Korisliiga Round 5 (Regular Season): HBA-Marsky lose their first game against Torpan Pojat

After 5 rounds played we can already see who rules in the Korisliiga and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most surprising game was the first loss of Marsky Helsinki (3-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by sixth ranked Torpan Pojat (3-2) 83-69. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Marsky Helsinki. ToPo forced 24 HBA-Marsky turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Guard Ebba Hamalainen (172) stepped up and scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and forward Annika Aarrejoki (180-2004) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Center Aluel Machol (191-2008) responded with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Marsky Helsinki's coach rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ToPo moved-up to fourth place, which they share with PeKa. HBA-Marsky at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with EBT. ToPo is looking forward to face BC Nokia (#7) at home in the next round. HBA-Marsky will play against Honka (#8) in Espoo and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Espoo: Espoo Team (#4) and Tapiolan Honka (#8). Espoo Team (3-1) crushed visiting Tapiolan Honka (1-4) by 46 points 110-64. Point guard Emili Melnikova (171-2008) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and Kiia Mantyla accounted for 20 points and 10 rebounds. The former international guard Saga Ukkonen (174-2001, college: Fresno St.) came up with 10 points for Honka 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. Espoo Team have a solid series of three victories in a row. EBT moved-up to second place, which they share with HBA-Marsky. Honka at the other side keeps the eighth position with four games lost. EBT will play against Pyrinto (#6) in Tampere in the next round. Honka will play at home against the league's second-placed HBA-Marsky to get more than just one victory in their record.
Bottom-ranked Vimpelin Veto (0-5) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to leader Kouvottaret (4-0) 78-72 on Saturday evening. The best player for the winners was Kelly Moten who scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Silja Viita produced 22 points and 7 rebounds for the hosts. Kouvottaret have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Vimpelin Veto still closes the standings with five games lost. Kouvot will meet at home PeKa (#5) in the next round. ViVe will have a break next round.

In the last game of round 5 Pyrinto lost to PeKa on the opponent's court 67-80.

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ViVe - Kouvot 72-78:
Bottom-ranked Vimpelin Veto (0-5) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to leader Kouvottaret (4-0) 78-72 on Saturday evening. Kouvot outrebounded ViVe 46-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American guard Kelly Moten (173-1993, college: Emporia St.) who scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Henriikka Vahauski (185-2002) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. The former international forward Silja Viita (185-2001) produced 22 points and 7 rebounds and American swingman Nakia Cheatham (182, college: Alcorn St., agency: Next Page Sports) added 16 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks respectively for the hosts. Four ViVe players scored in double figures. Kouvottaret have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Vimpelin Veto still closes the standings with five games lost. Kouvot will meet at home PeKa (#5) in the next round. ViVe will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kouvot: M.Kelly 23+8reb+6ast, H.Vahauski 17+13reb, E.Ayana 9+8reb+4ast, E.Heikkila 8+1reb, J.Jasmina 7+3reb+1ast, J.Raty 6+2ast
ViVe: S.Viita 22+7reb+2ast, J.Pihla 18+1reb+2ast, N.Cheatham 16+12reb+1ast, L.Hansford 12+4reb+1ast, K.Riikka 3+4reb+2ast, L.Elli 1+1reb

EBT - Honka 110-64:
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Espoo: Espoo Team (#4) and Tapiolan Honka (#8). Espoo Team (3-1) crushed visiting Tapiolan Honka (1-4) by 46 points 110-64. EBT dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Tapiolan Honka's 28. EBT forced 20 Honka turnovers and outrebounded them 59-24 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Honka was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. Point guard Emili Melnikova (171-2008) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and forward Kiia Mantyla (183-2004) accounted for 20 points and 10 rebounds. The former international guard Saga Ukkonen (174-2001, college: Fresno St.) came up with 10 points and guard Ronja Orpo (175, college: UNOH) added 12 points respectively for Honka in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Espoo Team have a solid series of three victories in a row. EBT moved-up to second place, which they share with HBA-Marsky. Honka at the other side keeps the eighth position with four games lost. EBT will play against Pyrinto (#6) in Tampere in the next round. Honka will play at home against the league's second-placed HBA-Marsky to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
EBT: K.Mantyla 20+10reb+1ast, E.Salovaara 20+6reb+1ast, A.Rinne 18+8reb+3ast, M.Emili 18+10reb+7ast, H.Makynen 10+4reb, M.Kallis 6+2reb+2ast
Honka: S.Makinen 13+1reb, O.Ronja 12+1reb+1ast, M.Chalina 12+1reb, U.Saga 10+2reb+3ast, N.Mette 7+2reb+1ast, I.Riihijarvi 5+5reb+1ast

PeKa - Pyrinto 80-67:
There was a minor upset in Kotka where 4th placed Tampereen Pyrinto (2-2) was defeated by sixth ranked Peli-Karhut (3-2) 80-67 on Saturday. PeKa forced 22 Pyrinto turnovers. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta (174-1991, agency: LBM Management) who scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Center Cayro-lyza Toomingas (185-2003) chipped in 20 points. Peli-Karhut's coach Niki Hillberg used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Kenisha Williams (177-2004) produced 23 points and forward Ninni Salmi (185-1996, college: NIU) added 21 points respectively for the guests. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with ToPo. Loser Tampereen Pyrinto dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. PeKa will meet league's leader Kouvot in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pyrinto will play against EBT (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
PeKa: C.Toomingas 20+4reb+1ast, L.Linda-Lotta 16+8reb+2ast, L.Vehka-Aho 8+1ast, E.Lampen 8+4reb+3ast, M.Daley 8+6reb+1ast, H.Suvanto 6+1reb+2ast
Pyrinto: W.Kenisha 23+4reb+3ast, N.Salmi 21+2reb, M.Martta 11+4reb+2ast, S.Niina 5+9reb+1ast, H.Sara 3+1reb, S.Mariam 2+10reb+2ast

HBA-Marsky - ToPo 69-83:
The most surprising game was the first loss of Marsky Helsinki (3-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by sixth ranked Torpan Pojat (3-2) 83-69. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Marsky Helsinki. ToPo forced 24 HBA-Marsky turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Guard Ebba Hamalainen (172) stepped up and scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and forward Annika Aarrejoki (180-2004) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Center Aluel Machol (191-2008) responded with 15 points and 5 rebounds and ex-international guard Tiia Talonen (177-2007) scored 12 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Marsky Helsinki's coach rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ToPo moved-up to fourth place, which they share with PeKa. HBA-Marsky at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with EBT. ToPo is looking forward to face BC Nokia (#7) at home in the next round. HBA-Marsky will play against Honka (#8) in Espoo and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
ToPo: A.Aarrejoki 17+6reb+2ast, E.Hamalainen 15+5reb+7ast, M.Agyei 14+3reb+3ast, M.Damoiseaux 13+1reb+6ast, E.Tauriainen 9+6reb+1ast, K.Kaisa 9+3reb+2ast
HBA-Marsky: A.Machol 15+5reb+1ast, A.Koskela 13+1reb+1ast, T.Tiia 12+4reb+2ast, J.Nenonen 11+3reb, N.Veronika 4+4reb, S.Eevi 4+3reb+2ast