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Russian League Quarterfinals Game 3 April 3rd

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April 3, 2022

Two series needed an extra game on Sunday.  Maria Vadeeva and Ekaterinburg made sure that they were still in championship contention with a 79-64 win over Sevara Nuritdinova and Spartak Moscow.  Raisa Musina and Nika Syktyvkar will join them after an 80-72 win over Anna Pachurina and Enisey.

Ekaterinburg vs. Spartak Moscow 79-64 EKA Vadeeva 29/17r/6a Razheva 14 Shilova 13 Zavialova 10 Belyakova 3 Adashchyk 0 SPM Nuritdinova 20 Repnikova 16 Fedorova 13/8r

Ekaterinburg win series 2-1

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 80-72 NIK Musina 20/13r Goldyreva 18 Ben Abdelkader 16/7a Marchenkova 11/7r ENI Pachurina 20 Bratchikova 16/9r Krymova 12 Latsgal 12

Nika Syktyvkar wins series 2-1

Russian League Quarterfinals Game 2 April 2nd

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April 2, 2022

Each series continued on Saturday with the teams switching venues.  Ekaterinburg avoided being upset, winning 75-54 against Spartak Moscow to tie the series.  MBA completed a sweep with a 92-51 win over Dynamo Novosibirsk.  Kyara Linskens and Nadezhda Orenburg kept it closer, but were eliminated by Dynamo Kursk 60-55.  Raisa Musina and Nika bounced back in Syktyvkar with a 77-63 win over Enisey to make it two deciding games on Sunday in the same venues.

Ekaterinburg vs. Spartak Moscow 75-54 EKA Belyakova 14/6r Papova 14 Shilova 14 Vadeeva 11/9r Adashchyk 2 SPM Repnikova 16 Nuritdinova 16 Ignatova 10/8s

Series tied 1-1

MBA Moscow vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 92-51 MBA Logunova 16/8r Maiga 14 Krymova 13 Nizamova 11 DYN Potemina 13 Shelkova 10

MBA Moscow wins series 2-0

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 60-55 DYK O. Frolkina 14 Abaiburova 11 NAD Linskens 20/14r Tohtash 12 Komarova 10/7a

Dynamo Kursk wins series 2-0

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 77-63 NIK Musina 28/8r Ben Abdelkader 16/9a Marchenkova 10/12r ENI Krymova 15 Bratchikova 14/10r

Series tied 1-1

Russian Quarterfinals Game 1 March 28th-29th

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The playoffs started on Monday as the series format for the quarterfinals is 1-2 to minimize travel.  Enisey took advantage of being able to host the first game, taking the series lead with an 80-65 win over Nika in Krasnoyarsk before heading to Syktyvkar.  The first game on Tuesday saw MBA win 83-55 in Novosibirsk.  A matchup that used to happen later in the playoffs started with Adelina Abaiburova leading Dynamo Kursk to an 84-71 win over Nadezhda in Orenburg.  Maria Vadeeva and Ekaterinburg looked like they would win early against their rivals from a different era Spartak Moscow, but the hosts took the lead after the break and were forced into overtime before prevailing 82-80.  Each series will continue on Saturday with deciding games on Sunday if necessary.

March 28, 2022

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Nika Syktyvkar 80-65 ENI Krymova 14 Latsgal 14 Pachurina 13 Matveeva 11/7r Bratchikova 10/11r NIK Goldyreva 15 Musina 13/11r/8a Ben Abdelkader 13/6r

March 29, 2022

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. MBA Moscow 55-83 DYN Potemina 15/8r Zvereva 14 MBA Shtanko 16/7r Koschechkina 14 Petrushina 10 Krymova 10

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 71-84 NAD Linskens 17/11r Medvedeva 13 Zhedik 11 Komarova 11 DYK Abaiburova 24/12r O. Frolkina 16 Kozik 11 Levchenko 11/6a

Spartak Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 82-80(OT) SPM Fedorova 18/13r Nuritdinova 17 Ignatova 15/10s Repnikova 15 Zotkina 13 EKA Vadeeva 25/11r Zavialova 14/6a Shilova 11 Papova 10/9r Razheva 10 Belyakova 5

