D1 Round 15 (Regular Season): Okzhetpes beat Caspiy Aktau in the most crucial game of the week

The Regular Season in D1 is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An exciting game was played in Aktau. Second ranked Okzhetpes faced 4th placed Caspiy Aktau. Guests from Kokshetay (13-6) defeated host Caspiy Aktau (9-11) 71-59. Okzhetpes dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Caspiy Aktau's 32. Okzhetpes looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Caspiy Aktau's players. The best player for the winners was Russian power forward Olga Aksenova (187-1996) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Russian swingman Kristina Goncharuk (175-2001, college: E.Florida St.) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Ukrainian Vladyslava Voloshina (177-2000, agency: BIG) who recorded 16 points and 4 assists. Okzhetpes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 13-6 record having seven points less than leader Astana Tigers. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth position with 11 games lost. Okzhetpes are looking forward to face Irtysh (#5) in Pavlodar in the next round. Caspiy Aktau will have a break next round.
An exciting game was played in Kokshetay. Second ranked Okzhetpes faced 3rd placed Turan. Host Okzhetpes (13-6) defeated guests from Turkestan (11-8) 64-56. It was a good game for Russian swingman Kristina Goncharuk (175-2001, college: E.Florida St.) who led her team to a victory with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Daria Surkova contributed with 12 points for the winners. point guard Milana Alyoshkova (162-2002) answered with 14 points for Turan. Okzhetpes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 13-6 record having seven points less than leader Astana Tigers. Turan lost third consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the third position with eight games lost. Okzhetpes will play against Irtysh (#5) in Pavlodar in the next round. Turan will have a break next round.
Leader Astana Tigers delivered the nineteenth victory on Wednesday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Irtysh (4-16) 81-41 in Pavlodar. It was a great evening for Oksana Nurbaeva who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Rauan Atambekova with 7 points and 6 rebounds. Irtysh's coach Zhuldyz Baydusenova gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Astana Tigers (19-1) have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. They maintain first place. Irtysh lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with 16 games lost. Astana Tigers will meet at home bottom-ranked Aktobe (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Irtysh will play against the league's second-placed Okzhetpes in Kokshetay and hope to secure a win.

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Irtysh - Astana Tigers 41-81

Leader Astana Tigers delivered the nineteenth victory on Wednesday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Irtysh (4-16) 81-41 in Pavlodar. Astana Tigers dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Irtysh's 22. Astana Tigers forced 19 Irtysh turnovers and outrebounded them 46-28 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Astana Tigers looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for the former international center Oksana Nurbaeva (188-1990) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. The former international forward Zalina Kurazova (185-1985) helped adding 17 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Rauan Atambekova (182-1991) with 7 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Dilnaz Yerkebay (179-2003) scored 9 points. Irtysh's coach Zhuldyz Baydusenova gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Astana Tigers (19-1) have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. They maintain first place. Irtysh lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with 16 games lost. Astana Tigers will meet at home bottom-ranked Aktobe (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Irtysh will play against the league's second-placed Okzhetpes in Kokshetay and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Irtysh: X.Abdurashitova 10+1reb+2ast, D.Yerkebay 9+4reb+2ast, R.Atambekova 7+6reb+3ast, K.Kaukanova 6+5reb+1ast, S.Valieva 6+3reb+1ast, Y.Gammer 3+3reb+1ast
Astana Tigers: O.Nurbaeva 20+12reb+2ast, Z.Kurazova 17+8reb+2ast, K.Otegenova 17+5reb+3ast, D.Koroleva 7+2reb, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 6+4reb+3ast, E.Mirsagatova 6+3reb+2ast

Caspiy Aktau - Okzhetpes 59-71

An exciting game was played in Aktau. Second ranked Okzhetpes faced 4th placed Caspiy Aktau. Guests from Kokshetay (13-6) defeated host Caspiy Aktau (9-11) 71-59. Okzhetpes dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Caspiy Aktau's 32. Okzhetpes looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Caspiy Aktau's players. The best player for the winners was Russian power forward Olga Aksenova (187-1996) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Russian swingman Kristina Goncharuk (175-2001, college: E.Florida St.) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Okzhetpes players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Ukrainian Vladyslava Voloshina (177-2000, agency: BIG) who recorded 16 points and 4 assists and Georgian Tamar Papuashvili (180-2003) added 7 points and 12 rebounds respectively. Okzhetpes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 13-6 record having seven points less than leader Astana Tigers. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth position with 11 games lost. Okzhetpes are looking forward to face Irtysh (#5) in Pavlodar in the next round. Caspiy Aktau will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: A.Ilyasova 17+5reb, A.Petelina 17, V.Voloshina 16+3reb+4ast, T.Papuashvili 7+12reb+3ast, A.Saitova 2+2reb+1ast, V.Cherkaska 0
Okzhetpes: O.Aksenova 19+12reb+4ast, D.Surkova 14+1reb+3ast, K.Goncharuk 14+8reb+6ast, N.Yakovleva 10+3reb+3ast, K.Amanzholova 6+1reb+1ast, Z.Buday 4

Okzhetpes - Turan 64-56

An exciting game was played in Kokshetay. Second ranked Okzhetpes faced 3rd placed Turan. Host Okzhetpes (13-6) defeated guests from Turkestan (11-8) 64-56. Okzhetpes had a 23-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for Russian swingman Kristina Goncharuk (175-2001, college: E.Florida St.) who led her team to a victory with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Russian swingman Daria Surkova (176-2001) contributed with 12 points for the winners. Point guard Milana Alyoshkova (162-2002) answered with 14 points and Belarusian Palina Verabei (184-2004) added 9 points in the effort for Turan. Okzhetpes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 13-6 record having seven points less than leader Astana Tigers. Turan lost third consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the third position with eight games lost. Okzhetpes will play against Irtysh (#5) in Pavlodar in the next round. Turan will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Turan: M.Alyoshkova 14+2reb+2ast, P.Verabei 9+4reb+3ast, U.Kudrevtseva 7+3reb, R.Gavriluk 6+3reb+2ast, A.Ryskulbek 6+2reb+2ast, V.Petrova 5+5reb+2ast
Okzhetpes: D.Surkova 12+4reb+3ast, K.Goncharuk 12+6reb+6ast, Z.Buday 8+4reb, N.Yakovleva 8+5reb+2ast, O.Aksenova 8+7reb+3ast, M.Krutevich 4+1reb