WLBL Round 4 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The biggest surprise of round 4 was guest Homentmen's (4-1) easy road victory over one of their biggest challengers Champs (3-2) 52-37 on Monday evening. Homentmen forced 20 Champs turnovers. Perla Nasr fired a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. The former international Yasha Zeinoun (175-2002) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Nour Ghoson produced 13 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Homentmen moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Champs dropped to the fourth position with two games lost.
Antranik can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Taadod (1-3) 51-36. Worth to mention a great performance of Stephany Haddad who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks. Erica Khoury contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Sandra Sleiman replied with 9 points and 11 rebounds for Taadod. Taadod's coach Nabil Hassoun rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Antranik left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with defeated Taadod.
Bottom-ranked NSA (0-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 60-44 loss to third ranked Champs (3-2) in on Saturday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Nancy Maalouf who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side Zeina El Hajj responded with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Despite that victory Champs went down to fourth position due to points difference. NSA at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Chiyah.

In the last game of round 4 Club Beirut crushed Almtayleb in a road game 72-37.
The best stats of 4th round was 13 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists by Aida Bakhos of Club Beirut.

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Antranik B. - Taadod 51-36

Antranik can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Taadod (1-3) 51-36. Antranik held Taadod to an opponent 23.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 26.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Antranik forced 22 Taadod turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Stephany Haddad who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks. Erica Khoury contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Sandra Sleiman replied with 9 points and 11 rebounds and Riwa Houssari added 8 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Taadod. Taadod's coach Nabil Hassoun rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Antranik left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with defeated Taadod.
Top scorers:
Taadod: S.Sandra 9+11reb+1ast, H.Riwa 8+5reb, A.Lynn 6+1reb, A.Nour 5+1reb+2ast, N.Maria 4+6reb+2ast, B.Nagham 2+1reb
Antranik B.: K.Erica 19+5reb+1ast, H.Serena 12+5reb+4ast, H.Stephany 11+18reb+3ast, R.Kalot 9+4reb+4ast, F.Jessy 0+1reb, C.Magalie 0+1reb

NSA - Champs 44-60

Bottom-ranked NSA (0-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 60-44 loss to third ranked Champs (3-2) in on Saturday evening. They also forced 22 NSA turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Nancy Maalouf (174-1988) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Karen Hoteit (165-2006) who added 12 points and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side Zeina El Hajj responded with 10 points and 9 rebounds and Jana Ghossain scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Despite that victory Champs went down to fourth position due to points difference. NSA at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Chiyah.
Top scorers:
NSA: G.Jana 11+6reb+1ast, E.Hajj Zeina 10+9reb, A.Rachelle 5+11reb, J.Elsa 4+1ast, A.Dib Romy 3+2reb+1ast, C.Magalie 3+2reb+1ast
Champs: N.Maalouf 12+10reb+3ast, H.Karen 12+2reb+2ast, G.Nour 9+3reb+4ast, M.Rizk 6+4reb+3ast, G.Elsy 6+4reb+1ast, S.Alice 5+5reb

Champs - Homentmen A. 37-52

The biggest surprise of round 4 was guest Homentmen's (4-1) easy road victory over one of their biggest challengers Champs (3-2) 52-37 on Monday evening. Homentmen forced 20 Champs turnovers. Perla Nasr fired a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. The former international Yasha Zeinoun (175-2002) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Nour Ghoson produced 13 points and 5 rebounds and the former international forward Nancy Maalouf (174-1988) added 12 points respectively for lost side. Homentmen moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Champs dropped to the fourth position with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Champs: G.Nour 13+5reb+1ast, N.Maalouf 12+4reb+1ast, G.Elsy 4+3reb+2ast, S.Alice 3+5reb, H.Karen 3+1reb, J.Saliba 2+12reb+1ast
Homentmen A.: Y.Zeinoun 12+8reb+3ast, N.Perla 11+10reb+2ast, C.Dima 9+5reb+3ast, A.Patil 8+3reb+3ast, T.Alice 5+4reb+1ast, G.Perla 4+6reb

Almtayleb - Club Beirut 37-72

There was no surprise when 6th ranked Almtayleb (2-3) was crushed at home by top-ranked Club Beirut (5-0) 72-37 on Tuesday. Club Beirut held Almtayleb to an opponent 20.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 38.1 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Almtayleb 57-20 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Club Beirut looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 3 passes made by Almtayleb's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Aida Bakhos (178-1986, college: Lamar) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists and forward Melody Saneh who added 14 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Mathilda Khalil responded with 18 points and Catharina Imad scored 9 points and 5 rebounds. Club Beirut have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Loser Almtayleb keeps the sixth place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Almtayleb: K.Mathilda 18+3reb+1ast, I.Catharina 9+5reb, E.Hany Taline 5+1reb, S.Yasmina 3+2reb+2ast, N.Maria 2+4reb, A.Lea 0
Club Beirut: S.Melody 14+11reb, N.Sevadjian 13+6reb+1ast, A.Bakhos 13+14reb+7ast, A.Ghosn Leila 8+12reb, E.Helou Serena 7+1reb+1ast, I.Nathalie 6+1reb+3ast