D1 Round 12 (Regular Season): Turan beat Caspiy Aktau in the most crucial game of the week

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An exciting game was played in Turkestan. Third ranked Turan faced 4th ranked Caspiy Aktau. Host Turan (9-5) defeated guests from Aktau (8-8) 64-59. Turan forced 22 Caspiy Aktau turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Oksana Bagmet (170-1996) who scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Belarusian Palina Verabei (184-2004) chipped in 12 points. Turan's coach Vitaliy Lopatin used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Ukrainian Vladyslava Voloshina (177-2000, agency: BIG) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Turan have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Okzhetpes. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Turan is looking forward to face league's second-placed Okzhetpes in Kokshetay in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will have a break next round.
An exciting game was played in Turkestan. Third ranked Turan faced 4th ranked Caspiy Aktau. Host Turan (9-5) smashed guests from Aktau (8-8) 80-58. It was a good game for center Valeria Petrova (184-1996) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Ulyana Kudrevtseva contributed with 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Turan's coach Vitaliy Lopatin felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ukrainian Vladyslava Voloshina (177-2000, agency: BIG) replied with 22 points and 4 assists for Caspiy Aktau. Turan have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Okzhetpes. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Turan will play against league's second-placed Okzhetpes in Kokshetay in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will have a break next round.
Leader Astana Tigers delivered the fifteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Irtysh (2-12) 72-37. Worth to mention a quality performance of Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 9 rebounds. Astana Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Dilnaz Yerkebay with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Astana Tigers (15-1) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Irtysh lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 12 games lost. Astana Tigers will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Irtysh will play against Aktobe (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 12 Irtysh was defeated by Astana Tigers in a road game 69-54.
The best stats of 12th round was 18 points and 14 rebounds by Anna Bezgodova of Astana Tigers.

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Turan - Caspiy Aktau 64-59

An exciting game was played in Turkestan. Third ranked Turan faced 4th ranked Caspiy Aktau. Host Turan (9-5) defeated guests from Aktau (8-8) 64-59. Turan forced 22 Caspiy Aktau turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Oksana Bagmet (170-1996) who scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Belarusian Palina Verabei (184-2004) chipped in 12 points. Five Turan players scored in double figures. Turan's coach Vitaliy Lopatin used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Ukrainian Vladyslava Voloshina (177-2000, agency: BIG) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Alexandra Petelina (168-1998) added 19 points and 5 assists respectively. Turan have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Okzhetpes. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Turan is looking forward to face league's second-placed Okzhetpes in Kokshetay in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Turan: V.Petrova 12+2reb+4ast, P.Verabei 12+3reb+3ast, O.Bagmet 12+8reb+4ast, M.Alyoshkova 11+1reb+5ast, R.Gavriluk 11+2reb+3ast, U.Kudrevtseva 4+6reb
Caspiy Aktau: V.Voloshina 21+11reb+1ast, A.Petelina 19+2reb+5ast, T.Papuashvili 7+6reb+9ast, A.Saitova 5+1reb+6ast, A.Ilyasova 5+9reb, N.Romachenko 2+5reb+2ast

Turan - Caspiy Aktau 80-58

An exciting game was played in Turkestan. Third ranked Turan faced 4th ranked Caspiy Aktau. Host Turan (9-5) smashed guests from Aktau (8-8) 80-58. Turan outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 53-20 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Turan players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. It was a good game for center Valeria Petrova (184-1996) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Ulyana Kudrevtseva (175-1999) contributed with 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Turan's coach Vitaliy Lopatin felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ukrainian Vladyslava Voloshina (177-2000, agency: BIG) replied with 22 points and 4 assists and point guard Alexandra Petelina (168-1998) added 15 points and 4 assists in the effort for Caspiy Aktau. Turan have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Okzhetpes. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Turan will play against league's second-placed Okzhetpes in Kokshetay in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Turan: U.Kudrevtseva 20+9reb, P.Verabei 19+2reb+4ast, V.Petrova 14+10reb+7ast, L.Umerova 8+3reb+6ast, R.Gavriluk 4+4reb, S.Kydyrali 4+4reb+2ast
Caspiy Aktau: V.Voloshina 22+4reb+4ast, A.Petelina 15+3reb+4ast, T.Papuashvili 9+6reb+4ast, A.Saitova 5+5ast, A.Ilyasova 5+2reb, R.Popova 2+2reb+1ast

Astana Tigers - Irtysh 72-37

Leader Astana Tigers delivered the fifteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Irtysh (2-12) 72-37. Astana Tigers held Irtysh to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.9 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Irtysh 50-26 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international forward Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina (182-1990) who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 9 rebounds and the former international center Anna Bezgodova (192-1992) who added 6 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Astana Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was the former international Dilnaz Yerkebay (179-2003) with 17 points and 7 rebounds and the former international forward Rauan Atambekova (182-1991) scored 6 points and 6 rebounds. Astana Tigers (15-1) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Irtysh lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 12 games lost. Astana Tigers will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Irtysh will play against Aktobe (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Astana Tigers: T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 13+9reb+3ast, K.Otegenova 10+6reb+2ast, K.Satzhanova 8+1reb+1ast, Z.Kurazova 7+3reb+2ast, D.Tsukanova 7+7reb+4ast, V.Kapitonova 6+2reb
Irtysh: D.Yerkebay 17+7reb, R.Atambekova 6+6reb+2ast, X.Abdurashitova 5+2reb+1ast, S.Valieva 4+2reb+3ast, K.Kaukanova 3+4reb+2ast, Y.Gammer 2+5reb+1ast

Astana Tigers - Irtysh 69-54

There was no surprise when 5th ranked Irtysh (2-12) was defeated on the road by first ranked Astana Tigers (15-1) 69-54 on Sunday. Astana Tigers outrebounded Irtysh 52-23 including a 24-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Anna Bezgodova (192-1992) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and the former international forward Kamazhay Otegenova (180-2001) who added 12 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Astana Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov used entire bench saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Rauan Atambekova (182-1991) with 17 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Yekaterina Gammer (174-2003) scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Astana Tigers have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-1 record. Irtysh lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 12 games lost. Astana Tigers will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Irtysh will play against Aktobe (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Astana Tigers: A.Bezgodova 18+14reb+1ast, K.Otegenova 12+7reb+1ast, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 11+2reb+3ast, T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 7+5reb+2ast, Z.Kurazova 6+9reb+1ast, D.Tsukanova 4
Irtysh: R.Atambekova 17+6reb+3ast, X.Abdurashitova 9+5ast, K.Kaukanova 9+5reb+2ast, D.Yerkebay 9+3reb+2ast, Y.Gammer 8+5reb+4ast, S.Valieva 2+2reb+2ast