Al Riyadi - Azour 62-58: Strangely
Azour outrebounded
Al Riyadi 47-35 including a
17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Nigerian center
Blessing Ejiofor (196-1998, college:
WVU) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds. ex-international
Rebecca Akl (170-1992) helped adding 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was Greek power forward
Artemis Spanou (186-1993, college:
RMU) with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds and Australian guard
Madeleine Garrick (180-1992) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Top scorers:Al Riyadi: E.Blessing 25+12reb+1ast, A.Rebecca 16+7reb+4ast, L.Italee 8+3reb+2ast, M.Ghaleb 6+1reb+5ast, C.El 4+7reb+2ast, N.Labban 3+4reb+2ast
Azour: A.Spanou 20+15reb+3ast, M.Garrick 13+6reb+5ast, Z.Elias 7+11reb+1ast, R.Tina 6+5reb+2ast, S.Melody 4+3reb, M.El Mokdad 3+4reb+1ast
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Homentmen A. - Beirut FC 110-57: Homentmen dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to
Beirut FC's 26.
Homentmen forced 21
Beirut FC turnovers and outrebounded them
47-21 including a
17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds.
Homentmen looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by
Beirut FC's players. It was a good game for the former international guard
Amar Mansour (175-2004, college:
St.Joseph's) who led her team to a victory with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field). American swingman
Alexis Prince (188-1994, college:
Baylor) contributed with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Five
Homentmen A. players scored in double figures. American forward
Angela Tompkins (188-1991, college:
Wichita St.) answered with 20 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard
Kahlaijah Dean (168-1999, college:
Sacramento St.) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Beirut FC. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:Homentmen A.: A.Mansour 27+7reb+6ast, A.Kristine 27+7reb+2ast, P.Alexis 18+13reb+8ast, P.Nasr 13+6reb+8ast, G.El 11+5reb+6ast, A.Tabakian 6+4reb
Beirut FC: A.Tompkins 20+8reb, M.Jomaa 19+1reb+3ast, K.Dean 15+5reb+4ast, M.Lynn 2+1reb+1ast, S.Yasmina 1+2reb+1ast, B.Thea 0
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