Extraliga Round 5 (Regular Season): Young Angels defeat B.Bystrica in the game between Top 4 teams

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An interesting game for Young Angels (5-0) which played road game in Banska Bystrica against 4th placed B.Bystrica (2-2). Leader Young Angels managed to get a 14-point victory 67-53. American forward Laila Lawrence (188-2003, college: Coppin St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Her fellow American import forward Kylee Blacksten (190-2002, college: WVU) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Center Nina Janstova (189-2004) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds for B.Bystrica. B.Bystrica's coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Young Angels have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ruzomberok. B.Bystrica at the other side keeps the fourth place with two games lost. Young Angels' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kosice Kosice.
Bottom-ranked Samorin is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to sixth ranked Slovan (2-3) 70-44. Czech point guard Dominica Hynkova (179-2004) stepped up and scored 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Karolina Fadrhonsova chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Ukrainian Vira Hrymaliuk (-2004) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Samorin's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Slovan moved-up to fifth place. Samorin lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Kosice. Slovan will play against Klokani (#6) on the road in the next round. Samorin will play against Trencin and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Leader Ruzomberok blasted bottom-ranked Kosice (0-4) in Kosice 90-44 on Saturday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Kosice is still unable to win any game. Alexandra Chovanikova nailed 18 points for the winning side. Lucia Kasperanova came up with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Kosice 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 fifth consecutive win for Ruzomberok. Defending champion (5-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Young Angels. Kosice lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Samorin. Ruzomberok will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kosice's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Kosice to the arena Young Angels.

In the last game of round 5 Piestanske C. smashed Trencin on the road 91-38.

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Slovan B. - Samorin 70-44:
Bottom-ranked Samorin is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to sixth ranked Slovan (2-3) 70-44. Slovan dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Samorin's 22. Slovan forced 22 Samorin turnovers. Samorin was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Czech point guard Dominica Hynkova (179-2004) stepped up and scored 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Czech guard Karolina Fadrhonsova (172-1997) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Four Slovan B. players scored in double figures. Ukrainian Vira Hrymaliuk (-2004) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds and guard Tilda Slama (167-2006) scored 12 points. Samorin's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Slovan moved-up to fifth place. Samorin lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Kosice. Slovan will play against Klokani (#6) on the road in the next round. Samorin will play against Trencin and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Samorin: V.Hrymaliuk 17+7reb+1ast, S.Tilda 12+4reb+2ast, D.Kononuchenko 7+8reb, F.Barbara 3+3reb, S.Viktorie 2+3reb+1ast, D.Dominika 2+3reb
Slovan B.: D.Hynkova 15+5reb+2ast, E.Rodakova 14+5reb+1ast, F.Karolina 14+6reb+2ast, H.Daniela 10+3reb+6ast, Z.Vargova 7+11reb+2ast, K.Plavnicka 4+4reb

Trencin - Piestanske C. 38-91:
No shocking result in a game when leader Piestanske C. (4-0) crushed on the road 7th ranked Trencin (1-4) 91-38 on Saturday. Piestanske C. dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Trencin's 22. They outrebounded Trencin 51-22 including a 34-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Canadian guard Keishana Washington (170-2000, college: Drexel, agency: LBM Management) nailed 24 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side and American guard McKenna Eddings (183-2003, college: Georgia South, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) accounted for 22 points. Czech center Monika Frycova (185-2005) came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds and Japanese Shiho Yamazaki (-1998) added 5 points respectively for Trencin 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 fourth consecutive win for Piestanske C.. They maintain third place with 4-0 record behind leader Ruzomberok. Trencin lost their third game in a row. They keep the seventh position with four games lost. Piestanske C. will meet at home B.Bystrica (#4) in the next round. Trencin will play against Samorin and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Trencin: F.Monika 14+6reb, Y.Ivaniuk 6+3reb, Y.Shiho 5+1reb+3ast, L.Williams 4+5reb, S.Sofia 3, U.Viktoria 2+1reb
Piestanske C.: W.Keishana 24+4reb, E.McKenna 22+2reb+1ast, A.Erdelyiova 9+6reb, E.Szmerekova 8+1reb+2ast, U.Liana 8+3reb, M.Alica 6+4reb

B.Bystrica - Young Angels 53-67:
An interesting game for Young Angels (5-0) which played road game in Banska Bystrica against 4th placed B.Bystrica (2-2). Leader Young Angels managed to get a 14-point victory 67-53. American forward Laila Lawrence (188-2003, college: Coppin St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Her fellow American import forward Kylee Blacksten (190-2002, college: WVU) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Lawrence is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Center Nina Janstova (189-2004) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds and Lucia Zilkova added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for B.Bystrica. B.Bystrica's coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Young Angels have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ruzomberok. B.Bystrica at the other side keeps the fourth place with two games lost. Young Angels' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kosice Kosice.
Top scorers:
B.Bystrica: L.Zilkova 15+6reb+1ast, J.Nina 13+11reb, H.Klaudia 8+2reb+1ast, M.Jana 7+2reb+4ast, K.Currence 7+3reb+3ast, T.Natalia 3+2reb
Young Angels: B.Kylee 16+5reb+3ast, R.Kelsey 16+6reb, L.Laila 13+9reb+6ast, U.Dominika 9+3reb+1ast, N.Catlosova 7+3reb+2ast, D.Jori 4+5reb+2ast

Kosice - Ruzomberok 44-90:
Leader Ruzomberok blasted bottom-ranked Kosice (0-4) in Kosice 90-44 on Saturday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Kosice is still unable to win any game. Ruzomberok dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Kosice's 24. Ruzomberok forced 32 Kosice turnovers and outrebounded them 52-31 including a 25-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Swingman Alexandra Chovanikova (181-2006) nailed 18 points for the winning side and center Diana Mikovcakova (185-2000) accounted for 11 points and 11 rebounds. Four Ruzomberok players scored in double figures. Lucia Kasperanova (175-1998) came up with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Ukrainian center Viktoriia Rostotska (187-2002) added 12 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Kosice 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 fifth consecutive win for Ruzomberok. Defending champion (5-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Young Angels. Kosice lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Samorin. Ruzomberok will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kosice's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Kosice to the arena Young Angels.
Top scorers:
Kosice: K.Lucia 21+7reb+4ast, V.Rostotska 12+12reb, R.Antonia 3+2reb, L.Kyra 3+1ast, C.Alex 2+5reb, L.Dominika 2+1reb
Ruzomberok: C.Alexandra 18+4reb+3ast, Y.Olha 13+6reb+2ast, M.Diana 11+11reb, Y.Bendu 11+2reb+1ast, T.Kraislova 8+2reb+3ast, Z.Mala 7+1reb+1ast