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January 8, 2008
Detroit Shock Overseas Update

Israeli League

Latta

Walker
Ayana Walker and Maccabi Ashdod fell a game below .500 with an 82-70 loss to front-running Raanana Hertzliya (10-1). Walker scored 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in the defeat. Next up for Maccabi Ashdod (5-6) is a January 14 meeting with Maccabi Tel Kabir (1-10).

Ivory Latta's Elizur Holon (4-6) squad plays its first game of the new year on January 14 against Hapoel Tel Aviv (1-9).

Be sure to check out Latta’s blog on wnba.com throughout the offseason.

Israeli League Standings
TeamWLPts
1Raanana Hertzliya10121
2Elizur Ramla8218
3Maccabi Ramat Hen7418
4Electra Ramat Hasharon8117
5Maccabi Ashdod5616
6Elizur Holon4614
7Bnei Yehuda3814
8Maccabi Tel Kabir11012
9Hapoel Tel Aviv1911


Italian League

Johnson
Shannon Johnson and Umana Venezia are still atop the Italian League standings after two wins in the first week of 2008. In a 76-63 win over Pool Comense (5-8) on January 3. Johnson played just four minutes in the win scoring two points.

In the team’s 78-55 win over Germano Zama Faenza (8-5), Johnson rebounded with 17 points, seven boards and six assists. Johnson is averaging 14.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists on the season in the Italian League.

Next up for Venezia is a January 13 meeting with Gescom Viterbo (3-10).

Italian League Standings
TeamWLPts
1Umana Venezia12124
2Cras Basket Taranto11222
3Famila Wuber Schio10320
4Phard Napoli9418
5Germano Zama Faenza8516
6Lavezzini Parma7614
7Acer Priolo7614
8Carispe La Spezia7614
9Pool Comense5810
10Italmoka Pozzuoli498
11Grescom Viterbo3106
12Banco di Sicilia Ribera3106
13New Wash Montigarda3106
14Fiera di Roma Pomezia2114


Russian League

Nolan

Pierson

Smith
Tyresa Smith and Dynamo-Energiya (Novosibirsk) dropped an 84-68 decision to CSKA (Moscow) on January 4 to drop their record to 6-5.

Deanna Nolan’s UMMC Ekaterinburg (7-2) squad dropped its second game of the season in the Russian Superleague A play falling to Spartak (Moscow region) 90-86. They are now two and a half games behind Spartak and CDKA (Moscow) both of which have perfect 10-0 records. Next up for UMMC is a January 13 meeting with Nadezhda (Orenburg) (3-7).

Plenette Pierson and BC Moscow are currently in fourth place in the Russian Superleague A standings after an 85-67 win over Nadezhda (Orenburg) on January 5 ran their record to 8-3. Next up for BC Moscow is a January 21 tilt vs. Dynamo (Kursk) (6-4).

Russian League Standings
TeamWLPts
1CSKA (Moscow)10020
2Spartak (Moscow Region)10020
3UMMC (Ekaterinburg)7216
4BC Moscow8319
5Dynamo (Kursk)6416
6Dynamo-Energiya (Novosibirsk)6517
7Dynamo (Moscow)5616
8Vologda-Chevakata (Vologda)4513
9Nadezhida (Orenburg)3713
10Spartak (St. Petersburg)2913
11Slavyanka (Cherlyabinsk)11012
12Shelen-ETK (Krasnoyarsk)01111

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