Superleague Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Quarterfinals

Al Ahly - NBEC 78-49

Al Ahly dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to NBEC's 16. They outrebounded NBEC 57-32 including a 17-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Al Ahly looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The former international power forward Raneem Elgedawy (193-1997, college: WKU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and the former international guard Nadine Soliman (178-1998, college: UNCG) chipped in 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Al Ahly's coach Tarek Abouzeid felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side point guard Farida Youssef (166-2003) responded with 21 points and Yasmine Emad scored 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Al Ahly: R.Elgedawy 18+12reb+6ast, N.Soliman 16+10reb+6ast, R.Oweis 9+4ast, S.Degheidy 8+4reb+3ast, H.Elbaz 7+3reb, D.Amir 5+7reb+3ast
NBEC: Y.Farida 21+2reb+2ast, E.Yasmine 11+5reb+2ast, S.Shadw 10+2reb+1ast, A.Yasmine 3+2reb, A.Huda 2+10reb+4ast, E.Aiten 2+4reb+1ast

Alexandria - Misr Insurance 76-48

Alexandria dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Misr Insurance's 26 and made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. Alexandria forced 27 Misr Insurance turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Misr Insurance's players. The former international forward Hagar Amer (184-1993) fired 22 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Nouralla Abdelalim (184-1997) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds (made all of her eight free throws). Guard Nada Moneer (-2002) produced 14 points and 5 rebounds and guard Nada Mohamed (169-2001) added 15 points 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.
Top scorers:
Alexandria: H.Amer 22+8reb+1ast, N.Abdelalim 19+6reb+3ast, H.Elgizawy 9+6reb+5ast, N.Ahmed 7+2reb+2ast, A.Bakr 4, M.Noaman 4+2reb+3ast
Misr Insurance: M.Nada 15+2reb+1ast, M.Nada 14+5reb+2ast, A.Reem 6+2reb+2ast, S.Mariam 6, J.Amr 3, A.Jana 2+3reb

Shooting - Heliopolis 62-60

Shooting players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Guard Salma Bahgat (164-2002) nailed 13 points and 9 assists for the winning side and Mariam Gaber accounted for 18 points and 5 rebounds. Shooting's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The former international guard Alia El Shabrawy (160-2001) came up with 17 points and 8 rebounds and Farida Mossad (177-2003) added 19 points and 4 steals respectively for Heliopolis in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Shooting: M.Gaber 18+5reb+2ast, S.Bahgat 13+3reb+9ast, H.Elgoly 11+4reb+2ast, M.Elhemaly 7+9reb+1ast, M.Hossameldin 5+3reb+2ast, R.Elzomor 2+5reb+1ast
Heliopolis: M.Farida 19+3reb+3ast, E.Shabrawy Alia 17+8reb+1ast, S.Jana 8+5reb, G.Malak 7+3reb+1ast, E.Aya 5+5reb+1ast, M.Nada 3+12reb+3ast

Al Gezira - Somouha 61-53

Al Gezira held Somouha to an opponent 23.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 31.6 percent accuracy of the winners. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al Gezira made 7 blocks. The former international center Khadiga Abouelghait (190-2007) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Sara Khaled chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Yasmin Ahmed (180-2008) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and center Malak Sadek (185-2003) added 8 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Somouha's coach Mahmoud Emad tested twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Al Gezira: K.Abouelghait 22+12reb+2ast, S.Khaled 14+10reb+2ast, R.Sherif 8+8reb+4ast, J.Elshamy 7+5reb+3ast, R.Alaa 5+9reb+2ast, Z.Haleem 3+5reb
Somouha: N.Hania 10+3reb+1ast, A.Yasmin 10+10reb+2ast, S.Malak 8+7reb+3ast, E.Joudi 7+5reb+3ast, E.Nour 7+3reb+1ast, M.Farida 4

9-16 Place

Al Zohour - Wadi Degla 92-83

Al Zohour made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Mariam Morad fired 30 points and 6 steals for the winners. Laila Khaled chipped in 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Al Zohour players scored in double figures. Al Zohour's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Nour Amr produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds and Reem Moustafa added 32 points respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Al Zohour: M.Morad 30+4reb+1ast, L.Khaled 19+8reb+6ast, M.Heikal 18+3reb+6ast, B.El 11+9reb+3ast, L.Ahmed 5+2reb, Z.Hasseb 3+5reb+2ast
Wadi Degla: M.Reem 32+4reb+2ast, A.Nour 26+14reb, I.Jana 11+2ast, N.Aya 6+5reb+11ast, E.Dein Menna 5+4reb, O.Salma 3+1reb+1ast

New Giza - Aviation 86-49

New Giza forced 26 Aviation turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Aviation's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when New Giza made 9 blocks. Malak Emad fired 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Rana Ashraf (167-2001) chipped in 18 points. Four New Giza players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Habiba Hany produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Doha El-Shorbagi added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
New Giza: R.Ashraf 18+2reb+1ast, M.Emad 14+4reb+4ast, S.Ashraf 12+5reb+3ast, G.Marouf 11+7reb+1ast, S.Fathy 9+4reb+1ast, N.Elgizy 8+7reb+2ast
Aviation: S.Renad 14+4reb+2ast, E.Doha 13+8reb+1ast, H.Habiba 10+12reb+4ast, A.Aya 6+3reb+1ast, F.Mariam 4+1reb+2ast, W.Jana 2+5reb+3ast

Al Shams - Olympic 76-53

Al Shams outrebounded Olympic 44-27 including a 30-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Shams looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Nadein Ehab fired a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Fatema El Gohary chipped in 20 points and 8 assists. Four Al Shams players scored in double figures. Fatma Megahed produced 8 points and 10 rebounds and Habiba Tarek added 15 points 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.
Top scorers:
Al Shams: G.El 20+2reb+8ast, F.Ashraf 11+9reb, N.Ehab 11+11reb+9ast, Y.Tarek 11+2reb+1ast, L.Mahmoud 8+3reb+2ast, M.Mohamed 7+8reb+1ast
Olympic: T.Habiba 15+3reb, M.Fatma 8+10reb+2ast, O.Tasneem 7+3reb+1ast, K.Ahmed 5+1reb, K.Fatma 5+1reb+1ast, A.Mariam 4+1reb+2ast

Nasr - El Ward 41-49

El Ward held Nasr to an opponent 21.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 23.9 percent accuracy of the winners. El Ward forced 25 Nasr turnovers. Aya Magdy fired 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Mariem Tarek chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds. Mariam Zaatar produced 6 points and 11 rebounds and Hagar Sohaib added 4 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Nasr's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
El Ward: A.Magdy 17+6reb+3ast, M.Tarek 11+5reb+3ast, S.Basiouny 7+3reb, R.Hossam 6+10reb+3ast, M.Salah 6+9reb, H.AbdEl-Rahman 2+4reb
Nasr: E.Shahd 7+7reb, N.Mosad 7+3reb+1ast, Z.Mariam 6+11reb, A.Heba 5+1reb+1ast, K.Nouran 5+4reb+3ast, S.Hagar 4+10reb+1ast