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→ Ann starts training with Belgian National Team (19/07)
This Monday, Ann started the preperation with Belgian Cats for the EC qualification games. This will be the game schedule for the upcomming weeks:
Preperation games:
Tuesday July 20 (19u): Belgium - Great Brittain
Wednesday July 21 (15u): Belgium - Great Brittain
Friday July 23 (19u): Belgium - Finland
Sunday July 25 (19u): Belgium - Israël
Monday July 26 (19u): Belgium -Israël
Saturday July 31 (19u): Allemagne - Belgium (Mettmann)
Sunday August 1 (15u): Belgium - Allemagne (Sprimont)
Qualification games:
August 5 (19u): Belgium - Italie (Kortrijk-Lange Munte)
August 8: Lituania - Belgium
August 11 (19u): Belgium - Holland (Kortrij-Lange Munte)
August 14: Croatie - Belgium
August 20: Italie - Belgium
August 23: (19u) Belgium - Lituania (Kortrijk-Lange Munte)
August 26: Holland - Belgium
August 29: (15u) Belgium - Croatia (Kortrijk-Lange Munte)
→ Ann will play for the Belgian Cats this summer (8/05)
Ann wil join the belgian national team this summer to try and qualify for the upcomming European Championship in Poland in 2011. There will be 4 home games in sportscenter de Lange Munte in Kortrijk, against Italy (5/8), Holland (11/8), Latvia (23/8) and Croatia (29/8).
The top two teams of this group qualify for the EC in Poland. At the EC, the teams will play for a ticket to the Olympics in Londen in 2012.
→ Ekaterinburg is the new Russian Chamion! (28/04)
With a third consecutive win against Euroleague-winner Spartak, Ekaterinburg crowns itself for the second year in a row the Russian Superleague Champion. This time they ahd a 73-678 win over Spartak.
→ Ekaterinburg leads 2-0 (27/04)
Ekaterinburg has the opportunity to win this years' Russian Championship after a 87-79 win over Spartak tonight. If Ekaterinburg does not win the game tomorrow, the championship finals move back to Spartak for the remaining game(s).
→ Ekaterinburg leads 1-0 in PO finals (24/04)
Spartak Moscow, being the home team in this first game, didn't manage to beat Ekaterinburg (62-70). Next week, Ekaterinburg has two home games to try and win the championship in 3 games.
→ Ekaterinburg qualify for Superleague Finals (21/04)
Ekaterinburg qualified with a 90-52 victory over Orenburg for the finals of the Russian Playoffs. The first game of these finals will be played on April, 24 and will be a 'best of 5' against Spartak Moscow.
→ Easy win for Ekaterinburg in Orenburg (18/04)
Orenburg and Ekaterinburg will play a third and final game for a ticket to the playoff finals next Wednesday. Ekaterinburg won the game in Orenburg: 66-94.
→ Ekaterinburg, third in Final Four, bites the dust in game of the Russian playoff semi finals (15/04)
In the game fore the bronze medal of the Final Four, Ekaterinburg won its game 84-50. Ann had 14 points in 14 minutes game time. Ekaterinburg ends this years European campaign with a bronze medal.
In the Russian superleague, they had a false start with a 76-77 loss against Orenburg. Therefore, they have to win the second game in Orenburg, in order to play a decisive 3rd game for a ticket to the finals.
→ Ekaterinburg overpowered by D. Taurassi (9/04)
Ekaterinburg will not win the Fiba Euroleague Championship this year. Ekat lead in the first half of the game, but Spartak Moscow, and especially Diana Taurassi, were too strong.
Coach Gundars wasn't able to find a solution to the scoring machine called Taurassi, who had 37 points tonight (8 three's) and 12 rebounds. She also handed out 6 assists... Final result: 87-79 after a thrilling end of the game, in which both teams had opportunities to get the win.
On Sunday, Ekaterinburg has to play the game that none of the Final Four qualifiers want to play: the game for the 3rd or 4th place against Valencia or Wisla.
→ Ann will not join San Antonio this summer(5/04)
Ann decided not to play in the WNBA this summer. After playing consecutive seasons both in Europe and the States, she will be taking a break this summer, to spend some time with her family.
San Antonio posted the announcement on her website.
→ Ekat gets ticket for Russian 1/2 finales (28/03)
As expected, Ekaterinburg had the upperhand in the game against Dynamo Moscow for a ticket to the semi finals of the Russian Superleague.
Ann had 6 points and 6 rebounds in this game. (stats.)
The next game will be on April 9, when they play the important game against Spartak Moskou in the semi finals of Euroleague final four.
→ Ekaterinburg gets easy win in Game 1 (25/03)
Ann and her team had no trouble beating Dynamo Moscow in this first quarter final of the Russian Play offs. Ann had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists in 22 minutes. Check her complete stats.
→ Loss for Ekaterinburg against Spartak Moscow (21/03)
In the last game of the regular season, Ekaterinburg (without Ann, who didn't play due to coach Gundars rotation with the non-Russsian players) suffered a 68-81 loss against rival Spartak Moscow.
