Round 9 (Regular Season): Kibirkstis-MRU is defeated by TTT Riga

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The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Lithuanian Kibirkstis-MRU (2-1) in Vilnius on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by leader Latvian TTT Riga (3-0) 85-49. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Kibirkstis-MRU. It was a key game for the second position in the league. TTT Riga forced 26 Kibirkstis-MRU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Dekeiya Cohen (188-1996, college: Baylor) stepped up and scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and French forward Margaux Galliou-Loko (183-1993) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was forward Egle Zabotkaite (180-2000) with 13 points and 7 rebounds. TTT Riga have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Defending Lithuanian champion Kibirkstis-MRU dropped to the seventh position with one game lost. They share it with Siauliai. TTT Riga will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kibirkstis-MRU will play on the road against RSU (#4) in Riga and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Lithuanian Aistes-LSMU (3-2) against eighth ranked Latvian Liepaja/LSSS (3-4) on Wednesday night. Host Aistes-LSMU was defeated by Liepaja/LSSS in a tough game in Kaunas 61-65. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Aistes-LSMU. Latvian guard Raivita Korenika (181-2001) nailed 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Sabine Lipe accounted for 13 points and 4 steals. Liepaja/LSSS's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Gintare Paulauskaite (185-1995) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) for Aistes-LSMU in the defeat. Liepaja/LSSS moved-up to sixth place. Aistes-LSMU at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with RSU. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
WBBL top team - Lithuanian LCC Klaipeda (6-0) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed twelfth ranked Latvian Jurmala (0-4) 84-51. The best player for the winners was Dominyka Paliulyte who scored 19 points. LCC Klaipeda's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Zozefine Sipolina who recorded 18 points and 5 assists. Undefeated LCC Klaipeda have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Loser Jurmala still closes the standings with four games lost. LCC Klaipeda will meet at home Panevezys (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Jurmala will have a break next round.

In the last game of round 9 Aistes-LSMU won against Daugavpils on the opponent's court 72-63.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 17 points and 6 rebounds by Gerda Raulusaityte of LCC Klaipeda.

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Daugavpils - Aistes-LSMU 63-72

Very expected game when 10th ranked Latvian Daugavpils (1-5) were defeated at home by second ranked Lithuanian Aistes-LSMU (3-2) 72-63 on Saturday. Aistes-LSMU outrebounded Daugavpils 54-27 including a 24-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was point guard Gedvile Savostaite (180-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Gintare Mazionyte (186-1991, college: Texas) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Aistes-LSMU players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Polish point guard Kinga Piedel (170-1997) who recorded 15 points and 7 rebounds and guard Mila Luzgina (173-2008) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists respectively. Despite that victory Aistes-LSMU went down to fourth position due to points difference, which they share with RSU. Daugavpils lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with five games lost. Aistes-LSMU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Daugavpils will play against Neptunas (#3) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Daugavpils: K.Piedel 15+7reb+1ast, L.Anna 14+5reb+1ast, B.Valerija 9+5reb+1ast, L.Mila 9+5reb+7ast, S.Tamirise 7+2reb+1ast, M.Katrina 5+1reb+3ast
Aistes-LSMU: G.Savostaite 16+13reb+2ast, P.Eva 12+4reb+3ast, K.Kazociunaite 12+3reb+2ast, G.Mazionyte 12+11reb+5ast, G.Paulauskaite 7+7reb, L.Kaktaite 6+10reb+3ast

