Premijer Liga Round 4 (Regular Season): Tresnjevka beat Pula-Orca in a derby game

It's still too early stage of the Regular Season in Premijer Liga, but even now we can clearly see the difference between stronger teams and outsiders. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Zagreb: Tresnjevka (#3) and Pula-Orca (#4). Tresnjevka (4-0) smashed visiting Pula-Orca (2-2) by 22 points 85-63. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pula-Orca. Tresnjevka dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Pula-Orca's 28. Tresnjevka looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Forward Lena Bilic (189-2007) fired 25 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Viktorija Curic (187-2001, agency: Highlight Athletes) chipped in 18 points and 11 rebounds. Center Karolina Skare (183-2005, agency: Highlight Athletes) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Tresnjevka have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ragusa and Pozega. Pula-Orca at the other side keeps the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Tresnjevka is looking forward to face league's leader Pozega on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Pula-Orca will play against Zadar Plus and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Undefeated leader Pozega delivered the fourth consecutive victory. This time they beat bottom-ranked Medvescak (0-4) 63-58 in Zagreb. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Lea Miletic (184-1995) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 9 rebounds. Emma Broermann contributed with 12 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Guard Katarina Sekulic (175-2004) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds (made all of her eight free throws) for Medvescak. Pozega have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record, which they share with Ragusa and Tresnjevka. Medvescak at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Brod na Savi. Pozega will play against Tresnjevka (#3) in Zagreb in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Medvescak will play on the road against the league's second-placed Ragusa (#2) in Dubrovnik and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked Brod na Savi (0-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 77-58 loss to top-ranked Ragusa (4-0) in Slavonski Brod on Saturday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Worth to mention a great performance of Iva Todoric who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. Ragusa's coach Simona Soda used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Aliyah-Deen Ahmad responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Ragusa have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Pozega and Tresnjevka. Loser Brod na Savi still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Medvescak. Ragusa will meet at home bottom-ranked Medvescak (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Brod na Savi will play against Zadar and looks forward to get finally their first victory.

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Zadar was defeated by KAZL Split in a road game 67-57. Zagreb beat Rijeka at home 71-57. Sibenik won against Zadar Plus on the opponent's court 71-64.
The best stats of 4th round was 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals by Asiah Dingle of Zadar Plus.

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Brod na Savi - Ragusa 58-77

Bottom-ranked Brod na Savi (0-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 77-58 loss to top-ranked Ragusa (4-0) in Slavonski Brod on Saturday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Ragusa forced 26 Brod na Savi turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Iva Todoric (174-1993) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists and international Tihana Stojsavljevic (191-1997, college: Virginia) who added 13 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Five Ragusa players scored in double figures. Ragusa's coach Simona Soda used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American guard Aliyah-Deen Ahmad (170-1998, college: FMU) responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds and guard Andrea Stankovic (172-2006) scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Ragusa have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Pozega and Tresnjevka. Loser Brod na Savi still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Medvescak. Ragusa will meet at home bottom-ranked Medvescak (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Brod na Savi will play against Zadar and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Brod na Savi: A.Ahmad 20+6reb+2ast, A.Stankovic 12+5reb+4ast, M.Lovric 8+1reb, K.Rimarcuk 8+2reb+5ast, D.Burdick 7+9reb, M.Sirovina 3+11reb+1ast
Ragusa: L.Hajdin 16+2reb+2ast, A.Sipka 15+3reb+2ast, N.Vuckovic 13+5reb+1ast, T.Stojsavljevic 13+12reb+1ast, I.Todoric 11+15reb+7ast, C.Miloglav 6+6reb+2ast

KAZL Split - Zadar 67-57

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked KAZL Split and 6th ranked Zadar had identical 1-2 record. This time KAZL Split used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Zadar 67-57 on Saturday night. KAZL Split forced 21 Zadar turnovers. Strangely Zadar outrebounded KAZL Split 51-36 including a 41-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Dynnah Buckner (173-2000, college: CSUSM) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import forward Mahoganie Williams (186-2001, college: Southern Miss) who added 10 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Williams is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five KAZL Split players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international power forward Josipa Zovko (188-1990) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 19 rebounds and the former international center Emilija Podrug (190-1979) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. KAZL Split (2-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Newly promoted Zadar dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Rijeka. KAZL Split will meet Rijeka (#9) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Zadar will play against Brod na Savi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zadar: E.Podrug 22+12reb+4ast, J.Zovko 16+19reb+3ast, A.Bozic 8+3reb+1ast, T.Turic 5+8reb+5ast, L.Stipic 4+2reb+3ast, K.Milkovic 2
KAZL Split: D.Buckner 19+7reb+5ast, I.Bosnjak 13+5reb+3ast, G.Pirjak 12+8reb+3ast, N.Bilic 11+2reb, M.Williams 10+13reb+1ast, B.Turcinov 2+1ast

