On Saturday, Nadezhda had a chance to show that they could challenge a bit higher up the standings this season, but did not play well in a 62-40 loss to Dynamo Kursk. Moscow rivals faced off with MBA not establishing control until the second half as they beat Dynamo 78-53. Sunday’s games started out in Krasnoyarsk with Stephanie Mavunga leading Enisey past Spartak Noginsk 91-54. Dynamo Novosibirsk got an immediate impact from the addition of Jamie Scott as she and Miah-Marie Langlois formed a Canadian connection in their 80-73 win over Adelina Abaiburova and Spartak Moscow. Ekaterinburg stayed perfect with a 105-68 win over Inventa Kursk.
January 26, 2019
Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 62-40 DYK Hollingsworth 15/14r Stewart 14/6r Vidmer 11/9r Cruz 11 Prince 8 Petrovic 0 NAD Wheeler 11 Jones 10
MBA Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow 78-53 MBA Kaitukova 13 Nizamova 12 Sytnyak 11/6r Leshkovtseva 11 Psareva 10/6r DYM Potemina 13/6r Varaksina 10/6r
January 27, 2019
Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 91-54 ENI Mavunga 20/14r Hines-Allen 12/8r Levchenko 11 Grigoreva 10 SPN Kuzmina 12 Dukhina 12
Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 73-80 SPM Abaiburova 20 Stallworth 16 Kurilchuk 11 O’Neill 7/6a DYN Scott 23/7r Langlois 21/6r Caldwell 13/19r Polyashova 10 Cheren 10
Inventa Kursk vs. Ekaterinburg 68-105 INK Abaydullina 15/6r O. Frolkina 13 Burovaya 11 EKA Vadeeva 19/10r Griner 15 Meesseman 13/7r Musina 13 McBride 11 Petrushina 10 Belyakova 8 Vandersloot 4/8a
Standings:
- Ekaterinburg 13-0
- Dynamo Kursk 12-1
- Nadezhda Orenburg 9-3
- Inventa Kursk 6-7
- Enisey Krasnoyarsk 6-7
- Spartak Moscow 6-6
- MBA Moscow 6-6
- Dynamo Novsibirsk 4-8
- Spartak Noginsk 1-12
- Dynamo Moscow 0-13