Overseas Update: January and Larkins Team Up in OT Win

Thu, Jan 29, 2015, 4:49 PM

It’s once again time to check in on the Fever’s contingent currently playing overseas. We begin this week in Turkey, where Briann January and Erlana Larkins led Adana ASKI to a hard-fought 82-79 overtime win over Mersin.

Larkins was once again a force on the glass, recording a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Larkins went 8-for-16 from the field and collected eight offensive boards in the victory.

January was just as good, scoring a team-high 25 points and dishing out eight assists. The Fever’s All-Star point guard also had four rebounds and three steals in the victory. January went 6-for-13 from 2-point range and 10-for-13 from the free throw line. For her efforts, January is this week’s #FeverOverseas Player of the Week at FeverBasketball.com

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Elsewhere in Turkey, last week’s Player of the Week had another strong performance. Lynetta Kizer scored 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting to lead Hatay to an 89-82 win over Ormanspor.

Marissa Coleman had 15 points for Edirne, but her club fell to Fenerbahce, 77-68.

All four of the Fever’s players in Turkey continue to rank among the league’s leaders. Coleman is fourth in the TKBL in scoring (17.3 points per game) and tied for fifth in steals (1.9 per game). Kizer is ninth in scoring (15.9 points per game). January ranks eighth in scoring (16.0 points per game), sixth in assists (4.5 per game), and eighth in steals (1.7 per game). Larkins is tied for second in rebounding (11.2 per game).

In South Korea, Karima Christmas had another strong week. Christmas had 17 points and 11 rebounds in a loss to KB Stars on Jan. 22. She then filled up the box score in a win over Winnus on Jan. 26, finishing with 26 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, and four steals. For her efforts, Christmas picked up her second Asia-basket.com Player of the Week award this month.

Christmas ranks third in the WKBL in scoring (16.1 per game), second in rebounding (8.8 per game), and tied for fifth in steals (1.3 per game).

In France, Maggie Lucas scored 15 points in Arras’ 78-72 win over Lyon. Lucas’ 18.4 points per game scoring average ranks second in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball.

Finally, Fever forward Natasha Howard did not play in her club Elitzur Ramla’s win over Hap.Petah Tikva.

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