Russian League Round 21 March 17th-24th

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The last set of regular season games started last Thursday as Raisa Musina led Nika past Dynamo Moscow 75-57 in Syktyvkar.  The two teams that did not have roster changes met and MBA had a strong second half to win 87-73 over Southern Federal University.  On Saturday, Enisey was the first team to finish the regular season after a 63-58 win over Polina Fedorova and Spartak Moscow.  The rest of what had been scheduled as the last round of the regular season was played on Sunday, starting in Novosibirsk with a 76-55 Dynamo win over Spartak Noginsk behind Vitalina Zvereva.  The rosters were not quite the same as past matchups, even with Ekaterinburg adding another player, but Maria Vadeeva did help them come back in the second half for a 77-42 win over Dynamo Kursk.  Kyara Linskens led Nadezhda to a 77-72 win over Dynamo Moscow in Orenburg.  A good game for Daria Kurilchuk was not enough for Samara in an 88-67 loss to MBA in Moscow.  Raisa Musina and Hind Ben Abdelkader was the key combination for Nika again as they won 99-70 over Ekaterina Ryabova and Southern Federal University in Syktyvkar.  The last few games of the regular season were played midweek, starting in Novosibirsk on Wednesday when Olga Stolyar and Dynamo edged Spartak Moscow 67-64.  Yulia Kozik and Dynamo Kursk showed that they should still be considered a step ahead of MBA right now with the expectation that they will meet in the playoffs.  Southern Federal University won 74-61 over Dynamo Moscow in Rostov-on-Don on Thursday, but that was not enough to get them any higher in the standings.

March 17, 2022

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Dynamo Moscow 75-57 NIK Musina 21/17r Ben Abdelkader 19/7a Goldyreva 10 DYM Panevina 13

MBA Moscow vs. Southern Federal University 87-73 MBA Glonti 12/10r/7a Logunova 12 Shtanko 11/10r Petrushina 11 ROS Maksimova 15 Ryabova 14/8r Gunchenko 13/9r Osipova 12 Petrova 6

March 19, 2022

Spartak Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 58-63 SPM Fedorova 20/11r Repnikova 18/6r ENI Latsgal 19 Bratchikova 11 Kuzmenkova 10

March 20, 2022

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 76-55 DYN Zvereva 28 Stolyar 14/8a Potemina 10/10r SPN Garkavskaya 15 Dukhina 10/8r

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 71-69 EKA Vadeeva 27/13r Shilova 13 Papova 11 Belyakova 4 Adashchyk 0 DYK Kozik 13 O. Frolkina 11 Abaiburova 10

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 77-42 NAD Linskens 23/14r Medvedeva 15/8r Namok 13 DYM Pozdnyakova 11

MBA Moscow vs. Samara 88-67 MBA Glonti 14 Kaytukova 14 Logunova 12 Kirillova 11 SAM Kurilchuk 20 Yasivichene 16 Zaitceva 14/7r

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Southern Federal University 99-70 NIK Musina 22/7r Ben Abdelkader 20/6a Marchenkova 15/14r Burik 13 Goldyreva 12 ROS Ryabova 21 Petrova 16 Oleynikova 11

March 23, 2022

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Spartak Moscow 67-64 DYN Stolyar 29 Zvereva 11 Andryushkina 10/7a SPM Repnikova 16 Fedorova 14/9r Ignatova 10/10r

Dynamo Kursk vs. MBA Moscow 79-69 DYK Kozik 20 Lisec 13/9r E. Frolkina 12 MBA Kaytukova 17 Logunova 12/10r Shtanko 11/11r

March 24, 2022

Southern Federal University vs. Dynamo Moscow 74-61 ROS Gunchenko 14 Petrova 13 Maksimova 12 Osipova 11 DYM Abaydullina 18 Cheren 16/9r

Standings:

  1. Ekaterinburg 21-1
  2. Dynamo Kursk 20-2
  3. MBA Moscow 18-4
  4. Nika Syktyvkar 14-8
  5. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 11-11
  6. Dynamo Novosibirsk 10-12
  7. Nadezhda Orenburg 10-12
  8. Spartak Moscow 9-13
  9. Samara 8-14
  10. Dynamo Moscow 6-16
  11. Southern Federal University 5-17
  12. Spartak Noginsk 0-22

Russian League Round 20 March 9th-15th

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Two more games from other rounds were played on Wednesday.  Southern Federal University left Krasnoyarsk with a 68-62 win over Enisey, which is now feeling the impact of roster changes.  Nika defeated Samara 76-58.  A full round began with five games on Sunday and there was a major shocker with MBA winning 68-58 over Ekaterinburg.  A good game from Kyara Linskens was not enough for Nadezhda Orenburg as they lost to Daria Kurilchuk and Samara 88-78.  Southern Federal University doubled up Dynamo Novosibirsk 96-48 in Roston-on-Don.  Arsenia Matveeva and Enisey edged Dynamo Moscow 59-58 to end the day.  The round finished on Tuesday with an 82-56 Spartak Moscow win over Spartak Noginsk.

