ppg/11.8 rpg/0.9 apg

Tiffany Hayes (Turkey):  21 games, 17.5 ppg/4.5 rpg/2.2 apg

Roneeka Hodges (Hungary):  2 games, 5.0 ppg/1.5 rpg/0.0 apg

Sancho Lyttle (Euroleague):  15 games, 7.0 ppg/7.3 rpg/1.5 apg

Sancho Lyttle (Russia):  13 games, 12.0 ppg/7.9 rpg/2.1 apg

Angel McCoughtry (Turkey):  19 games, 25.1 ppg/7.5 rpg/3.2 apg

Meighan Simmons (Italy):  23 games, 22.0 ppg/4.0 rpg/1.2 apg

Amanda Thompson (Romania):  14 games, 9.1 ppg/8.6 rpg/1.8 apg

Elizabeth Williams (Turkey):  18 games, 13.1 ppg/10.1 rpg/1.3 apg

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