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There were just two spots remaining in the next round of the 2024-25 EuroLeague Women competition, and four teams were aiming at them. Perfumerias Avenida and DVTK HUN-Therm battled directly for one of them in Group A, while Polkowice and Villeneuve-d’Ascq LM played against teams that already secured their spots in Group C. In the end, Avenida and Polkowice progressed, and Groups E and F are set for the beginning of the second round on Dec. 11.

On the final game day of the first round, these players turned in some of the most noteworthy performances:

Morgan Green, the former UC Irvine standout , delivered her best performance of the short EuroLeague season so far, scoring 21 points (72 percent from the floor), grabbing three boards and dishing out five assists. She helped Tango Bourges Basket beat Žabiny Brno by 20 points, 85-65.

Bridget Carleton scored game-high 18 points for UNI Győr in their final game in this year’s competition, while, on the other side, Stephanie Mavunga got her first start for Valencia this season and contributed 12 points and nine boards in her team’s 12-point win over the Hungarians, 86-74.

Emma Cannon was again the go-to player for Polkowice, scoring 23 points in their loss to Fenerbahçe. The loss definitely hurt, but Polkowice progressed to the next round, largely thanks to Cannon, who’s third overall in points per game with 21 and leads EuroLeague Women in rebounds per game with 9.8. The vet turned out to be a great pickup for Polkowice. In and out of the W since 2017, Cannon appeared in five games for the Aces last season.

Former Arizona Wildcat and 2024 Connecticut Sun draft pick Helena Pueyo had 18 points, six boards and seven steals for Zaragoza in their win over Villeneuve d’Ascq LM, which had to win the game to progress, but instead ended up losing by nine, 68-59, to the Spanish side. The reason for the loss was in part due to the defensive pressure that Zaragoza put on the French team, resulting in 18 turnovers.

Week 3 scores

Group A

Perfumerias Avenida 67, DVTK HUN-Therm Miskolc 55

Beretta Famila Schio 59, Basket Landes 68

Group B

Çukurova Basketbol Mersin 87, Olympiacos B.C. 58

Tango Bourges Basket 85, Žabiny Brno 65

Group C

Fenerbahçe Opet 90, KGHM BC Polkowice 61

Casademont Zaragoza 68, Villeneuve-d’Ascq LM 59

Group D

Valencia Basket Club 86, UNI Győr 74

ZVVZ USK Praha 100, Umana Reyer Venezia 85