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Juniors once again triumph over the “Lionesses”

On October 11, in Vladimir the young “Foxes” played the second game against the home team “Vladimir Lionesses”. In the rematch, the Yekaterinburg team proved to be stronger once again.

“Vladimir Lionesses” (Vladimir) – UMMC-Junior (Yekaterinburg) 62:64

Quarters’ results: 10:23, 15:14, 17:15, 20:12

For UMMC-Junior, this game was crucial: the team of Elena Kuzmina wanted to finish the series with two victories, so they took to the court with a serious mindset. From the very first seconds, the juniors made it clear that they were playing for victory and started the game on a run. UMMC-Junior scored 23 points in the first quarter, with Sofia Golubeva contributing 13 of them. The teams went into the first break with a score of 10:23 in favor of UMMC farm team.

The second quarter began with three successful attacks from the “Lionesses”, which narrowed the lead of Yekaterinburg. However, it was only temporary - UMMC-Junior gathered their strength and regained their significant lead. At the end of the quarter, the scoreboard showed 25:37 in favor of the guests.

After a break, the home team began to catch up with their opponents, reducing the deficit to 10 points. However, UMMC-Junior led by Sofia Golubeva, who scored 25 points and became the highest-scoring player of the game, did not succumb to the pressure and maintained the 10-point lead before the final quarter — 42:52.

In the last ten minutes, the “Vladimir Lionesses” put all their effort, attacking the opponents' basket. Alina Goncharenko started to close the gap by hitting a three-pointer, but Alena Basova quickly responded with a long-range shot. After a timeout, the home team reduced the deficit to “-5” with 5 minutes left in the quarter. The subsequent timeout by the Yekaterinburg team allowed UMMC to pull away from their opponents once again. The final buzzer sealed the victory for the Ural team with a score of 62:64.

In the squad of UMMC-Junior, Sofia Golubeva became the top-scorer with 25 points and 6 rebounds. Alena Basova had 9 points while Miroslava Sudarikova added 8 points.

In the squad of “Lionesses”, Maria Semenova accumulated 14 points, Maria Antoshina scored 13 points, Svetlana Rozanova earned 11 points.