→ Sunday win against Dynamo Moskou (07/03)
After a rather calm week for Ekaterinburg, Ann and her team faced Dynamo Moscow for a game in the Russian Superleague. They had a 20 point win: 73-53. Ann had 20 minutes on the field, scored 12 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Check Ann's full stats on our statspage.
→ Qualificatie after tough road game (26/02)
Kosice was leading by 1 point at the beginning of the final quarter, but Ekaterinburg managed to take over the lead en qualified for the Final Four tournament with a 60-65 win. Spartak Moscow also qualified, with a second win over Fenerbahce.
Ann had 17 minutes today, scored 5 points and grabbed 2 rebounds.
→ Ekaterinburg wins game 1 in 1/4 finals (23/02)
Ekaterinburg held Kosice to 56 points and scored 81 points itself to win this first game of the Euroleague quarter finals . Ann grabbed 8 rebounds in 16 minutes. Check Ann's full stats on our statspage.
→ 104-59 win for Ekaterinburg (19/02)
No extra comments needed, looking at the final score of tonights' game. Ekaterinburg had an easy win over Vologda.
Ann scored 12 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 19 minutes. Check Ann's full stats on our statspage.
→ Winning streak continues for Ekaterinburg (16/02)
Novosibirsk couldn'stand up against Ann and her team Ekaterinburg. The home team lead the game from start to finish and eventually got a 91-68 win. Ann lead her team in scoring with 20 points in 20 minutes.
After the next game against Vologda, Ekaterinburg has an important appointment on Feb, 23 against Kosice for the first game of the quarter finals in the Euroleague competition.
→ Ekaterinburg gets easy win against Orenburg (13/02)
Ekaterinburg had no trouble beating number three in the Russian competition: 95-51. Ekaterinburg is leading the Russian superleague ranking.
→ Ekaterinburg qualifies for 1/4 finals (5/02)
Only late in the final quarter, Ekaterinburg was able to finish it off and hold on to the qualifying lead in the game. Final score: 50-61.
Ann scored 6 points in 12 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds.
→ Ekaterinburg wins game 1 of the 1/8 finals (2/02)
In this first game of the Fiba Euroleague 1/8 finals, Ekaterinburg beat Galatasaray 79-55. If they are able to win the second game, next Friday in Galatasaray, the qualify for the 1/4 finals.
Ann scored 12 points in 21 minutes. She also grabbed 6 rebounds. Check Anns' full stats on our statspage.
→ Ekaterinburg wins Russian Cup (24/01)
In this cup final against Spartak Moscow, Ekaterinbug was heading for a nice win, but Spartak finished very strong and almost took over the lead. Final result of the game: 74-72 win for Ekat. On Saturday, Ann played the semi finals. In that game she had 10 points and 4 rebounds.
→ Ekaterinburg wins home game against Riga (20/01)
In this last game of the qualifying rounds, Ekaterinburg got a 92-53 home win over Riga. Ann and her team are finishing this first fase of the Euroleague competition with 9 wins and only 1 loss.
Ann had 18 minutes on the floor, scoring 2/2 fieldgoals, 1/1 3-pointers and 5/6 free throws (12 pts). Check Anns' full stats on our statspage.
→ Ekaterinburg wins difficult game against Kursk (17/01)
Ekaterinburg has won today's game, despite the fact that they trailed most of the game. Final result: 75-72. Ann had 9 points in 19 minutes.
On 20 Jan., Ekaterinburg plays it's last game before going into the Euroleague 1/8 finals.
→ Ekaterinburg wins close game in Galatasaray (13/01)
Ekaterinburg had a close win against a hard battling Galatasaray. Final score: 64-69. Ekaterinburg remains on top of their group in the Fiba Euroleague.
Ann had 7 points in 14 minutes in this last game.
→ Easy Sunday win in St-Petersburg (10/01)
Ekaterinburg did not have to much trouble to get past St-Peterburg today and won the game by 63-91.
Ann played 20 minutes and gathered 9 points and 7 rebounds. Check Anns' full stats on our statspage.
→ Ekaterinburg starts off very well in 2010 (7/01)
In this first game of the brand new year, Ekaterinburg teamed up for an easy 85-44 win in the Russian Super League over Moscow.
Ann had a great game with 19 points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes. Check Anns' full stats on our statspage.
→ Ekaterinburg beats Spartak Moscow (21/12)
After a thrilling game, Ekaterinburg managed to take a final lead late in the game against one of the most important candidates for the Russian title, Spartak Moscow. Final result: 64-72...
Ann had 8 points and 2 rebounds in 14 minutes. Check Ann's full stats on our statspage.
→ Ekaterinburg wins European clash (16/12)
Ann and her team mates will start as the leading team in their group in 2010. Today, they defeated Valencia 82-70. Valencia is now second (they suffered a loss last week in Taranto), just behind Ekaterinburg
Ann had 10 points and 2 rebounds in 23 minutes. Check Ann's full stats on our statspage.
