A partial round started on Saturday out in Ekaterinburg as Nadezhda got their chance to see how close they were to the top teams with a credible 81-62 loss.  Sunday started all the way out in Krasnoyarsk with Sonja Petrovic and Dynamo Kursk breezing past Enisey 119-53.  Karina Nizamova and MBA beat Spartak Noginsk 70-60.  Elizaveta Shabanova and Inventa Krusk beat Dynamo Novosibirsk 75-54.

December 8, 2018

Ekaterinburg vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 81-62 EKA Griner 16/10r McBride 15 Vandersloot 14/6a Petrushina 10 Musina 8 Belyakova 4 Vadeeva 4 Torrens 2 NAD Jones 12/9r Tikhonenko 12 Ygueravide 11/7a Wheeler 9/7a

December 9, 2018

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 53-119 ENI Mavunga 12/6r Hines-Allen 4 DYK Petrovic 25 Charles 19 Stewart 17/6a Anoikina 14/7r Vidmer 12/10r/7a Logunova 12 Xargay 8

MBA Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 70-60 MBA Nizamova 23/6r Leshkovtseva 17 Psareva 11/14r SPN Dukhina 12 Lyho 11

Inventa Kursk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 75-54 INK Shabanova 23/12r O. Frolkina 13 Kozik 12 DYN Cheren 16/7r Caldwell 12/12r Krymova 12

The round started on Sunday out in Krasnoyarsk, where Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg won 113-76.  Brionna Jones and Nadezhda pulled away from MBA late to win 77-69 in Orenburg.  Tatiana Vidmer and Dynamo Kursk beat Spartak Moscow 85-47.  On Monday, Inventa Kursk beat Spartak Noginsk 88-54.  The round ended on Wednesday with Dynamo Novosibirsk beating lackluster Dynamo Moscow 67-39.

December 2, 2018

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Ekaterinburg 76-113 ENI Hines-Allen 16 Namok 14 Mavunga 8 EKA Griner 21/8r Meesseman 19 McBride 19 Vadeeva 17/8r Vieru 11 Belyakova 10/6r Vandersloot 7 Musina 5

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. MBA Moscow 77-69 NAD Jones 22/22r Shilova 17 Wheeler 16 Ygueravide 10 Bulgak 0/6r MBA Kaytukova 16 Leshkovtseva 15

Dynamo Kursk vs. Spartak Moscow 85-47 DYK Vidmer 21 Petrovic 14/10r Stewart 10/9r Anoikina 10 Prince 5 Xargay 5 Cruz 2 SPM Komarova 13 Abaiburova 8

December 3, 2018

Spartak Noginsk vs. Inventa Kursk 54-88 SPN Sumets 16 Garkavskaya 11 INK E. Frolkina 15 Shabanova 12/13r O. Frolkina 11 Safonova 10/6r

December 5, 2018

Dynamo Moscow vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 39-67 DYM Fedorova 9/8r Savina 9 DYN Caldwell 15/11r Fedotova 15 Degtyarskaya 10

The round started on Saturday with Spartak Moscow surviving another big game from Stephanie Mavunga for Enisey 65-64.  On Sunday, Brionna Jones and Nadezhda beat Inventa Kursk 77-61.  Breanna Stewart and Dynamo Kursk doubled up Dynamo Novosibirsk 90-45.  Brittney Griner and Ekaterinburg eased past MBA 115-39.  The closest game of the day saw Kristina Alikina and Spartak Noginsk escape Maria Savina and Dynamo Moscow 75-69.

November 24, 2018

Spartak Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 65-64 SPM O’Neill 15/10r Stallworth 14/8r Abaiburova 11 ENI Mavunga 23/14r Hines-Allen 13/8r

November 25, 2018

Inventa Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 61-77 INK Kozik 16 O. Frolkina 13 Shabanova 12 NAD Jones 27/11r Medvedeva 14 Wheeler 10/7a Bulgak 3/8r

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Dynamo Kursk 45-90 DYN Caldwell 12/7r Degtyarskaya 7 DYK Stewart 25 Kirillova 14 Charles 13/10r Logunova 12 Cruz 6/6a Xargay 5 Prince 4

Ekaterinburg vs. MBA Moscow 115-39 EKA Griner 21/12r McBride 19 Vadeeva 16/12r Vieru 14 Torrens 14/7a Musina 9/8r Belyakova 9 Vandersloot 5/6a MBA Toropova 8 Sytnyak 8

Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 69-75 DYM Savina 25/6r Chistyakova 17/6r Potemina 10 SPN Alikina 22/8r Dukhina 9/6r

The round started with one game on Saturday as Dynamo Kursk beat Spartak Noginsk 88-54.  On Sunday, Ksenia Tikhonenko and Nadezhda beat Dynamo Moscow 95-49 in Orenburg.  Ekaterinburg had no issues beating Spartak Moscow 92-57.  Also in Moscow, MBA fended off a late charge from Inventa Kursk to win 73-67.  The round ended on Monday with Enisey beating Dynamo Novosibirsk 81-60 in Krasnoyarsk.

