As part of the preseason preparation, BC UMMC played a friendly game against Dynamo Novosibirsk. The encounter took place at DIVS Arena in Yekaterinburg on September 17 and ended with the home team winning by 16 points.
September 17
UMMC Yekaterinburg – Dynamo Novosibirsk 74:58
Quarters’ results: 21:10, 23:20, 18:12, 12:16
There was no intrigue in the friendly game: the reigning champion and holder of the Russian Cup and Super Cup, UMMC, gained an advantage in the first quarter and maintained it throughout the game, resulting in a confident victory for the “Foxes” with a score of 74:58.
In the squad of UMMC, center Maria Klyundikova (Vadeeva) who has recently joined the team after her maternity leave particularly stood out. The center logged a double-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists. Anastasiia Shilova contributed 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Kseniia Levchenko added 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. Zhosselina Maiga had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.
In the squad of Dynamo, the top scorer was Anastasiia Badina with 13 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist. Karina Levenkova scored 11 points and made 2 assists, while Elizaveta Zaryazhko added 10 points and 1 assist.