→ Sixth win for Ekaterinburg in Euroleague (9/12)
Ekaterinburg had a very difficult game in Taranto earlier in the season, but this time it was a differtent game with an easy 73-42 win over the Italian team.
Ann had 10 points and 5 rebounds in 21 minutes. To see the complete stats, check our statspagina.
→ Ekaterinburg blows Vilnius away (2/12)
As from the first minutes in the game, Ekaterinburg went full throttle and finished with a 37 (!) - 86 victory.
Ann had 21 minutes on the field and gathered 11 points and 4 rebounds. Check our statspage for full stats.
→ Ekat wins in and angainst Dynamo Moskou (29/11)
Ekaterinburg had an easy night and went back home with a 64-92 wins. Ann only played 16 minutes, but had some impressive stats: leading scorer with 22 points (6/7 fieldgoals, 1/1 threepointer shots and 7/7 free throws - check our statspage).
→ Convincing win for Ekaterinburg in Riga (25/11)
Ekaterinburg had a very solid defense tonight (37 of their 42 rebounds were defensive) and Riga wasn't able to find a solution... Only one player had double digits. On Russian side, Bibrzycka (24 pts), Arteshina (16 pts) and Ann (14 pts) were the leading scorers. Ann also added 6 rebounds and 4 assists (check the stats page).
→ Ekaterinburg crushes Orenburg (22/11)
Ekaterinburg didn't have any trouble at all beating Orenburg with a nice 41-90 win. A very good team effort with 6 players in double digits. Ann had 11 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds (check the stats).
→ Win for Ekaterinburg in Euroleague competition (18/11)
After the loss in and against Valencia, Ekaterinburg is back in business with tonights' 69-54 win over Galatasaray.
Ann had 19 minutes on the field and gathered 6 points and 3 rebounds. (check the statspagina for a stats overview).
→ Ekaterinburg bites the dust in Valencia (11/11)
No olé's for Ekaterinburg tonight as Valencia has yet again showed its ambitions by beating Ann's team 87-68. Valencia controled the whole game and never let Ekaterinburg a chance to take over.
Ann scored 16 points (6/8 fieldgoals, 1/1 threepointers and 1/1 free throws) in the 24 minutes game time she had tonight (also check our statspage for more info).
→ Ekaterinburg wins tight game against Taranto (5/11)
Taranto held on tight untill the very end of the game. With 27 seconds left on the clock, Ekaterinburg only had a 3 point lead, but managed to win the game by 7 points (72-79).
Ann played 21 minutes, scored 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. (check the statspage for stats)
→ Spartak women’s general manager Shabtai Kalmanovich shot dead in Moscow(2/11)
Russian basketball lost one of its most recognisable figures on Monday when Shabtai von Kalmanovic was gunned down close to his home in Moscow. My Condolances to his family, He will be missed!
Ann Wauters
→ No problem for Ekaterinburg against Vilnius (28/10)
After an exiting first quarter, it was Ekaterinburg who had the upperhand in this game and finaly had an easy win over Vilnius (final score 85-56).
Ann played 18 minutes and had 8 points and 4 rebounds for her team (full stats: check our statspagina.)
→ Ekaterinburg remains unbeaten (25/10)
Ekaterinburg stays on top of the ranking, after a win earlier this week in Vologda (65-90) and today's win in Novosibirsk (53-74).
In Vologda, Ann played 17 minutes and had 14 points. Today she scored 5 points in 21 minutes. (Check Ann's full stats on our statspage.)
Next Wednesday, Ekaterinburg plays its' first game in the Euroleague competition when it receives Vilnius.
→ Easy win against St-Petersburg (19/10)
3 days after their first game, Ann and her team had to play for the second time in the regular competition. St-Petersburg wasn't able to get into the game and was blown away by Ekateriburg. Final result: 109-69 in front of 5000 enthousiastic home supporters. Ann had 19 minutes on the field and scored 8 points. (check her full stats on our statspage.)
→ First game/first win for Ekaterinburg (16/10)
Today, Ann played her first game in this new Russian Superleague season. They had an easy 68-114 win. In 16 minutes on the field, Ann gathered 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blockshots.
As usual, you can check out Ann's stats on our statspage.
→ Ann's game schedule online (14/10)
The complete game schedule for the upcomming season (Russian Superleague and Euroleague) is now available on our site. You can find the schedule by clicking the Agenda button in the top menu....
→ Win against Prague, loss against USA (10-11/10)
Ekaterinburg had the upperhand on day two of their tournamanent against Prague. They had a convincinng 94-65 win. Today however they suffered a dissapointing 63-78 loss against the USA team on day three...
→ First win for Ekaterinburg (9/10)
Ekaterinburg has won its first game against Sopron: 83-55. Ann scored 14 points for her team.
