WLBL Round 14 (Regular Season): Damour beat higher ranked Antranik

The Regular Season in WLBL is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game with biggest difference of round 14 was host Damour's (5-10) victory at home over 5th ranked Antranik (6-8) 63-58 on Sunday evening. Damour forced 21 Antranik turnovers. The best player for the winners was the former international Nathalie Sevadjian (170-1988) who scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Rana Safi (-1991) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Damour's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Joudy Harake produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds for the guests. Damour moved-up to sixth place, which they share with NSA. Antranik lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with eight games lost. Damour is looking forward to face Almtayleb (#9) in the next round. Antranik will play against NSA (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Leader Homentmen delivered the fourteenth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Almtayleb (1-13) 105-61 in Antelias. International guard Perla Nasr (177-1999) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Reem El Ghali contributed with 24 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Homentmen A.'s coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Mathilda Khalil replied with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for Almtayleb. Homentmen (14-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Almtayleb lost tenth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 13 games lost. Homentmen will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Almtayleb will play against Damour (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked Azour (11-3) played at the court of 6th ranked NSA (5-10). Azour smashed NSA 91-58 on Saturday. Tina Raffoul scored 19 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nancy Maalouf responded with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Azour maintains third position with 11-3 record having four points less than leader Homentmen A. NSA at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Damour. Azour will meet at home Bkennaya (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. NSA will play against Antranik in Beirut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 14 Al Riyadi crushed Bkennaya in Beirut 100-68.
The best stats of 14th round was 14 points and 7 rebounds by Magalie Chahoud of Damour.

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NSA - Azour 58-91

The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked Azour (11-3) played at the court of 6th ranked NSA (5-10). Azour smashed NSA 91-58 on Saturday. Azour dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to NSA's 24. They outrebounded NSA 40-29 including 26 on the defensive glass. Azour looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international Tina Raffoul (180-1998) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Patil Assadourian (174-2004) chipped in 20 points during the contest. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international Nancy Maalouf (174-1988) responded with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and American guard Syrita Faraj (175, college: St.Rose, NY) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Azour maintains third position with 11-3 record having four points less than leader Homentmen A. NSA at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Damour. Azour will meet at home Bkennaya (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. NSA will play against Antranik in Beirut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
NSA: M.Nancy 18+9reb+4ast, K.Erica 15+3reb+1ast, F.Syrita 12+10reb+1ast, S.Tina 9+1reb, E.Hajj Zeina 2+1reb+1ast, A.Sarah 1+2reb+2ast
Azour: P.Assadourian 20+1reb+1ast, T.Raffoul 19+6reb+1ast, M.Saneh 10+10reb, Y.Zeinoun 9+3reb+9ast, E.Zena 8+6reb, M.Farraj 7+4reb

Homentmen A. - Almtayleb 105-61

Leader Homentmen delivered the fourteenth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Almtayleb (1-13) 105-61 in Antelias. Homentmen forced 19 Almtayleb turnovers and outrebounded them 59-33 including a 23-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Homentmen players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Almtayleb's players. International guard Perla Nasr (177-1999) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international Reem El Ghali (181-2007) contributed with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Four Homentmen A. players scored in double figures. Homentmen A.'s coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Mathilda Khalil replied with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals and guard Christina Annan (166-2006) added 7 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Almtayleb. Homentmen (14-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Almtayleb lost tenth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 13 games lost. Homentmen will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Almtayleb will play against Damour (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Almtayleb: K.Mathilda 24+6reb+4ast, E.Hany Taline 9+1reb+1ast, L.Abou 8+2reb, A.Christina 7+10reb+7ast, N.Morgane 4+2reb+2ast, E.Hachem Lara 4+9reb
Homentmen A.: G.El 24+13reb, M.Torossian 19+1reb+2ast, P.Nasr 19+13reb+6ast, A.Mansour 14+7reb+9ast, A.Tabakian 13+5reb+6ast, G.Saad 8+7reb+7ast

Bkennaya - Al Riyadi 68-100

There was no surprise when 8th ranked Bkennaya (4-9) was crushed at home by second ranked Al Riyadi (13-1) 100-68 on Sunday. Al Riyadi dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Bkennaya's 26 and made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Al Riyadi forced 27 Bkennaya turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Bkennaya's players. The former international Rebecca Akl (170-1992) scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Narine Gyokchyan (187-1993) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) during the contest. Five Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. Center Sandra Beddawi (168-1992, agency: BIG) responded with 22 points, 6 assists and 4 steals and Pia Khattar scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Al Riyadi have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 13-1 record behind leader Homentmen A. Bkennaya lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with nine games lost. Al Riyadi will meet at home Beirut FC (#4) in the next round. Bkennaya will play against Azour (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bkennaya: S.Beddawi 22+3reb+6ast, K.Pia 15+8reb+3ast, C.Nour 11+4reb+1ast, A.Tami 8+7reb, H.Serena 5+2reb+1ast, R.Nadine 3+2reb+2ast
Al Riyadi: N.Gyokchyan 22+7reb, A.Rebecca 19+5reb+6ast, M.Ghaleb 17+5reb+5ast, M.Naassan 12+3reb+4ast, N.Labban 12+7reb+5ast, C.El 10+9reb+7ast

Damour - Antranik 63-58

The game with biggest difference of round 14 was host Damour's (5-10) victory at home over 5th ranked Antranik (6-8) 63-58 on Sunday evening. Damour forced 21 Antranik turnovers. The best player for the winners was the former international Nathalie Sevadjian (170-1988) who scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Rana Safi (-1991) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Damour's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Joudy Harake produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and Massoud Loulwa added 11 points respectively for the guests. Damour moved-up to sixth place, which they share with NSA. Antranik lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with eight games lost. Damour is looking forward to face Almtayleb (#9) in the next round. Antranik will play against NSA (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Antranik: H.Joudy 19+13reb+1ast, L.Massoud 11+3reb+2ast, S.Crystel 9+5reb, A.Tatianna 7+4reb+2ast, A.Lynn 6+4reb+2ast, F.Leticia 4+5reb+5ast
Damour: N.Sevadjian 18+6reb+6ast, R.Safi 15+6reb+2ast, M.Chahoud 14+7reb, C.Fakhry 5+5reb, O.Oussman 4+6reb+2ast, C.Rbeiz 4+4reb