Round 3 (Regular Season): Polonia W-wa lose to Ostrava

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Polonia W-wa (3-2) in Warszawa on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Czech Ostrava (5-1) 77-68. Ostrava made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Polonia W-wa turnovers. It was a great evening for swingman Adela Smutna (183-1999, college: Northwest JC) who led her team to a victory scoring 21 points. Croatian forward Iva Belosevic (185-1997, college: UTRGV) helped adding 16 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn State) with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Very significant was Czech Ostrava's (#1, 5-1) victory against Ukrainian Frankivsk (0-6) 101-37. It was an exceptional evening for Croatian forward Iva Belosevic (185-1997, college: UTRGV) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). Peyton Whitted accounted for 25 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Center Evgenia Bezkorovaina (185-2005) came up with 6 points and 8 rebounds for Frankivsk in the defeat.
Very significant was Polish Polonia W-wa's (#1, 3-2) victory against Ukrainian Frankivsk (0-6) 89-69. The best player for the winners was Kornelia Bukowczan who scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Polonia W-wa's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Anzhelika Liashko who recorded 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.

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Ostrava - Frankivsk 101-37

Very significant was Czech Ostrava's (#1, 5-1) victory against Ukrainian Frankivsk (0-6) 101-37. Ostrava held Frankivsk to an opponent 18.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 54.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Ostrava forced 24 Frankivsk turnovers and outrebounded them 50-28 including a 39-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Ostrava players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Frankivsk's players. It was an exceptional evening for Croatian forward Iva Belosevic (185-1997, college: UTRGV) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). American-Indonesian Peyton Whitted (190-1995, college: Penn State) accounted for 25 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Four Ostrava players scored in double figures. Center Evgenia Bezkorovaina (185-2005) came up with 6 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Karyna Panchuk (176-2004) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Frankivsk in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Frankivsk: A.Liashko 13+3reb, K.Panchuk 10+6reb, B.Lapkhan 6+4reb, E.Bezkorovaina 6+8reb+2ast, A.Kucheronok 2+4reb+2ast, M.Rudakova 0+1reb
Ostrava: I.Belosevic 26+10reb+7ast, P.Whitted 25+7reb+2ast, A.Smutna 16+4reb+1ast, O.Squires 15+6reb+6ast, M.Vackova 9+10reb+3ast, N.Kovacikova 6+1reb+6ast

Frankivsk - Polonia W-wa 69-89

Very significant was Polish Polonia W-wa's (#1, 3-2) victory against Ukrainian Frankivsk (0-6) 89-69. Polonia W-wa dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Frankivsk's 32. They outrebounded Frankivsk 55-23 including a 23-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Polonia W-wa looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Kornelia Bukowczan (173-2003) who scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. American guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn State) chipped in 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Polonia W-wa's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Anzhelika Liashko (175-2000, agency: BIG) who recorded 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and point guard Karyna Panchuk (176-2004) added 15 points respectively.
Top scorers:
Frankivsk: A.Liashko 24+6reb+4ast, K.Panchuk 15+2reb+2ast, E.Bezkorovaina 10+4reb+1ast, A.Kucheronok 8+7reb+2ast, M.Rudakova 7+2reb+2ast, B.Lapkhan 5+2reb+5ast
Polonia W-wa: K.Bukowczan 17+6reb+7ast, S.Moore 16+8reb+5ast, J.Nicholson 14+7reb+1ast, J.Kozdroj 9+6reb, A.Janczak 8+4reb+1ast, S.Manala 8+3reb

Polonia W-wa - Ostrava 68-77

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Polonia W-wa (3-2) in Warszawa on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Czech Ostrava (5-1) 77-68. Ostrava made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Polonia W-wa turnovers. It was a great evening for swingman Adela Smutna (183-1999, college: Northwest JC) who led her team to a victory scoring 21 points. Croatian forward Iva Belosevic (185-1997, college: UTRGV) helped adding 16 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn State) with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import forward Javyn Nicholson (188-2001, college: Georgia) scored 7 points and 14 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Polonia W-wa: S.Moore 15+10reb+5ast, S.Manala 10+5reb, K.Sosnowska 10+4reb+4ast, A.Janczak 9+1reb+2ast, K.Bukowczan 8+3reb+2ast, M.Maslowska 8+2reb+2ast
Ostrava: A.Smutna 21+3reb, I.Belosevic 16+7reb, L.Valkova 14+4reb+2ast, O.Squires 7+4reb+5ast, T.Halatkova 7+5reb+1ast, P.Whitted 4+6reb+2ast