Three matches were held in the first preliminary stage of the women’s championship of Russia on Thursday.
HC Chernomorochka was stronger than HC Astrakhanochka, the advantage reached 10 balls during the second half (20:10) and after the victory with the score of 36:24 made the closest approach to clubs Lada and Astrakhanochka in a competition for the third place.
HC Kuban, which has already secured itself the place in top-6, didn’t experience difficulties in away match with HC Stavropolye — 32:18.
15 January
Chernomorochka — Astrakhanochka — 36:24 (16:14) (N.Nikitina — 9, Vaykum — 6, Kudryavtseva — 4; K.Ilyina, Sharkova — 5 each, Shichkina — 4)
Stavropolye — Kuban — 18:32 (9:16) (Kashirina, Golets — 4 each; Shavman — 6, Gakame, D.Kazikhanova, A.Lebedeva — 4 each)
AGU-Adyif — Lada — 26:31 (12:16) (Tomilina — 5, Kobleva, Terletskaya — 4 each; Dvortsevaya — 6, V.Nikitina — 5)
Tournament standings. 1. Rostov-Don — 40 points (21 match). 2. CSKA — 35 (21). 3. Lada — 31 (21). 4. Astrakhanochka — 31 (21). 5. Chernomorochka — 30 (21). 6. Kuban — 25 (21). 7. Dinamo-Sinara — 17 (20). 8. Zvezda — 14 (20). 9. Stavropolye — 10 (21). 10. AGU-Adyif- 8 (21). 11. Luch — 6 (20). 12. Universitet — 1 (20).
Photo: HC Chernomorochka press
