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Competing on the road in the second round of the EuroLeague Women group stage Olaf Lange’s team was taken down by the Spanish Avenida.
In the fourth round of the Russian Premier-League the reigning national Champion UMMC at home at DIVS Arena easily dealt with the guests from Kazan.
Reigning Russian Champion competing at DIVS Arena confidently took down the guests from Poland on opening night of the EuroLeague Women regular season.
BC UMMC management will carefully examine the situation that happened to Nedezhda Orenburg in order to take care about visas to Turkey for the American players told BC UMMC Director Maxim Ryabkov.
Basketball workshop for the Russian basketball future stars –Youth Sports school (DUSSH) UMMC Junior junior class took place at UMMC Arena.
Basketball workshop for the Russian basketball future stars –Youth Sports school (DUSSH) UMMC Junior junior class took place at UMMC Arena.
Competing in the 3rd round of the regular domestic Championship the reigning titleholder UMMC competing on the road defeated local Enisey in Krasnoyarsk. Olaf Lange’s team stepped over 100 points per game and celebrated the third Russian Premier-League win.
Tonight an acting Russian Champion competing in the first Premier-League home match overpowered the guests from Noginsk.
Since 2001/2002 season Ekaterinburg women’s basketball team competes under UMMC flag. Over the last decade, there were no team in the Russian elite echelon that could beat an acting Champion and interrupt 10-year period of Ekaterinburg’s supremacy on domestic arena. UMMC is 11-times Russian Champion and since 2009 to 2017 Foxes won domestic tournament for 9 times in a row. For the Ural’s fans UMMC are 4 letters in the name of the beloved team, while many Russian opponents treat the same 4 letters as an irritating factor that sometimes motivates them to act heroic.
Yesterday in Kursk Olaf Lange’s team competing in the Russian Cup Quarterfinal match were defeated by local Inventa and ended up its campaign.
Few days ago, Russian Basketball Federation Executive Committee appointed new Head Coaches of the men and women’s national teams. German specialist Olaf Lange currently heading UMMC Ekaterinburg coaching squad was appointed as Russian women’s national basketball team Head Coach.
Competing in UMMC Arena UMMC defeated the guests from Saint Petersburg in the Russian Cup 1/8 round and qualified to the Quarter-Final stage.
RFB decision to appoint Olaf Lange currently guiding UMMC Ekaterinburg as Head Coach of the Russian women’s national basketball team is natural and UMMC will cope will all possible troubles of sharing these two positions – said BC UMMC Ekaterinburg Director Maxim Ryabkov.
After a fierce and desperate battle in the Final round of the international tournament UMMC Cup, reigning Champion of Russia from Ekaterinburg yielded to acting Hungarian Champions Sopron.