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

April 11, 2019

The halfway point of this stage was completed on Thursday.  The duo of Stephanie Mavunga and Myisha Hines-Allen helped Enisey pull even with Inventa Kursk in the standings after a 91-77 win in Krasnoyarsk.  Jaime Scott continued to lead Dynamo Novisibirsk, but their quest to finish in the top half took a step back after a 61-58 loss to Spartak Noginsk.  The old Moscow rivalry was renewed with DeNesha Stallworth and Spartak beating Dynamo 91-76 to complete a three-way tie at the top of the standings.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Inventa Kursk 91-77 ENI Mavunga 31/17r Hines-Allen 26/12r/6a Namok 11 INK O. Frolkina 16 Abaidullina 14/7r Pachurina 14 Shabanova 10/6r K. Safonova 10

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Spartak Noginsk 58-61 DYN Scott 25/7r Langlois 13 Caldwell 4/14r SPN Kiseleva 18 Kuzmina 10

Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow 91-76 SPM Stallworth 22 Sema 10/15r Nuritdinova 10 Kolosovskaia 10 O’Neill 9 DYM Fedotova 19/7r Potemina 16 Chistyakova 12

Standings:

1. Inventa Kursk 11-4
2. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 11-4
3. Spartak Moscow 11-4
4. Dynamo Novosibirsk 8-7
5. Spartak Noginsk 3-12
6. Dynamo Moscow 1-14

April 7, 2019

Another round of games was played on Sunday.  Enisey was back at full strength, but Jamie Scott was fantastic again for Dynamo Novosibirsk in a 73-65 win.  Maria Savina and Dynamo Moscow finally got their win, beating Milana Sumets and fellow strugglers Spartak Noginsk 66-52.  DeNesha Stallworth and Spartak Moscow beat Elizaveta Shabanova and Inventa Kursk as some of the classic clubs in the league try to keep the new blood from taking their place in the middle of the league.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 65-73 ENI Namok 15 Mavunga 13/18r Hines-Allen 12/9r Marchenkova 10/6r DYN Scott 29/10r Langlois 17/7r/7a Cheren 15 Caldwell 6/7r

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 52-66 SPN Sumets 22/8r Alikina 9/10r DYM Savina 24 Fedorova 11/11r

Inventa Kursk vs. Spartak Moscow 70-82 INK Shabanova 25/11r E. Frolkina 12 SPM Stallworth 22/7r Abaiburova 15 O’Neill 12/7r Kurilchuk 11 Repnikova 10

April 6, 2019

Both lower seeds hosted games on Saturday trying to avoid being swept.  Brionna Jones led Nadezhda, but they fell to Natasha Howard and Dynamo Kursk 88-66 as they now have a continental crown to worry about in Orenburg.  Ekaterinburg also finished a sweep 90-50 over MBA.

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 66-88 NAD Jones 21 Medvedeva 11 Wheeler 8 DYK Howard 22/12r/7s Stewart 17/7r Prince 12 Petrovic 9 Cruz 8

Dynamo Kursk wins series 3-0

MBA Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 50-90 MBA Psareva 12 Stolyar 10 EKA Vadeeva 19/11r Musina 14 Meesseman 14 McBride 10/6r/6a Torrens 6/6r/6a Vandersloot 6 Belyakova 3

Ekaterinburg wins series 3-0

April 4, 2019

Another round of games was played on Thursday, starting out in Novosibirsk as Jamie Scott was absolutely ruthless in Dynamo’s fast start against Inventa Kursk, leading to an 83-74 win.  Ekaterina Kubynina was excellent for Spartak Noginsk, but they fell to Spartak Moscow 88-74.  Dynamo Moscow was looking for their first win again, but a slow start against Enisey doomed them to an 86-79 loss despite big games for Maria Savina and Natalia Potemina.

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Inventa Kursk 83-74 DYN Scott 35 Langlois 17/10a Caldwell 8/7r INK O. Frolkina 17 K. Safonova 11 Burovaya 10

Spartak Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 88-74 SPM Abaiburova 19 Stallworth 12/8r Kurilchuk 12 Komarova 11 O’Neill 6/10a SPN Kubynina 24/8a/6s Dukhina 13/6r Alikina 10/8r Krivolapova 10/6r

Dynamo Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 79-86 DYM Savina 22 Potemina 20 Fedorova 17 ENI Hines-Allen 18/9r Levchenko 18 Namok 16 Dorosheva 14

April 1, 2019

The double round-robin continued with games on Monday.  Jamie Scott and Dynamo Novosibirsk continued heaping the misery on Dynamo Moscow with an 88-53 win.  Enisey was without its star, allowing Adelina Abaiburova and Spartak Moscow to leave Krasnoyarsk with a 77-61 win after a strong second half.  It was the same scoreline in Noginsk as Inventa Kursk bested Spartak.

