Last weekend, UMMC Ekaterinburg hosted the 2017 FIBA EuroLeague Women Final Four where they had the opportunity to defend their 2016 championship. Unfortunately for Emma Meesseman and Kristi Toliver, they lost 70-61 last Friday against Fenerbahce of Turkey. However, they were third place after beating ZVVK USK Praha of the Czech Republic on Sunday.
In their loss to Fenerbahce, UMMC played a team that had the Los Angeles Sparks’ starting frontcourt of Candace Parker (15 rebounds) and Jantel Lavender (21 points). Diana Taurasi led the way for UMMC with 26 points, but Toliver added 7 points and Meesseman added 2 points and 5 rebounds off the bench.