Smolensk basketball “Atom” gave a fight near Moscow “Sparta” in Desnogorsk

Women’s basketball club “Atom” held a home tour of the Championship of the Central Federal District – First League in Desnogorsk, taking on 7 and 8 November the Moscow region team “Sparta and K-CSP”. Despite defeats in both matches, the Smolensk athletes showed significant progress in the second meeting.

The first match on November 7 ended with a major defeat of the hostess with a score of 51:92. The Moscow team seized the initiative from the very beginning of the game and confidently controlled the course of the match for all ten minutes. As part of Atom, the most productive was Victoria Lapshenkova, who scored 13 points, and Magdana Tsiskarishvili scored eight rebounds and three block shots.

The next day the game took on a completely different character. The Smolensk club imposed a tight fight on the rivals, and by the beginning of the final quarter the gap was only two points. Despite the tense statistics, where the leader changed nine times, Sparta and K-CSP managed to hold the advantage and won with a score of 67:74. In the second match, Atom scored 16 points more than on the first day, significantly reducing the gap.

Professional women’s basketball in Desnogorsk is developing within the framework of the Orange Atom project, which is supported by the Government of the Smolensk Region, Rosenergoatom Concern JSC and the Smolensk NPP. The creation of the team was an important step in providing opportunities for sports among the youth of the region.

Despite the current results, the team under the leadership of Vitaly Pushenkova continues to fight in the championship. Ahead of Smolensk basketball players new games in which they intend to consolidate the progress achieved and achieve the first victories.