WLBL Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Homentmen and Al Riyadi claim wins

- May 8, 2025
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Jillian Archer
Jillian Archer

Homentmen A. - Azour 74-68

Strangely Azour outrebounded Homentmen 50-35 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Jillian Archer (188-2000, college: St.John's) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds. The other American import guard Martha Burse (168-1996, college: Indianapolis) contributed with 25 points and 4 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Amar Mansour (178-2004) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists and Nigerian-American power forward Victoria Macaulay (193-1990, college: Temple) added 17 points and 14 rebounds in the effort for Azour.
Top scorers:
Azour: N.Ezeigbo 18+11reb+1ast, V.Macaulay 17+14reb+2ast, A.Mansour 16+11reb+9ast, T.Raffoul 7+1reb, M.Ghaleb 6+3reb+1ast, M.Mokdad 3+2reb+3ast
Homentmen A.: M.Burse 25+1reb+4ast, J.Archer 22+12reb, D.Fayad 10+6reb+5ast, G.Saad 8+5reb+2ast, P.Assadourian 4+2reb+1ast, P.Bou Nasr 3+5reb+2ast
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Club Beirut - Al Riyadi 66-71

Al Riyadi made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Club Beirut turnovers. The former international point guard Rebecca Akl (170-1992) scored 28 points to lead the charge for the winners and American swingman Quionche Carter (183, college: FGCU) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. American swingman Brooque Williams (175-1989, college: California, PA) responded with 24 points and her fellow American import center Imani McGee-Stafford (201-1994, college: Texas) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Top scorers:
Club Beirut: B.Williams 24+4reb+3ast, I.McGee-Stafford 11+11reb+3ast, N.Sevadjian 11+3reb+4ast, Z.Elias 8+11reb+2ast, Y.Samra 7+1reb, M.Jomaa 5+1reb+2ast
Al Riyadi: R.Akl 28+4reb+2ast, Q.Carter 15+6reb+4ast, S.Prince 10+9reb+2ast, N.Labban 6+6reb+2ast, R.Husseiny 6+4reb+1ast, M.Torossian 3+3reb+2ast
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Syrita Faraj

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