In the Russian women’s championship meeting HC Stavropolye managed to reverse an unsuccessful home match and gained a victory over HC Fenix — 28:22.
Three quarters of the game the hosts conceded in the score, the difference reached four balls. However, the victory remained with the players of HC Stavropolye. The final quarter of the match Evgeny Zotin’s team won with a score 12:5. Ekaterina Nefedova became the best goal scorer of the match, having thrown 9 balls.
14 December
Stavropolye — Fenix — 28:22 (11:13) (Nefedova — 9, Boloba — 7, Zotina, Sivovalova — 4 each; Lu Chang — 7, Tian Xiuxiu — 5, Jin Mengqing — 4)
Lada — Luch — 46:18 (21:8) (Amelchenko — 10, Kipen — 7, N.Reshetnikova — 6; Chernyaeva, Fedorova, Fedosova — 4 each)
Universitet — Zvezda — 29:40 (15:24) (Avoshko — 6; Klimantseva — 8, N.Nikitina — 6)
Tournament standings. 1. CSKA — 36 points (18 games). 2. Rostov-Don — 30 (18). 3. Lada — 26 (18). 4. Astrakhanochka — 25 (16). 5. Zvezda — 22 (17). 6. Kuban — 17 (16). 7. Dinamo-Sinara — 17 (16). 8. Stavropolye — 16 (18). 9. Universitet — 12 (18). 10. Fenix — 9 (16). 11. Luch — 4 (17). 12. AGU-Adyif — 4 (16). 13. Baltiyskaya zarya — 2 (16).
Photo: HC Stavropolye press
