Quarterfinals:
The format reduced traveling as the teams with home court advantage hosted Game 2 on Saturday. All of them had a series lead from their work on the road and looked to avoid a Game 3 on Sunday. UMMC took care of business in Ekaterinburg as Diana Taurasi and Natalia Vieru led them to a 108-48 win over Dynamo-GUVD. Nadezhda also advanced after an 86-66 win over MBA in Orenburg. It was much closer for Dynamo Kursk, but they beat Olga Vorobyeva and Enisey 75-68. Britney Jones helped Chevakata score one for the road teams as they beat Spartak Moscow 65-61.
April 9, 2016
UMMC vs. Dynamo-GUVD 108-48 UMMC Taurasi 25 Vieru 21 Griner 19/6r Lyttle 9/9r Torrens 6/9a Nolan 6 Belyakova 3 DYG Abayburova 17/8r Chaykovskaya 14 Langlois 6/8r
UMMC wins series 2-0
Nadezhda vs. MBA 86-66 NAD Anoikina 14 Robinson 12/13r Cruz 12/7r Kirillova 12 Bonner 8 McBride 3 MBA Sytnyak 15/7a Gorbacheva 14/9r Leshovceva 14
Nadezhda wins series 2-0
Dynamo Kursk vs. Enisey 75-68 DYK Miyem 18/7r Augustus 14/6r Logunova 13 Eldebrink 7 Osipova 5/7r Harding 0 ENI Vorobyeva 21/7r Hamson 16/9r Popova 12
Dynamo Kursk wins series 2-0
Spartak Moscow vs. Chevakata 61-65 SPM Musina 16 Alexander 13/8r Vadeeva 10/8r CHE Jones 21 Medvedeva 12 Paris 1/6r
Series tied 1-1
9th Place Tournament:
The round robin continued on Saturday as Raisa Andrianova and Spartak Noginsk got their first win 69-52 over Polina Fedorova and Kazanochka. Dynamo Moscow got their second win as Ekaterina Fedorenkova led them past Energia Ivanovo 85-40.
April 9, 2016
Spartak Noginsk vs. Kazanochka 69-52 SPN Andrianova 20/8r/7s Kuzmina 10 Petrova 10 KAZ Fedorova 21/15r Boothe 14/9r
Energia Ivanovo vs. Dynamo Moscow 40-85 IVA Kovaleva 9 Vorozhtsova 7/6r DYM Fedorenkova 20 Dorosheva 13 Tikhonenko 12/6r
Standings:
- Dynamo Moscow 2-0
- Spartak Noginsk 1-1
- Kazanochka 1-1
- Energia Ivanovo 0-2