March 9, 2022

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Southern Federal University 62-68 ENI Latsgal 15/7a ROS Ryabova 18 Voronina 15/7a Osipova 13/9r Gunchenko 11/11r Petrova 2

Samara vs. Nika Syktyvkar 58-76 SAM Kurilchuk 11 Zaitceva 10/9r Yasivichene 10 NIK Marchenkova 16/7r Psareva 14/14r Ben Abdelkader 13 Musina 12/13r Kozhukhar 10

March 13, 2022

MBA Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 68-58 MBA Shtanko 15 Kirillova 10 EKA Vadeeva 17 Shilova 12/6r Belyakova 7/7r

Samara vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 88-78 SAM Kurilchuk 21 Yasivichene 16/8r Komarova 14 Novikova 13 Kolosovskaya 10 NAD Linskens 22/12r Tohtash 16/7r Medvedeva 11

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nika Syktyvkar 94-53 DYK Lisec 19/7r Levchenko 15 O. Frolkina 13 Kozik 11 E. Frolkina 10 NIK Musina 18/6r Kozhukhar 10

Southern Federal University vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 96-48 ROS Gunchenko 17 Voronina 15 Petrova 14 Osipova 11 Oleynikova 11 DYN Potemina 17

Dynamo Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 58-59 DYM Panevina 13 Abaydullina 10/7r ENI Matveeva 24/7r Latsgal 10

March 15, 2022

Spartak Noginsk vs. Spartak Moscow 52-86 SPN Kubynina 14/7s Lykho 11 Dukhina 11 Kaglaeva 10 SPM Zotkina 16/8r Repnikova 14 Fedorova 12/7r Kuznetsova 10 Nuritdinova 10/7a

Dear BG,

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None of us can even begin to imagine how you’re feeling right now. I know I can’t. Many of us have played in Russia and know all too well how dark and grim that country can sometimes be, especially in the winter. But as I sit here and think of you, I can only think about the joy you bring to so many people. Young girls and boys look up to you with amazement. They really can’t believe how tall you are, that you’re a real person. Even adults are in awe; they either push for a picture or an autograph or just stop and stare.

People love watching you play. The Mighty Mercury would do anything for you. They love their players! You really are larger than life. I just wish people really knew you. I wish they knew how you take the time to speak to people, to smile and laugh with kids, how considerate and compassionate you can be. How you’d give the clothes off your back to someone in need. They don’t get to see that side of you. They only see what the media shows, and assumptions people make on their own, but we know you, your basketball sisters know you and guess what? We have your back! I mean we REALLY have your back.

The abundance of love and support around this situation has been powerful to say the least. From the top to the bottom, we are aligned, and we just want you home safe and sound! Nothing else matters. #FREEBG is catchy, but this isn’t just some trending moment or a hashtag, this is your life, and we genuinely care. Not sure what news you’re catching over there, if any at all, but my hope is that you feel the outpouring of concern, support, attention, and love coming from us. Maybe you’re confined to some hotel or something for now. I don’t even let my mind wander to anything other than that but wherever you are and whatever you are feeling, I hope that you are safe and that someone is showing you care.

This situation sucks and we honestly don’t even know what’s true, but I hope that this is a lesson for us all to show grace. For our community to come together and understand that life is much bigger than sport, but sport is what connects us all. Through trials and tribulations, through the highs and the lows, the one thing that has the power to bring people together is sport and Britt we are thinking about you, we love you and we can’t wait to have you back!

