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D’Andra Moss scored 21 points as Umbertide won by the biggest margin of the first round in Italy against Pozzuoli. Naomi Halman had 15 points, Courtney Willis had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Umbertide. Playing without their American foreigners this season’s favorites Famila Schio started their campaign with a hard fought win against Gesam Gas Lucca. Giorgia Sottana had 17 points in the win for Schio.
Gintare Petronyte scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as defending champions Goldbet Taranto defeated Club Atletico Romagna. Kamile Nacickaite made her debut for CUS Chieti just days after joining the team with 19 points. Chieti defeated Trogylos Priolo. Jazmine Sepulveda had 17 points for Chieti, Tania Seino had 16 for Priolo.
Ceprini Costruzioni Orvieto made a winning debut at the top Italian league with a narrow win against Lavezzini Parma. Shamela Hampton was the game’s top scorer and rebounder with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Sonja Kireta had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Parma.
Results and top scorers
G.M.A. Pall. Pozzuoli - Acqua&Sapone Umbertide 60-86
Pozzuoli: Maznichenko 17, Morris 16, Pavia 8 (Koop 2)
Umbertide: Moss 21, Halman 15, Willis 14 (15 reb), Gorini 10, Cinili 9 (Zohnova 8)
Gesam Gas Lucca - Famila Wüber Schio 46-52
Lucca: Johnson 11, Ruzickova 9, Andrade 8
Schio: Sottana 17, Macchi 12, Nadalin 8 (Godin 4)
Goldbet Taranto - Club Atl. Romagna 72-58
Taranto: Petronyte 20 (10 reb), Mahoney 10, Gatti 9 (Cohen 7)
Romagna: Ress 13, Filippi 11, Crippa 8 (Lukacovicova 6, McCarthy 4)
CUS Chieti – Trogylos Priolo 71-60
Chieti: Nacickaite 19, Sepulveda 17, Silva 10 (Karkasevic 4)
Priolo: Seino 16, Bonfiglio 11, Eric 8 (Georgieva 6, Durojaye 2)
Lavezzini Parma – Ceprini Costruzioni Orvieto 54-57
Parma: Kireta 13 (11 reb), Franchini 10, Slavcheva 9
Orvieto: Hampton 21 (14 reb), Infante 13, Fassina 8
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | +/- | Points |
| Acqua&Sapone Umbertide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 60 | 26 | 2 |
| Goldbet Taranto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 58 | 14 | 2 |
| C.U.S. Chieti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 60 | 11 | 2 |
| Famila Wüber Schio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 2 |
| Ceprini Costruzioni Orvieto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 2 |
| Lavezzini Parma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 1 |
| Gesam Gas Lucca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 1 |
| Trogylos Priolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 1 |
| Club Atl. Romagna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 72 | -14 | 1 |
| G.M.A. Pall. Pozzuoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 86 | -26 | 1 |
| C.U.S. Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
