Beşiktaş Cola Turka Women’s Basketball suffers an 83-73 loss on the road to Ceyhan Belediye in Week 17 of the Beko Turkish Basketball League.

After trading baskets to start the game, the Lady Black and White jumped out to an early 7-2 lead on back-to-back buckets by Branzova Erdenay and Liron Cohen three minutes into the opening frame. But Charel Allen and Michelle Campell each nailed a jumper and brought Ceyhan Belediye within a point. Then the game went back and forth; until Beşiktaş Cola Turka put together a late spurt to pull ahead 25-19 heading into the second quarter.

Liron Cohen and Branzova Erdenay continued to carry the Black and White in scoring in the second; as the gap grew to 30-19. Despite Michelle Campell’s 27-foot three-pointer from right wing, Ceyhan Belediye could not sort out its ongoing defensive woes and was unable to get back into game. Following an offensive tear by the hot-shooting Bronzava Erdenay and Naile İvegin that stretched the visitors lead to 16 points, Beşiktaş Cola Turka eased up to lead by 10 points, 37-27, midway through the quarter. The Lady Black and White withstood a late Ceyhan rally and closed out the first half up 46-36.

Ceyhan Belediye tried to mount an early comeback in the third; but Liron Cohen and Branzova Erdenay made sure that the margin remained intact. Four minutes into the quarter, the Black and White was still ahead 54-43. Then, Beşiktaş suddenly fell into a scoring drought; while Michelle Campell teamed up with Deniz Boz and Charel Allen and started to chip away at the deficit with fast-break points. With 2:00 to left, Black and White’s lead was reduced to 2 points, 59-57. Beşiktaş Cola Turka could not completely recover from its shooting slump in the dying minutes and trailed, 62-61, entering the final stanza.

Ceyhan Belediye kept up the pressure in the fourth and increased the lead to 67-61 on a string of unanswered string of points by Marta Pierska and Michelle Campelle. There minutes into quarter, the Black and White finally shook off its dismal shooting with Branzova Erdenay’s 19-footer; then Liron Cohen converted a layup to slice the deficit to 67-65. But Hülya Özkan and Gülşah Akkaya combined for 10 points to extend the margin back to nine at 77-68 with 3.45 to play. Ceyhan Belediye held a 77-70 advantage entering the final two minutes and never looked back on the way to a valuable 83-73 win.