Superleague Round 8 (Regular Season): Al Shams beat Nasr in a derby game

The round was exceptionally exciting as three games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Cairo: Al Shams (#5) and Nasr (#8). Al Shams (5-1) won against visiting Nasr (3-4) 62-54. Al Shams forced 19 Nasr turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Fatema El Gohary who scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Malak Shaaban chipped in 3 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Nouran Khaled produced 18 points for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Al Shams have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Nasr lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with four games lost.
Top-ranked NBEC blasted bottom-ranked Aviation (0-7) in Cairo 122-46 keeping the perfect record after 8 rounds. Aviation is still unable to win any game. Farida Tamer orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Yasmine Alaa contributed with 15 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Farida Essam replied with 11 points and 8 rebounds for Aviation. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated NBEC (7-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Newly promoted Aviation still closes the standings with seven games lost.
The game in Giza was also quite interesting. Third ranked Alexandria (7-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Shooting (4-4). Alexandria defeated Shooting 64-49 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shooting. Worth to mention a great performance of Hagar Amer who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 16 rebounds. Salma Bahgat responded with 11 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alexandria maintains third position with 7-1 record behind leader Al Ahly. Shooting at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. They share the position with Heliopolis.

Rest of the games of round 8 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Olympic was defeated by Wadi Degla in Cairo 71-70. Heliopolis were beaten by Al Gezira at home 70-73. Somouha lost to Misr Insurance on the opponent's court 59-62.

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Aviation - NBEC 46-122

Top-ranked NBEC blasted bottom-ranked Aviation (0-7) in Cairo 122-46 keeping the perfect record after 8 rounds. Aviation is still unable to win any game. NBEC dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Aviation's 22. NBEC forced 27 Aviation turnovers and outrebounded them 67-33 including a 34-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. NBEC players were unselfish on offense dishing 44 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by Aviation's players. Farida Tamer orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Yasmine Alaa contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Farida Essam replied with 11 points and 8 rebounds and Habiba Hany added 7 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Aviation. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. NBEC (7-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Newly promoted Aviation still closes the standings with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
NBEC: F.Tamer 30+5reb+6ast, S.Salem 22+4reb+4ast, Y.Alaa 15+16reb+2ast, A.Ehab 11+1reb, A.Habiba 9+10reb+8ast, M.Nesma 8+4reb
Aviation: E.Farida 11+8reb+1ast, K.Farida 8+1reb, H.Habiba 7+5reb+3ast, F.Kareem 5+5reb, W.Jana 5+5reb+2ast, T.Rofeida 5+9ast

Shooting - Alexandria 49-64

The game in Giza was also quite interesting. Third ranked Alexandria (7-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Shooting (4-4). Alexandria defeated Shooting 64-49 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shooting. Alexandria forced 20 Shooting turnovers and outrebounded them 41-27 including 18 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Hagar Amer (184-1993) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 16 rebounds and the former international forward Hala El-Shaarawy (185-1993, college: St.Peter's) who added 8 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Guard Salma Bahgat (164-2002) responded with 11 points, 5 assists and 4 steals and point guard Hana Elgoly (167-2007) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alexandria maintains third position with 7-1 record behind leader Al Ahly. Shooting at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. They share the position with Heliopolis.
Top scorers:
Alexandria: H.Amer 24+16reb+3ast, N.Ahmed 13+2reb+1ast, H.El-Shaarawy 8+8reb+6ast, A.Bakr 8+3reb+5ast, H.Elgizawy 6+4reb, I.Salah 3+6reb+3ast
Shooting: E.Hana 12+5reb+2ast, B.Salma 11+4reb+5ast, J.Mohamed 10+2reb, H.Mariam 4+4reb+3ast, G.Mariam 4, S.Nour 3+3reb

