UMMC made another step towards the Euroleague trophy as they completed the sweep of Turkish champions Fenerbache in the tournaments quarterfinal. UMMC Ekaterinburg earned a come-from-behind 70-68 victory over Fenerbache SK in the final seconds in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday night. 2008 Olympic gold medalist Cappie Pondexter led the way for the Russian club with 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

UMMC Ekaterinburg struck first, but Tammy Sutton-Brown layed in a basket at 8:23 to give the home team a lead (4-2) it would not relinquish until midway through the final quarter. Trailing 44-31 at halftime, UMMC chipped away at the deficit and Deanna Nolan sunk a pair of free throws with 4:44 to play to put her club on top 65-64 and Ekaterinburg was able to hold on for the win.

In addition to Pondexter’s contributions, the Russian club received 14 points and eight rebounds from Sandrine Gruda, 12 points and seven rebounds from Maria Stepanova, and 12 points and three boards from Nolan.