November 10, 2019

A partial round of games was played on Sunday before the international break.  The two teams that have struggled the most in recent seasons faced off in Noginsk and it was Veronika Dorosheva and Marina Karpunina that led Spartak past Dynamo Moscow 77-66.  In Orenburg, Nadezhda dominated the second half to beat Spartak Moscow 86-68.  Dynamo Kursk got an unexpected challenge from Kyara Linskens and Enisey, but came away with an 86-78 win.

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 77-66 SPN Dorosheva 24 Karpunina 21/6r Andrianova 12/10r DYM Chistyakova 14/11r Melnikova 11/6r Korovushkina 10

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Spartak Moscow 86-68 NAD Raincock-Ekunwe 15/10r/8a Nizamova 14 Turner 12 Medvedeva 11 SPM K. Levchenko 19 Bertsch 16/7r Kea 9

Dynamo Kursk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 86-78 DYK Baric 18/6a Bonner 12 Shabanova 11/6r Zhedik 11 Xargay 9 Prince 9 ENI Linskens 22/16r Marchenkova 16 Koizar 15 McCray 4

After a tough midweek game, Dynamo Kursk changed their lineup for Saturday and got a fast start and coasted to a 76-66 win over Spartak Noginsk.  Sunday started with Dynamo Novosibirsk stunning Nadezhda 74-60.  MBA went to Krasnoyarsk and beat Enisey 84-63.  Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg beat Ksenia Levchenko and Spartak Moscow 92-76.

November 2, 2019

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 66-76 SPN Korotygina 16 Dorosheva 13/6r Karpunina 12 DYK Shabanova 14/8r O. Frolkina 12 Pachurina 10 Baric 7/6r Xargay 6

November 3, 2019

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 74-60 DYN Scott 18/7r/8a Hamblin 14/15r Vorobyeva 11 Langlois 11 Polyashova 10/9 NAD Turner 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 11/9r Wheeler 11

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. MBA Moscow 63-84 ENI Linskens 19/11r Tarasova 13 Koizar 8/7r/6a McCray 8 MBA Logunova 19/11r Psareva 15/14r Leshkovtseva 14 Glonti 12/6r

Spartak Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 76-92 SPM K. Levchenko 20 Kurilchuk 13 Ogun 10 Kea 9 Bertsch 4 EKA Griner 29/9r Vadeeva 14/8r Jones 1/7r Musina 9 Vandersloot 7/10r/6a Faulkner 7 Belyakova 3/6r Quigley 3

October 13, 2019

A round of games was played on Sunday as Enisey left Noginsk with a 79-60 win.  Nadezhda had the chance to show that they should be back in the conversation for second place, but a good game for Erica Wheeler was not enough as they fell to DeWanna Bonner and Dynamo Kursk 71-60.  Raisa Musina and Ekaterinburg cruised past Dynamo Novosibirsk 89-63 despite the best efforts of Jamie Scott.  The day ended with the Moscow rivalry game and it was Paris Kea who led Spartak past Dynamo 89-64.

Spartak Noginsk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 60-79 SPN Dorosheva 16 Garkavskaya 12/9r Karpunina 10/7r ENI Linskens 17/10r McCray 10 Koizar 10/9a Kiryanova 10

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 60-71 NAD Wheeler 20 Turner 11 Raincock-Ekunwe 6 DYK Bonner 20/9r Prince 17 Baric 13/6a Xargay 5

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 89-63 EKA Musina 21/6r Vadeeva 18/9r Griner 16 Quigley 14 Faulkner 7 Belyakova 4 Vandersloot 3/8a DYN Scott 23 Vorobyeva 14 Langlois 10/6r/8a Hamblin 8/8r

Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Moscow 64-89 DYM Chistyakova 12/8r SPM Kea 32 Ogun 15/6r K. Levchenko 14 Bertsch 10