→ Prep-tournament in Ekaterinburg (8/10)
This weekend, Ann plays her first games with her new team. Ekaterinburg has set up a 4 team tournament from 9/10/09 11/10/09 with the following teams: Prague, Sopron, USA (American selection) and Ekaterinburg. Here's the game schedule for the weekend:
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09.10.09 |
USA - USK Prague (CZE)
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09.10.09 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg - Sopron (HUN)
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10.10.09 |
USA - Sopron (HUN)
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10.10.09 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg - USK Prague (CZE)
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11.10.09 |
USK Prague (CZH) – Sopron (HUN) |
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11.10.09 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg - USA
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→ Ann is ready for a new season in Russia (5/10)
Last night, Ann arrived in Ekaterinburg, where she will kick off her 6th season of Russian basketball.
Today, she allready passed the necessary medical tests and had her first practice with her new teammates.
We will put Ann's Russian and European game schedule on our site as soon as possible...
→ Season's over for Ann and San Antonio (21/09)
San Antonio did not manage to eliminate Phoenix in these Playoffs. Both teams held on close most of the game (they had 17 'lead changes'), but Phoenix finished the job by 100-92.
Ann had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in her last game of this season. Check her full stats here.
In a few days, Ann is expected to return to Ekaterinburg, for the start of a new season in the Russian Super League.
→ Teams tied in round 1 (19/09)
The Stars were not able to dominate Phoenix in game 2 of these Playoffs. Phoenix had a 78-106 win over San Antonio, which means they will have to play a decisive game 3 on Monday.
Ann had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in this game. Check Ann's full stats here.
→ San Antonio wins close game nr 1 (17/09)
The Stars won their first playoff game with 1 little point: 92-91 in a best of three against Phoenix. If they manage to win a second game in Phoenix, they proceed to the next round of the 2009 playoffs.
Ann played 28 minutes, grabbed 11 rebounds and had 8 points. Check full stats here.
→ Loss for Stars against Seattle Storm (12/09)
The final score (64-55) showed the degree of importance this game had for both teams. The important thing was to get everyone injury free into the playoffs. Becky Hammon and Sophia young did not play and Ann only played for 14 minutes (9 points and 2 rebounds). Check full stats here.
→ San Antonio on their way to the Playoffs! (12/09)
Thanks to LA's win over Minnesota, the Stars can play tonight's game against Seattle without any play off stress. Minnesota can no longer get that fourth spot and next Thursday, Ann and her team have their first playoff game in a best of three against Phoenix Mercury.
→ San Antonio wins in Sacramento (10/09)
With this win (71-80), the Stars can take en option on the number four spot, heading for playoffs. They can qualify if Minnesota loses one of their two remaining games, or if San Antonio wins its' last remaning game at home against Seattle on Saturday.
Ann had a nice game with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Check the full stats here. Becky Hammon added 27 points for the Stars.
→ No win for Stars in Los Angeles (8/09)
San Antonio didn't have an answer in the game against Lisa Leslie and her team. Final score of the game: 76-68. Er zijn nu nog twee wedstrijden te gaan in de reguliere competitie. With two remaining games to play, San Antonio is still parked at the fourth spot, giving acces to the playoffs.
Ann and Sophia Young both had 13 punten for the Stars (check the stats here).
→ 3/3 at home after win against Los Angeles (5/09)
The Stars finished a perfect week by winning game 3 at home against LA. Lisa Leslie and her team were sent back home with a 89-72 loss. Both teams will meet again next Tuesday, this time in Los Angeles.
Ann had a 15 point game and played 31 minutes (check the complete stats here).
→ Win after OT-thriller for Stars against Minnesota (1/09)
What a great evening for the Stars: a 84-82 win after 2 over times... The end of the regular continues to be very exiting!
The Stars .
Ann had 14 points and 5 rebounds (and scored 2 important free throws with 44 seconds left in the second OT). Check out Ann' full stats here.
→ Great win after OT for the Stars (29/08)
San Antonio has put an end to the serie of losses (4) and still has it's eye on the number 4 spot in the conference. The Stars won the game after OT against Detroit (100-88, 21-9 in OT) has a tough game planned against Minnesota next Tuesday. Ann had her third double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Check Ann's full stats here.
The Stars of tonight's game were Becky Hamon with 32 points and Sophia Young with 31.
→ Stars cannot turn the tide (27/08)
San Antonio knew that it had a tough game ahead against Indiana (number 1 in 'the East' - 13 games undefeated at home) and unfortunately things didn't work out for the Stars in Indiana. Becky Hammon, leading scorer in the league, was held to 0 points in the game and that was key to the Stars' game loss (despite Ann's 18 points - and 14 rebounds - and Sophia's 18 points). You can find Ann's complete stats here.
San Antonio has 6 games left to clinch that 4th spot.
→ Loss for the Stars in Detroit (23/08)
San Antonio is in need for a couple of wins to get that play off spot, but wasn't able to get that win in Detroit. Final score at the end of the game: 99-84... Ann had a total of 18 points 3 rebounds. Check her personal stats here.
→ Close loss in OT against LA (21/08)
The Stars were leading the game just until the end of the third quarter and had to let go of the game after over time... Final score: 66-67. Ann finished with 8 points and 5 rebounds for the Stars. Checkthe stats here.