-Mo

Russian League Round 19 March 2nd-6th

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Foreign players leaving teams began to affect rosters on Wednesday.  Ekaterinburg had a drastic player availability change, but Maria Vadeeva and Anastasia Shilova led them past Enisey 93-79 in Krasnoyarsk.  Nika also lost players and were defeated 74-57 by MBA in Syktyvkar.  Neither team had foreign players on Thursday as Samara won 60-48 over Dynamo Novosibirsk.  This round started on Saturday with Maria Vadeeva leading Ekaterinburg again as they also strengthened their roster in an 85-67 win over Varvara Psareva and Nika.  Games continued on Sunday, starting in Novosibirsk where Dynamo Kursk left with an 86-52 win.  Enisey was dealing with a roster change for the first time, but won 83-65 over Samara in Krasnoyarsk.  Nadezhda is down to one foreigner as they lost to MBA 76-62 in Orenburg.  Spartak Moscow also had one fewer foreigner as they won 80-50 over Southern Federal University.  Both teams had lost players since their last game so Spartak Noginsk was no closer to a win when they lost to Dynamo Moscow 79-62.

March 2, 2022

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Ekaterinburg 79-93 ENI Bratchikova 19/10r Shchetina 15 Vanloo 14/12a Gladkova 12/9r EKA Vadeeva 38/18r Shilova 20 Zavialova 13/7a Papova 10/6r Belyakova 9

Nika Syktyvkar vs. MBA Moscow 57-74 NIK Musina 16/12r Psareva 11/11r Ben Abdelkader 4 MBA Glonti 13/8r Kirillova 13 Krymova 10

March 3, 2022

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Samara 48-60 DYN Zvereva 19/7r Potemina 12/11r SAM Kolosovskaya 14 Novikova 12/7r Zaitceva 10/12r

March 5, 2022

Ekaterinburg vs. Nika Syktyvkar 85-67 EKA Vadeeva 28/14r Papova 14/6r Belyakova 14 NIK Psareva 21/8r Ben Abdelkader 13 Musina 12/11r Marchenkova 11

March 6, 2022

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 52-86 DYN Zvereva 16/6r Kiseleva 14/7r DYK Shabanova 15 Abaiburova 15 Kozik 14/6r Anoikina 11/7r E. Frolkina 11

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Samara 83-65 ENI Matveeva 17/7r Latsgal 14/6r Krymova 11 SAM Kolosovskaya 18 Kurilchuk 14 Zaitceva 13 Yasivichene 10

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. MBA Moscow 62-76 NAD Linskens 17/9r Komarova 13 Tohtash 11 MBA Kaytukova 12 Shtanko 11/8r

Spartak Moscow vs. Southern Federal University 80-50 SPM Repnikova 16/6r Ignatova 12/6a Nuritdinova 11/6a Thompson 8/11r ROS Gunchenko 18 Petrova 7

Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 79-62 DYM Pozdynyakova 19 Panevina 13 Abaydullina 13 Kunakova 12/6a Polyshova 10/6r SPN Dukhina 25 Kubynina 12/8r

Russian League Round 18 February 24th-28th

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Two games from other rounds were played on Thursday.  Markeisha Gatling led Nadezhda past Spartak Noginsk 74-57 in Orenburg.  There was no disruption to the game in Kursk with Dynamo winning 75-57 over Samara.  Games continued on Sunday with Emma Meesseman leading Ekaterinburg past Orenburg 88-50.  Play continued in Kursk with Dynamo’s 81-72 win over Spartak Moscow behind Natasha Howard.  MBA won 83-65 over Enisey.  There was no shortage of scoring in Syktyvkar as it took overtime for Raisa Musina, Tyasha Harris, and Azura Stevens to help Nika past Kayla Alexander and Dynamo Novosibirsk 109-101.  Monday’s game was a 62-43 Samara win over Spartak Noginsk.

February 24, 2022

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Spartak Noginsk 74-57 NAD Gatling 21/9r Komarova 11 Hiedeman 10/7r Elonu 6/6r SPN Krivolapova 12 Kubynina 10

Dynamo Kursk vs. Samara 75-57 DYK Lisec 15/8r Levchenko 12 Howard 10/8r Ogunbowale 6 Prince 2 SAM Baptiste 18 O’Neill 11/6r Grant-Allen 4

February 27, 2022

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Ekaterinburg 50-88 NAD Linskens 10 Hiedeman 8/7r Gatling 5/9r Elonu 4 EKA Meesseman 20/7r Jones 18/17r Bentley 12 Vadeeva 9 Quigley 9 Belyakova 3 Vandersloot 2

Dynamo Kursk vs. Spartak Moscow 81-72 DYK Howard 22/15r Kozik 11 Prince 10 Ogunbowale 10 SPM Thompson 19/15r Kea 14 Nuritdinova 11/8a Repnikova 10

MBA Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 83-65 MBA Shtanko 18/9r Logunova 15/7r Kaytukova 12 ENI Bratchikova 17/11r Gladkova 17/6r Vanloo 13

