Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian UPBL Awards 2009-10 - May 1, 2010
Player of the Year: Ashley Paris (191-F-87, college: Oklahoma) of Dnipro Guard of the Year: Olga Lyashkova (185-G-80) of Donbas Forward of the Year: Ashley Paris (191-F-87) of Dnipro Center of the Year: Adeola OlanreWaju (192-C-82) of Dynamo-NPU Bosman Player of the Year: Natalja Melenteva (185-F-78) of Donbas Import Player of the Year: Ashley Paris (191-F-87) of Dnipro Domestic Player of the Year: Olexandra Gorbunova (186-F-86) of Dnipro Coach of the Year: Kiril Bolshakov of Dnipro 1st Team G: Olga Lyashkova (185-80) of Donbas G: Davineia Payne (175-83) of Dynamo-NPU F: Ashley Paris (191-87) of Dnipro F: Natalja Melenteva (185-78) of Donbas C: Adeola OlanreWaju (192-82) of Dynamo-NPU 2nd Team G: Kimberly Williams (168-74) of Dnipro F/G: Marinela Agalareva (178-77) of Dynamo-NPU F: Olexandra Gorbunova (186-86) of Dnipro F: Natalia Isachenko (183-79) of Donbas C: Elena Grishina (188-76) of Luganski Last. Honorable Mention Natalia Zhyrakova (192-C-82) of Luganski Last. Oxana Pysmennyk (191-F-78) of Frankivsk Kateryna Rymarenko (183-F-90) of Kozachka Olga Krasnikova (182-F-84) of Kozachka Katerina Plyanitska () of Frankivsk Yuliya Koshliyak (170-F-78) of Yuzhna Palmira Elena Staschuk (192-C-85) of Politeh Basket Alina Iagupova (176-G-92) of Dnipro All-Domestic Players Team G: Olga Lyashkova (185-80) of Donbas G: Alina Iagupova (176-92) of Dnipro F: Olexandra Gorbunova (186-86) of Dnipro F: Natalia Isachenko (183-79) of Donbas C: Natalia Zhyrakova (192-82) of Luganski Last. All-Imports Team G: Davineia Payne (175-83) of Dynamo-NPU G: Kimberly Williams (168-74) of Dnipro F: Ashley Paris (191-87) of Dnipro C: Adeola OlanreWaju (192-82) of Dynamo-NPU All-Bosmans Team F/G: Marinela Agalareva (178-77) of Dynamo-NPU F: Natalja Melenteva (185-78) of Donbas C: Elena Grishina (188-76) of Luganski Last. C: Elena Staschuk (192-85) of Politeh Basket C: Natalia Alexeeva (190-72) of Luganski Last. Dnipro claim UPBL title - Apr 25, 2010 Dnipro - Dynamo-NPU 84:80 Dnipro clinched the first UPBL title in their history. They shot down Dynamo-NPU in the championship game. Olexandra Gorbunova (186-F-86) scored 20 points to lead Dnipro to the historic success. She was named the MVP of the season after the game. Dnipro also avenged of the previous season loss in the title clash. Dynamo-NPU looked better in the starting stanza. They cleared off to an 8-point distance at the first break. But Dnipro turned things around in the second period. Led by Olexandra Gorbunova and Kimberly Williams (168-G-74, agency: Merit Sports, college: DePaul) the hosts managed to cut the deficit to just two points at the interval. Dnipro continued to pressure Dynamo. They outscored the visitors 25:17 in the third quarter to accumulate a 6-point buffer heading into the fourth term. Dynamo-NPU won the fourth term but never seriously threatened the margin and had to surrender at the end. Kimberly Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 6 rebounds for the winners. Alina Iagupova (176-G-92) delivered 14 points for Dnipro. Davineia Payne (175-G-83, college: La Salle) responded with 20 points for Dynamo. Taisiia Bovykina (190-C-89, agency: LBM Management) netted 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the loss. Dnipro: Olexandra Gorbunova 20, Kimberly Williams 18, Alina Iagupova 14 Dynamo-NPU: Davineia Payne 20, Taisiia Bovykina 13 |
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