A less scattershot round was scheduled this weekend with a pair of games on Friday.  Jillian Alleyne helped Dynamo Novosibirsk win the battle of Siberia 72-71 over Adelina Abaiburova and Enisey Krasnoyarsk.  There was far less drama in Spartak Moscow’s 106-39 win over Spartak Noginsk.  On Sunday, Nadezhda Orenburg beat Dynamo Moscow 82-56.  Breanna Stewart played her first game for Ekaterinburg and Maria Vadeeva had a big game in their 94-57 win over MBA.  Arike Ogunbowale and Raisa Musina teamed up to lead Dynamo Kursk past Albina Razheva and Nika 88-72.

November 20, 2020

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 71-72 ENI Abaiburova 23 Kiryanova 10 Diop 8/6r DYN Alleyne 21/21r Goldyreva 14 Krymova 11 Kiseleva 10 Dean 4

Spartak Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 106-39 SPM Ignatova 18 Nuritdinova 16/9a/6s Fedorova 12/8r Agnew 10/8r Zotkina 10 Williams 9 SPN Martirosyan 12/8r

November 22, 2020

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 82-56 NAD Medvedeva 18 Shilova 17 Babkina 12 Billings 8 DYM Fedotova 12/6r Kramar 11

MBA Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 57-94 MBA Krymova 17 Kaytukova 11 EKA Vadeeva 26/17r Stewart 22/13r Jones 13/7r Quigley 13 Vandersloot 10/9a

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nika Syktyvkar 88-72 DYK Ogunbowale 30 Musina 27/7r Bentley 6 Mavunga 2 NIK Razheva 20/9r Fedorenkova 12 Matveeva 11 Cherepanova 10/10r

A bunch of games were scattered over the weeks leading up to the international break.  Last Sunday, Ekaterina Ryabova had a good game for Nika, but Spartak Moscow left Syktyvkar with an 85-80 win.  Last Tuesday, Ekaterinburg eased past Dynamo Novosibirsk 92-38.  Last Wednesday, Dynamo Kursk cruised past Dynamo Moscow 103-56.  On Sunday, Arike Ogunbowale and Dynamo Kursk doubled up Spartak Moscow 96-48.  On Tuesday, Courtney Vandersloot had a big game and some help from Maria Vadeeva and Allie Quigley in Ekaterinburg’s 114-65 win.  On Thursday, Dynamo Novosibirsk used a strong second half to surprise Nadezhda Orenburg 62-45.

October 25, 2020

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Spartak Moscow 80-85 NIK Ryabova 25 Cherepanova 12/11a Razheva 12 Burik 11 SPM Repnikova 17 K. Levchenko 17/7a Agnew 15 Williams 12

October 27, 2020

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 92-38 EKA Jones 18/9r Vadeeva 17/10r Vandersloot 16/7a Meesseman 10/6s Beglova 10 Quigley 8 Belyakova 0 DYN Alleyne 11/12r Dean 6

October 28, 2020

Dynamo Kursk vs. Dynamo Moscow 103-56 DYK Ogunbowale 18 Musina 16/8r Kozik 12 Zahui B 11 O. Frolkina 11 Mavunga 10/10r Bentley 10 DYM Savina 15

November 1, 2020

Dynamo Kursk vs. Spartak Moscow 96-48 DYK Ogunbowale 20 Musina 11/8r Pachurina 11 Zahui B 6/7r Mavunga 6 Bentley 5 SPM Ignatova 8 Williams 6 Agnew 2

November 3, 2020

Dynamo Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 65-114 DYM Savina 19 EKA Vandersloot 26/7r/15a/9s Vadeeva 21/10r Quigley 21 Torrens 16/6r Papova 15 Meesseman 10

November 5, 2020

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 62-45 DYN Alleyne 13/10r Goldyreva 12 Krymova 11 Dean 8 NAD Billings 17/13r Babkina 5

The round started on Saturday with Albina Razheva having a good game for Nika in an 81-69 loss to MBA.  Sunday started with Dynamo Novosibirsk beating Dynamo Moscow 77-67.  Raisa Musina and Dynamo Kursk had to hang on late to escape Spartak Moscow 85-84.  On Monday, Ekaterinburg rolled past Spartak Noginsk 118-46.  It did not get any easier for Spartak Noginsk on Wednesday as Marina Krivolapova had a good game, but Stephanie Mavunga and Dynamo Kursk put the game away early in a 104-73 win.

