MUNICH (Germany) - The Round of 16 witnessed some stellar individual performances in the first leg games as ballers did their best to propel their respective teams closer to a Quarter-Finals spot. But who should be crowned Player of the Week? You have the chance to decide by voting for your MVP in the fan poll below.
It was arguably the greatest night in the history of BAXI Ferrol as the rookie side inked their biggest win to date by sinking DVTK HUNTHERM 78-73. Angela Mataix was the inspiration as she recorded the highest performance efficiency valuation of the week at 38 after netting a fantastic 32 points and also adding 6 boards and 4 assists.
NKA Universitas Pecs stunned Spar Girona with an 85-73 home win that was founded on the brilliance of Czech ace Julia Reisingerova. She went to work and claimed 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to carry her team to a victory that might be enough to see them advance in the tie.
Spar Girona will be looking to bounce back in the return game and could have had an even bigger deficit to make up if it was not for Borislava Hristova. The Bulgarian standout poured in 22 points and passed the rock 5 times.
Temi Fagbenle was a towering presence in the paint for Besiktas JK who will be favorites to move to the last eight after beating UFAB 49 by 64-52 on the road. Her double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds underpinned an important victory.
Finally, BDS Dinamo Sassari were qualifiers at the start of the season and are now enjoying their deep run in the tournament. Their latest success being a 60-50 triumph against IDK Euskotren that saw Shaylee Gonzales shine with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists.
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