Extraliga Round 7 (Regular Season): Ruzomberok hands first defeat to Young Angels

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Young Angels (7-1) recorded its first loss on the court of leader Ruzomberok on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Ruzomberok 73-68. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Young Angels. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Ruzomberok made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Young Angels turnovers. Ukrainian forward Olha Yatskovets (188-1997, agency: LBM Management) fired 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American forward Zoesha Smith (185-2001, college: Georgia Tech) chipped in 11 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Kelsey Ransom (178-2002, college: Georgetown, agency: LBM Management) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Undefeated Ruzomberok (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion (6-0) moved-up to second place. Young Angels at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. Ruzomberok are looking forward to face Piestanske C. (#3) in Piestany in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Young Angels will have a break next round.
Bottom-ranked Kosice (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 98-37 loss to third ranked Piestanske C. (6-1) in Kosice. Worth to mention a great performance of international center Alica Moravcikova (189-1994) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Alexandra Erdelyiova contributed with 22 points for the winners. Ukrainian center Viktoriia Rostotska (187-2002) answered with 10 points and 6 rebounds for Kosice. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Piestanske C. maintains third place with 6-1 record behind leader Young Angels. Kosice lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Piestanske C. will play against league's second-placed Ruzomberok at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kosice will play against Samorin (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Trencin was also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Klokani (2-4) played at the court of 8th ranked Trencin (1-6). Klokani managed to secure a 5-point victory 72-67 on Saturday. It was a great evening for Josie Hill who led her team to a victory scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Shiho Yamazaki responded with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Klokani maintains sixth place with 2-4 record. Trencin lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the eighth position with six games lost. Klokani will meet at home higher ranked B.Bystrica (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Trencin will play against Slovan (#5) in Bratislava and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 7 Samorin was crushed by B.Bystrica in Banska Bystrica 78-43.

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Trencin - Klokani 67-72:
The game in Trencin was also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Klokani (2-4) played at the court of 8th ranked Trencin (1-6). Klokani managed to secure a 5-point victory 72-67 on Saturday. Klokani forced 23 Trencin turnovers. It was a great evening for American center Josie Hill (188-2003, college: S.Dakota) who led her team to a victory scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Martina Krajcirova (189-1992) helped adding 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Japanese Shiho Yamazaki (-1998) responded with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American forward Lanetta Williams (190-2001, college: ODU, agency: Interperformances) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. Four Trencin players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Klokani maintains sixth place with 2-4 record. Trencin lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the eighth position with six games lost. Klokani will meet at home higher ranked B.Bystrica (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Trencin will play against Slovan (#5) in Bratislava and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Klokani: J.Hill 24+6reb, K.Martina 12+11reb+4ast, R.Gaziova 11+4reb+2ast, N.Eva 8+5reb+2ast, V.Langova 7+2reb, S.Michaela 4+3reb+1ast
Trencin: Y.Ivaniuk 16+2reb+1ast, M.Lana 13+1reb, Y.Shiho 13+8reb+5ast, L.Williams 11+11reb, M.Frycova 5+12reb, S.Sofia 3+1reb

B.Bystrica - Samorin 78-43:
There was no surprise in Banska Bystrica where 7th ranked Samorin (1-5) was crushed by fifth ranked B.Bystrica (3-3) 78-43 on Saturday. B.Bystrica made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Samorin turnovers. B.Bystrica shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. It was a great evening for forward Lucia Zilkova (189-1997) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard Kendall Currence (175-2000, college: Temple) helped adding 22 points. Four B.Bystrica players scored in double figures. At the losing side Ukrainian Daria Kononuchenko (190-2004) responded with 10 points and 5 rebounds and Dominika Dorkova (174-2007) scored 7 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. B.Bystrica moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Slovan. Loser Samorin keeps the seventh position with five games lost. B.Bystrica will meet Klokani (#6) on the road in the next round. Samorin will play against Kosice and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
B.Bystrica: C.Kendall 22+3reb+3ast, J.Matejcikova 16+1reb+3ast, Z.Lucia 13+11reb+6ast, M.Martina 11+1reb+1ast, J.Nina 6+7reb+1ast, K.Haberova 4+3reb+2ast
Samorin: D.Kononuchenko 10+5reb+2ast, V.Hrymaliuk 7+2reb, D.Dominika 7+4reb, K.Panchuk 6+3reb+1ast, V.Svarcova 4+3reb+2ast, S.Tilda 4+1reb+3ast

Kosice - Piestanske C. 37-98:
Bottom-ranked Kosice (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 98-37 loss to third ranked Piestanske C. (6-1) in Kosice. They dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Kosice's 22. Piestanske C. forced 36 Kosice turnovers and outrebounded them 43-25 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Piestanske C. players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Kosice's players. Worth to mention a great performance of international center Alica Moravcikova (189-1994) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Alexandra Erdelyiova (179-2004) contributed with 22 points for the winners. Ukrainian center Viktoriia Rostotska (187-2002) answered with 10 points and 6 rebounds and Lucia Kasperanova (175-1998) added 7 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Kosice. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Piestanske C. maintains third place with 6-1 record behind leader Young Angels. Kosice lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Piestanske C. will play against league's second-placed Ruzomberok at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kosice will play against Samorin (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Piestanske C.: E.Alexandra 22+3reb+1ast, E.McKenna 17+5reb+1ast, M.Alica 15+8reb+4ast, U.Liana 8+1reb+1ast, B.Terae 8+5reb+3ast, E.Szmerekova 7+6ast
Kosice: V.Rostotska 10+6reb+2ast, C.Alex 7+3reb, K.Lucia 7+6reb, O.Tynshchuk 6+1reb+1ast, S.Eva 5+7reb, C.Ema 2+1reb

Ruzomberok - Young Angels 73-68:
Young Angels (7-1) recorded its first loss on the court of leader Ruzomberok on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Ruzomberok 73-68. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Young Angels. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Ruzomberok made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Young Angels turnovers. Ukrainian forward Olha Yatskovets (188-1997, agency: LBM Management) fired 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American forward Zoesha Smith (185-2001, college: Georgia Tech) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Kelsey Ransom (178-2002, college: Georgetown, agency: LBM Management) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import forward Kylee Blacksten (190-2002, college: WVU) added 22 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Ruzomberok (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion (6-0) moved-up to second place. Young Angels at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. Ruzomberok are looking forward to face Piestanske C. (#3) in Piestany in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Young Angels will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ruzomberok: Y.Olha 17+6reb+2ast, S.Zoesha 11+12reb, A.Andrea 8+4reb+1ast, T.Kraislova 8+2reb+4ast, C.Alexandra 7+1reb+1ast, M.Diana 6+3reb
Young Angels: K.Ransom 25+10reb+2ast, K.Blacksten 22+8reb+2ast, L.Lawrence 15+8reb+2ast, D.Urbanova-Bancakova 2+2reb, J.Davis 2+6reb+2ast, P.Alexandra 2+1reb