Medvescak - Pozega 58-63

Undefeated leader Pozega delivered the fourth consecutive victory. This time they beat bottom-ranked Medvescak (0-4) 63-58 in Zagreb. Pozega made 20-of-25 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Pozega outrebounded Medvescak 42-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Lea Miletic (184-1995) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 9 rebounds. American forward Emma Broermann (190-2001, college: UNF) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Guard Katarina Sekulic (175-2004) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds (made all of her eight free throws) and guard Gabriela Grizelj (172-2001) added 18 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Medvescak. Pozega have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record, which they share with Ragusa and Tresnjevka. Medvescak at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Brod na Savi. Pozega will play against Tresnjevka (#3) in Zagreb in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Medvescak will play on the road against the league's second-placed Ragusa (#2) in Dubrovnik and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Medvescak: G.Grizelj 18+5reb+2ast, K.Sekulic 18+10reb+1ast, I.Mamic 10+4reb+4ast, M.Soldo 7+2reb+2ast, M.Perkovic 3+1reb, I.Medic 2+2reb
Pozega: L.Miletic 21+9reb+2ast, M.Keseljevic 14+3reb+4ast, E.Broermann 12+16reb+1ast, M.Kujundzic 9+5reb+2ast, J.Zoric 4+8reb+2ast, L.Benic 3+1reb+2ast

Zagreb - Rijeka 71-57

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Zagreb and 8th ranked Rijeka had identical 1-2 record. This time Zagreb used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Rijeka 71-57 on Sunday night. Zagreb outrebounded Rijeka 53-26 including a 37-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Antoinette Lewis (185-1999, college: USA) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds and Ukrainian Khrystyna Kulesha (185-2004) who added 18 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four Zagreb players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international guard Lina Strilic (174-2003) responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and swingman Dorotea Brandic (173-2005) scored 10 points. Zagreb (2-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Rijeka lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Zadar. Zagreb will meet Sibenik (#5) on the road in the next round. Rijeka will play against KAZL Split (#4) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Rijeka: L.Strilic 15+5reb+7ast, D.Brandic 10+4reb, M.Masic 9+3reb+1ast, M.Pullins 7+5reb+1ast, I.Krakic 7+4reb+1ast, E.Rexhepi 3+2reb+2ast
Zagreb: K.Kulesha 18+8reb, A.Lewis 18+16reb+1ast, L.Vukic 17+3reb+4ast, H.Arnautovic 10+10reb+5ast, M.Savic 4+6reb, M.Matijevic 2+2reb+2ast

Tresnjevka - Pula-Orca 85-63

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Zagreb: Tresnjevka (#3) and Pula-Orca (#4). Tresnjevka (4-0) smashed visiting Pula-Orca (2-2) by 22 points 85-63. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pula-Orca. Tresnjevka dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Pula-Orca's 28. Tresnjevka looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Forward Lena Bilic (189-2007) fired 25 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Viktorija Curic (187-2001, agency: Highlight Athletes) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Center Karolina Skare (183-2005, agency: Highlight Athletes) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international guard Lana Packovski (172-1994) added 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Tresnjevka have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ragusa and Pozega. Pula-Orca at the other side keeps the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Tresnjevka is looking forward to face league's leader Pozega on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Pula-Orca will play against Zadar Plus and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Pula-Orca: L.Packovski 19+5reb+8ast, K.Skare 18+13reb+5ast, J.Kapisoda 16+4reb+1ast, I.Ujevic 6+5reb+3ast, M.Vrdoljak 4+2reb, M.Saric 0
Tresnjevka: L.Bilic 25+7reb, V.Curic 18+11reb+2ast, N.Novak 17+4reb+7ast, F.Cuklin 8+4reb+4ast, N.Gazic 7+1ast, K.Smith 6+7reb+3ast

Zadar Plus - Sibenik 64-71

There was a minor upset when 5th ranked Zadar Plus (2-2) were defeated at home by seventh ranked Sibenik (2-2) 71-64 on Saturday. Sibenik forced 19 Zadar Plus turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Tamia Lawhorne (186-2001, college: Marshall) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import guard Ariel Johnson (175-2000, college: LMU) who added 11 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four Sibenik players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Asiah Dingle (165-2000, college: Fordham) responded with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals and center Katarina Trehub (192-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 18 rebounds. Sibenik moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Zadar Plus. Sibenik will meet at home Zagreb (#6) in the next round. Zadar Plus will play against Pula-Orca in Zagreb and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zadar Plus: A.Dingle 28+6reb+5ast, K.Trehub 15+18reb+3ast, S.Herceg 12+2reb+1ast, L.Strmelj 3+2reb+2ast, A.Alispahic 2, J.Ljubos 2+2reb
Sibenik: T.Lawhorne 30+10reb, A.Strize 13+5reb+5ast, A.Johnson 11+16reb+6ast, D.Cipcic 10+12reb+1ast, D.Saric 4+1reb+2ast, N.Dzafic 3+1reb