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The last week of EuroLeague Women games in 2024 was a perfect summary of this season: The favorites won and big names delivered big performances.

As expected, Emma Meesseman was again unstoppable for Fenerbahçe (21 points, eight boards, five dimes), Brionna Jones dependable as ever for Praha (19 points, six boards) and Stephanie Mavunga (19 points, 11 rebounds) provided the spark from the bench for Valencia. These performances all came in wins, but in this round, we also had some standout performances in losses.

Shining in defeats

Venezia may have lost to Fenerbahçe by eight points, 79-71, but they wouldn’t have been in that position if it wasn’t for Awak Kuier, who had 24 points and 12 rebounds, causing serious trouble for the Turkish defenders in the closing minutes of the game by either driving to the basket or scoring from long distance. The No. 2 pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings has been one of the best bigs this season, as proven by her averages of 17.9 points and 6.4 boards.

Zaragoza fell to Valencia 90-82, but Tanaya Atkinson, in her second year at Zaragoza, didn’t disappoint. She had 16 points, 10 boards and five dimes, delivering her typical all-around performance. Luisa Geiselsöder had 23 points and seven rebounds for Basket Landes in their defeat to Žabiny.

ÇBK Mersin are officially championship challengers

ÇBK Mersin will be celebrating 10 years of existence next year, and what better way to do it than by winning the EuroLeague Women. It might seem like a lofty goal, considering how great Fenerbahçe has been this season, but if their defense continues to be on the same level as yesterday, their chances of winning it all may increase substantially. Mersin held Beretta Famila Schio to a total of 17 points in the first half!

Natasha Howard delivered another MVP-worthy performance, scoring 28 points, grabbing eight rebounds and blocking two shots. Marine Fauthoux had 10 points and eight dimes, while new Golden State Valkyrie Iliana Rupert had 20 points and nine boards. More importantly though, they limited Schio to 52 points on 29 percent shooting from the floor. Schio outrebounded Mersin 43-39, but 31 of Mersin’s boards were grabbed on the defensive end.

Week 8 scores

Group E

Žabiny Brno (3-5) 69, Basket Landes (5-3) 65

ÇBK Mersin (8-0) 86, Beretta Famila Schio (5-3) 52

Tango Bourges Basket (4-3) 80, Perfumerias Avenida (3-4) 67

Group F

Fenerbahçe Opet (8-0) 79, Umana Reyer Venezia (3-4) 71

Valencia Basket Club (7-1) 90, Casademont Zaragoza (4-3) 82

ZVVZ USK Praha (5-3) 82, KGHM BC Polkowice (1-7) 45