D1 Round 3 of Finals. Aktobe narrow the deficit

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FINAL

Aktobe - Turan 73-69

Aktobe held off Turan to narrow the deficit in the series. Aktobe forced 29 Turan turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for American guard Emily Lytle (180-1997, college: Virginia Tech) who led her team to a victory scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international point guard Liya Umerova (166-2002) helped adding 11 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Aktobe players scored in double figures. Aktobe's coach Ilya Rodionov used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and Armenian guard Inga Manucharyan (177-2000) scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top scorers:
Aktobe: E.Lytle 16+8reb+6ast, D.Polnikova 14+7reb+2ast, O.Aksenova 12+3reb+5ast, L.Umerova 11+8reb+5ast, U.Kudrevtseva 9+5reb+3ast, O.Bagmet 9+4reb+2ast
Turan: G.Rulyova 25+10reb+5ast, I.Manucharyan 17+9reb+4ast, R.Gavriluk 10+1reb+3ast, M.Alyoshkova 7+6reb+6ast, V.Voloshyna 6+2ast, J.Walker 4+3reb

3-4 Place

Astana Tigers - Tomiris 76-52

Astana Tigers earned the third position as they swept Tomiris. Astana Tigers dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Tomiris' 24. Astana Tigers forced 25 Tomiris turnovers and outrebounded them 45-27 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for the former international center Anna Bezgodova (192-1992) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds. The former international forward Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina (182-1990) accounted for 9 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Point guard Altynshash Zinabdin (165-1999) came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds and guard Shugyla Kemel (168-2007) added 9 points respectively for Tomiris in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Astana Tigers: A.Bezgodova 13+13reb+1ast, K.Otegenova 11+5reb+1ast, O.Nurbaeva 10+4reb+1ast, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 9+5reb, T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 9+4reb+4ast, A.Knaub 8+2reb
Tomiris: A.Zinabdin 10+6reb+3ast, S.Kemel 9+4reb+3ast, M.Marchuk 8+1reb, A.Mustafina 8+3reb+1ast, S.Erlan 7+4reb+3ast, A.Askerova 6+3reb+1ast