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Moscow 88-53 DYN Scott 22 Caldwell 13/15r Cheren 13 Fedotova 11 DYM Savina 12 Potemina 11 Fedorova 10/7r

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Spartak Moscow 61-77 ENI Hines-Allen 15/13r Namok 14 SPM Abaiburova 22/7r O’Neill 18 Stallworth 8/9r

Spartak Noginsk vs. Inventa Kursk 61-77 SPN Sumets 10 Kubynina 9 INK Kozik 16 Pachurina 13 Abaidullina 12/9r E. Frolkina 10

March 31, 2019

Both series continued on Sunday in the same venues with the top seeds looking to extend their leads.  Ekaterinburg had no issues again, beating MBA 121-57.  Nadezhda suited up their foreigners in this game, but it made no difference as Dynamo Kursk rotated as well, using the trio of Epiphanny Prince, Natasha Howard, and Breanna Stewart to outscore the visitors between then in a 90-60 win.  Both lower seeds will have tough tasks ahead of them next weekend as they try to extend their series.

Ekaterinburg vs. MBA Moscow 121-57 EKA Griner 19 Vadeeva 18/10r Musina 16/11r Belyakova 16 McBride 16 Vandersloot 14/6a Torrens 13/8r/7a MBA Nizamova 12 Logunova 8

Ekaterinburg leads series 2-0

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 90-60 DYK Prince 23 Howard 21/8r Stewart 20/12r/7a Xargay 4 Hollingsworth 4 NAD Jones 16/10r Tikhonenko 10 Wheeler 4

Dynamo Kursk leads series 2-0

March 30, 2019

Both series started on Saturday.  Ekaterinburg took care of business with a 114-72 win over MBA.  Nadezhda is in the middle of a very tough stretch of their schedule as they chase a major trophy and they opted to rest all four foreigners against Breanna Stewart and Dynamo Kursk, losing 78-50.

Ekaterinburg vs. MBA Moscow 114-72 EKA McBride 19/6r Vadeeva 19 Griner 19 Vandersloot 10/8a Meesseman 10 Vieru 10 Petrushina 10 Musina 6/7r Belyakova 6 MBA Nizamova 22 Leshkovtseva 10

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 78-50 DYK Stewart 23/7r Prince 14 Petrovic 10 Cruz 7 Hollingsworth 6 NAD Shilova 13 Tikhonenko 12/14r

March 28, 2019

The quarterfinals losers and the two teams outside of the playoff places started double round-robin group play on Thursday.  The break did not help Spartak Noginsk, which lost to Enisey 80-57 despite the best efforts of Milana Sumets.  Spartak Moscow beat Dynamo Novosibirsk 79-53.  Dynamo Moscow nearly got their first win after an embarrassing regular season, but Inventa Kursk came back in the second half to win 77-61.

Spartak Noginsk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsyk 57-80 SPN Sumets 22 Alikina 14/15r ENI Hines-Allen 14 Levchenko 12 Dorovskikh 10 Namok 10 Mavunga 6

Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 79-53 SPM Abaiburova 15 O’Neill 13/6r/6a Stallworth 11/8r Kurilchuk 11 DYN Polyashova 16 Caldwell 10/13r Scott 3

Dynamo Moscow vs. Inventa Kursk 61-77 DYM Potemina 16 Savina 8/7r INK E. Frolkina 15 O. Frolkina 10 Kozik 10

March 25, 2019

Only one series needed a deciding game and it was played on Monday.  Nadezhda did not need the distractions of additional games as they chase a continental trophy, but Enisey had played them tough all series long.  The hosts found themselves in another battle, trailing as they headed into the final frame, but they did just enough to win 65-61.  Now they will be hoping that they can gather some momentum ahead of another big game while other teams will feel that third place could be up for grabs in the future without changes in Orenburg.

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 65-61 NAD Jones 19/8r Medvedeva 13/9r Nicholls 10 Wheeler 8/9r ENI Mavunga 12 Levchenko 11 Kiryanova 11 Hines-Allen 10/13r

Nadezhda Orenburg wins series 2-1