Superleague Round 12 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Al Ahly's defeat of Heliopolis

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The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Cairo: Al Ahly (#1) and Heliopolis (#7). Heliopolis were smashed at home by 19 points 52-71 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Al Ahly forced 21 Heliopolis turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Heliopolis helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Nadine Salawi who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. American-South Sudanese forward Rose Macuei (187-2000) contributed with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international forward Aya Elfiky (179-2003) replied with 14 points and 7 rebounds for Heliopolis. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Al Ahly (10-0) have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row, which they share with NBEC. Heliopolis at the other side dropped to the eighth place with six games lost.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Cairo: NBEC (#2) and Al Shams (#5). Al Shams were smashed at home by 16 points 49-65 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Huda Alaa (180) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists and Shadw Salem who added 18 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Leina Mahmoud with 22 points. Undefeated NBEC (10-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Al Ahly. Al Shams at the other side keep the fifth place with three games lost.
Bottom-ranked New Giza is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their ninth consecutive match to third ranked Alexandria (10-1) 84-64 on Tuesday evening. The winners were led by Hagar Amer who had that evening a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by Tamia Lawhorne did not help to save the game for New Giza. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alexandria have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 10-1 record having just one point less than leader Al Ahly. Loser New Giza still closes the standings with nine games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 12: Al Gezira beat Misr Insurance on the road 68-51. Shooting was destroyed by Somouha on its own court 52-76. Al Zohour outscored Aviation in Cairo 76-33.
The most impressive performance of 12th round was 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by Mariam Morad of Al Zohour.

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Heliopolis - Al Ahly 52-71

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Cairo: Al Ahly (#1) and Heliopolis (#7). Heliopolis were smashed at home by 19 points 52-71 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Al Ahly forced 21 Heliopolis turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Heliopolis helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Nadine Salawi who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. American-South Sudanese forward Rose Macuei (187-2000) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international forward Aya Elfiky (179-2003) replied with 14 points and 7 rebounds and Jana Sayed added 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Heliopolis. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Al Ahly (10-0) have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row, which they share with NBEC. Heliopolis at the other side dropped to the eighth place with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Heliopolis: E.Aya 14+7reb+1ast, G.Malak 11+6reb+2ast, S.Jana 8+8reb+4ast, M.Farida 7+3reb+1ast, T.Yousra 5+6reb+4ast, E.Leila 3+1reb
Al Ahly: N.Salawi 14+14reb+6ast, M.Rose 12+11reb+4ast, F.Abdelnabi 9+1reb+1ast, R.Oweis 7+7reb+2ast, N.Tamara 6+1reb+2ast, H.Hathout 6+1reb+1ast

Misr Insurance - Al Gezira 51-68

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when ninth ranked Al Gezira (5-5) beat 8th ranked Misr Insurance (4-7) in Cairo 68-51 on Tuesday. Al Gezira outrebounded Misr Insurance 49-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. The winners were led by guard Jana Elshamy (175-2004) who scored that evening 17 points and Sara Khaled supported her with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Even 14 points and 6 rebounds by the former international Shaza Abdelhakam (-1992) did not help to save the game for Misr Insurance. Reem Ashraf added 6 points and 8 rebounds. Misr Insurance's coach rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Al Gezira have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place. Loser Misr Insurance dropped to the tenth position with seven games lost. They share it with Shooting and Somouha.
Top scorers:
Misr Insurance: A.Shaza 14+6reb+3ast, M.Nada 10+2reb+1ast, M.Nada 9, A.Reem 6+8reb+1ast, Y.Hala 4+4reb+2ast, Y.Hager 3+1ast
Al Gezira: J.Elshamy 17+4reb+3ast, S.Khaled 13+9reb+2ast, K.Khorshed 9+4reb+4ast, S.Abdellatif 8+8reb+1ast, K.Abouelghait 8+11reb+5ast, R.Sherif 6+2reb+2ast

