WLBL Round 3 (Regular Season): Hoops defeat Champs

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Champs (2-1) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Hoops (2-2) 47-42. Hoops held Champs to an opponent 24.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 28.3 percent accuracy of the winners. It was a good game for Maryam Jomaa who led her team to a victory with 15 points. Lara Nakib contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Hoops' coach Ziad Al Natour used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international forward Nancy Maalouf (174-1988) answered with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds for Champs.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Al Riyadi (#1) and Antranik B. (#8). Al Riyadi (4-0) crushed visiting Antranik B. (0-3) by 66 points 97-31. It was a great evening for forward Maygen Naassan (180-2006) who led her team to a victory scoring 22 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Reem El Ghali helped adding 9 points and 13 rebounds. Al Riyadi's coach El Terek Omar felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Jessy Feghali with 8 points and 11 rebounds.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Beirut: Al Riyadi (#1) and Hoops (#4). Hoops were crushed at home by 39 points 38-77 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hoops. It was an exceptional evening for Reem El Ghali who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Yasmine Lahoud came up with 7 points and 6 rebounds for Hoops in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 3: winless Chiyah was beaten by Taadod on the road 34-33. Homentmen lost to defending champion Club Beirut on its own court 42-59. Winless NSA unfortunately lost to Almtayleb in a road game 51-64. Club Beirut rolled over Chiyah at home 71-30.
The most impressive performance of 3rd round was 21 points and 4 steals by Chirine El Charif of Al Riyadi.

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Champs - Hoops 42-47

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Champs (2-1) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Hoops (2-2) 47-42. Hoops held Champs to an opponent 24.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 28.3 percent accuracy of the winners. It was a good game for Maryam Jomaa who led her team to a victory with 15 points. Lara Nakib contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Hoops' coach Ziad Al Natour used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international forward Nancy Maalouf (174-1988) answered with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Karen Hoteit (165-2006) added 9 points in the effort for Champs.
Top scorers:
Champs: N.Maalouf 12+14reb+1ast, H.Karen 9+3reb+1ast, M.Rizk 7+1reb, A.Stephanie 5+5reb+1ast, J.Saliba 4+2reb, S.Alice 3+3reb
Hoops: J.Maryam 15+4reb+1ast, M.Lara 14+2reb, N.Lara 12+6reb+1ast, L.Yasmine 5+9reb+1ast, M.Marianne 1+3reb, J.Nancy 0

Taadod - Chiyah 34-33

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when Taadod (1-2) edged at home Chiyah (0-4) 34-33 on Sunday. Taadod held Chiyah to an opponent 23.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 45.5 percent accuracy of the winners. It was an exceptional evening for Maria Nasr who led the winners and scored 13 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Nour Arabi accounted for 11 points for the winning side. Taadod's coach Nabil Hassoun allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Sabine Fakherddine came up with 7 points and 9 rebounds and Celine Saade added 11 points respectively for Chiyah in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Chiyah: S.Celine 11+3reb+1ast, K.Maria 8+5reb+1ast, F.Sabine 7+9reb, K.Rita 4+3reb+1ast, K.Tala 3+4reb, K.Pia 0
Taadod: N.Maria 13+7reb+1ast, A.Nour 11+4reb+2ast, H.Riwa 5+4reb, S.Sandra 2+6reb+3ast, A.Lynn 2+4reb+1ast, K.Lubaba 1

Homentmen A. - Club Beirut 42-59

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Homentmen's (2-1) home loss to Club Beirut (4-0) in Antelias 42-59 on Monday. Club Beirut outrebounded Homentmen 42-29 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for the former international forward Aida Bakhos (178-1986, college: Lamar) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Forward Melody Saneh accounted for 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Four Club Beirut players scored in double figures. Club Beirut's coach Gilbert Nasrgilbertnasr allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Perla Nasr came up with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Patil Assadourian (174-2004) added 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Homentmen in the defeat. Club Beirut will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Homentmen will play against Almtayleb and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Homentmen A.: N.Perla 18+6reb+1ast, A.Patil 8+8reb+4ast, C.Dima 5+4reb+2ast, G.Perla 4+4reb+1ast, T.Alice 4+1reb+1ast, Y.Zeinoun 3+6reb+4ast
Club Beirut: S.Melody 16+9reb+1ast, N.Sevadjian 15+5reb, D.Fayad 13+5reb+1ast, A.Bakhos 11+11reb+5ast, A.Ghosn Leila 2, M.Mokdad 2+7reb+1ast

