FocusHoops' Darren Paul, a writer, commentator, podcaster and more, had the unenviable task of sifting through the week's six games for a Player and Team of the Week, including wins for CoLA, Manchester and Bristol.
With incomplete stats from Barking Abbey vs London Cavaliers, plus no stats from the top of the table clash between Brent Bulls and Endeavour Ipswich Basketball, those players were unable to be selected.
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Darren will pick a Player of the Week and four other selections to round out his Team of the Week, paying attention to the following criteria:
The FocusHoops Team of the Week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dioramma led the way for CoLA in both points and rebounds as Pride took down Worcester Wolves on the road this weekend.
She hit her 18 points off 50% from the field, with all her makes coming inside the arc, plus two points from the charity stripe. She also cleaned up on the glass at both ends, pulling down seven offensive and 10 defensive boards.
With two steals and two blocks, this was another very impressive outing for one of CoLA’s key players.
Gray led Anglia Ruskin in rebounds and assists whilst netting a valuable 10 points this weekend in ARU's crucial win over fellow playoff battlers Loughborough Riders.
The former Ipswich guard made a big contribution on the offensive glass, pulling down five offensive rebounds, and came away from the outing with three steals and the victory as she continues to settle into life at Anglia Ruskin.
Ball helped Bristol Flyers clinch a 69-45 victory over the Reading Rockets this weekend thanks to her 15-10 double-double.
She split her rebounding duties evenly on both ends of the floor whilst shooting most effectively from inside the arc (3/5 2PT FG, 60%).
The Flyers' standout also dished a game-high six assists whilst committing just a single turnover as her side improved their playoff hopes.
Iweanya led her side on the glass with an impressive 16 rebounds and was just one point off a double-double as Bristol took down Reading.
She pulled down eight offensive and eight defensive boards and made 50% of her shots on the floor in a valuable 21 minute contribution off the bench.
The Flyers' forward also helped keep the score down, rejecting two Reading shot attempts in a good outing for the long-serving Bristol star.
Despite being on the losing end of things this weekend, Leet came up with a 16-12 double-double as Loughborough came up short at home to Anglia Ruskin this weekend.
She hit 50% from the field, including two triples in the contest, and led all players on the glass with 12 boards, 11 coming on the defensive end of the floor.
Chipping in with a handful of assists, one steal and one block, Leet once again put in an all-around effort for her side despite the final score.
ARU took down the Loughborough Riders on the road thanks to big scoring contributions from Izzy Booth, Ilaria Zaffaroni and Vicky Gray.
Ruskin won 58-47 as Booth and Zaffaroni led the way with 12 points a piece in their 25 minute efforts, while Gray finished with 10 points, leading the side with seven assists and tied on rebounds (8) with Zaffaroni.
ARU led from early in the second period of play and held their lead thanks to a big second period and a few important runs across the second half.
The visitors' bench scoring was one of the biggest differentiators between the two sides (25-5), as was the amount of attempts by Ruskin (66 total shots to 56).
Loughborough were led by Melissa Leet (16pts, 12reb, 3ast) as they fall down the standings into a three-way tie for fifth, sixth and seventh.
A big third period performance from Manchester Mystics helped steal a valuable win away from Cobham, thanks in large part to a team-high 14 points from Rehana Khalil.
Nine of those points came in that third frame, whilst Elizandra Costa was the other Mystic in double-digit scoring with 10 points and Remi Idowu led on the glass with eight boards.
Manchester made six triples whilst Cobham weren’t able to hit from outside on any of their nine attempts, but the Cobras did shoot marginally better from inside than the visitors (45% 2PT FG vs Manchester's 43%).
Manchester were also more clinical from the stripe, making 12/15 (Cobham 7/12) which was important in the victory.
Cobham were led in scoring by Aoife Ryan (11pts, 5reb, 3ast) as they stay in touch with the playoff places.
Ilaria Zaffaroni (ARU) - 12P/8R/2S/14EFF
Daisy Porter (LOU) - 9P/7R/3A/4S/14EFF
Nerea Iniguez (COB) - 10P/8R/4A/3S/14EFF
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