D1 Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Tomiris - Okzhetpes 42-67

Okzhetpes held Tomiris to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 40.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Okzhetpes forced 26 Tomiris turnovers. Strangely Tomiris outrebounded Okzhetpes 44-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Tomiris' players. Russian swingman Daria Surkova (176-2001) stepped up and scored 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Russian swingman Kristina Goncharuk (175-2001, college: E.Florida St.) chipped in 6 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. Okzhetpes' coach Boris Fatkulin felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds and Ukrainian Elizaveta Mitina (171-1998) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Okzhetpes: S.Daria 23+6reb+3ast, Y.Nadezhda 14+5reb, B.Zoya 8+5reb+4ast, K.Goncharuk 6+8reb+7ast, T.Ulyana 6+3ast, A.Kamila 6+2reb+6ast
Tomiris: E.Mitina 14+6reb+2ast, K.Yana 11+12reb+1ast, M.Adelya 5+9reb+1ast, U.Svetlana 5+1reb, Z.Altynshash 3+3reb+1ast, E.Shahida 2+3reb

Turan - Caspiy Aktau 74-62

Turan outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 49-36 including 37 on the defensive glass. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Armenian guard Inga Manucharyan (177-2000) stepped up and scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) chipped in 7 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists. At the losing side point guard Alexandra Petelina (168-1998) responded with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Russian guard Alina Shakirova (170, college: UNBC) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Turan: V.Voloshyna 18+5reb+5ast, I.Manucharyan 18+7reb+7ast, E.Abikeyeva 11+2reb, J.Walker 10+14reb+1ast, G.Rulyova 7+17reb+7ast, A.Milana 5+3reb+1ast
Caspiy Aktau: P.Alexandra 15+7reb+4ast, A.Shakirova 15+7reb+2ast, P.Tamar 10+6reb+5ast, A.Ilyasova 10+4reb, A.Saitova 8+2reb, G.Elizaveta 4+10reb+1ast

Astana Tigers - Irtysh 78-60

Astana Tigers forced 21 Irtysh turnovers. The former international forward Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina (182-1990) stepped up and scored 23 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Anastassiya Alishauskayte-Lopatina (173-1988) chipped in 15 points. At the losing side point guard Xeniya Abdurashitova (168-2001) responded with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and American forward Katelynn Thomas (183, college: UAB) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Astana Tigers: T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 23+5reb+3ast, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 15+3reb+3ast, A.Bezgodova 8+8reb+1ast, O.Nurbaeva 8+4reb+1ast, K.Otegenova 7+2reb, D.Koroleva 7+1ast
Irtysh: K.Thomas 10+9reb, G.Yekaterina 9+1reb+2ast, V.Kapitonova 9+5reb+2ast, X.Abdurashitova 8+6reb+5ast, Z.Tamila 6+4reb+1ast, A.Jackson 5+6reb+1ast

Aktobe - Barsy Atyrau 92-39

Aktobe dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Barsy Atyrau's 20. Aktobe forced 25 Barsy Atyrau turnovers and outrebounded them 46-19 including a 22-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Aktobe looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Barsy Atyrau's players. Russian center Aleksandra Varaksina (190-1993) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American guard Emily Lytle (180-1997, college: Virginia Tech) chipped in 21 points. Four Aktobe players scored in double figures. Aktobe's coach Ilya Rodionov felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Kurbanay Tabirova (175-2004) responded with 16 points and guard Julia Kovalchuk (161-2007) scored 8 points.
Top scorers:
Aktobe: E.Lytle 21+3reb+3ast, O.Bagmet 15+3reb+1ast, A.Varaksina 12+12reb+5ast, E.Azhar 10+2ast, D.Polnikova 10+6reb+2ast, U.Kudrevtseva 9+13reb+4ast
Barsy Atyrau: T.Kurbanay 16+1ast, K.Julia 8+4reb+1ast, Z.Perizat 7+3reb+1ast, V.Darya 5+6reb+1ast, S.Zarina 3+3reb+1ast, B.Symbat 0+1reb