WLBL (2005-2006)

Premier League Standings
1. Antranik 10-0
2. Homentmen A. 7-3
3. Al-Riyadhi 7-3
4. Homentmen B. 4-6
5. Champville 2-8
6. Bebelos 0-10


Antranik won League Championships

Al Riyadi won Lebanese Cup 2006 (Photo: Al Riyadi)

 Antranik CHAMPION OF LEBANON BY NAILING Homentmen antelias (66-56) AND ENDING THE SERIES (3-0)
3 weeks after their defeats vs riyadi in the final of Lebanon cup , the first in 2 years. Antranik heroes coached by the Lebanese Chafic akiki with a team consisting of great heroes by the names of chada nasr, Nayla alam el dine, nisrine dandan, Tamara khalil,Natalie mamo, sossy hamouch, maya achkar, cherine el cherif,natalie jbeily, diala balech, jessica ghazarian, rima naja, remy saida, chandrabrown.
clinched the valuable Lebanese Championship Cup for the 2005-2006 season. Antranik win the Lebanese Championship without any loss (16wins in 16 games). 7 championships sins 10 years and 49 victory of sharp.
In its last game of the final of Lebanese championship, the Champions of Lebanon and the best Arabs women team hosted Homentmen antelias in center Demerjian and succeeded in taking a good care of their guests. The league leaders, easily, smashed their guests by a well deserved 10 points margin, 66-56 specifically in a game where Antranik had better athletic skills, collective game and defence.
the antranik�s coach chafic akiki begin the game with his 5 abitual players: Chandra brown, cherine el cherif, Nayla alam el dine, nisrine dandan et chada nasr.
On the other hand, the homentmen antelias� s coach koussay hatem begin with his abitual 5 player: zaruhi aleksanian, Christine mofarej, alik tabakian, Natalie saoujianet Sandra njeim.
Antranik quickly took a broad advantage which who was impossible to rattrap for the opposing team. The second quarter began with a very good concentration from Homentmen antelias players on both defensive side which resulted an 1 point lead at . the end of second quarter, 13-12.The scoreboard signalled 36 - 27 as the half witnessed an amazing performance from the Antranik team who was the leader in scoring during this first half of the game. Less better organized than Antranik the girls of Homentmen antelias suffered throughout second half time and did not manage to return to the score .the match finished on the score of 66-56 for Antranik.
For Antranik,chandra brown was the best scorer of the game with 17 points while the team's lebanese Nisrine dandan scored 14 points .
As, for Homentmen antelias the best scorer was Nesrine njem with 17 points .
Riyadi take the third place after after ended the series 2-1 over Homentmen Beirut.

Lebanese Basketball Premier League Women Final
Friday, March 17, 2006
Antranik - Homentmen Antleas, 62 : 46 ( 20-16, 14-14, 12-12, 16-4)
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Homentmen Antleas - Antranik 45: 76 (10-15, 22-21,3-24,10-16)
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Antranik - Homentmen Antleas 66: 56 (24-14,12-13,20-15,14-10)

 Riyadi crowned champion of the Women Lebanese Cup
Antranik's two year non-losing run ended up on Saturday the 4th of March facing Riyadi�s women team. Riyadi was crowned Lebanese cup 2006 champion after defeating Antranik by 5 points with a final score of 61 to 56.
Since the very beginning it looked obvious that it was an exciting close game. Riyadi finished the first quarter leading by one single point, 15 - 14.
The second quarter began with a very good concentration from Riyadi players on both defensive and offensive sides which resulted an 11 points lead at half time. The scoreboard signaled 35 - 24 as the half witnessed an amazing performance from the team's forward Nour Chkeir who was the leader in scoring during this first half of the game.
The second half began with Antranik trying to come back to the game as Nisrine Dandan tried to give a push to her teammates. However, Riyadi's forward Talar Marcusian nailed 2 three pointers, breaking down Antranik�s zone defense efficiently. Dandan managed to close the gap to 6 points as Antranik ended up the third quarter trailing 46 � 40.
Both teams began the last quarter with a single goal: winning the trophy! Antranik's Nisrine Dandan kept pushing and scoring on fast breaks and hitting the long range shots, while Riyadi's Mayssa Fneish did a good defensive job after she replaced the American Jessica Butler (191-C). Butler had a small shoulder injury 3 minutes into the 4th quarter. Riyadi's experienced point guard Nelly Nassar controlled the last minutes of the game leading her team alongside Marcusian and Chkeir. Both ladies succeeded in hitting 3 long range shots to snatch the Lebanese cup title.
The Last cup title holder was Antranik who won the final game two years ago against ENB.
Riyadi's Emma Eskedjian (-C) dominated the glass grabbing 14 rebounds and managed to score 18 points; while Nour Chkeir lead the team in scoring with 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Talar Marcusian nailed 4 3 pointers and the team's American Jessica Butler (191-C) grabbed 10 rebounds. As for Antranik, Nisrine Dandan was the best scorer of the game with 20 points while the team's import Shandra Brown scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.