ZBL Round 7 of Regular Season

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ZBL round 7 most important game was a victory of Brandys over 6th ranked KP Brno 92-84 on Saturday night. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Meghan Boyd (155-1990, college: Colorado St.) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Swingman Andrea Ondrouskova (176-2001) contributed with 21 points and 4 assists for the winners. Power forward Valentyna Vesela (187-2005) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for KP Brno. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Brandys (4-3) moved-up to fourth place. KP Brno lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Trutnov. Brandys are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Slovanka (#10) in Vodochody in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. KP Brno will play on the road against Basket Ostrava (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for USK Praha (7-0) which played road game in Ostrava against 3rd placed SBS Ostrava (4-2). Leader USK Praha had an easy win 89-74. It was a great evening for Canadian guard Cassandre Prosper (190-2005, college: Notre Dame) who led her team to a victory scoring 22 points and 7 rebounds. Frieda Buehner helped adding 17 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Lucie Valkova (172-2005) responded with 18 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Undefeated USK Praha have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record. SBS Ostrava at the other side keeps the third position with two games lost. USK Praha will play against Chomutov (#5) on the road in the next round. SBS Ostrava will play against the league's second-placed Zabiny Brno and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Leader Zabiny Brno blasted bottom-ranked Slovanka (0-7) in Vodochody 105-38 on Saturday evening keeping the perfect record after 7 rounds. Slovanka is still unable to win any game. It was an exceptional evening for Katerina Zeithammerova who led the winners and scored 12 points, 9 assists and 6 steals. Hana Kolegarova came up with 8 points and 8 rebounds for Slovanka in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Zabiny Brno. They maintain second place with 6-0 record behind leader USK Praha. Slovanka lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. Zabiny Brno will meet at home SBS Ostrava (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Slovanka will play against Brandys (#4) in Brandys nad Labem and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 7 Basket Ostrava beat Hradec Kralove on the road 59-55.
The most impressive performance of 7th round was 9 points and 6 rebounds by Simona Sklenarova of Zabiny Brno.

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Hradec Kralove - Basket Ostrava 55-59:
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Basket Ostrava and 9th ranked Hradec Kralove had identical 1-5 record. But Hradec Kralove was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Ostrava 59-55 on Wednesday night. It was an exceptional evening for Zuzana Krizova (182-2004) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. American guard Alison Lewis (178-1996, college: Delaware, agency: Areus Sports) accounted for 13 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side. American forward AeRianna Harris (185-1998, college: Purdue) came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and Jindriska Hruba (178-2004) added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Hradec Kralove in the defeat. Basket Ostrava maintains eighth place with 2-5 record. Hradec Kralove lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with six games lost. Basket Ostrava will meet at home higher ranked KP Brno (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hradec Kralove will play against Trutnov and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Hradec Kralove: A.Harris 10+12reb, B.Anna 10+1reb+3ast, J.Pilarova 10+4reb+2ast, J.Hruba 9+6reb+2ast, P.Jitka 8+6reb, A.Buknova 8+6reb+1ast
Basket Ostrava: Z.Krizova 17+11reb+3ast, A.Jedlickova 14+2reb, L.Alison 13+14reb+2ast, K.Sofie 8+12reb, K.Kelerova 3+2reb, S.Marie 2+1reb

KP Brno - Brandys 84-92:
ZBL round 7 most important game was a victory of Brandys over 6th ranked KP Brno 92-84 on Saturday night. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Meghan Boyd (155-1990, college: Colorado St.) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Swingman Andrea Ondrouskova (176-2001) contributed with 21 points and 4 assists for the winners. Power forward Valentyna Vesela (187-2005) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and swingman Michaela Vondrackova (176-1991) added 22 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for KP Brno. Four Brandys and five KP Brno players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Brandys (4-3) moved-up to fourth place. KP Brno lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Trutnov. Brandys are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Slovanka (#10) in Vodochody in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. KP Brno will play on the road against Basket Ostrava (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
KP Brno: V.Michaela 22+5reb+1ast, V.Valentyna 18+12reb+4ast, S.Puckett 15+4reb, H.Jesika 11+4reb+2ast, M.Petrenaite 10+3reb+3ast, Z.Marie 5+4reb+3ast
Brandys: B.Meghan 21+5reb+6ast, A.Ondrouskova 21+3reb+4ast, B.Ajda 14+2reb+2ast, P.Josipa 12+4reb+3ast, B.Kiara 9+11reb+1ast, K.Tereza 7+2reb

SBS Ostrava - USK Praha 74-89:
An interesting game for USK Praha (7-0) which played road game in Ostrava against 3rd placed SBS Ostrava (4-2). Leader USK Praha had an easy win 89-74. USK Praha made 16-of-19 charity shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a great evening for Canadian guard Cassandre Prosper (190-2005, college: Notre Dame) who led her team to a victory scoring 22 points and 7 rebounds. German power forward Frieda Buehner (186-2004, college: Florida) helped adding 17 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Lucie Valkova (172-2005) responded with 18 points and Cameroonian-French forward Marina Ewodo (188-1998, college: UC Riverside) scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. USK Praha have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record. SBS Ostrava at the other side keeps the third position with two games lost. USK Praha will play against Chomutov (#5) on the road in the next round. SBS Ostrava will play against the league's second-placed Zabiny Brno and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
SBS Ostrava: V.Lucie 18+3reb+3ast, E.Marina 11+9reb+1ast, A.Smutna 9+1reb, B.Metysova 7+4reb+4ast, K.Lass 7+2reb+2ast, D.Domuzin 7+3reb+2ast
USK Praha: P.Cassandre 22+7reb, B.Frieda 17+11reb, M.Petra 10+1reb+4ast, C.Maite 10+1reb+1ast, T.Mamignan 8+3reb+3ast, A.Gabriela 6+3reb+5ast

Slovanka - Zabiny Brno 38-105:
Leader Zabiny Brno blasted bottom-ranked Slovanka (0-7) in Vodochody 105-38 on Saturday evening keeping the perfect record after 7 rounds. Slovanka is still unable to win any game. Zabiny Brno held Slovanka to an opponent 22.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 57.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Zabiny Brno forced 28 Slovanka turnovers and outrebounded them 49-23 including a 30-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Zabiny Brno looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Slovanka's players. It was an exceptional evening for international point guard Katerina Zeithammerova (162-2002) who led the winners and scored 12 points, 9 assists and 6 steals. International Natalie Stoupalova (187-1998) accounted for 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Five Zabiny Brno players scored in double figures. Power forward Hana Kolegarova (185-2001) came up with 8 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Karolina Hauserova (171-2004) added 6 points and 4 assists respectively for Slovanka in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Zabiny Brno. They maintain second place with 6-0 record behind leader USK Praha. Slovanka lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. Zabiny Brno will meet at home SBS Ostrava (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Slovanka will play against Brandys (#4) in Brandys nad Labem and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Slovanka: K.Hana 8+8reb+2ast, V.Amelie 7+3reb, S.Alzbeta 6+2reb, H.Karolina 6+3reb+4ast, A.Civinova 4+1reb, A.Croitoru 3+5reb
Zabiny Brno: S.Natalie 14+8reb+1ast, M.Hamzova 12+5reb+2ast, Z.Katerina 12+4reb+9ast, K.Aneta 11+4reb+4ast, E.Kamenikova 10+7reb+2ast, G.Paula 10+2reb+1ast