Superleague Round 7 (Regular Season): Alexandria lose to Al Ahly

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Alexandria (6-1) in Cairo on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Al Ahly (7-0) 75-61. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Alexandria. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Ahly dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Alexandria's 28. They outrebounded Alexandria 47-30 including 16 on the offensive glass. Al Ahly looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for the former international power forward Raneem Elgedawy (193-1997, college: WKU) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Nadine Salawi helped adding 21 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side the former international forward Hagar Amer (184-1993) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Undefeated Al Ahly have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record, which they share with NBEC. Alexandria at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Cairo: NBEC (#4) and Al Zohour (#3). NBEC (7-0) crushed visiting Al Zohour (5-2) by 20 points 84-64. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Al Zohour. It was an exceptional evening for Huda Alaa who led the winners and scored 6 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists. Farida Tamer accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds. NBEC's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mariam Morad came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds for Al Zohour in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for NBEC. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Al Ahly. Al Zohour at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost.
Bottom-ranked Aviation (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to thirteenth ranked Olympic (2-4) 70-38 on Saturday evening. Rola Ahmed fired 9 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Habiba Hany produced 10 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olympic moved-up to tenth place. Aviation lost their sixth game in a row. Aviation at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with New Giza.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: Shooting won against Al Gezira on the opponent's court 67-66. Al Shams managed to outperform Wadi Degla in a home game 53-44. Misr Insurance was rolled over Heliopolis on the road 59-34. Winless New Giza was crushed by Somouha on its own court 53-77.

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Al Gezira - Shooting 66-67

Very expected game in Cairo where 13th ranked Al Gezira (1-5) was edged by eighth ranked Shooting (4-3) 67-66 on Saturday. Shooting looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Point guard Hana Elgoly (167-2007) fired 12 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Salma Bahgat (164-2002) chipped in 2 points and 12 assists. Shooting's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Zeina Haleem produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and guard Jana Elshamy (175-2004) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Shooting. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Heliopolis. Al Gezira lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the fourteenth position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Gezira: E.Jana 15+6reb+1ast, S.Radwa 10+3reb+2ast, A.Sandy 10+4reb+2ast, H.Zeina 10+11reb+2ast, K.Kenzy 9+4reb+2ast, A.Khadiga 7+5reb+3ast
Shooting: M.Gaber 15+2reb+1ast, H.Elgoly 12+3reb+4ast, F.Youssef 8+4reb+2ast, M.Elhemaly 8+6reb+1ast, R.Zein 7+4reb, M.Hossameldin 6+3reb

Al Shams - Wadi Degla 53-44

Very predictable result in Cairo where fifth ranked Al Shams (4-1) defeated 10th ranked Wadi Degla (2-5) 53-44 on Saturday. Al Shams held Wadi Degla to an opponent 23.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Shams forced 20 Wadi Degla turnovers and outrebounded them 44-33 including a 35-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Jana Yehia fired 8 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Fatema El Gohary chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. Nour Amr produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and Malak Ismael added 18 points respectively for lost side. Al Shams maintains fifth place with 4-1 record. Loser Wadi Degla dropped to the eleventh position with five games lost. They share it with Misr Insurance.
Top scorers:
Wadi Degla: I.Malak 18+3reb+1ast, A.Nour 10+12reb+1ast, E.Dein Menna 7+6reb+2ast, I.Jana 5+2reb, M.Reem 2+2reb, Z.Hour 2+3reb
Al Shams: G.El 13+4reb+4ast, J.Yehia 8+14reb, M.Ashraf 8+4reb+2ast, F.Ahmed 7+7reb+1ast, N.Menesy 7+2reb, F.Ashraf 4+6reb

Aviation - Olympic 38-70

Bottom-ranked Aviation (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to thirteenth ranked Olympic (2-4) 70-38 on Saturday evening. Olympic held Aviation to an opponent 22.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 38.2 percent accuracy of the winners. Olympic forced 20 Aviation turnovers and outrebounded them 49-29 including a 29-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Olympic made 7 blocks. Rola Ahmed fired 9 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Fatma Megahed chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. Habiba Hany produced 10 points and Farida Essam added 3 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olympic moved-up to tenth place. Aviation lost their sixth game in a row. Aviation at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with New Giza.
Top scorers:
Aviation: H.Habiba 10+4reb+1ast, E.Doha 6+3reb+2ast, W.Jana 5+3reb, F.Mariam 4+2reb, E.Farida 3+7reb+2ast, S.Renad 3+2reb+2ast
Olympic: F.Megahed 11+9reb+2ast, R.Ahmed 9+11reb+3ast, H.El-Nemer 8+1reb+1ast, T.Osama 8+1ast, M.Mohamed 8, F.Khadrawy 6+4reb+2ast