Wadi Degla - Olympic 71-70

There was a minor upset in Cairo where 10th ranked Olympic (2-5) was edged by twelfth ranked Wadi Degla (3-5) 71-70 on Tuesday. Wadi Degla forced 32 Olympic turnovers. Strangely Olympic outrebounded Wadi Degla 45-32 including 16 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Nour Amr who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and Menna El Dein who added 13 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Habiba Tarek responded with 24 points and 7 rebounds and Fatma Megahed scored 8 points and 15 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Wadi Degla moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Somouha and Misr Insurance. Newly promoted Olympic dropped to the twelfth position with five games lost. They share it with Al Gezira.
Top scorers:
Wadi Degla: N.Amr 21+13reb+3ast, S.Ahmad 13+4reb+3ast, D.El 13+7reb+1ast, R.Moustafa 6+3ast, M.Ismael 5+3reb+1ast, J.Ismail 5+2ast
Olympic: T.Habiba 24+7reb+1ast, M.Malak 12+1reb, M.Fatma 8+15reb+3ast, A.Rola 8+8reb+3ast, S.Malak 7+8reb+2ast, E.Arwa 4+1ast

Heliopolis - Al Gezira 70-73

There was a surprise result in Cairo where fourteenth ranked Al Gezira (2-5) edged higher ranked Heliopolis (4-4) 73-70 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Radwa Sherif (184-1998) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Kenzy Khorshed (170-2005) who added 14 points and 4 assists during the contest. The former international guard Alia El Shabrawy (160-2001) responded with 35 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds and the former international forward Aya Elfiky (179-2003) scored 8 points and 15 rebounds. Al Gezira moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Olympic. Loser Heliopolis keep the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Shooting.
Top scorers:
Al Gezira: R.Sherif 21+7reb+2ast, K.Khorshed 14+3reb+4ast, S.Khaled 10+8reb+2ast, R.Alaa 7+8reb+4ast, K.Abouelghait 7+6reb+1ast, Z.Haleem 6+7reb+2ast
Heliopolis: E.Shabrawy Alia 35+6reb+3ast, A.Farida 9+4reb+1ast, E.Aya 8+15reb+1ast, M.Farida 7+2reb+2ast, T.Yousra 7+6reb+4ast, G.Malak 4+2reb+2ast

Misr Insurance - Somouha 62-59

There was a minor upset in Cairo where 9th ranked Somouha (3-5) was edged by eleventh ranked Misr Insurance (3-5) 62-59 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of Jana Ashraf who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 5 rebounds and Reem Ashraf who added 8 points and 6 assists during the contest. The former international forward Mai Helwa (-1989) responded with 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks and Menna Awad scored 7 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Misr Insurance moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Somouha and Wadi Degla.
Top scorers:
Misr Insurance: J.Ashraf 15+5reb+3ast, N.Mohamed 10+3reb+2ast, N.Moneer 10+3reb, R.Ashraf 8+3reb+6ast, M.Mousa 6+3reb, H.Yassine 6+4reb+3ast
Somouha: E.Joudi 11+2reb+2ast, E.Nour 10+2reb, H.Mai 9+7reb+5ast, H.Farida 7+4reb+1ast, A.Yasmin 7+1ast, A.Menna 7+8reb+2ast

Al Shams - Nasr 62-54

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Cairo: Al Shams (#5) and Nasr (#8). Al Shams (5-1) won against visiting Nasr (3-4) 62-54. Al Shams forced 19 Nasr turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Fatema El Gohary who scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Malak Shaaban chipped in 3 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Nouran Khaled produced 18 points and Salma Mowafak added 9 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Al Shams have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Nasr lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Shams: G.El 18+7reb+1ast, N.Menesy 11+1reb+2ast, M.Ashraf 9+3reb+3ast, F.Ashraf 8+3reb, Y.Tarek 5+2reb+4ast, J.Yehia 4+6reb+1ast
Nasr: K.Nouran 18+1reb+1ast, M.Salma 9+4reb+3ast, Z.Mariam 6+7reb+2ast, T.Habiba 6+5reb+2ast, E.Shahd 4+3reb+2ast, A.Logy 3+2reb