November 3, 2018

Dynamo Kursk vs. Spartak Noginsk 88-54 DYK Anoikina 15 Vidmer 12 Petrovic 10 Charles 8/6r Stewart 6 Xargay 3 SPN Gorschechnikova 14 Alikina 11/11r

November 4, 2018

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 95-49 NAD Tikhonenko 22/11r Bulgak 14/13r Jones 13/7r Shilova 11 Wheeler 9/9a DYM Savina 12 Chistyakova 11

Spartak Moscow vs. Ekaterinburg 57-92 SPM Stallworth 10 O’Neill 5 EKA Vieru 17 Griner 17 Musina 16/10r McBride 12 Vadeeva 10/7r Belyakova 6 Torrens 2

MBA Moscow vs. Inventa Kursk 73-67 MBA Sapova 19/7r Nizamova 15 Psareva 15 INK O. Frolkina 18 Shabanova 14/18r Kozik 10

November 5, 2018

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 81-60 ENI Hines-Allen 19/18r Mavunga 18/7r Goldyreva 12 Vorobyeva 10 DYN Caldwell 13/7r Langlois 12

There was one game on Saturday out in Ekaterinburg as the hosts beat Inventa Kursk 96-64.  On Sunday, Miah-Marie Langlois had a big scoring day for Novosibirsk, but not enough help from her teammates as they lost to Spartak Mosocw 69-46.  Enisey Krasnoyarsk beat Spartak Noginsk 68-52.  Erica Wheeler and Nadezhda had a chance to prove that the league had three top teams again, but Breanna Stewart led Dynamo Kursk again and they were able to bring in another key player as they won 86-70.  MBA beat their Moscow rivals Dynamo 88-63.

October 27, 2018

Ekaterinburg vs. Inventa Kursk 96-64 EKA Torrens 15/7r Meesseman 13 Petrushina 12 Beglova 12 Musina 9 Vandersloot 7/6a Vadeeva 6 McBride 6 INK O. Frolkina 14 Burovaya 13

October 28, 2018

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Spartak Moscow 46-69 DYN Langlois 21/8r Caldwell 6/10r Scheer 2 SPM Abaiburova 16 Stallworth 11/11r O’Neill 10

Spartak Noginsk vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 52-68 SPN Andrianova 14/7r Alikina 13/8r Petish 10 ENI Goldyreva 14 Mavunga 12/7r Hines-Allen 0

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 70-86 NAD Wheeler 24 Jones 12/11r Tikhonenko 11 Bulgak 5 DYK Stewart 25/9r Charles 18/12r Cruz 17/7r/9a Petrovic 12 Prince 5

Dynamo Moscow vs. MBA Moscow 63-88 DYM Savina 9 Varaksina 9 MBA Leshkovtseva 17 Glonti 15/8r

The round started out in Novosibirsk on Saturday with Ekaterinburg winning 90-49.  Inventa Kursk beat Dynamo Moscow 79-71.  Dynamo Kursk unleased Breanna Stewart in her first game and she was dominant against MBA as they won 85-64 as Epiphanny Prince also made her return.  On Sunday, Brionna Jones and Nadezhda were at full strength as they welcomed Enisey to Orenburg, winning 81-72.  Spartak Moscow then beat Spartak Noginsk 76-53.

October 20, 2018

Dynamo Novosibirsk vs. Ekaterinburg 49-90 DYN Caldwell 12/12r Langlois 10 Scheer 5 UMMC Meesseman 19 Musina 17/9r McBride 12 Griner 10/6r Petrushina 10 Vadeeva 5 Torrens 2

Inventa Kursk vs. Dynamo Moscow 79-71 INK Shabanova 18/7r Kozik 16/6r Pachurina 15 E. Frolkina 2 DYM Potemina 16/6r Savina 12

MBA Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 64-85 MBA Kaytukova 11 Sapova 10/7r DYK Stewart 40/15r Vidmer 10 Cruz 9 Petrovic 7 Xargay 5 Prince 0

October 21, 2018

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 81-72 NAD Jones 24/16r Medvedeva 12 Bulgak 10 Wheeler 9 ENI Marchenkova 16/6r Hines-Allen 11/6r Namok 11 Mavunga 10

Spartak Moscow vs. Spartak Noginsk 76-53 SPM Komarova 15/6r Stallworth 10 Nuritdinova 10 O’Neill 9/6r SPN Andrianova 12/8r Alikina 10/6r

The round started on Saturday with Ekaterinburg dismantling Dynamo Moscow 111-41 as they debuted their possible ideal lineup for domestic games.  On Monday, a big game from Stephanie Mavunga helped Enisey beat Anna Leshkovtseva and MBA 83-78 out in Krasnoyarsk.  The rest of the games were on Wednesday, including Dynamo Novosibirsk starting their season with a 62-57 win over Spartak Noginsk.  Nadezhda also started their season, eventually overcoming Spartak Moscow 67-50 at home in Orenburg.  The battle of Kursk finished the round and Dynamo beat Inventa 76-53.