October 17, 2020

MBA Moscow vs. Nika Syktyvkar 81-69 MBA Kirillova 18 Shtanko 15/8r/6a Stolyar 15/6a Glonti 10 NIK Razheva 21 Fedorenkova 11/6a

October 18, 2020

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 77-67 DYN Kiseleva 19 Alleyne 18/14r Polyashova 14 Goldyreva 11/7a Dean 2 DYM Kuzmenkova 17/8r Cheremisina 13/8r Tohtash 10/6r Pavlova 10/6r

Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 84-85 SPM Levchenko 18/8a Repnikova 16 Williams 13 Komarova 12 Agnew 9/10r DYK Musina 21/8r Ogunbowale 16 Mavunga 11/14r Zahui B 9 Bentley 5

October 19, 2020

Spartak Noginsk vs. Ekaterinburg 46-118 SPN Krivolapova 14 EKA Vadeeva 19/22r Meesseman 19 Quigley 18 Belyakova 16/7r Torrens 8 Vandersloot 8

October 21, 2020

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 73-104 SPN Krivolapova 24/7r Martirosyan 13 Kubynina 12 Dukhina 11 DYK Mavunga 20/6r Ogunbowale 16 Musina 11/14r Bentley 9 Zahui B 4/7r

The round started on Sunday with Arike Ogunbowale having a promising start for full strength Dynamo Kursk in a 77-63 win over Dynamo Novosbirsk as Japreece Dean made her professional debut for the visitors.  Monique Billings and Nadezhda needed a furious comeback to get past MBA 70-69 in Orenburg.  Nika had a more favorable matchup for their second game, but had to hang on to beat Spartak Noginsk 64-63 in Syktyvkar.  Spartak Moscow was the last team to start their season, getting the tough assignment on Tuesday of an Ekaterinburg team with its full domestic contingent and using all of their foreign player slots to roll to a 90-50 win.  Peyton Williams made her professional debut and Jaylyn Agnew made her overseas debut for the hosts.

October 11, 2020

Dynamo Kursk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 77-63 DYK Ogunbowale 23 Mavunga 11/11r Shabanova 11/6r Zahui B 9/8r Bentley 9/7a Musina 8/7r DYN Dean 20/7a Kiseleva 16 Alleyne 12/15r

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. MBA Moscow 70-69 NAD Billings 24/12r Medvedeva 18 Babkina 11 MBA Kaytukova 14 Kirillova 13 Stolyar 12

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Spartak Noginsk 64-63 NIK Marchenkova 19/9r Cherepanova 10/9r Razheva 10 SPN Sumets 19 Krivolapova 13/8r Kubynina 12/7r

October 13, 2020

Spartak Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 50-90 SPM Ignatova 12 Levchenko 12 Williams 4 Agnew 2 EKA Vadeeva 19/10r Jones 18/9r Torrens 12/7r Vandersloot 11 Belyakova 9 Quigley 6

The league started on Tuesday with league newcomers Nika getting a tough test for their debut, but they put together a reasonably strong squad in the offseason and had a credible performance in losing to Jonquel Jones and a less than full strength Ekaterinburg 84-72.  On Wednesday, Dynamo Kursk beat Dynamo Moscow 115-66 after disappointment in the cup for their local players over the weekend.  Cup winners Nadezhda had a bit of a hangover from their celebrations, but still won 65-59 in Noginsk.  The game of the day was in Moscow, where Enisey prevailed in three overtimes 103-97 over MBA.  Adelina Abaiburova and Daria Kurilchuk led the visitors, who got a professional debut from Yacine Diop while Elena Kirillova and Varvara Psareva paced the hosts.