The various competitions that the teams are involved in caused three scattered partial rounds at the beginning of the season.  It all started last Sunday with Dynamo Kursk beating Dynamo Moscow 101-57.  Both of last Monday’s games ended up being good ones.  Daria Kolosovskaya had an excellent game for Enisey, but Spartak Moscow left Krasnoyarsk with a 74-72 win as the visitors got a strong professional debut from Morgan Bertsch and a first overseas game for Paris Kea.  Nadezhda is still waiting for their whole roster to assemble, but needed Karina Nizamova to save them from what would have been an embarrassing result in Noginsk against Marina Karpunina and Spartak, leaving with a 71-68 win.  Ekaterinburg is not at full strength yet, but the post duo of Brittney Griner and Maria Vadeeva led the way in a 92-56 win over Dynamo Moscow on Wednesday.  Dynamo Novosibirsk is still waiting for their key players to arrive and it showed on Thursday when they lost to Dynamo Kursk 86-22 to open their season.  Nadezhda did get their Canadian and another key player, but still battled to beat Enisey 60-52.  Paris Kea led Spartak, but MBA continued to be the leading Moscow team as Elizaveta Komarova helped them win 90-80.  Sunday’s games brought a surprise as it took three overtimes for Tatiana Vidmer and Dynamo Kursk to overcome pesky Spartak Moscow.  Albina Razheva and Nadezhda used a strong second half to beat MBA 82-66.  On Monday, Spartak Noginsk barely had any time to get over their disappointment before facing Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg, losing 99-61.

September 29, 2019

Dynamo Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 57-101 DYM Fedorova 16 Brych 10 DYK Vidmer 14/8r Anoikina 14 Ndour 13 Kozik 12 Shabanova 10 Baric 10 Xargay 4

September 30, 2019

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Moscow 72-74 ENI Kolosovskaya 21 Kuzmenkova 12/8r Koizar 12/6a McCray 0 SPM Bertsch 18/7r Kea 16

Spartak Noginsk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 68-71 SPN Karpunina 21/6r Sumets 11/8r/7a Korotygina 10 Garkavskaya 10 NAD Nizamova 22/7r/8a Razheva 18/8r Namok 16

October 2, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 92-56 EKA Griner 25/9r Vadeeva 23/10r Belyakova 10/8r Vandersloot 10 Musina 8/8r Quigley 6 DYM Fedorova 14/6r Arestenok 11

October 3, 2019

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 22-86 DYN Vorobyeva 7 DYK Ndour 15/6r Shabanova 12 Baric 12 Anoikina 11/7r Xargay 9

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 60-52 NAD Raincock-Ekunwe 16/13r Nizamova 14/8r Razheva 10/6r Wheeler 3 ENI McCray 16 Koizar 10/7r

Spartak Moscow vs. MBA Moscow 80-90 SPM Kea 20 Bertsch 15/6r Nuritdinova 15 Sema 10 MBA Komarova 20 Leshkovtseva 18 Logunova 16/9r Kaitukova 16/6r Glonti 10/7r

October 6, 2019

Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 94-103(3OT) SPM Ogun 16 Nuritdinova 15 Sema 14/21r Repnikova 13 Kea 10 Bertsch 10 DYK Vidmer 21/15r Bonner 17/10r Kirillova 15/6a Anoikina 14 Baric 11/7a Xargay 5

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. MBA Moscow 82-66 NAD Razheva 21/9r Raincock-Ekunwe 12/9r Turner 12 Shilova 11 Wheeler 6 MBA Leshkovtseva 17 Logunova 15/7r Psareva 13/8r

October 7, 2019

Spartak Noginsk vs. Ekaterinburg 61-99 SPN Korotygina 19 Dorosheva 14 ENI Griner 23/12r Musina 18/10r Belyakova 13 Vandersloot 12/9a Quigley 10 Vadeeva 9/9r Faulkner 9

April 30, 2019

With the playoffs complete, this group finished the season on Tuesday.  Dynamo Novosibirsk had already fallen out of contention for the top spot before losing to Spartak Noginsk.  It was close, but Elizaveta Shabanova and Inventa Kursk beat Myisha Hines-Allen and Enisey 85-83 to take the top place.  Spartak did not let their Moscow rivals Dynamo have an ounce of joy to end a dismal season, leaving with an 89-55 win.

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 76-68 SPN Sumets 17 Alikina 14/8r Krivolapova 14/7r Kiseleva 13 Petish 10 DYN Scott 18 Polyashova 14/7r Langlois 13 Caldwell 12/13r

Inventa Kursk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsyk 85-83 INK Shabanova 25/14r/6a O. Frolkina 14/6r Pachurina 14 Burovaya 10 ENI Hines-Allen 26/18r Marchenkova 19 Levchenko 15/7a Namok 14 Mavunga 3

Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Moscow 55-89 DYM Fedotova 13/9r Chistyakova 9/7r/6a SPM Repnikova 13 Stallworth 12/7r Abaiburova 11 Zotkina 11 Kolosovskaia 11 O’Neill 4/7a

