Overview

• Preseason momentum includes EuroCup Women qualification and the Euskal Kopa title.
• Two American interior players, Cameron Williams and Taylor, are injured, and Naia Zubiaga has just undergone shoulder surgery.
• Lointek Gernika is seeking at least one reinforcement, though the newcomer is unlikely to be ready for Saturday’s league opener against Movistar Estudiantes in Maloste.
• President Gerardo Candina condemned the Gaza violence and said he personally would not play the Ramla games, as the club now defers to governing bodies for a decision.
• Elitzur Ramla says it plans to compete and has proposed playing all games as the visiting team, with the first leg scheduled for October 23 in Ramla and group opponents including União Sportiva Azores and NKA Universitas Pécs.