Superleague Round 3 (Regular Season): Metallurg MGN keeps a leadership position

After 3 rounds played we can already see who rules in the Superleague and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Metallurg MGN smashed MBA-2 in Magnitogorsk 79-55. Metallurg MGN forced 19 MBA-2 turnovers. Strangely MBA-2 outrebounded Metallurg MGN 43-26 including a 23-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Metallurg MGN especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. It was a great evening for Dayana Hernandes (187-1999) who led her team to a victory scoring 17 points. Sofya Frolova (176-2001) helped adding 13 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was forward Alisa Arnautova (187-2009) with 15 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 will play next round against UMMC Junior trying to get back on the winning streak. Metallurg MGN will try to continue on its current victory against Sparta&K-2 V in Vidnoye.
UMMC Junior (1-1) recorded a loss in Yekaterinburg. Hosts were defeated by Chevakata (1-1) 55-50. It was an exceptional evening for Belarusian guard Anastasia Sushchik (160-1997) who led the winners and scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Yuliya Belaya accounted for 15 points. Center Sofiya Maltseva (190-2008) came up with 8 points and 10 rebounds for UMMC Junior in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Chevakata will play against Spartak (#3) in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. UMMC Junior will play on the road against MBA-2 in Moscow to get more than just one victory in their record.
A very close game took place in Samara between Samara-2 and Sparta&K-2 V. Samara-2 (2-1) got a very close home victory over Sparta&K-2 V (1-2). Samara-2 managed to escape with a 1-point win 70-69 on Thursday evening. The best player for the winners was Mariya Mamyrkina who scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Alina Bazhenova who recorded 14 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Samara-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Sparta&K-2 V will play against Metallurg MGN (#1) and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 3 winless Dynamo-Farm lost to undefeated Slavyanka on the opponent's court 81-83. Spartak unfortunately lost to Stavropol in a home game 56-63.

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Slavyanka - Dynamo-Farm 83-81:
Very expected game in Chelyabinsk where Dynamo-Farm (0-3) was edged by Slavyanka (2-0) 83-81 on Thursday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Slavyanka made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was forward Karina Peremenina (185-2000, agency: LBM Management) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Power forward Margarita Grin (183-1998) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was power forward Emiliya Emelyanova (184-2009) who recorded 27 points and forward Olesia Galenko (178-2006) added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Slavyanka will meet Stavropol (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dynamo-Farm will play against Kazanochka and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Dynamo-Farm: E.Emiliya 27+4reb, G.Olesia 17+7reb+5ast, M.Daria 11+2reb+1ast, K.Veronika 8+11reb+1ast, Z.Alina 7+2reb+2ast, D.Polina 6+2reb+1ast
Slavyanka: P.Karina 19+10reb+1ast, S.Kuzilova 15+1reb+3ast, M.Grin 10+9reb, A.Sitnikova 9+7reb+3ast, F.Ksenia 9+1reb, A.Gracheva 9+3reb+3ast

UMMC Junior - Chevakata 50-55:
UMMC Junior (1-1) recorded a loss in Yekaterinburg. Hosts were defeated by Chevakata (1-1) 55-50. It was an exceptional evening for Belarusian guard Anastasia Sushchik (160-1997) who led the winners and scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Yuliya Belaya (187-1999) accounted for 15 points for the winning side. Center Sofiya Maltseva (190-2008) came up with 8 points and 10 rebounds and center Maria Ilyina (186-2007) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for UMMC Junior in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Chevakata will play against Spartak (#3) in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. UMMC Junior will play on the road against MBA-2 in Moscow to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
UMMC Junior: V.Remizova 12+3reb+1ast, I.Maria 10+6reb+1ast, M.Sofiya 8+10reb+2ast, Y.Glavatskikh 4+1reb+2ast, P.Angelina 3+2reb+2ast, Y.Petrova 3
Chevakata: B.Yuliya 15+4reb, S.Maria 11+2reb+3ast, S.Anastasia 9+7reb+5ast, A.Shaporova 6+7reb, K.Maria 6+7reb+2ast, K.Anastaiya 6+1reb+1ast

