Belarusian Premier League round 7 best performance: Maria Lyaskovskaya (by Hoops Agents)

International Guard Maria Lyaskovskaya (178-G-2007) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked SBK Olimpia Grodno, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 7.
The 19-year old player had a double-double of 20 points and 19 rebounds, while her team outclassed Brest (#7, 2-4) with 70-point margin 111-41. Olimpia maintains the 2nd position in Belarusian Premier League. They are still close to the very top. Olimpia would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 6-1 record. In the team's last game Lyaskovskaya had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 9 attempts. It's her second year at Olimpia and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Maria Lyaskovskaya has solid league stats. She is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 7.8rpg), assists (8th best: 3.5apg) and averages impressive 58.6% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was another Olimpia's star - young international swingman Aryna Masko (179-G/F-1999, agency: LBM Management). Masko had a very good evening with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course together with Lyaskovskaya she helped SBK Olimpia Grodno with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Brest (#7, 2-4) 111-41. Olimpia's second position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just one game this season, while they won 6 matches. Masko is well-known at Olimpia and together with Maria Lyaskovskaya are proven team's leaders.

Third on the list of top players last round was swingman Yana Paraschenko (180-G/F-2005) of league's top team BK Gorizont Minsk. Paraschenko showcased her all-around game by recording 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in the last round. She was a key player of Gorizont, leading her team to a 114-44 easy win against the lower-ranked Gomel (#8, 1-6). Gorizont have amazing season winning all 7 games without a single defeat. Paraschenko turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Paraschenko has a very solid season. In 7 games in Belarus she scored 7.0ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Daria Degtyareva (181-F-2007) of Gorizont - 21 points and 5 rebounds
5. Yana Lebedich (188-C-2002) of Gorizont - 15 points and 8 rebounds
6. Polina Katlinskaya (186-C-2003) of Gorizont - 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Renata Bros (2010) of Olimpia 2 - 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Alena Prokhorchuk (175-G-2009) of Gorizont - 8 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists
9. Yana Makutsa (198-C-2004) of Olimpia - 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Irina Kravchenko (183-PG-2001) of Olimpia - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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