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UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron regain Hungarian title

UE Sopron photo: Tumbász Hédi

UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron capped an undefeated Hungarian league season with a dominant effort against Uni Gyor. Sopron led from the opening tip and did so very convincingly. Their lead was 10 points after first quarter, 17 after second and 31 after third. Shenise Johnson led Sopron with 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting. Sara Krnjic had 14 points, Zsofia ... Read More »

UE Sopron take first game of Hungarian league finals

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UE Sopron are on their way to re-claiming the Hungarian league title after winning the opening game of the finals, defeating defending champions Gyor. After a close first half Sopron slowly but steadily increased their lead in the second half to what ended up being a comfortable nineteen point win. Jelena Milovanovic did the lion’s share of damage for Sopron. ... Read More »

Round-Up: Quarterfinals in Hungary – Second Round

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Both winners from the first round finished their quarterfinal series with double-digit wins in the second round. Brittainey Raven had 22 points, Monika Bukovszki – 19 in Miskolc’s win over ZTE NKK. Judit Szalesy was ZTE’s top scorer with 20 points. PINKK Pecsi 424 swept the series against the other Pecs team PEAC Pecs in a convincing manner. PINKK built ... Read More »

Round-Up: Quarterfinals in Hungary – First Round

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Lenita Sanford scored the go-ahead basket in the final minute of the regulation as DVTK Miskolc ousted ZTE NKK in their first game of the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals are best of three series. Sanford finished the game with 13 points. Maja Skoric led DVTK with 16 points. Alex Gensler scored 27 points for ZTE NKK. In the Pecs derby PINKK ... Read More »

UNIQA EuroLeasing Sopron win the Hungarian Cup

UE Sopron photo: Szabó Miklós

UE Sopron got out to an early lead, finishing the first quarter 22-8 in the Hungarian Cup final and they held of Gyor quite convincingly. Jelena Milovanovic led Sopron with 19 points and 9 rebounds, Sara Krnjic had 18 points in the win. Only Anna Lakloth managed to break in double-digits for Gyor. Szofia Fegyverneky was named the MVP of ... Read More »

Round-up: Round 8 in Middle European League

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First MEL regular season concluded on Sunday. Undefeated Good Angels Kosice, UE Sopron, MBK Ruzomberok and Uni Gyor have advanced to the Final Four in a venue to be determined. Earlier in the week, Kosice routed Sopron in their final pre-ELW F8 game. 15 points apiece for Plenette Pierson and Helena Sverrisdottir. Romana Vynuchalova scored 20 points in Samorin’s win ... Read More »

Round-up: Round 4 in Middle European League [Updated]

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Most dramatic game of the previous weekend was between the leaders Kosice and Sopron. Shenise Johnson tied the score with 2 seconds remaining in regulation with a three pointer (video below). In overtime it was Plenette Pierson who put Kosice ahead with freethrows. Johnson was not able to repeat what she did at the end of the regulation to secure ... Read More »

Round-up: Round 7 in Middle European League

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Slovak and Hungarian teams split the Round 7, with each team claiming two wins. Piestanske Cajky defeated PEAC Pecs thanks to formidable shooting from inside where they shot 54% while Pecs were 37%. 17 points in the win for Marta Palenikova and Brittani Shells. Kosice cruised past Gyor in their penultimate game before the Final Eight. 16 points apiece for ... Read More »

Round-up: Round 5 in Middle European League [Updated]

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All three of the four MEL Round 5 games that have been played out over the previous weeks, ended with convincing wins by the hosts. Katerina Tetemondova scored 21 points last Saturday as Ruzomberok rolled past PEAC Pecs. In the first week of February Sopron ousted Samorin thanks to 23 points by Jelena Milovanovic. And on Wednesday Natalie Hurst scored ... Read More »