WLBL Round 7 (Regular Season): Club Beirut hands first defeat to Al Riyadi

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The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Al Riyadi (7-1) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by Club Beirut (9-0) 56-53. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Al Riyadi. The former international forward Aida Bakhos (178-1986, college: Lamar) fired 18 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. The former international Nathalie Sevadjian (170-1988) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. The former international point guard Rebecca Akl (170-1992) produced 28 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Undefeated Club Beirut have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 9-0 record. Al Riyadi at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with Homentmen. Club Beirut are looking forward to face NSA (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Al Riyadi will play against Taadod (#10) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
The game in Beirut was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Homentmen (7-1) played at the court of 6th ranked Antranik (4-5). Homentmen managed to secure a 4-point victory 57-53. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Antranik B.. Worth to mention a great performance of Patil Assadourian (174-2004) who helped to win the game recording 32 points and 5 rebounds. Perla Nasr contributed with 6 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Homentmen A.'s coach Georges Dagher allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Jessy Feghali answered with 18 points and 8 rebounds for Antranik. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Homentmen. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Riyadi. Antranik at the other side keeps the sixth position with five games lost. Homentmen will play against Hoops (#4) in Beirut in the next round. Antranik will play against Almtayleb and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Taadod (1-8) was outscored by seventh ranked Champs (4-4) 61-27 on Wednesday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Elsy Ghnatios who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 assists and 7 steals. At the losing side Sandra Sleiman responded with 5 points and 14 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Champs moved-up to fifth place. Taadod lost their sixth game in a row. Taadod at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the bottom position with eight games lost. They share it with NSA. Champs will meet Chiyah (#8) in the next round. Taadod will play against the league's second-placed Al Riyadi and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 7 Almtayleb was crushed by Chiyah in a road game 61-40. Hoops beat NSA at home 47-33.
The best stats of 7th round was 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists by Maryam Jomaa of Hoops.

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Al Riyadi - Club Beirut 53-56

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Al Riyadi (7-1) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by Club Beirut (9-0) 56-53. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Al Riyadi. The former international forward Aida Bakhos (178-1986, college: Lamar) fired 18 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. The former international Nathalie Sevadjian (170-1988) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. The former international point guard Rebecca Akl (170-1992) produced 28 points and 6 rebounds and Mexican guard Carmen Saad (165-1991) added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Club Beirut have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 9-0 record. Al Riyadi at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with Homentmen. Club Beirut are looking forward to face NSA (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Al Riyadi will play against Taadod (#10) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Club Beirut: N.Sevadjian 18+6reb+3ast, A.Bakhos 18+9reb+3ast, D.Fayad 11+8reb, M.Mokdad 7+5reb+3ast, S.Melody 2+18reb, G.Jocelyne 0+1reb+1ast
Al Riyadi: R.Akl 28+6reb+1ast, N.Maygen 6+4reb+1ast, C.Saad 6+7reb+3ast, M.Torossian 5+6reb+3ast, C.El Charif 4+8reb, T.Khalil 2+4reb+1ast

Antranik B. - Homentmen A. 53-57

The game in Beirut was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Homentmen (7-1) played at the court of 6th ranked Antranik (4-5). Homentmen managed to secure a 4-point victory 57-53. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Antranik B.. Worth to mention a great performance of Patil Assadourian (174-2004) who helped to win the game recording 32 points and 5 rebounds. Perla Nasr contributed with 6 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Homentmen A.'s coach Georges Dagher allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Jessy Feghali answered with 18 points and 8 rebounds and Stephany Haddad added 4 points and 18 rebounds in the effort for Antranik. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Homentmen. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Riyadi. Antranik at the other side keeps the sixth position with five games lost. Homentmen will play against Hoops (#4) in Beirut in the next round. Antranik will play against Almtayleb and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Homentmen A.: A.Patil 32+5reb+1ast, N.Perla 6+15reb+4ast, T.Oceane 5, K.Mayssa 5+3reb, Y.Zeinoun 4+6reb+6ast, C.Dima 3+5reb+2ast
Antranik B.: F.Jessy 18+8reb, A.Tracy 16+1reb+3ast, C.Magalie 6+2reb, H.Serena 5+4reb+2ast, H.Stephany 4+18reb+2ast, K.Erica 3+5reb

