Lada and Rostov-Don met in Togliatti. The guests proved to be stronger with. afour-goal advantage. The goalkeeper of the winners Anastasia Ryabtseva reflected 57% of throws (19 out of 33) on her birthday.
In the first match of the game day HC Astrakhanochka achieved an important victory over HC Chernomorochka and caught up with the rivals in points.
17 January
Luch — Zvezda — 29:35 (16:18) (Korobko - 9, Chernyaeva - 5; Vertushkova — 13, Zakordonskaya, Milenina — 4 each)
Lada — Rostov-Don — 19:23 (7:12) (Zhilinskayte, Osipova, Shmonina, P.Kozhokar — 3 each; K.Kozhokar — 5, Sen, Levsha, Zelenkova, Sudakova — 3 each)
Astrakhanochka — Chernomorochka — 30:26 (14:12) (Sotnikova — 8, Dudina - 6, Klimantseva — 5; Dolmatova — 12)
Tournament standings. 1. Rostov-Don — 34 points (17 matches). 2. CSKA — 32 (17). 3. Astrakhanochka — 23 (17). 4. Lada — 23 (17). 5. Chernomorochka — 23 (17). 6. Zvezda — 18 (17). 7. Dinamo-Sinara — 16 (17). 8. Kuban — 13 (17). 9. AGU-Adyif — 9 (17). 10. Luch — 8 (17). 11. Universitet — 3 (17). 12. Ufa-Alisa — 2 (17).

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