San Antonio is now ranked fifth, just behind Minnesota and LA. In the remaining 8 games, San Antonio plays twice against LA and 1 time against Minnesota....
→ No win for Stars in Atlanta (20/08)
Despite the hard work on the field, San Antonio could not get the win in Atlanta: 93-87. Ann had 21 points and 7 rebounds in 30 minutes on the field. Check her stats here.
→ Win with franchise record against Mercury (15/8)
Altough Phoenix had 89 points, San Antonio was not impressed and did even better with 106. Great win against the number 1 in the conference!
Ann had 19 minutes of game time and had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Check the stats here.
The first upcomming game will be played next Thursday. Some days of rest after a hectic past few weeks...
→ No win for Stars in Phoenix (13/08)
Phoenix, leading the conference standings, confirmed its status and defeated San Antonio 95-83. The Stars hold on to their 4th spot in the conference, just ahead of LA in the race to the playoffs. In the next game, Ann and her teammates have chance to take revenge for this loss, when Phoenix visits the Stars' AT&T Arena.
Ann had her first double double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Check the complete stats here.
→ Loss at home against Monarchs (11/08)
San Antonio had a win in mind against Sacramento, currently ranked at the bottom of the conference standings, but as things go in the WNBA, every game has to be played... The Stars were not able to turn this home game into a win and lost 73-90. Ann scored 9 points in 21 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. Check her complete stats here.
→ Ann gets win for the Stars with Buzzer Beater (9/08)
With a split second left, Ann got the assist from Becky Hammon and hit the winning jumper at free throw range. Final score: 87-89!
Ann played 27 minutes, scored 13 points, got 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Stats can be checked here.
You can see the video report of the game here.
→ Stars defeated at home against Atlanta (6/08)
San Antonio had to face number four in the Eastern Conference, Atlanta, but wasn't able to win the game... (84-92). San Antonio holds on to it's number four spot in the West.
Ann had 25 minutes of game time, and gathered 12 points and 5 rebounds.
You can check her stats here.
→ Great win in LA for San Antonio (4/08)
San Antonio had a good win over LA today. They won the game, after thrilling last minutes, 59-63. With this win, they move ahead in the race for the playoff spots...
Ann started the game and played a total of 26 minutes. She added 6 points and 5 rebounds for the Stars.
You can check her stats here.
→ Close loss in Seattle after OT
The Stars suffered a 85-82 loss against the Storm. Ann played 15 minutes and added 8 points.
You can find Ann's game stats here.
→ Ann joins Silver Stars on tour and plays her first game in Seattle (01/05)
Ann travelled to Seattle yesterday, to join the Silver Stars team, on tour on the West coast. She will perform in her first game of the season tonight against the Storm.
In the upcomming weeks, you will be able to find Ann's WNBA results on this site!
You can find the official Stars announcement about Ann's return here on the official website.
→ Ann signs with UMMC Ekaterinburg
Last week, Ann signed a contract with Ekaterinburg, current Russian champion and bronze medaillist in the past Euroleague competition.
Ann about her transfer:
"First of all I want to thank the organisation of CSKA for the last 5 years.
This season was a difficult one, but everybody worked hard to make the best of it. I will definitely miss my teammates, who have become friends.
But now I am looking forward to a new challenge with UMMC Ekaterinburg. I am excited to reunite with Maria Stepanova and Svetlana Abrosimova.
The UMMC coaching staff is also very familiar, Gundars Vetra (ex CSKA), Marianne Stanley (ex new York) and Sabina Juras (ex Valenciennes).
A new adventure for me at the gate of Siberia. Hopefully we can win many titles together!"
→ CSKA finishes in third place (25/4)
The players of CSKA showed that they didn't want a third game in this best of three and defeated Dynamo Moscow 69-112.
Ann ended this playoff round with a double double: 20 points and 10 rebounds (check full stats) and will enjoy her well deserved hollidays after a difficult season...
→ Win for CSKA against Dynamo (22/4)
CSKA won the first game in the best of three against Dynamo: 90-74. Dynamo was never able to get CSKA into trouble throughout the game. Ann had a big part in today's win with 21 points and 18 rebounds! (check stats). The second game will be played on Saturday at Dynamo.
→ No finals for CSKA after defeat in Spartak (18/4)
CSKA did not manage to win the decisive third game against Spartak' star team (final result 74-58). Ann led her team with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists (check stats). At the Spartak side it was Lauren Jackson (16 ptn) to lead her team in scoring.
As from next Wednesday, CSKA will play Dynamo Moscow in the race for the third place in a best of three.
The important third game between Spartak and CSKA on Saturday (18/04) will be broadcasted on at 1 PM CET (3 pm Moscow-time).
→ The games are tied: game 3 will decide... (15/4)
Spartak won the second game of these semi finals and the ticket to the finals will be handed out at the end of game 3, next Saturdag.
CSKA was never able to take the lead in this game. Even if they were one little point behind at half time...
