Men's Champions League - Group Stage, Round 1
Group A
Sabadell 17, Jadran Herceg Novi 16
Group B
Pro Recco 16, Brescia 13
Group C
Barceloneta 15, VK Novi Beograd 12
Group D
Marseille 12, Panathinaikos 11
In Group A, Jack Larsen and Sabadell held off Jadran HN 17-16 to pick up a win in the first round of the Group Stage. Larsen scored one for the Spanish side in the one-goal win. Elsewhere, in Group B, Max Irving scored once for Pro Recco against his former team Brescia in a 16-13 opening victory. In Group C, Barceloneta picked up a 15-12 win over VK Novi Beograd without Jett Taylor. Finally, in Group D, Adrian Weinberg and Dylan Woodhead lost a close one with Panathinaikos to Marseille, 12-11.
Up Next:Â Larsen/Sabadell play Waspo 98 Hannover and Irving/Pro Recco face Oradea on October 27. Taylor/Barceloneta meet Jadran Split and Weinberg/Woodhead/Panathinaikos play FTC Telekom on October 28.
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Men's Euro Cup - Qualification Round
Group B
Apollon Smyrnis 16, ASC Duisburg 9
Apollon Smyrnis 15, Partizan 13
Apollon Smyrnis 16, Savona 15
Apollon Smyrnis 15, Kos-Sintez Kazan 14
Group D
Posillipo 13, Dinamo Bucharest 12
Vouliagmeni 21, Dinamo Bucharest 11
Barcelona 19, Dinamo Bucharest 11
Group E
BVSC 17, Buducnost 13
BVSC 14, Primorje 5
BVSC 15, Terrassa 8
In Group B action, Apollon Smyrnis completed a perfect qualification to advance to the group stage. Marko Vavic and Hannes Daube were key for the Greek squad throughout the weekend. Vavic scored two and Daube scored one in the opening 16-9 victory over ASC Duisburg. Vavic scored one during a 15-13 win versus Partizan in game two. Then, Vavic scored one against his former team Savona but Daube was the man of the match with six goals in the 16-15 PSO triumph. Finally, Vavic put away two more scores to help beat Kos-Sintez Kazan, 15-14.
Nicolas Saveljic came through for Dinamo Bucharest during a trio of games in Group D. Saveljic opened with one goal in a narrow 13-12 loss to Posillipo before notching hat tricks in two more lopsided defeats against Vouliagmeni, 21-11, and Barcelona, 19-11.
Over in Group C, BVSC came up with three consecutive wins to punch its ticket to the next round.
Chase Dodd scored one in the 17-13 victory over Buducnost and two in a 14-5 win versus Primorje. Dodd dished out one assist during the 15-8 triumph against Terrassa.
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Up Next: Dodd/BVSC advance to the group stage in Group A with Hungarian rival Honved, Budva, and Posillipo. Daube/Vavic/Apollon Smyrnis are into the next round in Group C alongside A-Polo Sport Management, Barcelona, and Terrassa. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16.
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Men's Spanish League - Round 5
Barceloneta 21, Caballa 8
Sabadell 16, Tenerife 10
Taylor/Barceloneta and Larsen/Sabadell each picked up wins to remain unbeaten in the Spanish season through Round 5.
Up Next: Taylor/Barceloneta face Catalunya and Larsen/Sabadell meet Real Canoe on October 17.
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Men's Italian League - Round 2
Pro Recco 26, Chiavari 10
Max Irving scored four and Pro Recco beat Chiavari, 26-10, in Round 2 of the Serie A1 season in Italy.
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Up Next: Irving/Pro Recco play TeliMar on October 24.
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Men's Greek League - Round 3
Apollon Smyrnis - Panathinaikos
Up Next: Daube/Vavic/Apollon Smyrnis meet Weinberg/Woodhead/Panathinaikos on October 14.
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Men's Hungarian League - Round 5
BVSC - FTC Telekom
Up Next: Chase Dodd and BVSC play FTC Telekom on October 22.
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Women's Champions League - Qualification Round
Group B
Rapallo 8, Dunaujvaros 7
ZV De Zaan 14, Rapallo 13
Group D
Sabadell 26, GZC Donk 4
Sabadell 29, Lille 10
Sabadell 17, Terrassa 10
In Group B action, goalkeeper Isabel Williams notched eight saves in an 8-7 victory over Dunaujvaros and 11 saves in a 14-13 loss to ZV De Zaan. Over in Group D, Sabadell cruised to three straight wins behind big days from Ryann Neushul and Tara Prentice. Neushul notched a hat trick while Prentice added one goal in the 26-4 thrashing of GZC Donk. Then, both women showed out during a 29-10 win over Lille as Prentice scored five and Neushul scored four. Finally, Neushul netted another hat trick during the 17-10 victory versus Terrassa.
Up Next: Jewel Roemer/
Paige Hauschild/Mataro were drawn into Group A for the group stage round. Neushul/Prentice/Sabadell and Williams/Rapallo both end up in Group D. The top two teams from each group with advance to the quarterfinals.
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Women's Spanish Super Cup - Final Round
Mataro 15, Sant Andreu 5
Roemer/Hauschild/Mataro won the fourth Spanish Super Cup in team history with a dominant 15-5 display against Sant Andreu.
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Women's Spanish League - Round 4
Sabadell 24, Rubi 8
Mataro 21, Sant Feliu 9
Real Canoe 15, Mediterrani 14
Neushul scored thrice for Sabadell in its 24-8 win against Rubi to stay undefeated on the young Spanish season. Roemer and Hauschild also made it 4-for-4 with Mataro in the early going of the Spanish season with a 21-9 victory over Sant Feliu. Emma Lineback and Mediterrani lost a close match to Real Canoe, 15-14, after penalties.
Up Next: Neushul/Prentice/Sabadell play Real Canoe, Roemer/Hauschild/Mataro face Echeyde, and Lineback/Mediterrani meet Sant Andreu on October 17.
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Women's Italian League - Round 2
Rapallo - Civitavecchia
Up Next: Isabel Williams and Rapallo play Civitavecchia on October 14.
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