MUNICH (Germany) - There were some sensational individual performances during Week 4 of the Regular Season as players stepped up and showed their best faces ahead of the upcoming international break.
Pauline Astier of Tango Bourges Basket was voted as the Player of the Week after receiving 37 percent of the votes, with Fenerbahce Opet star Emma Meesseman coming in second with 25 percent of the overall tally.
Natasha Howard of CBK Mersin produced a performance for the ages in her team's hard-fought 80-76 success against Tango Bourges Basket. She made her first 13 shots of the contest and eventually finished with 29 points, also completing a double-double with a huge 14 rebounds, as well as 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. It was not a surprise this all combined for a jaw-dropping performance efficiency valuation of 45.
Pauline Astier did her best for Bourges in an attempt to get them over the line and to complete the upset on Turkish soil but her team just came up short. The guard was excellent on both ends of the floor with 16 points, 7 steals and 6 assists.
Emma Meesseman was the architect of another win for Fenerbahce Opet as her great form extended into another week. The forward helped take down struggling Villeneuve d'Ascq LM 95-75 by contributing an 11-of-14 shooting performance that returned 23 points. She also registered 6 assists and 4 rebounds.
It was a bittersweet night for Anete Steinberga as she was on a KGHM BC Polkowice team who were beaten 72-63 after a late surge from Casademont Zaragoza. However the Latvian did post a find individual effort with 21 points, 9 boards and 3 steals.
Another Latvian star in the shape of Kitija Laksa came up with the buckets that took Beretta Famila Schio to a pivotal 79-69 success at Perfumerias Avenida. The winger caught fire and claimed a game-high 24 points to sink her opponents.
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