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 109-101(OT) NIK Musina 32/12r Harris 27/6a Stevens 23/13r Ben Abdelkader 14/6r Goldyreva 11/6a DYN Alexander 24/11r Wells 18/8a Potemina 14/6r Zvereva 12/6r Stolyar 11 Kiseleva 11

February 28, 2022

Samara vs. Spartak Noginsk 62-43 SAM Grant-Allen 15/10r Kolosovskaya 15 O’Neill 10/6r/6a Baptiste 0 SPN Korotygina 13 Kaglaeva 12

Russian League Round 17 February 20th-21st

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League play resumed after a three week international break and Allie Quigley led Ekaterinburg in a 93-57 win over Dynamo Novosibirsk.  Arike Ogunbowale and Natasha Howard teamed up to lead Dynamo Kursk past Dynamo Moscow 96-67.  Hind Ben Abdelkader lifted Nika Syktyvkar past Unique Thompson and Spartak Moscow 76-66.  Saicha Grant-Allen and Samara edged one of the other recent league additions in Southern Federal University 71-66.  On Monday, Natisha Hiedeman and Markeisha Gatling helped Nadezhda Orenburg rally in the second half to leave Orenburg with a 90-84 win over Julie Vanloo and Enisey to avoid what could have been a troublesome loss for playoff implications.  In the middle of a busy schedule, MBA was able to get their game played in Moscow and Maria Kaytukova led them to a 92-68 win over Spartak Noginsk.

February 20, 2022

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 93-57 EKA Quigley 20 Jones 14/9r Meesseman 13 Vadeeva 12/8r Bentley 11/6a Torrens 8/6a Belyakova 3 DYN Wells 19/7a Alexander 12/13r

Dynamo Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 67-96 DYM Hillsman 13/6r Polyshova 13 Abaydullina 11 Mangakahia 11/12a DYK Ogunbowale 25 Howard 22/8r Prince 2

Spartak Moscow vs. Nika Syktyvkar 66-76 SPM Thompson 20/13r Repnikova 16 Ignatova 16 Kea 4 NIK Ben Abdelkader 22 Stevens 15/14r Harris 14 Musina 12/7r

Samara vs. Southern Federal University 71-66 SAM Grant-Allen 20/12r Baptiste 19/8r Zaitceva 11/11r O’Neill 7/6r ROS Petrova 16 Gunchenko 15

February 21, 2022

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 84-90 ENI Vanloo 20/9a Gladkova 19 Matveeva 12 Bratchikova 12 Kuzmenkova 10 NAD Hiedeman 25 Gatling 24/8r Elonu 17 Zhedik 12/6r

Spartak Noginsk vs. MBA Moscow 68-92 SPN Kubynina 15/6r Garkavskaya 11/9r Korotygina 11 MBA Kaytukova 21/7r Leshkovtseva 14/6a Shtanko 11/6r

Russian League Round 16 January 26th-30th

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With weekend space needed to make up games from continental play, a game was moved forward to Wednesday and Brittney Griner led Ekaterinburg to an easy 93-37 win over Spartak Moscow.  The other three games were played on Sunday, starting out in Novosibirsk with Kayla Alexander helping the hosts come back for a 72-66 win over Khaalia Hillsman and Dynamo Moscow.  Julie Vanloo was fantastic for Enisey in their 90-40 win over Spartak Noginsk.  Nadezhda stopped their skid in Rostov-on-Don with an 86-57 win.

January 26, 2022

Ekaterinburg vs. Spartak Moscow 93-37 EKA Griner 20 Jones 17/12r Torrens 11/7a Vandersloot 10 Shilova 10 Bentley 8 Vadeeva 6 Belyakova 3 SPM Kuchina 10 Thompson 2 Kea 2

January 30, 2022

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 72-66 DYN Alexander 24/17r Wells 13 Charles 12 Stolyar 11 DYM Hillsman 25/13r Mangakahia 15/6r/13a Panevina 11

Spartak Noginsk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 40-90 SPN Lykho 12/6r ENI Vanloo 25 Latsgal 16 Matveeva 12/6r Zelnyte 11/6r Gladkova 10

Southern Federal University vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 57-86 ROS Gunchenko 19 Maksimova 12 Petrova 3 NAD Namok 19 Hiedeman 18/9r Gatling 13/10r Zhedik 11 Elonu 4