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Avenida Claim Important Win at Wisla

// 12 November 2008

Sometimes it better to be lucky than good but on Wednesday night at Wisla Krakow in Poland, Halcon Avenida were both.

Riding a wave of confidence after three straight wins in the EuroLeague Women, including a victory over previously unbeaten Bourges last week, Avenida arrived in Krakow and discovered they would not face a team at full strength with leading scorer Chamique Holdsclaw not in the Polish outfit's line-up.


Wisla Can-Pack Down Besiktas With Big Second Quarter // 05 November 2008 Wisla Can-Pack scored 21 consecutive points over a six-minute stretch of the second quarter on their way to a 75-45 blowout of Besiktas on Wednesday. The Polish champions were in a dogfight and leading just 20-16 when Chamique Holdsclaw and Marta Fernandez hit back-to-back jump shots to start the scoring run that left them with a 41-16 advantage late in the first half.
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Wisla Can-Pack Down Besiktas With Big Second Quarter

Wisla Can-Pack scored 21 consecutive points over a six-minute stretch of the second quarter on their way to a 75-45 blowout of Besiktas on Wednesday.

The Polish champions were in a dogfight a...


Wisla Survive Last-Ditch Mizo Effort // 30 October 2008 Wisla Can-Pack held off MiZo Pecs 2010 in a furious finish to claim a 66-65 win in their Euroleague Women Group A match-up on Thursday night. Wisla led almost the entire game but could never pull away from MiZo and the hosts made them sweat going into the final stretch, cutting the gap to one, 59-58, on Dalma Ivanyi's three-pointer with 4:50 to go.
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Wisla Survive Last-Ditch Mizo Effort

Wisla Can-Pack held off MiZo Pecs 2010 in a furious finish to claim a 66-65 win in their Euroleague Women Group A match-up on Thursday night.

Wisla led almost the entire game but could never ...


Bourges Dominate Fourth Quarter To Win At Wisla // 22 October 2008 Battling Bourges outscored hosts Wisla Can-Pack Krakow 23-10 over the final 10 minutes to run away with a 78-66 victory in Poland on Wednesday. Looking to make it back to the EuroLeague Women Final Four for a third year running, Bourges got 18 points and six rebounds from their former Brazil national team center Alessandra Santos, while Celine Dumerc provided her usual excellent game at point guard with 11 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.
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Bourges Dominate Fourth Quarter To Win At Wisla

Battling Bourges outscored hosts Wisla Can-Pack Krakow 23-10 over the final 10 minutes to run away with a 78-66 victory in Poland on Wednesday.

Looking to make it back to the EuroLeague Wom...


Wielebnowska Jumper Gives Wisla OT Win At Nadezhda // 15 October 2008
The EuroLeague Women tipped off with a dramatic 80-79 overtime win for Wisla Can-Pack Krakow at Nadezhda Orenburg on Wednesday. Nadezhda, making their debut in the competition, led by three in OT but after Marta Fernandez made two free throws to close the gap to 79-78 with 27 seconds remaining, Anna Wielebnowska drilled a game-winning jump shot for Wisla.
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Wielebnowska Jumper Gives Wisla OT Win At Nadezhda

The EuroLeague Women tipped off with a dramatic 80-79 overtime win for Wisla Can-Pack Krakow at Nadezhda Orenburg on Wednesday.

Nadezhda, making their debut in the competition, led by three i...


Wisla Can-Pack Set High EuroLeague Women Targets // 15 October 2008 The two-time defending champions of Poland, TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow, know they will have their hands full on the domestic scene against rivals Lotos PKO BP Gdynia, but they look forward to the challenge. Wisla are also eager for the start of the EuroLeague Women, and they don't just want to just reach the play-offs.
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Wisla Can-Pack Set High EuroLeague Women Targets

The two-time defending champions of Poland, TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow, know they will have their hands full on the domestic scene against rivals Lotos PKO BP Gdynia, but they look forward to the cha...