ORENBURG (Interstat) — Dynamo Kursk defeated Nadezhda 68-54 in a women’s professional basketball game Friday, using a strong second half to secure the road victory. Nadezhda led 14-11 after the first quarter, but Dynamo Kursk responded with a 16-11 second period to take a 27-25 halftime advantage. Dynamo Kursk then outscored Nadezhda 20-11 in the third quarter and 21-18 in the fourth to close out the win. Dynamo Kursk outscored Nadezhda 41-29 in the second half. The victory improved Dynamo Kursk to 4-1 this season, while Nadezhda fell to 2-2. Dynamo Kursk’s earlier wins included 89-68 at Enisey, 90-47 over Samara and 75-57 at Dyn Novosibirsk, while Spartak Moscow handed it an 83-77 loss. Nadezhda’s wins were 63-60 over Neftyanik and 77-67 over Ivanovo, and it lost 59-74 to Dynamo Moscow. Dynamo Kursk next plays at Vladimirskiy, while Nadezhda hosts Dyn Novosibirsk.