Diana Taurassi (29 points) and Lauren Jackson (20 points) combined for almost half of the Spartak total of points. Ann on the other hand had a massive double double with 26 points and 12 rebounds (full stats can be found here), but Spartak was just too strong in this game. In the last quarter, Spartak even managed to make it a 21 point victory. Result: 80-101.
On Saturday, CSKA and Spartak will play game 3 in Spartak.
→ CSKA wins first semi final against Spartak (12/4)
Today, CSKA had to play the first game of the semi finals of the Russian Playoffs. Not quite an easy game if the opponent is brand new Euroleague winner Spartak Moscow. But CSKA, with Ann in a very good shape, managed to get out with a win. Result: 70-84 and a 1/0 lead for Ann and her team in a best of three. Ann gathered a real nice double double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and an extra 6 assists. You can find her full stats here.
The second game against Spartak, is a home game for CSKA, next Wednesday. If they win, they push through to the finals. If Spartak wins, they will have to play a decisive third game.
→ CSKA qualifies for next round (26/3)
CSKA eliminated Vologda today (78-85) and will play Spartak Moscow in the next round of the Playoffs.
Ann had 16 points and 8 rebounds in this game. Check out her full stats here.
→ Win in first 1/4 finales for CSKA (22/3)
Today, it was the start of the play offs for CSKA. In this first game, CSKA didn't have too much trouble beating Vologda 84-68. Ann had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 32 minutes. You can check her full stats here.
→ Close game against Spartak (16/3)
In this last game of the regular competition, CSKA had to face star team Spartak.. CSKA lost this close game by 5 points (85-80).
Ann had 15 points and 9 rebounds in 38 minutes. you can find her full stats here.
→ Ann returns to San Antonio this summer (13/3)
After last years' succesfull WNBA campaign, Ann will be playing for the Stars again this summer . After the Russian season, she will take some time off to get some rest and she will join Silver Stars in the second half of the season. You can read about Ann's plans for the summer on the Silver Stars web log.
On this same blog, you can have a look at a really nice report on coach Hughes' visit to the Fiba All Star tournament in Paris, where he saw 'his' players in action.
→ Easy win for CSKA (12/3)
CSKA didn't have any trouble in this game against St-Petersburg. They won the game 91-47. Ann had 18 minutes of game time, and had 8 points and 4 rebounds. Check her full stats here.
→ 3rd place for CSKA in Russian Cup (6/3)
CSKA won the game for the third spot against Vologda by 91-72. In the game for the cup, it was Ekaterinburg who got the upperhand in the game against Spartak Moscow.
Ann scored 12 points and had 4 rebounds in 23 minutes. Feel free to check her complete stats here.
Ann was elected as one of the best 5 players in this Cup Tournament. The other four players: Becky Hammon (CSKA), Diana Taurasi (Spartak), Svetlana Abrosimova (Ekat), Maria Stepanova (Ekat).
CSKA plays well, but doesn't win against Spartak (5/3)
CSKA just came a little short against Spartak Moscow. During three quarters of the game, both teams held on to each other, but it was in the final quarter that Spartak managed to push through and win the game 72-61.
Ann scored 20 of the 61 points for her team and got 6 rebounds in 35 minutes. You can find her full stats here.
Tomorrow, they'll play Vologda for the third spot.
→ CSKA in great shape against Orenburg (4/3)
Today, CSKA took revenge for the defeat this weekend in Orenburg. Ann and her team won their game by 94-58.
Ann lead her team in scoring with 19 points (6/10 fieldgoals, 1/1 3pts, 4/4 free throws). Full stats can be checked here.
→ Off day and loss for CSKA in Orenburg (1/3)
CSKA surprisingly lost its game in and against Orenburg by 90-78. CSKA maintains its 3rd spot in the ranking, 4 points behind leader Spartak Moskou. Ann had a total of 25 minutes of game time and had 6 points and 3 rebounds. Full stats can be checked here.
This week, Ann and her team will play the finals of the Russian Cup. Those finals will be played in Ekaterinburg as from next Wednesday.
→ Easy win for CSKA against Novosibirsk (13/2)
After a couple of difficult weeks for CSKA, they managed to get a good 30 point win against Novosibirsk: 96-66.
Ann had 13 points and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes. Full stats can be checked here.
→ Painfull loss for CSKA against Dynamo (10/2)
It looks like CSKA hasn't quite recovered from the early European elemination last week. Today, they lost in a close game from Dynamo Moscow by 73-78.
Ann played 37 minutes and scored 16 points. Full stats can be found here.
This Friday, CSKA plays Novosibirsk and after that they have a two week break with nog games scheduled.
→ CSKA suffers heavy loss against Ekaterinburg (7/2)
Just before the Christmass break, CSKA had beaten Ekaterinburg on the road with a difference of 23 points. Today, it was Ekaterinburg who took revenge by winning the game in Moscow by 26 points: 42-68.... A difficult week for Ann and her team!
Ann lead her team with 12 points and 11 rebounds. You can check her full stats here.
