Ramat Hasharon will meet Extrugasa of Spain in the 1/8th finals, and Ramla will take on Ruzomberok of Slovakia. The two Israeli teams can't meet until the finals. All the potential opponents all the way to the finals, including what Ramla needs to do to meet Monique Currie & Plenette Pierson – inside.
Ramat Hasharon's next opponent is Extrugasa of Spain, who eliminated Gran Canaria in the 1/16th finals without home court advantage after losing game one at home by 4 and winning by 12 on the road. Extrugasa's relatively weak record in the group stage gives Ramat Hasharon home court advantage. Extrugasa is currently 5th in the Spanish league standings, and has two foreigners – American PG Kiesha Brown and Australian vet Jo Hill.
Game 1: In Spain, Jan 31st
Game 2:In Ramat Hasharon , Feb 7th
The winner of this series will meet the winner between the favored Galatasaray (Vickie Johnson, Sophia Young) and Tarbes of France in the quarter finals.
In the semis Ramat Hasharon's potential opponents are Gospic (Croatia) who is expected to get past Botas Spor who shocked 1st seed Dynamo Kursk, or the winner between Famila Schio (Italy, Laura Macchi and Raffaella Masciadri ), and Nadezhda of Russia (Betty Lennox).
Ramla will face Ruzomberok in the 1/8th finals (no familiar names, #2 in Slovak league after the Euroleague team). Ruzomberok will have home court advantage thanks to their perfect record in the group stage.
Game 1: In Ramla, Jan 31st
Game 2: In Slovakia, Feb 7th
If Ramla advances, their 1/4 finals opponent will probably be the best team in Italy, Taranto (Rebekkah Brunson, Michelle Greco, Linda Frolich) who's supposed to eliminate the Polish team, Gorzow.
The potential semi final opponents are the 2nd best team in Italy, Venezia (Nakia Sanford, Shannon Johnson, Meri Andrade) who is expected to get past Chevekata (RUS), or BC Dynamo Moscow – home to Monique Currie & Plenette Pierson – who is expected to eliminate Panionios (GRE).
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