SHUSHA, AZERBAIJAN – Former Anderson University women's basketball standout Alexy Mollenhauer shines as her team (Neftchi) wins the FIBA 3x3 Women's Basketball Series Shusha Stop, played over June 12th and June 13th.
The FIBA 3x3 Women's Series is the FIBA 3x3 competition dedicated to women. It offers women a chance to play 3x3 at the highest level on a regular basis.
This represents a unique opportunity to bring new countries on the focus as well as for the best players to prepare and offer an amazing show at the 3x3 World Cup and, later, at the Olympic Games.
Mollenhauer, one of the most decorated student-athletes in Anderson history, and teammates Arica Derris Carter, Brianna Ashaki Fraser and Dina Ulyanova went 3-0 on day one, defeating Romania 20-11, Turkey 21-7 and Germany in an overtime thriller, 16-14, to position themselves in the semifinals set to begin on day two.
The semifinal matchup with Hungary proved to be another nip-n-tuck battle with Baku's Neftchi holding on to win 15-14 and move on to the finals against the Netherlands.
Neftchi continued its balanced play and defeated the Netherlands 20-12 to take home the title. Neftchi became the first commercial team in history to win a FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Stop.
FIBA scoring rules count one point for shots made inside the three-point line with two points credited for shots made beyond the arc. For the tournament, Mollenhauer scored a total of 26 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and dished out 11 assists.
This season's Women's Series will travel around the world marked by stops in several well-known 3x3 destinations such as Debrecen in Hungary, which has hosted the World Tour for 8 years as well as Prague, one of the longest-serving destinations on the professional circuit, this time for the 3rd edition of the Women's Series Prague Stop. The city of Ulaanbaatar, hosts of the final, have also been receiving several 3x3 events since 2017, including the Asia Cup, U18 World Cup, and Challengers.
Also, there will be events in several exciting new destinations, including a trio of stops in Azerbaijan and the first visit of the competition to Spain.
There are 20 events already confirmed which would beat the previous record of 15 held in 2019.
The list of confirmed events:
Wuhan, China: May 6-7
Astara, Azerbaijan: May 20-21
Clermont-Ferrand, France: June 9-10
Shusha, Azerbaijan: June 12-13
Xiongan, China: June 16-17
Orleans, France: June 21-22
Poitiers, France: June 27-28
Netanya, Israel: July 3-4
Fribourg, Switzerland: July 6-7
Pristina, Kosovo: July 14-15
Bordeaux, France: July 19-20
Edmonton, Canada: July 29-30
Prague, Czech Republic: August 4-5
Yichang, China: August 4-5
Melilla, Spain: August 18-19
Quebec, Canada: August 18-19
Baku, Azerbaijan: August 22-23
Debrecen, Hungary: August 28-29
Montreal, Canada: September 2-3
Ulaanbaatar Final, Mongolia: September 16-17
