Premier League Round 6 (Regular Season): Gorizont defeats BC Minsk

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The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of BC Minsk (4-1) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Gorizont (6-0) 88-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of BC Minsk. They outrebounded BC Minsk 47-27 including a 31-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for forward Daria Degtyareva (181-2007) who led her team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. point guard Aliaksandra Yakubovich (175-2003) contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Gorizont's coach Nataliya Trafimava used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Natalya Gorbacheva (180-1999) replied with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for BC Minsk. Undefeated Gorizont have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. BC Minsk at the other side dropped to the third place with one game lost. Gorizont are looking forward to face Gomel (#8) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. BC Minsk's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena BC Minsk Youth.
An interesting game for Olimpia (5-1) which hosted in Grodno 4th ranked Gorizont 2 (3-2). Third ranked Olimpia had an easy win 100-43. The former international center Yana Makutsa (198-2004) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Alexandra Polubok chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Ksenia Gritsel (182-2008) with 6 points and 19 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olimpia have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Gorizont 2 at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with BC Minsk Youth. Olimpia will play against Brest (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Gorizont 2's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk SDUSHOR.
Gomel's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after five consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Minsk, where they defeated RGUOR (1-5) 70-53 on Wednesday. Karina Kurstak notched 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists by Sofia Shulzhitskaya did not help to save the game for RGUOR. RGUOR's coach Alesya Lalovich rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Gomel left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with defeated RGUOR. It was RGUOR's fourth loss in a row. Gomel will meet league's leader Gorizont in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. RGUOR will play against Olimpia 2 (#6) in Grodno and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 6 Olimpia 2 was beaten by BC Minsk Youth on the road 66-62. SDUSHOR lost to Brest on its own court 55-60.
The most impressive performance of 6th round was 24 points and 11 rebounds by Anastasia Golovchiner of Brest.

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Olimpia - Gorizont 2 100-43:
An interesting game for Olimpia (5-1) which hosted in Grodno 4th ranked Gorizont 2 (3-2). Third ranked Olimpia had an easy win 100-43. Olimpia dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Gorizont 2's 40. Olimpia forced 26 Gorizont 2 turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Gorizont 2's players. Olimpia brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. The former international center Yana Makutsa (198-2004) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Alexandra Polubok (182-2006) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Five Olimpia players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Ksenia Gritsel (182-2008) with 6 points and 19 rebounds and point guard Sofya Lashkevich (169-2006) scored 8 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olimpia have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Gorizont 2 at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with BC Minsk Youth. Olimpia will play against Brest (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Gorizont 2's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk SDUSHOR.
Top scorers:
Gorizont 2: K.Aleksandra 10+2reb, L.Sofya 8+2reb+3ast, G.Ksenia 6+19reb+1ast, Y.Polina 6, D.Ulyana 6+5reb+1ast, N.Lilia 5+3reb+1ast
Olimpia: A.Polubok 16+5reb+1ast, Y.Makutsa 14+7reb+1ast, M.Lyaskovskaya 11+4reb+5ast, D.Yaroshevich 11+2reb+2ast, I.Kravchenko 10+3reb+3ast, I.Katsuro 9+3reb+1ast

BC Minsk - Gorizont 71-88:
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of BC Minsk (4-1) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Gorizont (6-0) 88-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of BC Minsk. They outrebounded BC Minsk 47-27 including a 31-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for forward Daria Degtyareva (181-2007) who led her team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. point guard Aliaksandra Yakubovich (175-2003) contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Gorizont players scored in double figures. Gorizont's coach Nataliya Trafimava used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Natalya Gorbacheva (180-1999) replied with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Elizaveta Prishepova (178-2005) added 13 points in the effort for BC Minsk. Gorizont have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. BC Minsk at the other side dropped to the third place with one game lost. Gorizont are looking forward to face Gomel (#8) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. BC Minsk's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena BC Minsk Youth.
Top scorers:
BC Minsk: G.Natalya 15+5reb+4ast, P.Elizaveta 13+3reb+2ast, D.Polina 10+1ast, B.Anastasia 9+4reb+3ast, E.Kapitsa 8+1reb, B.Alisa 8+7reb
Gorizont: D.Degtyareva 18+8reb+2ast, A.Yakubovich 17+5reb+2ast, K.Polina 11+6reb+2ast, A.Prokhorchuk 11+6reb+4ast, P.Verabey 8+5reb+3ast, A.Karasevich 6+5reb

