February 4, 2008
Detroit Shock Overseas Update
Italian League
Shannon Johnson and Umana Venezia (14-3) topped Banco di Sicilia Ribera (4-13), 70-53, on Saturday, February 2 to stay tied with Familia Wuber Schio (14-3) in second place in the Italian League standings. Both squads are one game behind front-running Levoni Taranto (15-2) which topped Phard Napoli (11-6) that same night, 79-46.
Kara Braxton scored eight points in Wisla Can-Pack’s 75-69 win over CCC Polkowice on Saturday, February 2 improving the team’s record in Polish League play to 15-2. Wisla Can-Pack still trails Lotos PKO BP (17-0) by two games in the race for regular season supremecy. Braxton’s next Polish League game is on Saturday, February 9 against Cukierki Odra Brzeg (4-12) while Lotos PKO BP takes on MUKS Poznan (8-9).
Deanna Nolan’s UMMC Ekaterinburg (12-2) teammates topped Shelen-ETK (0-14), 95-53, on Saturday, February 2. UMMC is in third place in the Russian League standings, one game behind Spartak, Moscow Region (13-1) and two back of CSKA, Moscow (14-0). UMMC next takes on Dynamo Moscow (7-8) on February 16.
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Next up for Umana Venezia is a meeting with Phard Napoli on Monday, February 11. On Sunday, February 10 Famila Wuber Schio plays New Wash Montigarda (4-13) and Levoni Taranto takes on Fiera di Roma Pomezia (3-14).
Italian League Standings
| Team | W | L | Pts | |
| 1 | Levoni Taranto | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | Umana Venezia | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | Famila Wuber Schio | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | Phard Napoli | 111 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Lavezzini Parma | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Germano Zama Faenza | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Acer Priolo | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Carispe La Spezia | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Pool Comense | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Grescom Viterbo | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Italmoka Pozzuoli | 5 | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | Banco di Sicilia Ribera | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| 13 | New Wash Montigarda | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| 14 | Fiera di Roma Pomezia | 3 | 14 | 6 |
Polish League
 Braxton |
Polish League Standings
| Team | W | L | Pts | |
| 1 | Lotos PKO BP | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Wisla Can Pack | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | Utex Row Rybnik | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | PKM Duda PWSZ | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | KSSSE AZS PWSZ | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | CCC | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | LKS Siemens AGD | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 8 | MUKS Poznan | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 9 | INEA AZS Poznan | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 10 | Energa Torun | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 11 | Cukierki Odra | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 12 | Finepharm AZS KK | 1 | 16 | 18 |
| 13 | Arcus SMS PZKosa | 1 | 16 | 18 |
Russian League
 Nolan |
Russian League Standings
| Team | W | L | Pts | |
| 1 | CSKA (Moscow) | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Spartak (Moscow Region) | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 3 | UMMC (Ekaterinburg) | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | BC Moscow | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Vologda-Chevakata (Vologda) | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Dynamo-Energiya (Novosibirsk) | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Dynamo (Moscow) | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 | Dynamo (Kursk) | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Nadezhida (Orenburg) | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 10 | Spartak (St. Petersburg) | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 11 | Slavyanka (Cherlyabinsk) | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Shelen-ETK (Krasnoyarsk) | 0 | 14 | 14 |