Botasspor Adana
On January 25, 2007, Lindsay rejoined her previous team, Botasspor Adana, and resumed playing in Turkey. They beat team Galatasaray in the team's own gym in Istanbul the following month. What made this win memorable was the team line-up. Amongst them were four WNBA players: Loree Moore, Nikki Teasley, Tangela Smith and Chantelle Anderson. Lindsay had only two points in 21 minutes, but she had nine rebounds in all.
In March, Lindsay and her team beat opponent Kristen Mann's team, Mersin, in the port town of Mersin, Turkey, with a score of 82–66. Lindsay had 10 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes. On March 18, 2007, Lindsey and Botas faced off and beat team As Akyazi 123 points to 83. Lindsay had scored 22 points in 20 minutes.
Botas faced team Besiktas Cola on April 25, 2007, in the semi finals of the Turkish WBL Championships. On the opposing team was Kara Braxton, another tall player (just an inch shorter than Lindsey), and a fellow WNBA player. Lindsey and Botas defeated Besiktas 72 points to 70 in the 3rd round. After this game, the score in the series was tied 2–2 in the semi-finals of the Turkish WBL series. The game to decide the finals was held on April 27. The game was tied at half time with Lindsey showing a strong first half, but in the fourth quarter the game shifted dramatically against the Botas, and Besiktas defeated Lindsey and the Botas to reach the finals. The score was 89 for Besiktas, with Botas totaling only 64. Lindsay scored 14 points in the game and totaled 6 rebounds.
In total, Lindsay averaged 16.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for Botas. With all the Gaucho women defeated, the team left Turkey. Lindsay traveled back home to the United States to recuperate and prepared for the next European season.
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