→ CSKA kicked out of Europe (4/2)
CSKA did not get past Salamanca in a thrilling third game of the 1/8 finals of the Euroleague. During the game, CSKA seemed to have controle, but the home team - supported by a very fanatic home crowd - miraculously managed to pull out overtime twice. At the end of the game, Becky Hammon was fouled out and a couple of threepoint shoots killed CSKA in the last minutes.
So the Euroleague competition ends surprisingly early for CSKA in a difficult season ...
Ann lead her team with 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Full stats can be found here.
This Saturday, there's another big game comming up for CSKA. Ekaterinburg is visitting in Moscow...
→ 1/8 finals broadcasted on TV Salamanca
You can follow the third and final game of the 1/8 finals live on TV Salamanca as from 20H30 on:
www.tvcyl.es → tv salamanca → directo
→ CSKA evens the score (30/1)
Ann and her teammates showed with a convincing 95-64 win that they are not planning to drop in this stage of the Euroleague competition. With 5 players in double digits, CSKA was just too strong for the spanish team tonight.
Annhad a double double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. You can find her full stats here.
The decisive game 3 will be played on 4, February in Salamanca.
→ CSKA doesn't win game 1 of the 1/8 finals (27/1)
CSKA has lost its first game of the 1/8 finales in Salamanca by 80-69. CSKA never got control of the game and now has to play at least 3 games to reach the quarter finals... Ann had 14 points and 6 rebounds in this game.
Game 2 will be played in Moscow on 30, January.
→ CSKA has no trouble beating Dynamo Kursk (22/1)
Ann and her teammates had an easy 77-51 win over Kursk tonight. Ann played 24 minutes and added 11 points and 7 rebounds. Full stats can be checked out here.
Tomorrow, the team is leaving for Salamanca (Spain) to play the first game of the 1/8th finales of the Euroleague competition...
→ Magnificent win for CSKA against Spartak (18/1)
CSKA Moscow - Spartak Moscow is one of the absolute top games in the Russian Women Superleague. CSKA prooved today that they deserve to be at the top of the ranking ... They won the game, after a hard fought battle, by 76-73 against star team Spartak.
Ann really was in super form and had a great double-double: 23 points (including 2/3 from behind the arc and 7/10 free throws) and not less than 16 rebounds (12 off.). Full stats can be checked here.
→ No problem for CSKA in Vologda
The first game after the Christmas break didn't bring any trouble for CSKA - apart from the 10 hour train ride to Vologda. With 'new' coach - Igor Grubin (coach Gundars went to Ekaterinburg during the winter break, where he replaced Laurent Buffard - Grubin has been Samara's head coach for several years before Gundars) they won the game 67-84.
In 27 minutes, Ann scored 14 points and had 6 rebounds. Full stats can be found here.
This Sunday, CSKA plays the very important game against Spartak Moscow...
→ Vote Ann into the Fiba Allstar team
Like last year, Fiba sets up an Allstar game with the best players performing in the Euroleague. The best European players in the league will play the best non-European players on March 8th, 2009 in the beautifull city of Paris.
You can vote by visting the Fiba-website and select Ann's name in the list of the European centers... Go out and vote!
→ Ann elected as best European basketballplayer 2008 - 1/01
The Italian newspaer Gazzetta dello Sport awarded the best female and male basketballplayer of the year. In this edition, Ann (for the fifth time in her career) was elected as best female player for the year 2008.
A great recognition for Ann by fellow players, coaches and journalists . It was the first time ever that a player was elected 5 times in her career.
The belgian sportsworld can really be proud of this performance!
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→ CSKA gets win against Venice - 16/12
Venice visited Moscow as leading team of the group and was hoping for a good result. A few minutes before the end of the game, both teams were tied, but CSKA finished strong and eventually won the game 80-72 (the third consecutive loss for Venice).
CSKA moves on to the second spot in the ranking, but Sopron still has a game to play tomorrow against Brno.
Ann had a great double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds (11 defensive). Full stats can be found here.
→ Great win for Ann and her team in Ekaterinburg - 14/12
CSKA played really great in one of the most difficult games on the road in the competition. They won the game against former coach Laurent Buffard and former teammate Maria Stepanova 50-73.
Ann almost had a double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds. On top of that she had 6 assists. You can find Ann's full stats of the game on our stats page.
→ Unexpected loss for CSKA in Sopron - 10/12
CSKA suffered a 77-68 loss tonight in Sopron. Sopron, that was trailing just behind CSKA in the ranking, now jumps over CSKA to the second place.
Ann played 37 minutes and had 13 points and 5 rebounds. (full stats: check our stats page).
This Sunday, Ann and her team will play in Ekaterinburg...
→ CSKA back on track - 7/12
After the past terrible two weeks, CSKA "new style" played its first game. For the seventh game of the Euroleague season, the played against Brno (in Brno).
Ann and her teammates prooved to be highly motivated and won convincingly by 20: 91-71. With this win they get back in second position, after Venezia.
Ann had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes for her team (full stats: check the stats page).