Samara-2 - Sparta&K-2 V 70-69:
A very close game took place in Samara between Samara-2 and Sparta&K-2 V. Samara-2 (2-1) got a very close home victory over Sparta&K-2 V (1-2). Samara-2 managed to escape with a 1-point win 70-69 on Thursday evening. The best player for the winners was forward Mariya Mamyrkina (180-2002) who scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. Swingman Viktoriya Kurilchuk (175-2009, agency: LBM Management) chipped in 14 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was center Alina Bazhenova (203-2005) who recorded 14 points and 9 rebounds and guard Ksenia Shopot (178-2005) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Samara-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Sparta&K-2 V will play against Metallurg MGN (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Sparta&K-2 V: S.Ksenia 14+5reb+2ast, P.Alexandra 14+2reb, B.Alina 14+9reb+2ast, S.Alexandra 12+2reb+4ast, V.Alena 5+2reb+1ast, K.Anna 4+8reb+2ast
Samara-2: M.Mamyrkina 19+8reb, K.Viktoriya 14+4reb+5ast, S.Yarushkina 11+3reb, M.Emelyanova 10+10reb+2ast, A.Tuboltceva 7+2reb+2ast, T.Galanina 5+5ast

Spartak SP - Stavropol 56-63:
There was a surprise result in Saint Petersburg where Stavropol (1-2) defeated Spartak (2-1) 63-56 on Thursday. Stavropol made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Anastasia Borovykh (176-1996) who scored 12 points and 4 assists. Power forward Elena Fedotova (185-1990) chipped in 13 points and 5 rebounds. Four Stavropol players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Dinara Mukhtarova (-2008) who recorded 9 points and 11 rebounds and forward Tatyana Soloveva (182-1997) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Stavropol will meet at home Slavyanka in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Spartak will play against Chevakata in Vologda and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Spartak SP: S.Tatyana 10+6reb+3ast, M.Dinara 9+11reb+2ast, G.Alesya 9+4reb+2ast, B.Danaya 7+5reb+3ast, G.Kristina 6+3reb+1ast, S.Vera 5+2reb
Stavropol: E.Fedotova 13+5reb+2ast, A.Goncharenko 12+1reb+3ast, A.Borovykh 12+4reb+4ast, I.Yanina 11+6reb+2ast, O.Tumanova 5, A.Zabolotskaya 2+5reb+2ast

Metallurg MGN - MBA-2 79-55:
Metallurg MGN smashed MBA-2 in Magnitogorsk 79-55. Metallurg MGN forced 19 MBA-2 turnovers. Strangely MBA-2 outrebounded Metallurg MGN 43-26 including a 23-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Metallurg MGN especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. It was a great evening for Dayana Hernandes (187-1999) who led her team to a victory scoring 17 points. Sofya Frolova (176-2001) helped adding 13 points and 5 rebounds. Four Metallurg MGN players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Alisa Arnautova (187-2009) with 15 points and 8 rebounds and center Kira Firsova (191-2009) scored 8 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 will play next round against UMMC Junior trying to get back on the winning streak. Metallurg MGN will try to continue on its current victory against Sparta&K-2 V in Vidnoye.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: A.Alisa 15+8reb+2ast, F.Kira 8+9reb+2ast, K.Diana 8+6reb, E.Reshetnikova 6+2reb+1ast, D.Daniela 4+3reb+1ast, V.Ksenia 4+4reb+3ast
Metallurg MGN: H.Dayana 17+4reb+1ast, S.Frolova 13+5reb+3ast, M.Adashchyk 12+2reb+5ast, L.Ekaterina 11+3reb+2ast, U.Zhulanova 8+3reb+1ast, L.Shalyapina 5+1reb