Premijer Liga Round 6 (Regular Season): Brod na Savi hands first defeat to Ragusa

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Ragusa (5-1) recorded its first loss in Slavonski Brod on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Brod na Savi (5-1) 63-49. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Ragusa. Brod na Savi forced 25 Ragusa turnovers. Strangely Ragusa outrebounded Brod na Savi 44-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American guard Kiara Jackson (170-2003, college: UNLV) who scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. chipped in 16 points. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international forward Iva Todoric (174-1993) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Brod na Savi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Sibenik and Ragusa. Brod na Savi is looking forward to face Rijeka (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Ragusa will play against Pozega (#6) and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game was between sixth ranked Zagreb and 5th ranked Pozega where Zagreb (4-2) beat Pozega (3-3) on the road 88-74. It was a good game for Bosnian point guard Dragana Domuzin (174-2000) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. Lana Packovski contributed with 22 points and 6 assists for the winners. American guard Kiara Jackson (170-2003, college: UNLV) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for Pozega. Pozega's coach rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zagreb moved-up to fifth place. Pozega lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Rijeka. Zagreb will play against Zadar (#8) at home in the next round. Pozega will play against Ragusa in Dubrovnik and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Medvescak (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 61-56 loss to seventh ranked Rijeka (3-3) in Zagreb on Saturday evening. Dorotea Brandic scored 15 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Bruna Maricic with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Rijeka have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Pozega. Medvescak at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Split. Rijeka will meet at home league's second-placed Brod na Savi in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Medvescak will play against Split (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Rest of the games of round 6 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Tresnjevka crushed KAZL Split in Zagreb 78-42. Zadar Plus beat Split at home 70-65. Sibenik destroyed Zadar on the opponent's court 89-63.
The best stats of 6th round was 19 points and 9 rebounds by Kyierah Dempsey-Toney of Sibenik.

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Brod na Savi - Ragusa 63-49

Ragusa (5-1) recorded its first loss in Slavonski Brod on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Brod na Savi (5-1) 63-49. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Ragusa. Brod na Savi forced 25 Ragusa turnovers. Strangely Ragusa outrebounded Brod na Savi 44-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American guard Kiara Jackson (170-2003, college: UNLV) who scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Edita Poljac chipped in 16 points. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international forward Iva Todoric (174-1993) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Serbian center Jelena Zoric (185-1992) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Brod na Savi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Sibenik and Ragusa. Brod na Savi is looking forward to face Rijeka (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Ragusa will play against Pozega (#6) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Ragusa: I.Todoric 16+18reb+4ast, J.Zoric 12+10reb, L.Strilic 9+3reb+1ast, D.Cipcic 4+6reb+2ast, C.Miloglav 4+1reb+2ast, N.Vuckovic 2+2reb+2ast
Brod na Savi: J.Kiara 22+9reb+5ast, E.Poljac 16+1reb+2ast, K.Rimarcuk 10+3reb+3ast, E.Stafford 6+1reb, T.Josipovic 4+3reb, S.Milica 4+11reb

KAZL Split - Tresnjevka 42-78

There was no surprise when 10th ranked KAZL Split (1-5) was crushed at home by top-ranked Tresnjevka (6-0) 78-42 on Saturday. Tresnjevka dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to KAZL Split's 32. Tresnjevka forced 27 KAZL Split turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Nina Novak scored 21 points, 6 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the former international guard Nika Rodek (181-2004) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was the former international center Emilija Podrug (190-1979) with 5 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international power forward Josipa Zovko (188-1990) scored 10 points. KAZL Split's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Tresnjevka have an impressive six-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. KAZL Split lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with five games lost. Tresnjevka will meet at home Zadar Plus (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. KAZL Split will play against Sibenik and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
KAZL Split: J.Zovko 10+2reb+2ast, S.Klara 6+4reb, M.Ana 6+6reb+1ast, P.Valerija 6+1reb+3ast, E.Podrug 5+12reb+4ast, P.Ana 5+2reb+2ast
Tresnjevka: N.Novak 21+2reb+6ast, H.Sara 16+4reb+1ast, R.Nika 10+9reb+2ast, V.Ana 7+8reb+4ast, L.Zlatoper 6+3reb+1ast, N.Gazic 5+3reb