Standings:

1. Inventa Kursk 15-5
2. Spartak Moscow 13-7
3. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 13-7
4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 12-8
5. Spartak Noginsk 6-14
6. Dynamo Moscow 1-19

April 26, 2019

The playoffs had finished, but there were still two round of this group to be played starting with games on Friday.  Jamie Scott and Dynamo Novosibirsk beat Enisey 88-75 as teams continued to battle in the top four places.  Evgenia Frolkina and Inventa Kursk just held off Spartak Moscow 77-75 to control their destiny heading into the final round.  Maria Savina and Dynamo Moscow failed to convert on their best chance to win, falling to Spartak Noginsk 78-69.

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 88-75 DYN Scott 26/7r Polyashova 17 Langlois 16/8r Caldwell 14/10r ENI Levchenko 21 Marchenkova 15 Namok 10 Hines-Allen 4/9r Mavunga 0

Spartak Moscow vs. Inventa Kursk 75-77 SPM Stallworth 18/11r Abaiburova 18/8r O’Neill 15/6r/8a INK E. Frolkina 22 O. Frolkina 17 Shabanova 12/6r

Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 69-78 DYM Savina 20/7r Potemina 12 Chistyakova 10/6r SPN Sumets 18 Alikina 16/12r Petish 15/13r Kiseleva 14 Krivolapova 10/9r

Standings:

1. Inventa Kursk 14-5
2. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 13-6
3. Spartak Moscow 12-7
4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 12-7
5. Spartak Noginsk 5-14
6. Dynamo Moscow 1-18

Finals:

April 25, 2019

Dynamo Kursk got the chance to host for the first time on Thursday and they nearly extended the series, getting unexpected offense from Quanitra Hollingsworth, but Ekaterinburg fought back and took care of business late to win 68-64 and complete the sweep.  It was unfortunate that the teams never had the chance to really face off with their strongest lineups, but the expected result came to pass both domestically and continent-wide.

Dynamo Kursk vs. Ekaterinburg 64-68 DYK Hollingsworth 20/11r Howard 16/12r Prince 8 Cruz 4/7a Petrovic 2 EKA Griner 15/9r Vandersloot 14/7r/7a Belyakova 12/6r McBride 12 Meesseman 9 Vadeeva 6

Ekaterinburg wins series 3-0

3rd Place:

April 24, 2019

MBA was looking to extend their season at home on Wednesday and looked set to do that at various points in the game, but Nadezhda did enough to win 69-65, keeping the chase pack at bay as they continue to sit in a strong third place in the league.

MBA Moscow vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 65-69 MBA Leshkovtseva 17 Glonti 12 NAD Jones 16/13r Ygueravide 14 Nicholls 12/10r Wheeler 7/9r

Nadezhda Orenburg wins series 3-0

Finals:

The series continued on Monday in Ekaterinburg.  Dynamo Kursk fought hard again, but found it tough against the hosts, who were led by Emma Meesseman in a 64-51 win.  The series shifts to Kursk on Thursday with Ekaterinburg trying to win the title.

April 22, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 64-51 EKA Meesseman 21/7r McBride 18/6r/6a Griner 14/11r Vadeeva 6 Vanderlsoot 3/6r Belyakova 0 DYK Prince 12 Howard 11/14r Kirillova 10 Petrovic 7/6r Hollingsworth 6 Xargay 0/9r

Ekaterinburg leads series 2-0

3rd Place:

The series had a quick turnaround on Sunday in Orenburg.  Nadezhda put themselves a game away from finishing their series after winning 78-48 behind Brionna Jones.  MBA will now host in Moscow as they try to extend their season and break into the top trio.

April 21, 2019

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. MBA Moscow 78-48 NAD Jones 24/9r Wheeler 18 Ygueravide 14 MBA Leshkovtseva 12 Glonti 11

Nadezhda Orenburg leads series 2-0

Consolation Group:

One of the games in this round was played on Monday with the other two on Tuesday.  Jamie Scott and Dynamo Novosibirsk helped keep Inventa Kursk from running away with the top spot by beating them 85-74.  That result allowed Stephanie Mavunga and Enisey to leap back up into the top spot with a 91-42 win over Dynamo Moscow in Krasnoyarsk.  Spartak Moscow was not able to create a three-way tie after a surprise 67-62 defeat in Noginsk.