October 6, 2020

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Ekaterinburg 72-84 NIK Fedorenkova 18 Cheren 13/6r EKA Jones 35/13r Vadeeva 16/12r Torrens 15

October 7, 2020

Dynamo Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 66-115 DYM Savina 15 Cheremisina 13 DYK Maiga 19/6r Burovaya 18/7a Musina 16/9r O. Frolkina 14 Shabanova 12/7r Bentley 7 Zahui B 5

Spartak Noginsk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 59-65 SPN Krivolavpova 16/11r NAD Billings 17 Shilova 15/7r Zhedik 10

MBA Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 97-103(3OT) MBA Kirillova 25/7r Psareva 20/12r Shtanko 15/11r Glonti 13/11r Kaytukova 13 Stolyar 10/8r/9a ENI Abaiburova 28/15r Kurilchuk 21/10a Grant-Allen 19/14r Kolosovskaya 14/6r Diop 4

Upper Group:

The last round of this stage started on Saturday and the game was a close one with Natalia Anoikina and Dynamo Kursk edging Spartak Moscow 75-71.  The other game was played on Sunday and Emma Messeeman helped Ekaterinburg finish perfect with a 102-68 win over Enisey.

March 14, 2020

Dynamo Kursk vs. Spartak Moscow 75-71 DYK Anoikina 20 Bonner 14/9r Prince 12/7a Breland 4 McCoughtry 4 Baric 3 SPM Levchenko 17 Kea 15 Repnikova 10 Bertsch 6

March 15, 2020

Ekaterinburg vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 102-68 EKA Meesseman 21/8r Torrens 18/7r/7a Griner 15 Belyakova 15 Vandersloot 10/7a Musina 6 ENI McCray 13/6r Kolosovskaya 10 Koizar 4

Standings:

1. Ekaterinburg 20-0
2. Dynamo Kursk 17-3
3. Nadezhda Orenburg 11-9
4. Spartak Moscow 9-11
5. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 9-11

Lower Group:

Both of the final games in this group were on Sunday.  Jamie Scott had an impressive game for Dynamo Novosibirsk, but Elizaveta Komarova and Anastasia Logunova helped MBA stay above them in the standings with an 89-68 win.  Dynamo Moscow looked like they were about to finally record their first win, but Spartak Noginsk had a stronger second half to prevail 62-60.

March 15, 2020

MBA Moscow vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 89-68 MBA Komarova 24 Logunova 20/6r Glonti 15 DYN Scott 27/8r Hamblin 14/8r

Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 60-62 DYM Chistyakova 13/12r Tohtash 10 SPN Dorosheva 15 Karpunina 14 Sumets 12/7r

Standings:

1. MBA Moscow 12-10
2. Dynamo Novosibirsk 10-12
3. Spartak Noginsk 6-16
4. Dynamo Moscow 0-22

Upper Group:

This round of games was spread over four days starting with this group on Saturday.  Brittney Griner led Ekaterinburg past Nadezhda 82-53 in Orenburg.  The other game was played in Krasnoyarsk on Monday with Danielle McCray leading Enisey past Spartak Moscow 81-51.

March 7, 2020

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Ekaterinburg 53-82 NAD Verameyenka 13/7r Raincock-Ekunwe 10/9r Wheeler 8 EKA Griner 26/8r Stewart 14/12r Meesseman 14 Beglova 10 Musina 8/6r Quigley 4 Belyakova 3

March 9, 2020

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Moscow 81-51 ENI McCray 20 Marchenkova 15 Koizar 10/6r SPM Levchenko 12 Bertsch 11/8r Kea 6

Lower Group:

On Sunday, Spartak Noginsk surprised Jamie Scott and Dynamo Novosbirsk 80-55.  The round finished on Tuesday with Dynamo Moscow still failing to record a win after losing to their neighbors MBA 72-39.

March 8, 2020

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 80-55 SPN Andrianova 19/7r Garkavskaya 18 Karpunina 13/8r/8a Dorosheva 11/6r Krivolapova 11 DYN Scott 24/6r Krymova 11 Hamblin 4/8r

March 10, 2020

Dynamo Moscow vs. MBA Moscow 39-72 DYM Potemina 12/6r MBA Leshkovtseva 12/6r Komarova 11 Stolyar 11 Logunova 10 Fedorenkova 10

Standings:

1. MBA Moscow 11-10
2. Dynamo Novosibirsk 10-11
3. Spartak Noginsk 5-16
4. Dynamo Moscow 0-21

March 4, 2020

Upper Group:

The latest clash of the titans came on Wednesday.  Ekaterinburg used their trio of Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart, and Courtney Vandersloot to jump out to a big lead, but Dynamo Kursk did keep the final margin respectable in losing 100-88.  In Orenburg, Nadezhda used a strong second half to beat Enisey 86-63.

