D1 Round 3 (Regular Season): Caspiy Aktau hands first loss to Astana Tigers

There were just three rounds played in Regular Season of D1 and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Astana Tigers (3-1) on the court of Caspiy Aktau on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Caspiy Aktau 77-69. Strangely Astana Tigers outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 45-31 including a 36-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Caspiy Aktau looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a good game for Belarusian Aliaksandra Chyzheuskaya (185-2002) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. point guard Alexandra Petelina (168-1998) contributed with 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 18 rebounds and 7 assists for Astana Tigers. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Another interesting game for Astana Tigers (3-1) which played on the court of Caspiy Aktau (2-2). Astana Tigers had an easy win 95-80. It was a great evening for Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Zalina Kurazova helped adding 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was Belarusian Aliaksandra Chyzheuskaya (185-2002) with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Okzhetpes (4-0) managed to deliver another win on Tuesday. This time they beat Irtysh (0-4) in Pavlodar 63-50. It was a quality performance for Olga Aksenova who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Dilnaz Yerkebay came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for Irtysh in the defeat. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 3 Okzhetpes smashed Irtysh on the road 55-30.

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Irtysh - Okzhetpes 50-63

Okzhetpes (4-0) managed to deliver another win on Tuesday. This time they beat Irtysh (0-4) in Pavlodar 63-50. Okzhetpes forced 24 Irtysh turnovers. It was a quality performance for Russian power forward Olga Aksenova (187-1996) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Russian swingman Daria Surkova (176-2001) accounted for 18 points and 6 steals for the winning side. International Dilnaz Yerkebay (179-2003) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Xeniya Abdurashitova (168-2001) added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for Irtysh in the defeat. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Irtysh: D.Yerkebay 15+11reb+4ast, Y.Gammer 10+4reb+1ast, X.Abdurashitova 9+7reb+7ast, R.Atambekova 6+10reb, K.Kaukanova 5+14reb, S.Valieva 3+2ast
Okzhetpes: D.Surkova 18+4reb+2ast, O.Aksenova 16+11reb+4ast, K.Amanzholova 9+4reb+4ast, Z.Buday 6+3reb, M.Krutevich 6+1reb, K.Goncharuk 5+11reb+6ast

Irtysh - Okzhetpes 30-55

No shocking result in a game when Okzhetpes (4-0) crushed Irtysh (0-4) in Pavlodar 55-30 on Wednesday. Okzhetpes held Irtysh to an opponent 19.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Okzhetpes forced 21 Irtysh turnovers and outrebounded them 53-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Zoya Buday (167-2003) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 16 rebounds. Russian swingman Daria Surkova (176-2001) accounted for 14 points and 10 assists for the winning side. Four Okzhetpes players scored in double figures. The former international forward Rauan Atambekova (182-1991) came up with 9 points and 5 rebounds and the former international Yekaterina Gammer (174-2003) added 4 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Irtysh in the defeat. Irtysh's coach Zhuldyz Baydusenova gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Irtysh: R.Atambekova 9+5reb, S.Valieva 8+1reb, D.Yerkebay 6+4reb+1ast, Y.Gammer 4+6reb+3ast, S.Umargazy 2+1reb, X.Abdurashitova 1+6reb+5ast
Okzhetpes: D.Surkova 14+4reb+10ast, O.Aksenova 12+12reb, Z.Buday 12+16reb+3ast, K.Goncharuk 11+1reb+2ast, K.Amanzholova 5+6reb+1ast, A.Mustafina 1+12reb

Caspiy Aktau - Astana Tigers 80-95

Another interesting game for Astana Tigers (3-1) which played on the court of Caspiy Aktau (2-2). Astana Tigers had an easy win 95-80. Astana Tigers outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 48-25 including a 36-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Astana Tigers players were unselfish on offense dishing 37 assists. It was a great evening for Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). The former international forward Zalina Kurazova (185-1985) helped adding 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was Belarusian Aliaksandra Chyzheuskaya (185-2002) with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and point guard Alexandra Petelina (168-1998) scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Caspiy Aktau players scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: A.Chyzheuskaya 22+9reb+6ast, V.Voloshina 20+2reb+5ast, T.Papuashvili 19+3reb+4ast, A.Petelina 17+7reb+7ast, A.Ilyasova 2+2reb+2ast, B.Token 0
Astana Tigers: G.Rulyova 26+16reb+7ast, Z.Kurazova 25+7reb+6ast, V.Kapitonova 23+5reb+3ast, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 8+8reb+10ast, K.Otegenova 6+4reb, D.Koroleva 4+2reb+4ast

Caspiy Aktau - Astana Tigers 77-69

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Astana Tigers (3-1) on the court of Caspiy Aktau on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Caspiy Aktau 77-69. Strangely Astana Tigers outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 45-31 including a 36-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Caspiy Aktau looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a good game for Belarusian Aliaksandra Chyzheuskaya (185-2002) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Point guard Alexandra Petelina (168-1998) contributed with 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 18 rebounds and 7 assists and the former international guard Anastassiya Alishauskayte-Lopatina (173-1988) added 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Astana Tigers. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Astana Tigers: G.Rulyova 19+18reb+7ast, Z.Kurazova 11+2reb+4ast, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 11+9reb+4ast, D.Koroleva 11+3reb+1ast, T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 6+4reb+2ast, K.Otegenova 5+4reb+6ast
Caspiy Aktau: A.Petelina 20+4reb+4ast, V.Voloshina 17+5reb+4ast, T.Papuashvili 15+4reb+7ast, A.Chyzheuskaya 14+11reb+5ast, A.Ilyasova 8+6reb+4ast, A.Saitova 3+1reb+2ast