The round started on Wednesday as Kayla Alexander and Natalya Dorokskikh continued a strong partnership for Dynamo-GUVD as they beat Spartak Noginsk 71-60 in Novosibirsk. On Thursday, Dynamo Kursk eased to a 90-62 win over Chevakata in Vologda. Britney Jones had another good game, but Nneka Ogwumike ruled the paint. Nadezhda also had an easy time, beating Energia Ivanovo 90-42. UMMC continues to keep its key players fresh for bigger upcoming games as they beat Spartak Moscow 81-52. Olga Vorobyeva and Enisey beat Ekaterina Sytnyak and MBA 76-68 to stay ahead of them in the standings. Daria Lechenko had a good game for Kazanochka on Friday, but Ksenia Tikhonenko had an absolutely brilliant effort to give Dynamo Moscow only their second win 58-51.
March 2, 2016
Dynamo-GUVD vs. Spartak Noginsk 71-60 DYG Alexander 27/14r Dorovskikh 25 Langlois 15/7r SPN Kuzmin 12/9r Petrova 11
March 3, 2016
Chevakata vs. Dynamo Kursk 62-90 CHE Jones 21 Petrushina 15 Alikina 10 Paris 0 DYK Ogwumike 21/13r Jekabsone-Zogota 13 Logunova 12/6r Sapova 10 Harding 7 Osipova 2
Energia Ivanovo vs. Nadezhda 42-90 IVA Marchenkova 19/6r Leontieva 8 NAD Anoikina 15 Robinson 14/9r Psareva 14 McBride 14 Bonner 6
UMMC vs. Spartak Moscow 81-52 UMMC Toliver 16 Lyttle 12/6r Griner 12 Torrens 10 Belyakova 10 Nolan 6 SPM Musina 19/6r Vadeeva 14/7r
Enisey vs. MBA 76-68 ENI Vorobyeva 26 Hamson 18 Tarasova 11/9r Kiryanova 10 MBA Sytnyak 27/7r Toropova 10
March 4, 2016
Kazanochka vs. Dynamo Moscow 51-58 KAZ Levchenko 20 Fedorova 13/9r Boothe 4 DYM Tikhonenko 35/14r Burik 7/6r
Standings:
- UMMC 19-0
- Nadezhda 19-1
- Dynamo Kursk 15-4
- Spartak Moscow 14-5
- Chevakata 12-8
- Enisey 10-8
- MBA 9-11
- Dynamo-GUVD 6-14
- Spartak Noginsk 4-15
- Kazanochka 4-16
- Energia Ivanovo 2-17
- Dynamo Moscow 2-17