Superliga Round 7 (Regular Season): Peja 03 hands first loss to Bashkimi

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The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Bashkimi (6-1) on the court of second ranked Peja 03 on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Peja 03 61-48. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Bashkimi. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Peja 03 forced 24 Bashkimi turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Ukrainian center Veronika Liubinets (192-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Sara Vraniqi (170-2002) contributed with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American guard Amari Heard (183, college: SSU) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds for Bashkimi. Peja 03 have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 5-2 record behind leader Bashkimi. Defending champion Bashkimi still keeps top position with one game lost. Peja 03 are looking forward to face Prishtina (#4) on the road in the next round. Bashkimi's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Prizren Junior 06.
An interesting game for Penza (4-3) which hosted in Peja 4th placed Prishtina (3-4). Third ranked Penza managed to get a 6-point victory 73-67. It was a great evening for American point guard Jeanae Terry (155-2001, college: Purdue) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Jeta Zeka helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American Kayla Johnson (178, college: Alaska) responded with 21 points and 7 rebounds. Penza maintains third place with 4-3 record having just two points less than leader Bashkimi. Prishtina at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. Penza will play against bottom-ranked Trepca (#6) in Mitrovice in the next round. Prishtina will play at home against the league's second-placed Peja 03 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Trepca's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after six consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Prizren, where they defeated Junior 06 (2-5) 79-74 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Reneya Hopkins who led the winners and scored 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Tanyia Gordon came up with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals for Junior 06 in the defeat. Trepca maintains sixth place with 1-6 record. Newly promoted Junior 06 keeps the fifth position with five games lost. Trepca will meet at home higher ranked Penza (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Junior 06's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Prizren to the arena Bashkimi.

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Penza - Prishtina 73-67

An interesting game for Penza (4-3) which hosted in Peja 4th placed Prishtina (3-4). Third ranked Penza managed to get a 6-point victory 73-67. Penza dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Prishtina's 26. It was a great evening for American point guard Jeanae Terry (155-2001, college: Purdue) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international swingman Jeta Zeka (174-1995) helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American Kayla Johnson (178, college: Alaska) responded with 21 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import guard Alaina Rice (173, college: Syracuse) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Four Prishtina players scored in double figures. Penza maintains third place with 4-3 record having just two points less than leader Bashkimi. Prishtina at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. Penza will play against bottom-ranked Trepca (#6) in Mitrovice in the next round. Prishtina will play at home against the league's second-placed Peja 03 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Prishtina: K.Johnson 21+7reb+1ast, A.Rice 15+7reb+2ast, M.Haziri 13+3reb+3ast, B.Martinaj 13+6reb, M.Rushiti 5+10reb+3ast, E.Haziri 0
Penza: J.Terry 23+12reb+6ast, J.Zeka 17+9reb+3ast, S.Daci 12+13reb+4ast, E.Krasniqi 9+6reb+3ast, A.Korqa 6+2reb, L.Volnianska 6+2reb+2ast

Junior 06 - Trepca 74-79

Trepca's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after six consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Prizren, where they defeated Junior 06 (2-5) 79-74 on Saturday. Trepca forced 20 Junior 06 turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Reneya Hopkins (168, college: A&M Texarkana) who led the winners and scored 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Her fellow American import guard Vivian Woo (170-2000, college: Menlo, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 28 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Woo is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Tanyia Gordon (178, college: Lander) came up with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and Merisa Bilalli (175-2006) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Junior 06 in the defeat. Four Junior 06 players scored in double figures. Trepca maintains sixth place with 1-6 record. Newly promoted Junior 06 keeps the fifth position with five games lost. Trepca will meet at home higher ranked Penza (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Junior 06's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Prizren to the arena Bashkimi.
Top scorers:
Junior 06: T.Gordon 28+11reb+4ast, M.Bilalli 15+6reb+2ast, A.Ogle 14+4reb+4ast, Y.Uka 10+4reb+2ast, V.Krasniqi 7+8reb+6ast, A.Vecgishti 0+5reb
Trepca: R.Hopkins 30+8reb+5ast, V.Woo 28+11reb+2ast, A.Muzliukaj 14+2reb+1ast, B.Mehana 7+13reb, E.Kadri 0, A.Hyseni 0

Peja 03 - Bashkimi 61-48

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Bashkimi (6-1) on the court of second ranked Peja 03 on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Peja 03 61-48. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Bashkimi. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Peja 03 forced 24 Bashkimi turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Ukrainian center Veronika Liubinets (192-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Sara Vraniqi (170-2002) contributed with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American guard Amari Heard (183, college: SSU) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and the other American import guard Caterrion Thompson (175-1998, college: MSU) added 15 points in the effort for Bashkimi. Peja 03 have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 5-2 record behind leader Bashkimi. Defending champion Bashkimi still keeps top position with one game lost. Peja 03 are looking forward to face Prishtina (#4) on the road in the next round. Bashkimi's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Prizren Junior 06.
Top scorers:
Bashkimi: A.Heard 19+12reb+2ast, C.Thompson 15+4reb+2ast, A.Percuku 7+6reb+6ast, A.Muhadri 4+12reb+1ast, D.Halitaj 3+1reb+1ast, Y.Morina 0
Peja 03: B.Tate 21+9reb, S.Vraniqi 18+7reb+5ast, V.Liubinets 13+14reb+4ast, T.Willard 7+4reb+6ast, E.Shala 2+5reb, E.Papiqi 0