Carleton leads team to Turkish Cup

Bridget Carleton. (Photo by Dave Gough)

Chatham’s Bridget Carleton had a strong performance to help her team win the Turkish Cup last weekend.

In her off-season from the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, Carleton plays for ÇBK Mersin in Turkey. Mersin defeated Emlak Konut 85-64. Carleton had 16 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and a steal in the final. She was 4-7 on three-pointers.

Mersin will play in the EuroLeague Final Six tournament in Zaragoza, Spain in April.

Mersin plays Tango Bourges Basket in a quarter-final April 9. The medal games are April 13.

Minnesota begins their WNBA regular season on May 16 against Dallas.