Damligan Round 5 (Regular Season): Norrkoping keeps a leadership position

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The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Norrkoping as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Norrkoping smashed bottom-ranked Lund at home 80-53. Norrkoping forced 20 Lund turnovers. American guard Elizabeth Smith (175-2002, college: Pacific) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Spanish guard Irene Fernandez (180-1998) contributed with 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American forward Tionna Lidge (190-2002, college: N.Texas) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds for Lund. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Norrkoping (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Lund at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Brahe and Hogsbo. Lund will play next round against Onsala trying to get back on the winning streak. Norrkoping will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Uppsala on the road.
Undefeated Onsala (4-1) recorded its first loss in Kungsbacka. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Sodertalje (4-1) 78-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Onsala. The former international Frida Eldebrink (174-1988) stepped up and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Mikaela Gustafsson chipped in 23 points and 5 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Sodertalje's coach Gerard Cunilleras allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Spanish guard Sandra Frau-Garcia (170-2003, college: Stony Brook) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Sodertalje moved-up to third place, which they share with Lulea Basket and Onsala. Sodertalje will play against Visby (#8) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Onsala will play against Lund (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Brahe is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to ninth ranked Visby (2-3) 78-50 on Saturday evening. Taylen Collins nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks for the winning side. Linn Larsson came up with 10 points and 4 assists for Brahe in the defeat. Visby moved-up to eighth place. Brahe lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Lund and Hogsbo. Visby will meet higher ranked Sodertalje (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brahe will play against Hogsbo (#11) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 5 Ostersund smashed AIK Basket on the road 97-66.

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AIK Basket - Ostersund 66-97:
No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Ostersund (3-2) crushed 8th ranked AIK Basket (1-4) in Solna 97-66 on Saturday. Ostersund dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to AIK Basket's 36. Ostersund forced 28 AIK Basket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Ostersund made 7 blocks. American guard Grace Townsend (165-2002, college: UNC) nailed 22 points, 9 assists and 8 steals (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the winning side and forward Elsa Svensson (180-2004) accounted for 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five Ostersund players scored in double figures. Ostersund's coach Max Vall felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Stella Gavriilidou (170-2001) came up with 26 points and 5 rebounds and guard Lea Gnesutta (170-2003) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for AIK Basket in the defeat. Ostersund maintains sixth place with 3-2 record. Loser AIK Basket dropped to the ninth position with four games lost. Ostersund will meet at home league's second-placed Alvik Basket in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. AIK Basket will play against Lulea Basket (#4) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Ostersund: T.Grace 22+1reb+9ast, E.Svensson 18+7reb+4ast, N.Meg 17+8reb+1ast, E.Emilia 15+7reb+2ast, S.Eklov 15+3ast, C.Billing 4+2reb+2ast
AIK Basket: G.Stella 26+5reb+3ast, H.Sandra 11+6reb, G.Lea 9+5reb+5ast, B.Assefa 9+8reb+2ast, E.Centerstam 3+3reb+2ast, W.Annabelle 2+2reb

Onsala - Sodertalje 71-78:
Undefeated Onsala (4-1) recorded its first loss in Kungsbacka. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Sodertalje (4-1) 78-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Onsala. Sodertalje made 18-of-23 charity shots (78.3 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. The former international Frida Eldebrink (174-1988) stepped up and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and center Mikaela Gustafsson (186-1993, college: Maine) chipped in 23 points and 5 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Sodertalje's coach Gerard Cunilleras allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Spanish guard Sandra Frau-Garcia (170-2003, college: Stony Brook) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and German forward Leyla Ozturk (185-2001, college: Manhattan) scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 blocks. Sodertalje moved-up to third place, which they share with Lulea Basket and Onsala. Sodertalje will play against Visby (#8) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Onsala will play against Lund (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Sodertalje: E.Frida 26+5reb+4ast, G.Mikaela 23+4reb+5ast, M.Zuhayra 7+5reb+1ast, T.Dara 6+5reb+3ast, E.Patricia 6+7reb+4ast, M.Svensson 5+1reb
Onsala: S.Frau-Garcia 17+12reb+6ast, O.Elina 13+2reb, L.Ozturk 12+6reb+4ast, L.Ebba 8+3reb+3ast, G.Anna 7+10reb+2ast, H.Gross 6+2reb

Visby - Brahe 78-50:
Bottom-ranked Brahe is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to ninth ranked Visby (2-3) 78-50 on Saturday evening. Visby dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Brahe's 24. They outrebounded Brahe 46-26 including a 34-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Visby made 11 blocks. American forward Taylen Collins (185-2002, college: Auburn) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks for the winning side and her fellow American import guard Jayla Oden (173-2002, college: Penn State) accounted for 21 points and 6 rebounds. Five Visby players scored in double figures. Forward Linn Larsson (178-1999) came up with 10 points and 4 assists and guard Milla Lindblom (172-2005) added 10 points respectively for Brahe in the defeat. Visby moved-up to eighth place. Brahe lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Lund and Hogsbo. Visby will meet higher ranked Sodertalje (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brahe will play against Hogsbo (#11) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Visby: O.Jayla 21+6reb+1ast, S.Lova 14+5reb+1ast, C.Taylen 14+11reb+4ast, K.Isabella 10+6reb+4ast, F.Berndtsson 10+6reb+2ast, A.Widen 7+7reb+2ast
Brahe: L.Linn 10+3reb+4ast, L.Milla 10+2reb+2ast, E.Bexell 9+4reb+1ast, L.Inez 6+4reb+1ast, J.Dinah 5+2reb+1ast, K.Agnes 4+1reb+1ast

Norrkoping - Lund 80-53:
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Norrkoping as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Norrkoping smashed bottom-ranked Lund at home 80-53. Norrkoping forced 20 Lund turnovers. American guard Elizabeth Smith (175-2002, college: Pacific) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Spanish guard Irene Fernandez (180-1998) contributed with 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Norrkoping players scored in double figures. American forward Tionna Lidge (190-2002, college: N.Texas) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds and guard Hanna Klingberg (173-2003) added 17 points in the effort for Lund. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Norrkoping (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Lund at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Brahe and Hogsbo. Lund will play next round against Onsala trying to get back on the winning streak. Norrkoping will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Uppsala on the road.
Top scorers:
Norrkoping: S.Elizabeth 19+5reb+4ast, F.Irene 14+8reb+3ast, B.Leila 11+1reb+4ast, L.Nufer 10+9reb+2ast, O.Sasha 9+3reb, W.Falk 6+2reb+1ast
Lund: H.Klingberg 17+4reb, T.Lidge 14+15reb+2ast, K.Maleah 6+4reb+1ast, T.Tilda 5+2reb+2ast, M.Lisa 3+2reb+1ast, S.Claudia 3+5reb+2ast