Almtayleb - NSA 64-51

Rather predictable result when Almtayleb (2-1) won against at home NSA (0-3) 64-51 on Tuesday. Almtayleb forced 23 NSA turnovers and outrebounded them 54-34 including a 36-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Yasmina Samra who led the winners and scored 24 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Catharina Imad accounted for 9 points and 17 rebounds for the winning side. Almtayleb's coach Nelly Nassar allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Jana Ghossain came up with 17 points and 6 rebounds and Elsa Jaroush added 4 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for NSA in the defeat. Almtayleb will meet Homentmen (#5) in the next round. NSA will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
NSA: G.Jana 17+6reb, E.Hajj Zeina 8+4reb+1ast, A.Rachelle 7+6reb+1ast, C.Magalie 7+1reb+1ast, A.Sarah 4+1reb+2ast, J.Elsa 4+11reb+4ast
Almtayleb: S.Yasmina 24+1reb+6ast, K.Mathilda 16+3reb+6ast, E.Hachem Lara 10+13reb+2ast, I.Catharina 9+17reb, T.Eline 2, A.Yara 2+6reb+1ast

Al Riyadi - Antranik B. 97-31

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Al Riyadi (#1) and Antranik B. (#8). Al Riyadi (4-0) crushed visiting Antranik B. (0-3) by 66 points 97-31. Al Riyadi held Antranik to an opponent 18.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 46.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Riyadi forced 25 Antranik turnovers and outrebounded them 54-26 including a 25-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. Al Riyadi players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Antranik's players. It was a great evening for forward Maygen Naassan (180-2006) who led her team to a victory scoring 22 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Reem El Ghali helped adding 9 points and 13 rebounds. Four Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. Al Riyadi's coach El Terek Omar felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Jessy Feghali with 8 points and 11 rebounds and Serena Hachem scored 5 points and 7 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Antranik B.: A.Tracy 8+2ast, F.Jessy 8+11reb+2ast, H.Serena 5+7reb+1ast, H.Stephany 4+3reb, K.Erica 4+1reb, C.Magalie 2+1reb
Al Riyadi: N.Maygen 22+1reb+1ast, L.Nour 16+4reb+3ast, R.Akl 13+3reb+4ast, M.Torossian 12+6reb+4ast, J.Cynthia 10+5reb+3ast, G.Reem El 9+13reb+2ast

Club Beirut - Chiyah 71-30

Not a big story in a game when Chiyah (0-4) was outscored on the road by Club Beirut (4-0) 71-30 on Thursday. Club Beirut held Chiyah to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Club Beirut forced 32 Chiyah turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Melody Saneh who led the winners and scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jocelyne Geara accounted for 15 points, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Sabine Fakherddine came up with 5 points and 6 rebounds and Rita Krikorian added 8 points respectively for Chiyah in the defeat. Chiyah's coach Jihad Tabet gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Chiyah: K.Rita 8+2reb+1ast, F.Sabine 5+6reb+1ast, K.Tala 5+2reb+1ast, R.Cynthia 4+2reb, H.Reem 3+6reb+1ast, S.Celine 2+2reb+5ast
Club Beirut: S.Melody 17+8reb, G.Jocelyne 15+1reb+8ast, I.Nathalie 11+4reb+4ast, A.Bakhos 8+6reb+1ast, N.Sevadjian 6+4reb, E.Helou Serena 5+1reb

Hoops - Al Riyadi 38-77

Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Beirut: Al Riyadi (#1) and Hoops (#4). Hoops were crushed at home by 39 points 38-77 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hoops. Al Riyadi dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Hoops' 18. Al Riyadi forced 20 Hoops turnovers and outrebounded them 45-27 including 32 on the defensive glass. Al Riyadi looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Reem El Ghali who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. The former international center Tamara Khalil (185-1986) accounted for 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Yasmine Lahoud came up with 7 points and 6 rebounds and guard Lara Massoud (-2003) added 12 points and 4 steals respectively for Hoops in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Hoops: M.Lara 12+1reb+2ast, L.Yasmine 7+6reb+2ast, J.Nancy 6+5reb, J.Maryam 4+4reb+1ast, N.Stephany 4+1reb+1ast, C.Aya 3+1reb
Al Riyadi: C.El Charif 21+3reb+1ast, G.Reem El 15+11reb, T.Khalil 12+7reb+6ast, N.Maygen 9+6reb+4ast, R.Akl 9+4reb+8ast, M.Torossian 7+7reb+2ast