D1 Round 8 (Regular Season): Top-ranked Tigers win another game

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D1 top team - Tigers (6-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Zhetysu (0-4) in Astana 74-49. Tigers forced 25 Zhetysu turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points and 5 rebounds. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) contributed with 7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Anastasia Knaub replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds for Zhetysu. Undefeated Tigers have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 6-0 record. Newly promoted Zhetysu still closes the standings with four games lost. Tigers are looking forward to face Barsy Atyrau (#4) at home in the next round. Zhetysu will play against Caspiy Aktau and hopes to get finally their first victory.
D1 top team - Tigers (6-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Zhetysu (0-4) in Astana 77-41. Worth to mention a quality performance of who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and Ganna Rulyova who added 12 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Dariya Kovaleva responded with 11 points. Undefeated Tigers have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 6-0 record. Newly promoted Zhetysu still closes the standings with four games lost. Tigers will play against Barsy Atyrau (#4) at home in the next round. Zhetysu will play against Caspiy Aktau and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
The game in Aktau was also quite interesting. Second ranked Turan (5-1) played at the court of 6th ranked Caspiy Aktau (1-5). Turan did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 66-48 on Friday. The winners were led by Milana Alyoshkova who scored that evening 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Turan's coach Vitaliy Lopatin used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 13 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists by Vira Cherkaska did not help to save the game for Caspiy Aktau. Turan have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-1 record behind leader Tigers. Caspiy Aktau lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. Turan will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Caspiy Aktau will play against Zhetysu (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 8 Turan beat Caspiy Aktau on the road 63-46.
The most impressive performance of 8th round was 12 points and 12 rebounds by Karakat Satzhanova of Tigers.

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Caspiy Aktau - Turan 48-66

The game in Aktau was also quite interesting. Second ranked Turan (5-1) played at the court of 6th ranked Caspiy Aktau (1-5). Turan did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 66-48 on Friday. Turan forced 34 Caspiy Aktau turnovers. The winners were led by Milana Alyoshkova who scored that evening 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Belarusian swingman Daryna Bachkarova (183-2000, college: CMU) supported her with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Turan's coach Vitaliy Lopatin used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 13 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists by Ukrainian forward Vira Cherkaska (184-2002) did not help to save the game for Caspiy Aktau. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the hosts. Turan have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-1 record behind leader Tigers. Caspiy Aktau lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. Turan will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Caspiy Aktau will play against Zhetysu (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: P.Alexandra 15+6reb+9ast, V.Cherkaska 13+18reb+5ast, R.Natalya 8+7reb, T.Nona 5+2reb+1ast, P.Rada 5+4reb, I.Anastasiya 2+7reb+3ast
Turan: M.Alyoshkova 19+5reb+5ast, A.Nurmakhambetova 11+8reb+3ast, B.Daryna 11+10reb+4ast, U.Kudrevtseva 8+6reb+3ast, S.Kydyrali 6+8reb+2ast, A.Saitova 5

Caspiy Aktau - Turan 46-63

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Turan (5-1) beat on the road 6th ranked Caspiy Aktau (1-5) 63-46 on Saturday. Turan held Caspiy Aktau to an opponent 19.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 37.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Turan forced 28 Caspiy Aktau turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The winners were led by Ulyana Kudrevtseva who scored that evening 8 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals and Milana Alyoshkova supported her with 16 points and 9 assists. Even a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists by Alexandra Petelina did not help to save the game for Caspiy Aktau. Ukrainian forward Vira Cherkaska (184-2002) added 14 points and 14 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Turan have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-1 record behind leader Tigers. Caspiy Aktau lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. Turan will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Caspiy Aktau will play against Zhetysu (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: V.Cherkaska 14+14reb+1ast, P.Alexandra 12+10reb+8ast, T.Nona 12+3reb+5ast, I.Anastasiya 5+10reb, R.Natalya 2+5reb+3ast, P.Rada 1+1reb
Turan: M.Alyoshkova 16+1reb+9ast, A.Ryskulbek 12+4reb+2ast, B.Daryna 12+5reb+3ast, U.Kudrevtseva 8+16reb+6ast, A.Nurmakhambetova 5+3reb, A.Saitova 4+2reb+1ast

Tigers - Zhetysu 74-49

D1 top team - Tigers (6-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Zhetysu (0-4) in Astana 74-49. Tigers forced 25 Zhetysu turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Dariya Tsukanova orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points and 5 rebounds. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) contributed with 7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Anastasia Knaub replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds and added 9 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Zhetysu. Tigers have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 6-0 record. Newly promoted Zhetysu still closes the standings with four games lost. Tigers are looking forward to face Barsy Atyrau (#4) at home in the next round. Zhetysu will play against Caspiy Aktau and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Zhetysu: K.Anastasia 16+16reb, K.Dariya 9+6reb+1ast, T.Lyazzat 7+1reb, S.Viktoriya 5, A.Amina 4+1reb+3ast, I.Anzhelika 4+5reb+3ast
Tigers: D.Tsukanova 12+5reb+3ast, A.Alishauskayte 12+2reb, K.Satzhanova 11+6reb, L.Dymovckikh 8, E.Mirsagatova 7+3reb+3ast, R.Ganna 7+6reb+5ast

Tigers - Zhetysu 77-41

D1 top team - Tigers (6-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Zhetysu (0-4) in Astana 77-41. Tigers held Zhetysu to an opponent 24.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 40.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Tigers forced 27 Zhetysu turnovers and outrebounded them 57-28 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tigers players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Zhetysu's players. Zhetysu was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a quality performance of Karakat Satzhanova who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who added 12 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Tigers players scored in double figures. Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Dariya Kovaleva responded with 11 points and Aiya Nurgozhanova scored 9 points. Tigers have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 6-0 record. Newly promoted Zhetysu still closes the standings with four games lost. Tigers will play against Barsy Atyrau (#4) at home in the next round. Zhetysu will play against Caspiy Aktau and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Zhetysu: K.Dariya 11+3reb+1ast, N.Aiya 9+3reb+1ast, T.Lyazzat 8+2reb, V.Yana 5+2reb, K.Anastasia 4+5reb, A.Amina 4+1reb
Tigers: A.Alishauskayte 12+4ast, K.Satzhanova 12+12reb+1ast, R.Ganna 12+7reb+3ast, O.Nurbaeva 10+10reb+2ast, D.Tsukanova 7+5reb+4ast, L.Dymovckikh 6+3reb+1ast