Medvescak - Rijeka 56-61

Bottom-ranked Medvescak (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 61-56 loss to seventh ranked Rijeka (3-3) in Zagreb on Saturday evening. Dorotea Brandic scored 15 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international guard Nerea Brajac (173-1999, college: Georgian Court, agency: Olsta) chipped in 11 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Rijeka players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Bruna Maricic with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds and the former international guard Nika Rodek (181-2004) scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Rijeka have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Pozega. Medvescak at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Split. Rijeka will meet at home league's second-placed Brod na Savi in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Medvescak will play against Split (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Medvescak: M.Bruna 17+13reb+2ast, S.Katarina 15+5reb+9ast, Z.Lana 10+2reb+1ast, M.Iva 6+8reb+1ast, K.Marina 6+2reb+4ast, H.Lara 2+1reb+1ast
Rijeka: Z.Marijana 16+7reb, D.Brandic 15+9reb+2ast, B.Nerea 11+9reb+5ast, M.Mia 11+3reb+2ast, M.Jurcic 6+1reb+1ast, K.Anja 2+9reb+7ast

Pozega - Zagreb 74-88

Another exciting game was between sixth ranked Zagreb and 5th ranked Pozega where Zagreb (4-2) beat Pozega (3-3) on the road 88-74. Zagreb shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 63.2 percentage. Pozega was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for Bosnian point guard Dragana Domuzin (174-2000) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. The former international guard Lana Packovski (172-1994) contributed with 22 points and 6 assists for the winners. Four Zagreb players scored in double figures. American guard Kiara Jackson (170-2003, college: UNLV) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and the former international forward Lea Miletic (184-1995) added 19 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Pozega. Pozega's coach rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zagreb moved-up to fifth place. Pozega lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Rijeka. Zagreb will play against Zadar (#8) at home in the next round. Pozega will play against Ragusa in Dubrovnik and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pozega: B.Jelena 26+11reb, L.Miletic 19+12reb+2ast, S.Marija 10+4reb, G.Gabriela 9+4reb+11ast, M.James 6+5reb+3ast, M.Caicedo 4+3reb+1ast
Zagreb: D.Dragana 24+12reb+1ast, P.Lana 22+6ast, F.Cuklin 16+3reb+6ast, H.Arnautovic 10+3reb+2ast, J.Elder 9+11reb+2ast, A.Stankovic 5

Zadar Plus - Split 70-65

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Zadar Plus (2-4) defeated at home bottom-ranked Split (0-6) 70-65 on Saturday. American center Brooke Flowers (195-2000, college: St.Louis) had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 20 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Ashley Austin chipped in 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Zadar Plus players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was with 28 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and the former international guard Nerea Brajac (173-1999, college: Georgian Court, agency: Olsta) scored 8 points and 11 rebounds. Zadar Plus moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Zadar. Newly promoted Split still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Medvescak. Zadar Plus will meet league's leader Tresnjevka in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Split will play against Medvescak (#11) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Split: T.Iva 28+9reb+4ast, P.Lara 11+7reb+1ast, M.Bruna 9+1reb, S.Edita 8+11reb, K.Ana 6+7reb+2ast, P.Andjela 2+4reb
Zadar Plus: A.Austin 23+5reb+5ast, S.Herceg 15+2reb+3ast, F.Brooke 13+20reb+1ast, L.Vukic 10+9reb+2ast, M.Cenger 5+1reb, A.Jalia 4+4reb+1ast

Zadar - Sibenik 63-89

Very expected game when 8th ranked Zadar (2-4) was rolled over at home by fourth ranked Sibenik (5-1) 89-63 on Saturday. Sibenik made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Sibenik outrebounded Zadar 53-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. Kyierah Dempsey-Toney scored 19 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Ivana Ujevic (176-2000) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Five Sibenik players scored in double figures. Sibenik's coach Stipe Bralic felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American Sam Deem (185-2001, college: Regis Univ.) with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Sibenik moved-up to second place, which they share with Ragusa and Brod na Savi. Loser Zadar keeps the eighth position with four games lost. They share it with Zadar Plus. Sibenik will meet at home KAZL Split (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Zadar will play against Zagreb and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zadar: S.Lola 17+8reb+2ast, S.Deem 16+12reb+2ast, M.Kujundzic 12+4reb+2ast, M.Karla 6+5reb, L.Jelena 6+2reb, V.Marta 4+3reb
Sibenik: U.Ivana 19+5reb+2ast, K.Dempsey-Toney 19+9reb+1ast, M.Vuksic 16+8reb+2ast, M.Kaucic 11+2reb, Y.Bendu 10+8reb+2ast, S.Andjela 10+6reb+3ast