Kibirkstis-MRU - TTT Riga 49-85

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Lithuanian Kibirkstis-MRU (2-1) in Vilnius on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by leader Latvian TTT Riga (3-0) 85-49. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Kibirkstis-MRU. It was a key game for the second position in the league. TTT Riga forced 26 Kibirkstis-MRU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Dekeiya Cohen (188-1996, college: Baylor) stepped up and scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and French forward Margaux Galliou-Loko (183-1993) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Four TTT Riga players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Egle Zabotkaite (180-2000) with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Ukrainian center Taisia Udodenko (190-1989) scored 7 points and 5 rebounds. TTT Riga have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Defending Lithuanian champion Kibirkstis-MRU dropped to the seventh position with one game lost. They share it with Siauliai. TTT Riga will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kibirkstis-MRU will play on the road against RSU (#4) in Riga and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Kibirkstis-MRU: E.Zabotkaite 13+7reb+3ast, G.Sulske 8+1reb+4ast, T.Udodenko 7+5reb+2ast, P.Daniele 4+1reb, L.Sakeviciute 4+2reb, M.Petrenaite 4+2reb+1ast
TTT Riga: M.Galliou-Loko 15+6reb+1ast, D.Cohen 14+8reb+6ast, V.Jasa 14+1reb+2ast, K.Lambert 11+4reb+4ast, G.Meskonyte 11+4reb+1ast, I.Pulvere 9+1reb+5ast

Aistes-LSMU - Liepaja/LSSS 61-65

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Lithuanian Aistes-LSMU (3-2) against eighth ranked Latvian Liepaja/LSSS (3-4) on Wednesday night. Host Aistes-LSMU was defeated by Liepaja/LSSS in a tough game in Kaunas 61-65. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Aistes-LSMU. Liepaja/LSSS forced 21 Aistes-LSMU turnovers. Latvian guard Raivita Korenika (181-2001) nailed 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and guard Sabine Lipe (175-1999, college: UTEP) accounted for 13 points and 4 steals. Liepaja/LSSS's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Gintare Paulauskaite (185-1995) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and forward Gintare Mazionyte (186-1991, college: Texas) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Aistes-LSMU in the defeat. Four Aistes-LSMU players scored in double figures. Liepaja/LSSS moved-up to sixth place. Aistes-LSMU at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with RSU. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Aistes-LSMU: G.Paulauskaite 17+12reb+1ast, K.Kazociunaite 13+4reb+3ast, G.Mazionyte 12+8reb+3ast, P.Eva 11+4reb+4ast, J.Auste 2, D.Guste 2+3reb+2ast
Liepaja/LSSS: R.Korenika 17+8reb, S.Lipe 13+4reb+3ast, S.Madara 8+5reb+5ast, D.Grigorjeva 8+5reb, K.Enija 7+2reb+4ast, P.Estere 7+2reb+1ast

Jurmala - LCC Klaipeda 51-84

WBBL top team - Lithuanian LCC Klaipeda (6-0) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed twelfth ranked Latvian Jurmala (0-4) 84-51. LCC Klaipeda dominated down low during the game scoring 38 of its points in the paint compared to Jurmala's 16 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. LCC Klaipeda forced 21 Jurmala turnovers and outrebounded them 41-22 including a 17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. LCC Klaipeda looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Jurmala's players. The best player for the winners was point guard Dominyka Paliulyte (171-2001) who scored 19 points. Center Gerda Raulusaityte (189-2004) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Four LCC Klaipeda players scored in double figures. LCC Klaipeda's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Latvian guard Zozefine Sipolina (173-2005) who recorded 18 points and 5 assists and guard Nikola Ozola (170-2000, college: FAU) added 11 points respectively. LCC Klaipeda have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Loser Jurmala still closes the standings with four games lost. LCC Klaipeda will meet at home Panevezys (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Jurmala will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Jurmala: S.Zozefine 18+3reb+5ast, N.Ozola 11+1reb+3ast, P.Paula 10+4reb, H.Kristine 7+1reb+2ast, A.Purmale 4+5reb+1ast, S.Annija 1+4reb
LCC Klaipeda: D.Paliulyte 19+3reb+3ast, R.Gerda 17+6reb, P.Maiara 12+5reb+3ast, L.Loceniece 10+4reb+5ast, L.Liva 7+1reb, K.Polina 5+5reb