April 22, 2019

Inventa Kursk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 74-85 INK E. Frolkina 14/6r O. Frolkina 14 Burovaya 13 Shabanova 11/17r Abaydullina 10 DYN Scott 25/8r Caldwell 16/11r Polyashova 11 Bratchikova 10/8r Krymova 10

April 23, 2019

Enisey Kranoyarsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 91-42 ENI Mavunga 26/10r Hines-Allen 15 Grigoryeva 10 DYM Chistyakova 10 Tohtash 8

Spartak Noginsk vs. Spartak Moscow 67-62 SPN Krivolapova 18/7r Alikina 18 Sumets 10/6r SPM Abaiburova 17/8r O’Neill 17/6r Kolosovskaya 11 Stallworth 4/8r

Standings:

1. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 13-5
2. Inventa Kursk 13-5
3. Spartak Moscow 12-6
4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 11-7
5. Spartak Noginsk 4-14
6. Dynamo Moscow 1-17

Finals:

A lot of the shine was taken off this series after the injury in their last meeting, but the two teams still have a trophy to try to win.  Natasha Howard took on lead role for Dynamo Kursk on Saturday as they kept it respectable, but still lost 78-66.  Ekaterinburg will also host the next game on Monday.

April 20, 2019

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 78-66 EKA Griner 16/6r McBride 16 Vandersloot 14/7a Meesseman 13 Vadeeva 12/9r Musina 2 Belyakova 0 DYK Howard 25/6r Kirillova 11 Hollingsworth 7/6r Cruz 6/6a Petrovic 2/6r Prince 2

3rd Place:

Nadezhda opened the series with an 81-68 win over MBA on Saturday.  The teams will play again in Orenburg on Sunday.

April 20, 2019

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. MBA Moscow 81-68 NAD Wheeler 19/7a Jones 16/8r Tikhonenko 13/12r Ygueravide 10 MBA Nizamova 19/7r Leshkovtseva 15 Psareva 12/8r

Consolation Group:

All teams were in action on Friday.  DeNesha Stallworth and Spartak Moscow knocked Stephanie Mavunga and Enisey out of the top spot with an 81-77 win.  That let Inventa Kursk occupy the spot on their own after a 91-78 win over Spartak Noginsk.  The Canadian combination of Jamie Scott and Miah-Marie Langlois led Dynamo Novosibirsk past Dynamo Moscow 84-64.

April 19, 2019

Spartak Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 81-77 SPM Stallworth 30/10r Abaiburova 15/8r Ogun 12/9r O’Neill 8/6r ENI Mavunga 25/12r Levchenko 19/6r Hines-Allen 16/8r

Inventa Kursk vs. Spartak Noginsk 91-78 INK E. Frolkina 18 Shabanova 17/12r Kozik 12 SPN Dukhina 15 Petish 12/8r Krivolapova 11 Gorschechnikova 10

Dynamo Moscow vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 64-84 DYM Tohtash 12 Fedorova 11/6r DYN Scott 24/8r Langlois 22/8a Caldwell 12/9r

Standings:

1. Inventa Kursk 13-4
2. Spartak Moscow 12-5
3. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 12-5
4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 10-7
5. Spartak Noginsk 3-14
6. Dynamo Moscow 1-16

April 15, 2019

The second half of play in this group started on Monday.  Enisey was down a player, letting Spartak Noginsk nearly cause an upset, but Myisha Hines-Allen picked up the slack and led them to an 89-86 win in Krasnoyarsk.  Spartak Moscow failed to keep pace with them, losing 78-65 in Novosibirsk.  Inventa Kursk did stay in the hunt for the top spot with an 81-63 win over Dynamo Moscow.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 89-86 ENI Hines-Allen 25/18r Namok 16 Vorobyeva 13 Kiryanova 11 SPN Krivolapova 18 Alikina 16/13r Petish 16/7r Kiseleva 16 Sumets 15

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Spartak Moscow 78-65 DYN Scott 18/10r Fedotova 16 Caldwell 15/12r Polyashova 15/7r SPM Kurilchuk 17 O’Neill 17 Abaiburova 13 Stallworth 6/8r

Inventa Kursk vs. Dynamo Moscow 81-63 INK O. Frolkina 17 Kozik 15/7a Shabanova 11/9r Abaydullina 10 DYM Savina 18 Potemina 14

Standings:

1. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 12-4
2. Inventa Kursk 12-4
3. Spartak Moscow 11-5
4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 9-7
5. Spartak Noginsk 3-13
6. Dynamo Moscow 1-15