Where are the Valkyries? 2/24 Edition

Janelle Salaun

Schio hosted defending champions Fenerbahce of Turkey in Game 1 of the EuroLeague Semifinals Play-Ins. Both teams have advanced to the final stage, but the team leading after the scores of both games are added together will advance straight to the semifinals while the other team will start in the quarterfinals. In this game, they trailed throughout, but closed the gap to a 86-80 final margin and Janelle Salaun had 19 points and 6 rebounds in 31 minutes.

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/euroleague-women-24-25/games/123787-SCH-FENER#boxscore

Iliana Rupert

Cukurova was rocked by news that Iliana Rupert was injured just ahead of their EuroLeague Semifinals Play-In series opener against Valencia on Wednesday and ended up losing to the Spanish league powerhouse 89-57. She is likely to miss most of the rest of their season as they had been hoping to compete for three trophies down the stretch.

Julie Vanloo and Cecilia Zandalasini

Cecilia Zandalasini was not in the lineup again for Galatasaray as they visited Bursa Ant, winning 78-63 after a strong second half. Julie Vanloo had 2 points and 8 assists in 28 minutes.

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Chloe Bibby

As the 13 seed, Girona got to host Game 1 of the EuroCup Quarterfinals on Wednesday, holding on to a 77-72 win over 5 seed Lyon, who they will visit next week. Chloe Bibby had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists in 37 minutes. On Saturday, the team faced one of the top teams in Spain, Avenida, in league play and won 76-67 with 12 points and 5 rebounds from Bibby in 32 minutes.

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123292-SPAR-LYON#boxscore
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/partido/2412536

Carla Leite

Villeneuve-d’Ascq played Game 1 of the EuroCup Quarterfinals on Thursday, but Temi Fagbenle was injured for Besiktas. Carla Leite did lead her team to a 91-72 win with 28 points and 8 assists in 32 minutes. They visited Charnay in league play on Sunday and lost 66-59 even though Leite had 21 points in 31 minutes.

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/eurocup-women-24-25/games/123288-BJK-ESBVA#boxscore
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FFBB/2513238/bs_en_AU.html

Elissa Cunane

Brno started the second phase of the Czech league on Sunday with the teams in the top half playing each other once. Their first game was against their city rivals KP and they lost 80-74 even though Elissa Cunane had 21 points and 9 rebounds in 32 minutes.

https://zbl.basketball/zapas/494211

https://embed.tvcom.cz/806e4f3f-17e4-40b1-bea7-a2ed59b7a25f

Kyara Linskens

Dynamo Kursk hosted MBA on Friday and Kyara Linskens returned to the lineup in their 79-63 win, providing 12 points and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes.

https://competitions.russiabasket.ru/premer-liga/women/game/?id=884540#protocol

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Laeticia Amihere

The Perth Lynx started the playoffs with Game 1 of the Semifinals on Saturday, losing to the Townsville Fire 92-87. Laeticia Amihere had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks in 34 minutes and the team will need to win on the road to avoid elimination.

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2627691/bs.html

Veronica Burton

The Bendigo Spirit had their Game 1 in the Semifinals on Sunday, hosting the Sydney Flames as the top seed and winning 76-67. Veronica Burton had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in 34 minutes.

https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2627692/bs.html

Kate Martin and Tiffany Hayes

Both Kate Martin and Tiffany Hayes continue to miss games for the Laces in Unrivaled with injuries, leaving the team needing substitute players for three games in the past week.

Upcoming Game Videos (times PST):

Laeticia Amihere, Wednesday 12:30am:

Veronica Burton, Thursday 12:00am:

Carla Leite, Thursday 11:00am:

Chloe Bibby, Thursday 11:00am:

Julie Vanloo and Cecilia Zandalasini, Saturday 5:00am:

Temi Fagbenle, Sunday 3:00am