Premier League Round 7 (Regular Season): No surprise as #1 Gorizont defeats Gomel

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Premier League. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Premier League top team - Gorizont (7-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed eighth ranked Gomel (1-6) in Minsk 114-44. Gorizont dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Gomel's 24. They outrebounded Gomel 48-20 including a 34-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Gorizont looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 3 passes made by Gomel's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Gorizont made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for swingman Yana Paraschenko (180-2005) who led her team to a victory scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Daria Degtyareva (181-2007) helped adding 21 points and 5 rebounds. Gorizont's coach Nataliya Trafimava felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Ekatarina Kapitsa (165-2006) responded with 15 points. Undefeated Gorizont have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-0 record. Gomel at the other side keeps the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with RGUOR. Gorizont's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena RGUOR.
The game in Brest supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Olimpia (6-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Brest (2-4). Olimpia smashed Brest 111-41. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Maria Lyaskovskaya (178-2007) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists. Aryna Masko accounted for 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Forward Anastasia Golovchiner (184-2002) came up with 15 points for Brest in the defeat. Brest's coach Victoria Karpuk gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Olimpia. Defending champion maintains second place with 6-1 record behind leader Gorizont. Brest at the other side keeps the seventh position with four games lost. Olimpia will play against BC Minsk (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Brest will play against Gomel (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 7 RGUOR lost to Olimpia 2 on the opponent's court 53-68.

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Gorizont - Gomel 114-44:
Premier League top team - Gorizont (7-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed eighth ranked Gomel (1-6) in Minsk 114-44. Gorizont dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Gomel's 24. They outrebounded Gomel 48-20 including a 34-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Gorizont looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 3 passes made by Gomel's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Gorizont made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for swingman Yana Paraschenko (180-2005) who led her team to a victory scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Daria Degtyareva (181-2007) helped adding 21 points and 5 rebounds. Four Gorizont players scored in double figures. Gorizont's coach Nataliya Trafimava felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Ekatarina Kapitsa (165-2006) responded with 15 points and guard Karina Kurstak (175-2005) scored 13 points. Gorizont have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-0 record. Gomel at the other side keeps the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with RGUOR. Gorizont's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena RGUOR.
Top scorers:
Gomel: K.Ekatarina 15+4reb, K.Karina 13+4reb, V.Aleksandra 8+2reb, G.Tatiana 4+4reb+1ast, P.Anastasia 4+2reb, K.Polina 0
Gorizont: D.Degtyareva 21+5reb, Y.Lebedich 15+8reb+1ast, Y.Paraschenko 15+5reb+7ast, A.Chupakhina 14+3reb+2ast, K.Polina 11+9reb+3ast, P.Verabey 8+3reb+2ast

Olimpia 2 - RGUOR 68-53:
Rather expected game in Grodno where 8th ranked RGUOR (1-6) was defeated by sixth ranked Olimpia 2 (4-3) 68-53. Olimpia 2 forced 23 RGUOR turnovers and outrebounded them 52-36 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia 2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Ulyana Zhukevich (176-2010) who led the winners and scored 4 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Renata Bros (-2010) accounted for 11 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. point guard Anna Anushevskaya (168-2011) came up with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and center Valeria Vecherko (182-2011) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for RGUOR in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Olimpia 2 moved-up to fourth place. RGUOR lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Gomel. Olimpia 2 will play against Gorizont 2 (#6) in Minsk in the next round. RGUOR's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk Gorizont.
Top scorers:
RGUOR: A.Anna 11+5reb+4ast, V.Valeria 10+8reb, L.Anastasia 10+3reb+1ast, P.Ksenia 7+2reb+3ast, S.Anna 7+5reb+4ast, G.Bozhena 4+2reb+1ast
Olimpia 2: R.Bros 11+7reb+2ast, D.Yaroshevich 11+1reb+2ast, M.Kostyuchik 10+7reb, A.Shulga 10+3reb+1ast, V.Radivon 9+8reb+2ast, D.Grigut 8+3reb+1ast

Brest - Olimpia 41-111:
The game in Brest supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Olimpia (6-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Brest (2-4). Olimpia smashed Brest 111-41. Olimpia dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Brest's 30. Olimpia forced 23 Brest turnovers and outrebounded them 47-24 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Maria Lyaskovskaya (178-2007) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists. ex-international swingman Aryna Masko (179-1999, agency: LBM Management) accounted for 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winning side. Four Olimpia players scored in double figures. Forward Anastasia Golovchiner (184-2002) came up with 15 points and forward Victoria Aleksandrova (167-2010) added 4 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Brest in the defeat. Brest's coach Victoria Karpuk gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Olimpia. Defending champion maintains second place with 6-1 record behind leader Gorizont. Brest at the other side keeps the seventh position with four games lost. Olimpia will play against BC Minsk (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Brest will play against Gomel (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Brest: G.Anastasia 15+2reb+2ast, P.Ksenia 7+3reb+1ast, S.Ekaterina 5+3reb, A.Victoria 4+9reb+3ast, G.Irina 4, V.Alina 4+2reb+4ast
Olimpia: M.Aryna 21+5reb+5ast, M.Lyaskovskaya 20+19reb+7ast, I.Kravchenko 17+2reb+2ast, D.Yaroshevich 13+3reb+1ast, Y.Makutsa 12+6reb+3ast, M.Suprun 10