n the next to the last Qualification match of the Women’s EuroBasket 2019 Russian national team competing in Kedainiai outplayed local Lithuanian hosts.
The game against Lithuania once again proved that there is no need to worry about Russian women’s basketball national team future. In case something goes wrong, we have Maria Vadeeva, 20 years old, to help in the most dramatic game moments.
Russian national women’s team got down to get ready for the two last qualifiers for the Women’s EuroBasket 2019.
Acting domestic titleholder and EuroLeague Champion UMMC beat MBA in the Russian Cup Quarter- final match and passed on to the Final Four of the tournament.
Reigning EuroLeague Champion UMMC was convincing breezing past Nadezhda Orenburg in the third round of the Euroleague Women group stage.
An acting domestic Champion added another regular Premier-league win on its record after defeated Sparta&K on the road in the fifth round of the domestic championship.
Taking into account significant contribution in development of women’s basketball, effective BC UMMC management as well as outstanding club performance in EuroLeague Women 2017-2018 season and SuperCup Women 2018 Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company CEO Andrey Kozitsyn issued a few orders to reward BC UMMC players, coaches and staff members with corporate awards.
Competing in round four of the regular domestic Premier-league championship an acting Russian and EuroLeague titleholder UMMC eased past the guests from Kursk at DIVS arena.
A week ago competing for the SuperCup Women the reigning EuroLeague Champion rode past 2018 EuroCup Women winner Galatasaray 79-40 and became the first team to rack up three SuperCup Women titles. Earlier Ekaterinburg won the prestigious trophy in 2013 and 2016 Tonight the four-time EuroLeague titleholder is going to enter the competition for main European trophy.
In the EuroLeague Women group round match an acting Champion on the road rolled past ESBVA-LM to top the Group A standings.
Prior to the EuroLeague kick-off match UMMC warmed up in Berdsk and competing in the domestic Premier-league third rounds defeated Dynamo Novosibirsk.
UMMC kicked off the European club season celebrating a fantastic SuperCup Women win. Competing for the European title acting EuroLeague Women champions UMMC comfortably rode past EuroCup Women champions Galatasaray at the DIVS Arena and eased to a 79-40 win.
Prior to the FIBA Europe SuperCup an acting Russian and EuroLeague Champion UMMC Ekaterinburg competing at home in the domestic Premier-League match left no chances to Dynamo Moscow.
The first round of the Russian Championship SuperLeague-1 turned into a tough challenge for our junior team. In Game 1 Denis Sevastianov’s team was taken down on home court by the Second place winner Neftyanik from Omsk. However, the next day in Game 2 of the home series our team took a significant and convincing revenge.