Premier League Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Semifinals are set

Gomel - Olimpia 37-104

Olimpia held Gomel to an opponent 21.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 63.6 percent accuracy of the winners. Olimpia forced 21 Gomel turnovers and outrebounded them 44-20 including a 35-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Gomel's players. The former international power forward Hanna Lapo (189-1997) notched 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and forward Irina Kravchenko (183-2001) supported her with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Five Olimpia players scored in double figures. Olimpia's coach Viktoryia Datsun felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 14 points and 4 assists by point guard Ilona Katsyro (170-2005) did not help to save the game for Gomel. Swingman Yana Paraschenko (177-2005) added 12 points for the hosts.
Top scorers:
Gomel: K.Ilona 14+2reb+4ast, P.Yana 12+2reb+1ast, K.Ekatarina 5+3reb, D.Pilyuk 2+3reb+1ast, P.Valeria 2+1ast, S.Varvara 2+2reb
Olimpia: H.Lapo 21+7reb+5ast, I.Kravchenko 19+7reb+3ast, L.Maria 13+4reb+2ast, B.Evgenia 11+3reb+7ast, P.Aleksandra 10+5reb+5ast, U.Skiba 8+2reb+1ast

Victoria - Gorizont 27-103

Gorizont held Victoria to an opponent 16.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 52.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Gorizont forced 25 Victoria turnovers and outrebounded them 53-31 including a 37-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Gorizont looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Victoria's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Gorizont made 9 blocks. Point guard Yana Iahnovets (169-2001) notched 17 points, 9 assists and 6 steals to lead the effort and Alisa Borschevskaya (180-2001) supported her with 21 points. Even 5 points and 6 rebounds by Varvara Pleskachevskaya (-2009) did not help to save the game for Victoria. Anastasia Stasevich (-2009) added 5 points for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Victoria: S.Anastasia 5+4reb, S.Natalya 5, K.Alexandra 5+1reb+1ast, T.Maria 5+4reb, P.Varvara 5+6reb+1ast, T.Daria 2+7reb
Gorizont: B.Alisa 21+4reb+3ast, Y.Iahnovets 17+4reb+9ast, Y.Rytsikava 15+2reb+4ast, A.Verameyenka 11+6reb+3ast, A.Karasevich 10+2reb+2ast, L.Yana 8+16reb+2ast

RGUOR - BDU Tsmoki 73-60

RGUOR made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. RGUOR outrebounded BDU Tsmoki 51-33 including a 38-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Marta Golovach (-2009) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds. Daria Kulik (-2008) contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Vladislava Kushner (170-2003) replied with 13 points and 4 assists and forward Kristina Kastsyukovich (188-2006) added 7 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for BDU Tsmoki. BDU Tsmoki's coach Volha Padabed rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
BDU Tsmoki: K.Vladislava 13+3reb+4ast, K.Elizaveta 10+6reb+1ast, L.Diana 8+2reb+1ast, G.Ekaterina 8+6reb+1ast, K.Kristina 7+9reb+2ast, D.Polina 7+1reb+1ast
RGUOR: K.Daria 19+10reb+4ast, G.Marta 18+13reb+2ast, Y.Daria 16+10reb, T.Alesya 9+7reb, T.Olga 8+8reb, S.Marta 3+1reb+2ast

Gorizont 2 - BC Minsk 49-103

BC Minsk dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Gorizont 2's 34. BC Minsk forced 28 Gorizont 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 47-28 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. BC Minsk players were unselfish on offense dishing 35 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Gorizont 2's players. Forward Katsiaryna Karpuk (185-1999) scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Rachel Theriot (182-1994, college: Nebraska) chipped in 22 points and 9 assists during the contest. Anastasia Kazakova (-2004) responded with 14 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Yliana Kazak (167-2004) scored 10 points and 5 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Gorizont 2: K.Anastasia 14+5reb+1ast, K.Yliana 10+2reb+5ast, R.Anastasiya 9+2reb+1ast, L.Sofia 8+2reb+2ast, P.Ksenia 4+4reb+2ast, S.Daria 4+6reb+5ast
BC Minsk: R.Theriot 22+1reb+9ast, K.Karpuk 18+8reb+7ast, V.Palina 14+3reb, B.Yana 8+4reb+1ast, A.Babak 8+5reb, M.Yana 8+5reb