UMMC-Junior played another game of the second round of the Fonbet Russian Super League Championship at home in the Sports Palace in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. On March 21, the junior “Foxes” hosted Dynamo-Farm from Kursk. Under the guidance of Tatyana Fefilova, the team did not face any serious problems in this encounter.
It is worth noting that the previous meeting between the teams within this championship in Kursk ended with a victory for the Yekaterinburg team with a score of 65:75.
Quarters’ results: 15:32, 19:21, 8:19, 12:10
The first half of the starting quarter saw a tight fight; it was a close game. Halfway through the allotted time, Nina Ulchenkova hit a go-ahead 3-pointer. Such home team’s success made the “white-blues” nervous, leading to mistakes and fouls. Punishment for these mistakes followed instantly - 100% free throw accuracy and successful long-range shots from Alena Burmakina, Elizaveta Kolotovkina, and Margarita Kuziakina resulted in a 17-point lead of the hosts and the scoreboard showed 15:32.
The second stretch continued in a similar vein. Effective shots from behind the arc by Polina Kuznetsova, Daria Sidorova and Margarita Kuziakina brought the lead to 20 points. Two impressive blocks by Alena Burmakina added momentum towards the end of the first half. The teams went for the halftime break with a score of 34:53 in favour of the youth team UMMC.
The third period also went well for the Yekaterinburg team. After 6 minutes, the point difference increased to 31 and the score was 34:65 in favor of UMMC-Junior. Dynamo-Farm managed to score their first points only in the ninth minute, but these attacks did not affect the score that was 42:72 in favor of Tatyana Fefilova's team before the fourth quarter.
In the final stretch, there was no intrigue. The Yekaterinburg team kept the gained advantage and brought the game to victory with a score of 54:82.
In the squad of UMMC-Junior, Margarita Kuziakina became the top-scorer with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Daria Sharova added 13 points and 4 rebounds. Maria Sedyakina had 10 points and 1 rebound.
In the squad of Dynamo-Farm, Yana Elberg harvested 10 points and 3 rebounds. Daria Morozova and Daria Goncharova scored 8 points apiece.
The juniors will play the next game of the second round at home in Verkhnyaya Pyshma on March 22. The venue is the Sports Palace of UMMC. The game starts at 5:00 p.m.