October 13, 2018

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 111-41 EKA Vieru 18/9r McBride 15/9a Petrushina 15 Vadeeva 13/6r Belyakova 12 Meesseman 12 Musina 9/6r Vandersloot 8 Torrens 4 DYM Savina 13 Fedorova 6

October 15, 2018

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. MBA Moscow 83-78 ENI Mavunga 33/18r Vorobyeva 13 Hines-Allen 4 MBA Leshkovtseva 22 Nizamova 14 Sytnyak 12 Psareva 10/12r

October 16, 2018

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 57-62 SPN Andrianova 17/13r Sumets 16 Alikina 10/10r DYN Caldwell 12/18r Langlois 11/6r Cheren 10 Scheer 7

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Spartak Moscow 67-50 NAD Jones 15/8r Medvedeva 11 Shilova 11 Bulgak 4/12r SPM Stallworth 14 O’Neill 9/6a

Dynamo Kursk vs. Inventa Kursk 76-53 DYK Petrovic 18 Vidmer 16/13r/8s Anoikina 15/10r Kirillova 10 Cruz 8 Xargay 4 INK Pachurina 10/8r Shabanova 10/7r Kozik 10

The first game of the season was played last Wednesday in Noginsk.  Ekaterinburg did not field its complete roster, but debuted their new look backcourt and a couple of new frontcourt players on their way to a 107-28 win over Spartak.  Tuesday’s lone game was played in Krasnoyarsk as Enisey got great starts from Stephanie Mavung and Myisha Hines-Allen in their first overseas games to beat Inventa Kursk 65-62.  On Wednesday, Dynamo Kursk started its season after having to make roster changes over the summer from a group that had been consistent for years, beating Dynamo Moscow 92-40 thanks to strong shooting from Elena Kirillova.  Spartak is looking to take back control of Moscow from MBA and started well with an 82-70 win.

October 3, 2018

Spartak Noginsk vs. Ekaterinburg 28-107 SPN Alikina 12/6r Andrianova 7/11r EKA Jones 19 Beglova 17 Vieru 13 Belyakova 11/6a Vandersloot 10/7r/6a McBride 10 Musina 9/6r Vadeeva 6

October 9, 2018

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Inventa Kursk 65-62 ENI Mavunga 19/17r Hines-Allen 12 INK O. Safonova 15 Pachurina 13/9r O. Frolkina 10

October 10, 2018

Dynamo Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 40-92 DYM Korovushkina 8 Savina 7 DYK Kirillova 22 Petrovic 17 Anoikina 15/8r Vidmer 10/15r Xargay 6 Cruz 2

Spartak Moscow vs. MBA Moscow 82-70 SPM Kurilchuk 19 Stallworth 17/7r Ogun 12/8r Nuritdinova 11 Sema 10/10r MBA Leshkovtseva 19 Nizamova 16 Sytnyak 14

May 2, 2018

On Wednesday, Dynamo Kursk needed a win at home to extend their season and avoid a very disappointing finish to their season.  They found their offensive rhythm with Angel McCoughtry at her best and Sonja Petrovic playing her usual role.  Ekaterinburg took advantage of Brittney Griner being left unchecked in the post and Maya Moore was as brilliant as ever as they won 94-91 and took home another trophy.  The league’s favorites were able to accomplish all of their goals with some key changes midseason, avoiding any need for the excitement of last year’s finals.

Dynamo Kursk vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 91-94 DYK McCoughtry 31 Petrovic 20/6r Ogwumike 16 Cruz 7 Vadeeva 4 UMMC Griner 35 Moore 26/10a Torrens 12/7a Faulkner 9 Meesseman 4/9r

UMMC Ekaterinburg wins series 3-0

Final:

April 29, 2018

The second game in Ekaterinburg was played on Sunday and the hosts started better this time as Alba Torrens found her groove on the way to an 82-69 win.  Dynamo Kursk shifted their lineup, which gave Natalia Zhedik a much bigger scoring role, but they will now need to rally at home on Wednesday to put up a bigger fight as the promise of a blistering start to the season is starting to fade.

UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 82-69 UMMC Torrens 21 Moore 19/8r Meesseman 11/10r Griner 11 Faulkner 9 Belyakova 5 DYK Zhedik 20 Petrovic 13 Ogwumike 12 Vadeeva 8 Cruz 4/6r/9a

UMMC Ekaterinburg leads series 2-0

3rd Place:

April 28, 2018

On Saturday, Enisey tried to force another game in Krasnoyarsk, but a late comeback fell short 83-81.  Alex Bentley and Nadezhda were challenged for the third spot in the league, but maintained their position in the end.

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 81-83 ENI Monroe 18 McCallum 13 Namok 13 Goldyreva NAD Bentley 20 Cannon 16/13r Ygueravide 16 Jones 14/10r

Nadezhda Orenburg wins series 3-0