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 100-88 EKA Griner 35/6r Stewart 28/10r Vandersloot 23/10a Belyakova 6 Torrens 4 Musina 0 DYK Bonner 19/6r Prince 13/13a Kirillova 12 Anoikina 10 Breland 9/10r McCoughtry 6 Baric 5

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 86-63 NAD Verameyenka 19/13r Raincock-Ekunwe 16/7r Wheeler 14 Razheva 11 ENI Marchenkova 14 McCray 12 Koizar 8

Lower Group:

This group also continued play on Wednesday.  Ekaterina Fedorenkova led MBA past Spartak Noginsk 96-50.  Dynamo Moscow is still winless after losing 89-73 to Dynamo Novosibirsk and the trio of Jamie Scott, Olga Vorobyeva, and Elizaveth Komarova.

MBA Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 96-50 MBA Fedorenkova 21 Leshkovtseva 17 Logunova 13 Kaytukova 12 SPN Krivolapova 11

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 89-73 DYN Scott 22/6a Vorobyeva 21 Krymova 20/6r Hamblin 10/8r DYM Savina 15 Fedorova 14/10r Tohtash 14 Chistyakova 11 Zabolotnaya 10

Standings:

1. MBA Moscow 10-10
2. Dynamo Novosibirsk 10-10
3. Spartak Noginsk 4-16
4. Dynamo Moscow 0-20

March 1, 2020

Upper Group:

Sunday was the latest chance for Nadezhda to show that it was back to being able to compete for a higher place, but they lost 83-73 to Dynamo Kursk.  Raisa Musina and Breanna Stewart helped Ekaterinburg get a torrid start on their way to 118-54 win over Spartak Moscow.

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 83-73 DYK Bonner 14 Breland 12/11r Baric 12/7a Kirillova 11 Prince 9/6a McCoughtry 9 NAD Wheeler 18/6a Nizamova 14/6r Razheva 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 6/7r

Spartak Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 54-118 SPM K. Levchenko 12 Bertsch 4 Kea 3 EKA Musina 23/8r Stewart 20/12r Belyakova 19 Meesseman 15 Quigley 13 Vandersloot 10/6r/6a Beglova 10

Lower Group:

Play continued on Sunday with MBA pulling even in the standings after a 65-54 win over Olga Vorobyeva and Dynamo Novosibirsk.  Dynamo Moscow got closer to a win, but still fell to Veronika Dorosheva and Spartak Noginsk 68-64.

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. MBA Moscow 54-65 DYN Vorobyeva 20/6r Krymova 12 Scott 11/6 Hamblin 4/7r MBA Logunova 16/15r Komarova 15/6s Glonti 12

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 68-64 SPN Dorosheva 20/9r Andrianova 16/11r Karpunina 13/8a DYM Tohtash 17 Potemina 12/8r Savina 12 Chistyakova 10/6r

Standings:

1. MBA Moscow 9-10
2. Dynamo Novosibirsk 9-10
3. Spartak Noginsk 4-15
4. Dynamo Moscow 0-19

February 27, 2020

The bottom four teams have one more game to play than the other group so that round was played on Thursday.  Dynamo Novosibirsk breezed past Spartak Noginsk 78-50.  Dynamo Moscow failed to win again, falling to their neighbors MBA 89-60.

Dynamo Novosbirsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 78-50 DYN Scott 17 Vorobyeva 17 Cheren 11/10r Hamblin 6/7r SPN Sumets 9

MBA Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow 89-60 MBA Logunova 17/6r Fedorenkova 17 Komarova 13/7a DYM Tohtash 12 Potemina 11 Kramar 10

Standings:

1. Dynamo Novosibirsk 9-9
2. MBA Moscow 8-10
3. Spartak Noginsk 3-15
4. Dynamo Moscow 0-18