Taadod - Champs 27-61

The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Taadod (1-8) was outscored by seventh ranked Champs (4-4) 61-27 on Wednesday night. Champs held Taadod to an opponent 16.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Champs forced 25 Taadod turnovers. Worth to mention a quality performance of guard Elsy Ghnatios (165-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 assists and 7 steals. The former international forward Nancy Maalouf (174-1988) helped adding 11 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side Sandra Sleiman responded with 5 points and 14 rebounds and Razan Thebian scored 4 points and 12 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Champs moved-up to fifth place. Taadod lost their sixth game in a row. Taadod at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the bottom position with eight games lost. They share it with NSA. Champs will meet Chiyah (#8) in the next round. Taadod will play against the league's second-placed Al Riyadi and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Champs: G.Elsy 18+4reb+10ast, N.Maalouf 11+12reb+2ast, D.Karen 8+8reb+2ast, J.Saliba 8+9reb, G.Nour 8+5reb+1ast, M.Rizk 6+1reb+3ast
Taadod: G.S 6+6reb, S.Sandra 5+14reb, T.Razan 4+12reb, G.Rena 4+1reb+1ast, A.Nour 3+2reb+3ast, K.Michelle 3+3reb

Chiyah - Almtayleb 61-40

There was a minor upset when 7th ranked Almtayleb (3-5) was crushed on the road by ninth ranked Chiyah (2-7) 61-40 on Wednesday. Chiyah held Almtayleb to an opponent 24.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 35.2 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Almtayleb 46-34 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Pia Khattar who led her team to a victory scoring 26 points and 5 rebounds. Maria Khoury helped adding 11 points and 15 rebounds. At the losing side Mathilda Khalil responded with 20 points and 4 assists and Yasmina Samra scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Chiyah moved-up to eighth place. Loser Almtayleb keeps the seventh position with five games lost. Chiyah will meet at home higher ranked Champs (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Almtayleb will play against Antranik in Beirut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Chiyah: K.Pia 26+5reb, F.Sabine 13+12reb, K.Maria 11+15reb+2ast, K.Tala 4+4reb+5ast, R.Cynthia 4+3reb, Y.Mona 3+1reb+1ast
Almtayleb: K.Mathilda 20+2reb+4ast, S.Yasmina 14+8reb+2ast, I.Catharina 4+7reb, Y.Marguerite 2+7reb, A.Lea 0, E.Hany Taline 0+4reb

Hoops - NSA 47-33

No shocking result in a game in Beirut where fifth ranked Hoops (5-4) defeated 10th ranked NSA (1-8) 47-33 on Thursday. Hoops held NSA to an opponent 24.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 29.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Hoops forced 23 NSA turnovers. It was a great evening for Maryam Jomaa who led her team to a victory scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Yasmine Lahoud helped adding 5 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side Rachelle Aoun responded with 2 points and 14 rebounds and Zeina El Hajj scored 3 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hoops moved-up to fourth place. NSA lost their eighth game in a row. Newly promoted team dropped to the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Taadod. Hoops will meet at home higher ranked Homentmen (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. NSA will play against the league's leader Club Beirut (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Hoops: J.Maryam 16+7reb+4ast, M.Lara 7+1ast, M.Marianne 5+4reb, L.Yasmine 5+11reb, N.Lara 4+1reb+4ast, F.Joya 4+4reb+1ast
NSA: G.Jana 7+1reb, C.Magalie 5, C.Melissa 4+1reb, T.Celine 3+1reb, J.Elsa 3+3reb+2ast, E.Hajj Zeina 3+9reb