D1 Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Tigers and Okzhetpes advance into Finals

Barsy Atyrau - Tigers 56-61

Tigers outrebounded Barsy Atyrau 43-31 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was a quality performance for Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international guard Anastassiya Alishauskayte (173-1988) accounted for 20 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four Tigers players scored in double figures. Forward Karina Yuldasheva (178-2006) came up with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Russian center Maria Aristova (188-2006) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Barsy Atyrau in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: Y.Karina 13+7reb+1ast, A.Maria 11+6reb+1ast, V.Anna 8+6reb+2ast, K.Shugyla 8+5reb+1ast, Z.Altynshash 7+1reb+1ast, Z.Perizat 5+2reb+1ast
Tigers: A.Alishauskayte 20+7reb, R.Ganna 13+18reb+4ast, O.Nurbaeva 11+11reb+2ast, D.Tsukanova 10+4reb+5ast, D.Koroleva 6+3reb, K.Satzhanova 1

Irtysh - Okzhetpes 49-51

Okzhetpes held Irtysh to an opponent 22.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 27.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Okzhetpes forced 31 Irtysh turnovers. Strangely Irtysh outrebounded Okzhetpes 60-34 including a 24-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for international power forward Nadezhda Yakovleva (183-2003) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds. The former international point guard Kamila Amanzholova (163-2004) helped adding 6 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international point guard Liya Umerova (166-2002) with 5 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists and Latvian guard Katrina Trankale (173-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Irtysh: K.Trankale 12+11reb, Z.Tamila 9+4reb+1ast, K.Yrysty 6+5reb, A.Xeniya 6+1reb+1ast, O.Kamazhay 6+14reb+1ast, Y.Dilnaz 5+9reb+3ast
Okzhetpes: D.Surkova 14+3reb, N.Yakovleva 11+14reb+1ast, M.Krutevich 9+5reb+1ast, Y.Antonevich 9+4reb+1ast, K.Amanzholova 6+5reb+8ast, A.Mustafina 2+1reb+2ast