RGUOR - Gomel 53-70:
Gomel's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after five consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Minsk, where they defeated RGUOR (1-5) 70-53 on Wednesday. Gomel made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 RGUOR turnovers and outrebounded them 49-35 including 19 on the offensive glass. Guard Karina Kurstak (175-2005) notched 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and guard Ekatarina Kapitsa (165-2006) supported her with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Even a double-double of 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists by guard Sofia Shulzhitskaya (170-2011) did not help to save the game for RGUOR. Forward Arina Osipik (179-2011) added 14 points and 5 rebounds. RGUOR's coach Alesya Lalovich rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Gomel left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with defeated RGUOR. It was RGUOR's fourth loss in a row. Gomel will meet league's leader Gorizont in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. RGUOR will play against Olimpia 2 (#6) in Grodno and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
RGUOR: O.Arina 14+5reb+1ast, S.Sofia 14+10reb+4ast, S.Anna 9+1reb+1ast, P.Ksenia 7+6reb, A.Anna 5+1reb+3ast, G.Bozhena 3+4reb
Gomel: K.Kurstak 25+5reb+5ast, E.Kapitsa 20+7reb+5ast, A.Voronina 9+6reb+4ast, A.Novitskaya 9+17reb+4ast, T.Gorelikova 5+6reb+1ast, E.Zapasova 2+5reb

BC Minsk Youth - Olimpia 2 66-62:
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when sixth ranked BC Minsk Youth (3-2) beat at home 5th ranked Olimpia 2 (3-3) 66-62 on Wednesday. BC Minsk Youth forced 20 Olimpia 2 turnovers. Guard Diana Linderova (175-2006) notched 16 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the effort and guard Ksenia Gromiko (175-2009) supported her with 16 points. Even a double-double of 11 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists by swingman Ulyana Zhukevich (176-2010) did not help to save the game for Olimpia 2. Forward Valeria Radivon (178-2010) added 14 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. BC Minsk Youth moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Gorizont 2. Loser Olimpia 2 dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. BC Minsk Youth's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk BC Minsk.
Top scorers:
Olimpia 2: K.Maria 15+2reb, R.Valeria 14+2reb+1ast, Z.Ulyana 11+13reb+5ast, B.Renata 8+5reb+1ast, S.Alexandra 8+4reb+2ast, L.Valeria 3+2reb+2ast
BC Minsk Youth: K.Gromiko 16+4reb+1ast, D.Linderova 16+8reb+9ast, V.Mickevich 9+2reb+2ast, E.Genzik 9+3reb, M.Gusalova 6+3reb, E.Prokofieva 6+11reb

SDUSHOR - Brest 55-60:
Rather expected game when bottom-ranked SDUSHOR (0-6) lost to seventh ranked Brest (2-3) in Minsk 55-60 on Thursday. Brest made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 SDUSHOR turnovers. Forward Anastasia Golovchiner (184-2002) notched a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Victoria Aleksandrova (167-2010) supported her with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Even 13 points and 8 rebounds by guard Elizaveta Kochik (176-2011) did not help to save the game for SDUSHOR. Guard Yana Pokrushinskaya (170-2010) added 16 points and 5 steals. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Brest maintains seventh position with 2-3 record. Newly promoted SDUSHOR still closes the standings with six games lost. Brest will meet at home league's second-placed Olimpia in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. SDUSHOR's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Gorizont 2.
Top scorers:
SDUSHOR: P.Yana 16+2reb+2ast, K.Elizaveta 13+8reb+3ast, K.Alina 8+5reb+1ast, K.Sofia 7+5reb+2ast, M.Smirnova 3+1reb, V.Daria 3+7reb
Brest: A.Golovchiner 24+11reb, V.Aleksandrova 11+7reb+3ast, K.Pleshko 6+6reb, A.Kurilyuk 5+1reb, K.Gorobchuk 5+2reb, E.Stankevich 3+3reb