Shooting - Somouha 52-76

There was a minor upset when 10th ranked Shooting (4-7) was smashed by twelfth ranked Somouha (4-7) in Giza 76-52 on Tuesday. Somouha forced 23 Shooting turnovers. The winners were led by the former international point guard Reem Awad (170-1993) who scored that evening 26 points and 6 rebounds and Menna Awad supported her with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Even 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists by center Malak Elhemaly (181-2008) did not help to save the game for Shooting. point guard Hana Elgoly (167-2007) added 10 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Somouha moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Shooting and Misr Insurance. Shooting lost fourth consecutive game.
Top scorers:
Shooting: E.Malak 16+8reb+4ast, E.Hana 10+6reb+2ast, S.Nour 7+1reb+2ast, E.Reham 5+6reb+1ast, H.Mariam 4+6reb+1ast, J.Mohamed 3
Somouha: R.Awad 26+6reb+3ast, M.Awad 10+13reb+3ast, H.Naser 9+5reb+2ast, F.Hassanin 8+4reb+1ast, S.Waleed 5+3reb+1ast, N.Ebrahim 5+3ast

Al Shams - NBEC 49-65

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Cairo: NBEC (#2) and Al Shams (#5). Al Shams were smashed at home by 16 points 49-65 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. NBEC held Al Shams to an opponent 23.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.3 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Al Shams 47-34 including 34 on the defensive glass. NBEC players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Huda Alaa (180) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists and Shadw Salem who added 18 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Leina Mahmoud with 22 points and Fatema El Gohary scored 9 points. NBEC (10-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Al Ahly. Al Shams at the other side keep the fifth place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Shams: M.Leina 22+3reb, E.Gohary Fatema 9+4reb+2ast, M.Nada 7+4reb+4ast, S.Malak 6+3reb+1ast, E.Nadein 5+2reb, A.Farah 0+1reb
NBEC: H.Alaa 23+18reb+8ast, S.Salem 18+6reb+3ast, A.Ehab 10+10reb+1ast, Y.Emad 7+1reb+1ast, Y.Alaa 5+4reb+3ast, A.Habiba 2+2ast

New Giza - Alexandria 64-84

Bottom-ranked New Giza is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their ninth consecutive match to third ranked Alexandria (10-1) 84-64 on Tuesday evening. Alexandria dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to New Giza's 42. Alexandria forced 19 New Giza turnovers and outrebounded them 52-23 including a 24-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Alexandria looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The winners were led by the former international forward Hagar Amer (184-1993) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds and the former international guard Nouralla Abdelalim (184-1997) supported her with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Four Alexandria players scored in double figures. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by American forward Tamia Lawhorne (186-2001, college: Marshall) did not help to save the game for New Giza. The former international power forward Ganna Marouf (185-1998) added 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alexandria have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 10-1 record having just one point less than leader Al Ahly. Loser New Giza still closes the standings with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
New Giza: A.Rana 14+2reb+1ast, A.Shahd 13+1reb+1ast, M.Ganna 13+5reb+1ast, T.Lawhorne 9+7reb+3ast, H.Hosaam 7+2reb+5ast, E.Malak 4+2reb+1ast
Alexandria: H.Amer 24+14reb+3ast, N.Abdelalim 17+8reb+1ast, N.Ahmed 15+4reb+3ast, H.El-Shaarawy 12+7reb, H.Fawzy 5+3reb+1ast, F.Radwan 5+3reb+3ast

Aviation - Al Zohour 33-76

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Al Zohour (8-2) rolled over bottom-ranked Aviation (0-10) in Cairo 76-33 on Tuesday. Al Zohour held Aviation to an opponent 22.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 43.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Zohour forced 25 Aviation turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Aviation's players. The winners were led by Mariam Morad who scored that evening 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Laila Khaled supported her with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 17 points by Aya Abdel-Moghny did not help to save the game for Aviation. Habiba Hany added 4 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Al Zohour have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 8-2 record. Newly promoted Aviation still closes the standings with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Aviation: A.Aya 17+4reb+1ast, A.Rodina 6+3reb+1ast, H.Habiba 4+8reb+4ast, E.Doha 4+7reb+1ast, E.Farida 2+5reb+2ast, T.Rofeida 0
Al Zohour: M.Morad 23+5reb+5ast, L.Khaled 14+5reb+4ast, M.Heikal 10+3reb+1ast, K.Ashraf 7+2reb+4ast, Z.Hasseb 6+2reb, R.Wafik 5+2reb