Lebanese WLBL round 16 best performance: Syrita Faraj

- June 2, 2026

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Syrita Faraj

Syrita Faraj

American Guard Syrita Faraj (175-G) had an amazing evening in the last round for NSA, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 16.
The player had a double-double of 41 points and 10 rebounds, while her team crushed Almtayleb (#9, 1-15) with 24-point margin 91-67. NSA maintains the 5th position in Lebanese WLBL. NSA is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-10 record. In the team's last game Faraj had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 11 attempts. She just recently signed at NSA, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Former College of Saint Rose star has very solid stats this year. Faraj is in league's top in points (6th best: 19.6ppg) and rebounds (6th best: 11.0rpg).

The second best player in last round's games was Meghry Torossian (PG ) of league's second-best Homentmen Antelias. Torossian had a very good evening with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course she led Homentmen to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Beirut FC (#4, 8-7) 83-37. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Homentmen consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 15-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Torossian is one of the most experienced players at Homentmen and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third on the list of top players last round was Brazilian Rebecca Akl (170-G -1992) of league's top team Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. Akl showcased her all-around game by recording 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists in the last round. She was a key player of Al Riyadi, leading her team to a 72-58 easy win against #3 ranked Azour. Many experts and fans count Al Riyadi as a contender for championship title. Another victory and another confirmation that they may be right. Just look at their record: 15 victories and only one lost game. They are currently at the very top of the standings. Akl has a great season in Lebanon. After 10 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.5ppg (4th best) and assists with 6.7apg (2nd best). She also has 2.5spg, a FGP of 62.9% and 3PT: 45.5%. Rebecca Akl has also Lebanese passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Maria Ghaleb (183-F -2001) of Al Riyadi - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Perla Nasr (177-G-1999) of Homentmen A. - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Zena Elias (190-C-2000) of Azour - 17 points and 16 rebounds
7. Nour Chahine (F ) of Almtayleb - 15 points and 11 rebounds
8. Pia Khattar (F ) of Bkennaya - 18 points and 8 rebounds
9. Nancy Maalouf (174-F -1988) of NSA - 10 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Reem El Ghali (181-F -2007) of Homentmen A. - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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