D1 Round 1 (Regular Season): Turan keep a leadership position

The Regular Season in D1 just started. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Turan defeated Okzhetpes in Turkestan 67-58. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Armenian guard Inga Manucharyan (177-2000) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Russian center Alexandra Kuzmitskaya (193-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. Okzhetpes will play next round against Barsy Atyrau trying to get back on the winning streak. Turan will try to continue on its current victory against Tomiris in Almaty.
Caspiy Aktau recorded a loss at the home court. Hosts were rolled over by Tomiris 86-66. Worth to mention a great performance of Russian guard Victoria Mazur (164-1992) who helped to win the game recording 40 points (!!!). Yana Kotova contributed with 16 points and 21 rebounds for the winners. International center Anastasiya Ilyasova (185-1998) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds for Caspiy Aktau. Tomiris will play against Turan in Turkestan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Caspiy Aktau will play on the road against Irtysh in Pavlodar and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game where Astana Tigers beat host Barsy Atyrau with 15-point difference 71-56 on Tuesday evening. Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. At the losing side Randi Brown responded with 22 points and 8 rebounds. Astana Tigers will meet at home Aktobe in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Barsy Atyrau will play against Okzhetpes in Kokshetay and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 1 winless Irtysh lost to undefeated Aktobe in a road game 51-74.

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Turan - Okzhetpes 67-58

Turan defeated Okzhetpes in Turkestan 67-58. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Armenian guard Inga Manucharyan (177-2000) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Russian center Alexandra Kuzmitskaya (193-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and Russian swingman Daria Surkova (176-2001) added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Okzhetpes will play next round against Barsy Atyrau trying to get back on the winning streak. Turan will try to continue on its current victory against Tomiris in Almaty.
Top scorers:
Okzhetpes: K.Alexandra 19+12reb+3ast, K.Goncharuk 12+2reb, S.Daria 8+7reb+4ast, T.Ulyana 6+3reb+8ast, Y.Nadezhda 6+4reb, B.Zoya 4+6reb
Turan: G.Rulyova 21+13reb+5ast, I.Manucharyan 14+8reb+7ast, V.Voloshina 11+2reb+3ast, R.Gavriluk 8+4reb+2ast, K.Symbat 6+5reb, I.Mariia 4+5reb

Caspiy Aktau - Tomiris 66-86

Caspiy Aktau recorded a loss at the home court. Hosts were rolled over by Tomiris 86-66. Tomiris dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Caspiy Aktau's 26. Tomiris forced 22 Caspiy Aktau turnovers and outrebounded them 45-28 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Russian guard Victoria Mazur (164-1992) who helped to win the game recording 40 points (!!!). Russian forward Yana Kotova (185-1988, agency: TPA) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 21 rebounds for the winners. International center Anastasiya Ilyasova (185-1998) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and Russian forward Elizaveta Galynina (182-2003) added 15 points and 6 rebounds (made all of her seven free throws) in the effort for Caspiy Aktau. Tomiris will play against Turan in Turkestan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Caspiy Aktau will play on the road against Irtysh in Pavlodar and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: A.Ilyasova 20+10reb+1ast, G.Elizaveta 15+6reb+2ast, P.Tamar 14+2reb, P.Alexandra 9+5reb+5ast, A.Saitova 8+3reb+5ast, S.Zhamilya 0
Tomiris: V.Mazur 40+3reb+3ast, E.Mitina 17+2reb+3ast, Y.Kotova 16+21reb+2ast, M.Adelya 4+3reb+2ast, E.Shahida 3+1reb, K.Shugyla 3+1reb

Aktobe - Irtysh 74-51

Aktobe used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Pavlodar 74-51 on Tuesday night. Aktobe forced 20 Irtysh turnovers and outrebounded them 44-28 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Emily Lytle (180-1997, college: Virginia Tech) stepped up and scored 25 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Russian power forward Olga Aksenova (187-1996) chipped in 6 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. At the losing side the former international forward Valeriya Kapitonova (176-2001) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and power forward Tamila Zhakipova (182-2000) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Aktobe will meet Astana Tigers on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Irtysh will play against Caspiy Aktau and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Irtysh: V.Kapitonova 12+7reb+1ast, Z.Tamila 10+6reb+1ast, X.Abdurashitova 8+1reb+3ast, Y.Dilnaz 8+2reb+2ast, G.Yekaterina 8+5reb+2ast, U.Saltanat 3+4reb+4ast
Aktobe: E.Lytle 25+5reb, O.Bagmet 10+3reb+1ast, D.Polnikova 10+6reb+1ast, L.Umerova 7+2reb+3ast, U.Kudrevtseva 7+2reb+3ast, A.Varaksina 6+12reb+1ast

Barsy Atyrau - Astana Tigers 56-71

An interesting game where Astana Tigers beat host Barsy Atyrau with 15-point difference 71-56 on Tuesday evening. Astana Tigers looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international forward Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina (182-1990) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international guard Anastassiya Alishauskayte-Lopatina (173-1988) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. At the losing side American-Syrian guard Randi Brown (173-1996, college: New Orleans) responded with 22 points and 8 rebounds and Latvian guard Katrina Trankale (173-2002) scored 18 points. Astana Tigers will meet at home Aktobe in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Barsy Atyrau will play against Okzhetpes in Kokshetay and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: R.Brown 22+8reb+2ast, K.Trankale 18+3reb+1ast, T.Kurbanay 5+4reb+3ast, J.Walker 5+7reb+2ast, K.Julia 4+1ast, V.Darya 2+5reb+2ast
Astana Tigers: T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 21+14reb+4ast, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 16+6reb+7ast, O.Nurbaeva 8+4reb+5ast, M.Astapenko 8+1reb, K.Otegenova 7, K.Anastasia 5+5reb