→ CSKA is officially back in competition - 3/12/08
Since the official team meeting, including the presence of the brandnew sponsor for CSKA, Ann's team is 'back in business'. Both the team as the sponsor had to offer the guarantees that the players wanted be confirmed.
With this new start, Ann is closing a period in which she was negotiating with several teams to formalise her transfer. But, as turned out, CSKA pulled out a nice little rabbit out of it's hat in the last remaining moments. The team picks up again and will participate in the Russian Superleague, the Russian Cup and the Fiba Euroleague.
However, they lose the points of the game against Riga that they didn't play.
The first upcomming game will be played in Brno next Sunday for the Fiba Euroleague.
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Over and out for CSKA !
24-12-08
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In an official meeting with the CSKA board, the players of the CSKA women basketball team got confirmed what they already were told off the record last week: due to the financial problems of their main sponsor, Volgaburmash, Ann's team CSKA Moskou has no longer the financial abilities to keep their team in competition...
As a result, CSKA will be no longer participating in the Fiba Euroleague, the Russian Superleague and the Russian cup as from today.
In the past week, several options to keep the team running were investigated, but these efforts had no result.
Ann, who had a great number of successes with CSKA (formally known Samara), will decide in the following days and weeks on which team she will play the rest of this season.
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→ Home win for CSKA against Orenburg - 23/11
CSKA holds on to the lead in the Russian Superleague after the 84-69 home win against Orenburg. Ann and her team didn't lose a point so far in the Russian league.
Ann scored 14 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in this game. (full stats: check our stats page).
→ CSKA wins in France - 19/11
Today, Ann played very close to her home country, Belgium. CSKA won it's Euroleague game in the North of France against Lille by 79-88. Ann was in good shape, with her third double double in six games: 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. (For full stats: check our stats page).
→ Painfull loss for CSKA in Venice - 12/11
So far, CSKA has been doing as expected in the Russian League, but in the Euroleague they suffered their second loss in this competition... Just until the final seconds of the game, Ann and her team were trying to close the gap, but it just didn't work out... Result: 66-63 loss and at the moment a second place, together with Sopron and just after the surprising Venicians, who have a splendid 5/5. Despite the loss, Ann had pretty nice stats: a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds...(full stats: check the stats page).
→ CSKA remains unbeaten in Superleague - 09/11
CSKA easely held on to its first place in the Russian Superleague. They defeated Vologda by 93-69 . In 19 minutes of game time, Ann had 10 points and 6 rebounds. (full stats: check our stats page).
This week, there's the Euroleague game in the Europes capital of Carnaval: Venice...
→ Late win for CSKA against Sopron - 05/11
Early in the fourth quarter, Ann and her teammates were trailing by 5, but thanks to an ultimate finish effort, the were able to keep the win at home: 81-77.
Ann had an important share in this win with a nice double-double: 26 points and 11 rebounds. (full stats: check the stats page).
→ CSKA wins close game at Dynamo Moscow - 02/11
In this rather strange weekend (Maria Stepanova was transfered suddenly to Ekaterinburg) Ann and her team really needed a good performance and a win against Dynamo Moscow. They got the win, but it certainly wasn't an easy one. They were 10 points behind ad half time, but they managed to make it a 77-79 win...
Ann had 17 points and 5 rebounds in 34 minutes. ( stats page).
→ First loss for CSKA - 29/10
Brno is a hard team to tackle at home and CSKA did not manage to take home the win against a motivated Brno. The home team won the game 70-65.
Ann had 11 points and 5 rebounds in 37 minutes. (stats page).
→ CSKA continues winning streak - 25/10
CSKA hasn't got too much trouble in this competition. Same goes for today's game against Chelyabinsk. Ann and her team won by 104-50 in their own CSKA-arena.
Ann played 21 minutes and added 15 points and 5 rebounds for her team. (check the stats on our stats page).
→ Walkover for CKSA in Riga - 22/10
CSKA also won the second game in this Euroleague qualifying round. They won the game in Riga by 48-89. For the second time, they held their opponent to less than 50 points... Ann scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 25 minutes. (full stas: see stats page).
→ CSKA beats Kursk by 20 - 19/10
In Ann's first game of this Superleague season, CSKA had an easy win over Kursk: 52-72. Ann had 15 points and 9 rebounds in 29 minutes. You can find full stats on the stats page. Next game on the list, is the Euroleague game on Wednesday in Riga.
→ CSKA starts off well in Euroleague - 15/10
CSKA won its first game of this Euroleague campaign, beating Lille Metropole 96-44...! A difference of 52 points and can there be a better way to built confedence?
Ann played 21 minutes in this game, scoring 11 points and adding 8 rebounds for her team. A team that has be reenforced with Katie Dougles (Valencia) and Janel Mc Carville (New York).
As always, you can find Ann's complete stats at our stats page.
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→ Ann's weblog is online
Hi there! Ann has her own Weblog where she will inform you on what's she's up to... You can comment on her postings. This means we have a diary/guestbook online for you as from today! Make sure to check it out!
You can access the weblog by clicking the logo in the right upper corner of this page...
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