Photo: Nikola Krawczyk
The 2024 European Women`s basketball league`s first stage will take place on November 25-27 at the Hala Ostravská univerzita in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
SCHEDULE, local time
Saturday, November 25
16:30 Ostrava – Polonia Warszawa
Sunday, November 26
16:30 Polonia Warszawa – Frankivsk
Monday, November 27
17:00 Frankivsk – Ostrava
SBŠ Ostrava vs Polonia Warszawa
Series history: Polonia has a 1-0 advantage, thanks to a 76-60 win on December 10, 2022.
Key matchup: Ostrava has two solid frontcourt players.
India Lee Pagan (Stony Brook 2022) averages 16.0 points and 11.3 rebounds in six games.
Hannah Ariel Little (Oakland 2017) has 10.3 points and 9.9 rebounds.
Polonia playmaker Anna Pawlowska has 15.4 points and 6.0 assists.
Zada Williams (Florida 2020) is the main force in the frontcourt, as she averages 9.2 points and 10.2 rebounds.
Kayla Wells (Texas A&M 2022) is the first in scoring with 16.2 points.
National championships: SBŠ Ostrava had a tough schedule in October, as it faced three EuroCup Women teams – Levharti Chomutov, KP Brno and Žabiny Brno.
First game after a national team break was no exception – Ostrava played at USK Praha on November 17.
Iveta Rašková, Kamil Fajta and SBŠ Ostrava entered the win column two days later with a 84-80 home success against Kara Trutnov.
Polonia Warszawa opened the season on the road, defeating Energa Polski Cukier Torun, 80-78, on October 8.
The next three games were played against EuroLeague Women – Polkowice at home – and EuroCup Women teams like Arka Gdynia and Zaglebie Sosnowiec.
Polonia Warszawa played its second home game on November 19, suffering a 92-100 defeat at the hands of Basket 25 Bydgoszcz.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Tomasz Holubek
Umpire 1: Mateusz Wawrzynski
Umpire 2: Vaclav Sykora
Polonia Warszawa vs Frankivsk Prykarpattya
Series history: Polonia leads the series, 2-0. The Poles won the first encounter, 73-70, on January 14, 2023, at Chomutov, and prevailed again in the bronze medal match, 100-53, on March 5.
Key matchup: Polonia playmaker Anna Pawlowska has 15.4 points and 6.0 assists.
Zada Williams (Florida 2020) is the main force in the frontcourt, as she averages 9.2 points and 10.2 rebounds.
Kayla Wells (Texas A&M 2022) is the first in scoring with 16.2 points.
Taisiia Udodenko has joined Kibirkštis Vilnius, while Krystyna Filevich – out at the moment – and Oksana Mollova continue to wear Frankivsk colors.
Mollova averages 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds.
Olha Alekseichyk runs the point – she has 14.2 points and 5.8 assists.
National championships: Polonia Warszawa opened the season on the road, defeating Energa Polski Cukier Torun, 80-78, on October 8.
The next three games were played against EuroLeague Women – Polkowice at home – and EuroCup Women teams like Arka Gdynia and Zaglebie Sosnowiec.
Polonia Warszawa played its second home game on November 19, suffering a 92-100 defeat at the hands of Basket 25 Bydgoszcz.
Ongoing war has affected women`s basketball in Ukraine.
There were 12 teams in the Superleague during the first winter of war.
Six continue to play – Kyiv Basket, Frankivsk Prykarpattya, Rivne, Interhim Odesa, Vinnytsa and Dynamo Kyiv.
Frankivsk has a 4-2 record after double wins over Dynamo Kyiv and Vinnytsa.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Tomasz Holubek
Umpire 1: Mateusz Wawrzynski
Umpire 2: Vojtech Ščurek
Frankivsk Prykarpattya vs SBŠ Ostrava
Series history: Frankivsk leads the series, 1-0, thanks to a 74-63 win on January 12, 2023.
Key matchup: Ostrava has two solid frontcourt players.
India Lee Pagan averages 16.0 points and 11.3 rebounds in six games.
Hannah Ariel Little has 10.3 points and 9.9 rebounds.
Taisia Udodenko has joined Kibirkštis Vilnius, while Krystyna Filevich – out at the moment – and Oksana Mollova continue to wear Frankivsk colors.
Mollova averages 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds.
Olha Alekseichyk runs the point – she has 14.2 points and 5.8 assists.
National championships: SBŠ Ostrava had a tough schedule in October, as it faced three EuroCup Women teams – Levhartice Chomutov, KP Brno and Žabiny Brno.
First game after a national team break was no exception – Ostrava played at USK Praha on November 17.
Two days later SBŠ Ostrava entered the win column with a 84-80 home success against Kara Trutnov.
Ongoing war has affected women`s basketball in Ukraine.
There were 12 teams in the Superleague during the first winter of war.
Six continue to play – Kyiv Basket, Frankivsk Prykarpattya, Rivne, Interhim Odesa, Vinnytsa and Dynamo Kyiv.
Frankivsk has a 4-2 record after double wins over Dynamo Kyiv and Vinnytsa.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Tomasz Holubek
Umpire 1: Vaclav Sykora
Umpire 2: Vojtech Ščurek