Superliga Round 10 of Regular Season

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The biggest surprise of round 10 was guest Teuta's (3-6) road victory over 5th ranked Studenti (2-7) 75-67 on Friday evening. Teuta forced 20 Studenti turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Jainaya Jones (163-2000, college: WSSU) fired 8 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals for the winners. The other American import guard Aniylah Bryant (170, college: Fayetteville St.) chipped in 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international forward Marinela Gjergji (179-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds for lost side. Teuta moved-up to fifth place. Studenti lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Tirana: Tirana (#1) and Partizani (#3). Tirana (8-1) smashed visiting Partizani (5-3) by 17 points 75-58. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Partizani. Worth to mention a great performance of Canadian guard Emani Clough (175-1997, college: JCSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Enisa Qosja contributed with 19 points for the winners. American forward Sarah Mgbeike (185, college: OLLU) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for Partizani. Partizani's coach Erta Bujari rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Defending champion maintains first position with 8-1 record. Partizani at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost.
Bottom-ranked Elbasani (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 60-44 loss to fourth ranked Vllaznia (4-3) in Shkodra on Sunday evening. Bernada Rreshpja scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners. Vllaznia's coach Medina Mustafa used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Dea Sali responded with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Vllaznia maintains fourth position with 4-3 record. Loser Elbasani still closes the standings with seven games lost.

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Studenti - Teuta 67-75

The biggest surprise of round 10 was guest Teuta's (3-6) road victory over 5th ranked Studenti (2-7) 75-67 on Friday evening. Teuta forced 20 Studenti turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Jainaya Jones (163-2000, college: WSSU) fired 8 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals for the winners. The other American import guard Aniylah Bryant (170, college: Fayetteville St.) chipped in 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international forward Marinela Gjergji (179-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds and point guard Megi Spahiu (174-2004) added 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Four Studenti players scored in double figures. Teuta moved-up to fifth place. Studenti lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Teuta: A.Bryant 27+5reb+5ast, T.Jace 20+8reb+3ast, O.Hasani 9+11reb+1ast, J.Jones 8+17reb+12ast, V.Limon 6+1reb+1ast, S.Martin 5+6reb
Studenti: M.Gjergji 18+18reb+2ast, M.Spahiu 18+12reb+6ast, I.Mollaj 12+16reb+4ast, E.Dishnica 11+2reb+6ast, M.Pellumbi 8+8reb+2ast, M.Shima 0+3reb

Tirana - Partizani 75-58

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Tirana: Tirana (#1) and Partizani (#3). Tirana (8-1) smashed visiting Partizani (5-3) by 17 points 75-58. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Partizani. Tirana dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Partizani's 22. Worth to mention a great performance of Canadian guard Emani Clough (175-1997, college: JCSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. International point guard Enisa Qosja (170-1995) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Four Tirana players scored in double figures. American forward Sarah Mgbeike (185, college: OLLU) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Canadian guard Jenna Dick (173-2001, college: Utah Valley) added 22 points in the effort for Partizani. Partizani's coach Erta Bujari rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Defending champion maintains first position with 8-1 record. Partizani at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Tirana: E.Clough 25+14reb+8ast, E.Qosja 19+4reb+2ast, M.Bojka 13+4reb+4ast, A.Davis 11+13reb, L.Ndongbwo 7+11reb, F.Qoku 0
Partizani: J.Dick 22+2reb, E.Semanjaku 15+5reb+2ast, S.Mgbeike 10+13reb+4ast, A.Palko 4+7reb+1ast, S.Hagans 2+1ast, I.Mala 2

Vllaznia - Elbasani 60-44

Bottom-ranked Elbasani (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 60-44 loss to fourth ranked Vllaznia (4-3) in Shkodra on Sunday evening. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. International Bernada Rreshpja (180-2001, college: Southeastern) scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Anisa Bokrina (170-2005) chipped in 15 points and 7 assists during the contest. Vllaznia's coach Medina Mustafa used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side point guard Dea Sali (166-2004) responded with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Emi Skuqi (-2001) scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Vllaznia maintains fourth position with 4-3 record. Loser Elbasani still closes the standings with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Vllaznia: B.Rreshpja 18+9reb+9ast, A.Bokrina 15+2reb+7ast, M.Hykaj 9+10reb, S.Murcaj 6, R.Haka 4, S.Kryeziu 4+1reb+4ast
Elbasani: D.Sali 16+6reb+6ast, E.Skuqi 11+6reb, R.Hasa 8+4reb+2ast, X.Ahmetaj 5+11reb+1ast, S.Kelleci 2+6reb+1ast, A.Zyba 2+2reb