Heliopolis - Misr Insurance 59-34

Not a big story in a game in Cairo where 10th ranked Misr Insurance (2-5) was rolled over by seventh ranked Heliopolis (4-3) 59-34 on Saturday. Heliopolis held Misr Insurance to an opponent 18.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.1 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Misr Insurance 44-33 including 34 on the defensive glass. Farida Mossad (177-2003) fired 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Nada Merssal (182-1995) chipped in 5 points and 6 rebounds. Menna Moteaa produced 9 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Shaza Abdelhakam (-1992) added 2 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Heliopolis. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Shooting. Misr Insurance lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the eleventh position with five games lost. They share it with Wadi Degla.
Top scorers:
Misr Insurance: M.Menna 9+6reb+1ast, A.Hager 8+2reb, S.Mariam 4+1reb+1ast, A.Shaza 3+1reb, M.Nada 3+1ast, A.Reem 3+3reb+3ast
Heliopolis: F.Mossad 17+5reb+2ast, S.Ayman 9+3reb, L.Elsanadily 7+6reb, M.Gamaleldin 7+3reb+2ast, F.Ali 6+1reb+3ast, N.Merssal 5+6reb+3ast

Al Ahly - Alexandria 75-61

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Alexandria (6-1) in Cairo on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Al Ahly (7-0) 75-61. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Alexandria. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Ahly dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Alexandria's 28. They outrebounded Alexandria 47-30 including 16 on the offensive glass. Al Ahly looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for the former international power forward Raneem Elgedawy (193-1997, college: WKU) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Nadine Salawi helped adding 21 points and 10 rebounds. Four Al Ahly players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international forward Hagar Amer (184-1993) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and the former international forward Hala El-Shaarawy (185-1993, college: St.Peter's) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Al Ahly have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record, which they share with NBEC. Alexandria at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost.
Top scorers:
Alexandria: A.Hagar 20+10reb+3ast, E.Hala 16+5reb+2ast, A.Norhan 12+1ast, B.Asrar 7+2reb+3ast, S.Ingy 4+8reb+4ast, A.Nouralla 2+2reb
Al Ahly: R.Elgedawy 21+13reb+5ast, N.Salawi 21+10reb+1ast, M.Rose 14+8reb+4ast, F.Abdelnabi 11+6reb+2ast, M.Ashraf 7+4reb+1ast, S.Degheidy 1+1ast

New Giza - Somouha 53-77

Everything went according to plan when ninth ranked Somouha (3-4) outscored on the road bottom-ranked New Giza (0-6) 77-53 on Saturday. Somouha held New Giza to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 31.3 percent accuracy of the winners and made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Somouha outrebounded New Giza 52-30 including a 25-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international forward Mai Helwa (-1989) fired a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Reem Awad (170-1993) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. American forward Tamia Lawhorne (186-2001, college: Marshall) produced 14 points and the former international power forward Ganna Marouf (185-1998) added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Somouha maintains ninth place with 3-4 record. New Giza lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Aviation.
Top scorers:
New Giza: T.Lawhorne 14+3reb+1ast, M.Ganna 10+7reb, E.Nouran 8+5reb, A.Ziena 6+1reb+2ast, E.Malak 5+6reb+1ast, F.Salma 4+2reb+2ast
Somouha: R.Awad 15+5reb+1ast, M.Awad 12+7reb+1ast, M.Helwa 12+10reb+4ast, Y.Ahmed 8+3reb+3ast, F.Hassanin 8+7reb+1ast, R.Hassan 7+2reb

NBEC - Al Zohour 84-64

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Cairo: NBEC (#4) and Al Zohour (#3). NBEC (7-0) crushed visiting Al Zohour (5-2) by 20 points 84-64. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Al Zohour. NBEC held Al Zohour to an opponent 23.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.5 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Al Zohour 62-42 including a 44-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Huda Alaa who led the winners and scored 6 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists. Farida Tamer accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. NBEC's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mariam Morad came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds and Laila Khaled added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Al Zohour in the defeat. Four Al Zohour players scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for NBEC. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Al Ahly. Al Zohour at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Zohour: K.Laila 15+9reb+1ast, M.Mariam 13+15reb+3ast, T.Farida Abu 12+3reb+1ast, E.Bohy Mayar 12+9reb+1ast, S.Hanya 6+5ast, A.Kenzy 3+2reb
NBEC: F.Tamer 19+9reb+1ast, A.Ehab 15+8reb+1ast, S.Salem 13+3reb+1ast, Y.Emad 9+4reb+1ast, H.Alaa 6+19reb+6ast, N.El-Debs 6+3reb