Shock offseason player updates
Published on October 25, 2005 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Deanna Nolan and Cheryl Ford have Anda Ramat Hasharon (2-0) perched atop the EuroCup Women Group G standings early in the Preliminary Round.
Anda opened the season on October 20 with a convincing 103-31 win over KK Jedinstvo as Ford paced the team in scoring (14), rebounding (7), steals (6) and blocked shots (3) while making all six of her attempts from the field. Nolan connected on five of 10 shots for 11 points and added three assists and two steals in the blowout win. Five members of the Anda squad scored in double figures, and every player on the roster scored at least four points.
Two days later, Anda again faced off against KK Jedinstvo posting a decisive 115-44 victory. Ford grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and blocked three shots on the night while connecting on four of six shots from the field. Nolan score a season-high 16 points on 8 of 13 shooting from the field, grabbing seven rebounds, handing out four assists and picking up three steals. As a team, Anda made 69.6 percent of its field goal attempts
Anda Ramat Hasharon begins Israeli League play on Tuesday October 25. For a preview of Ramat Hasharon in the Israeli League please visit http://www.safsal.co.il/earticle.aspx?id=4011. The next EuroCup match for Nolan and Ford is October 27 against WBC Kimico Struga (0-1) who dropped an 82-75 decision to Mersin Büyüksehir Belediye (1-0) to open the season.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Plenette Pierson opened up Group L Preliminary Round play on October 19 with an impressive 16-point, 15-rebound double-double for Coconuda Maddaloni. She just missed a triple-double adding eight steals, but it wasn't enough to prevent Coconuda (0-1) from falling 70-63 to Stade Clermontois Auvergne Basket 63 (1-0). Coconuda's problems came on the defensive end where they allowed SCAB 63 to connect on 59.0 percent of its two-pointers and 62.5 percent of its three pointers on the evening.
Pierson's next EuroCup match is October 27 vs. Halcon Avenida Salamanca (1-0) who defeated BG Dorsten 68-51 in their first game of the Round. The EuroCup Women Preliminary Round runs through November 24 with the two best teams in each group, along with the eight best third-place finishers, advancing to the Sixteenth-Finals.
Coconuda Maddaloni is also already five games deep into its Italian League competition and is 3-2 on the year - tied for fifth place in the 16-team division. Pierson scored 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the field in a season-opening 73-50 win over Famila Schio on October 2. She followed that performance up with a 23-point, nine rebound effort in an 88-74 loss to Acer Priolo on October 9.
Pierson scored 18 points and grabbed eight boards in a 92-58 win over Centro S. Palladio VI, as she connected on 8 of 15 shots from the field. On October 16 she added 11 points and seven rebounds in a 64-59 win over Phard Napoli as the team ran its record to 3-1.
On October 23, Pierson exploded for a season-high 27 points on 12 of 20 shooting and grabbed six rebounds, but it wasn't enough to prevent Coconuda Maddaloni from falling to Germano Zama Faenza 85-61.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Elaine Powell has her Ros Casares Valencia Club at 3-1 and tied for third place through four games in the 14-team Spanish League. On October 8, Powell scored seven points on 3 of 7 shooting from the field and grabbed four rebounds to help Ros Casares to a 65-58 come-from-behind win over EBE Promociones-PDV Sta.Eulaia.
On October 12, she scored 10 points while grabbing four boards in a 59-54 win over Cajacanarias in which Ros Casares withstood a fourth-quarter rally that saw Cajacanarias outscore Powell's squad 20-9 in the period.
Ros Casares ran its record to 3-0 on October 15 with a 79-41 win over Cadi La Seu D'Urgell as Powell scored 11 points, grabbed three rebounds and handed out four assists on the night.
Powell and company played their fourth Spanish League game on October 22 vs. Perfumerias Avenida. The Shock point guard scored 15 points and grabbed three rebounds as Ros Casares Valencia fell for the first time this season, 77-58.
EuroLeague Women competition begins October 26.
The next Spanish league competition for Powell comes against Shock teammate Ruth Riley's Yaya Maria Porta XI club on October 29.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Ruth Riley and Yaya Maria Porta XI are 2-2 on the year and tied for seventh place in the 14-team Spanish League. They opened the 2005-06 season on October 8 with an 86-74 loss to Hondarribia - Iru'n. Riley scored 18 points on 8 of 15 shooting and added five rebounds and three assists in the loss. Four days later, they dropped their second straight game to start the season in a 65-55 loss to USP CEU - Adecco Estudiantes. Riley scored 11 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, however a 17-6 deficit in the second quarter was too much to overcome.
Yaya Maria Porta XI got things on track on October 15 vs. EBE Promociones-PDV Sta.Eulalia as they snapped their two-game losing streak with a 75-58 win. Riley scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win. Most recently, on October 22, Riley scored 10 points on 5 of 11 shooting and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in a 65-52 win over Cadi La Seu D'Urgell.
Riley's next Spanish League game is October 29 against Shock teammate Elaine Powell and Ros Casares Valencia.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Kara Braxton's TS Wisla Can-Pack Kraków continued its early-season success in Polish League play by running its record to an unblemished 4-0. On October 12, the 6-6 Braxton scored 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and picking up four steals vs. £ódzki Klub Sportowy Siemens AGD. Teammate Anna DeForge of the Phoenix Mercury chipped in a game-high 18 points for Wisla Can-Pack.
Three days later, Braxton scored 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting from the field, adding 11 rebounds and three steals in leading Wisla Can-Pack to a 73-59 win over AZS Poznañ while DeForge added 11 points. AZS Poznañ closed what had been a double-digit lead to four at the end of the third quarter, but Wis"a Can-Pack outscored AZA Poznañ 26-16 in the fourth for the win.
One week later, Braxton's 10 points and five boards in just 16 minutes helped TS Wisla Can-Pack Kraków to its fourth win in as many games, as they topped Kolegium Karkonoskie AZS Jelenia Góra 85-30.
Wisla Can-Pack's next Polish League game is October 29 vs. Cukierki Odra Brzeg. They open EuroLeague Women Qualifying Round competition on October 26 vs. Phard Napoli.
Friday, October 7, 2005
Kara Braxton made her overseas debut for TS Wisla Can-Pack Kraków in Poland on Wednesday scoring 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field, while grabbing seven rebounds, blocking two shots and picking up a steal. Teammate and Phoenix Mercury guard Anna DeForge chipped in 17 points for TS Wisla Can-Pack Kraków in their 69-66 win over AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wlkp.
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