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At the Illinois College Tournament, the University of Alabama (Joy Haizelden) went 3/3, continuing their impressive form this collegiate season. In their opener, Alabama won 43:12 against City University of New York. In game two, Alabama were victorious over hosts Illinois, 62:37. In their third game of the tournament, Alabama won 67:21 against University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Rounding out a successful weekend, Alabama took the win 50:40 against UT Arlington.

In Spain, UCAM Murcia (Lee Fryer, Peter Cusack) won 77:54 against Servigest Burgos (Helen Freeman). For UCAM Murcia, Lee Fryer had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Peter Cusack had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. For Servigest Burgos, Helen Freeman had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

An incredibly close game in Albacete as Bidaideak Bilbao (James MacSorley) were narrowly defeated 67:66 by Amiab Albacete (Harry Brown, Simon Brown, Ben Fox, Lee Manning, Charlotte Moore, Phil Pratt).

For Amiab Albacete, Harry Brown had 5 points and 5 rebounds. Simon Brown had 2 points. Ben Fox had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assists. Lee Manning had 8 points and 9 rebounds. Charlotte Moore had 2 points and 1 rebound. Phil Pratt had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists.

Amivel Reyes Gutierrez (Abdi Jama, Kyle Marsh) were defeated 72:65 by hosts Econy Gran Canaria. Abdi Jama had 12 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. Kyle Marsh had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

CD Ilunion (Gregg Warburton, Terry Bywater) won 45:84 on the road against Fundacion Aliados. Gregg Warburton had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Terry Bywater had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

In Italy, Briantea 84 Cantù (Sophie Carrigill) won 37:77 against PDM Treviso. Sophie Carrigill had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

In Germany, Rhine River Rhinos (Jim Palmer) were defeated 50:79 by league leaders RSB Thuringia Bulls. Jim Palmer had 2 points and 1 assist.

In the BWB Women’s Premier League, Loughborough Lightning (Siobhán Fitzpatrick, Robyn Love, Laurie Williams, Lucy Robinson, Maddie Martin, Anastasia Blease) secured a 57:68 victory against East London Phoenix (Amy Conroy, Jude Hamer). For Lightning, Robyn Love had 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Laurie Williams had 10 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists. Lucy Robinson had 3 points and 3 rebounds. Maddie Martin had 2 points and 3 rebounds. Anastasia Blease had 4 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists. For East London Phoenix, Amy Conroy had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Spanish League: http://bsr.feddf.es/
German League: https://rollstuhlbasketball.de/
BWB National League: https://britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk/competition/national-league/
BWB Women’s Premier League: https://britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk/competition/womens-premier-league-2023-24-2/
Italian League: https://www.federipic.it/
University of Alabama (USA): https://bamaadapted.com/sports/wbball?path=wbball

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