Prva A Liga Round 3 (Regular Season): Badel defeats KAM Basket

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of KAM Basket (2-1) in Skopje on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Badel (3-0) 84-80. Badel made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was a good game for American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds (on 15-of-18 shooting from the field). International forward Marija Nikolov (172-2005) contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. point guard Marija Miteva (-1998) answered with 28 points and 5 rebounds for KAM Basket. Badel is looking forward to face Patriot (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. KAM Basket will play against Kriva Palanka (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: Vardar (#2) and MZT (#5). MZT was crushed at home by 27 points 49-76 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was a great evening for international Jana Pislevska (-2009) who led her team to a victory scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Monika Zafirovska helped adding 6 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American center Shekinah Rachel (187-2000, college: FVSU) with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds. Vardar will play against Probasket (#6) in Kavadartsi in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. MZT will play on the road against Gevgelija to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game in Kavadartsi was also quite interesting. Patriot (0-3) played at the court of Probasket (1-2). Probasket did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 70-52 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for Dusica Miceva who led the winners and scored 16 points and 26 rebounds. Ana Stoimenovska came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds for Patriot in the defeat. Probasket will meet Vardar in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Patriot will play against Badel (#1) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 3 Kriva Palanka smashed Gevgelija on the road 86-57.

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Badel - KAM Basket 84-80:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of KAM Basket (2-1) in Skopje on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Badel (3-0) 84-80. Badel made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was a good game for American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds (on 15-of-18 shooting from the field). International forward Marija Nikolov (172-2005) contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cleary is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. point guard Marija Miteva (-1998) answered with 28 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Sara Maksimovska (172-2002) added 24 points and 4 assists in the effort for KAM Basket. Badel is looking forward to face Patriot (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. KAM Basket will play against Kriva Palanka (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Badel: C.Lindsey 36+14reb+3ast, N.Marija 22+8reb+5ast, P.Jovana 12+7reb+5ast, B.Ljubica 9+2reb, S.Lazarevska 3+4reb+3ast, F.Arin 2+1reb
KAM Basket: M.Marija 28+5reb+1ast, M.Sara 24+4reb+4ast, P.Katerina 10+3reb+4ast, A.Sanja 8+8reb+11ast, I.Dojcinova 8+6reb+1ast, G.Sara 2+1reb

Gevgelija - Kriva Palanka 57-86:
There was a small surprise when Kriva Palanka (1-2) crushed on the road Gevgelija (1-2) 86-57 on Sunday. Kriva Palanka dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Gevgelija's 24. Kriva Palanka forced 24 Gevgelija turnovers and had a 20-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Marisa Lee (185-2002, college: S.Connecticut) who led the winners and scored 28 points and 26 rebounds. Her fellow American import forward Tanyia Gordon (178-2001, college: Lander) accounted for 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Forward Zara Stojkovska (174-2006) came up with 17 points and 5 rebounds and ex-international point guard Simona Delovska (168-1992) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Gevgelija in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kriva Palanka will meet at home KAM Basket (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gevgelija will play against MZT and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kriva Palanka: L.Marisa 28+26reb+3ast, G.Glorija 18+1reb+2ast, G.Tanyia 17+8reb+4ast, M.Aleksovska 8+4reb+5ast, A.Murtezai 4+3reb+2ast, M.Markoska 3+2reb
Gevgelija: S.Zara 17+5reb+2ast, D.Martina 12+5reb+1ast, D.Simona 11+7reb+2ast, A.Tea 8+5reb+3ast, D.Jovana 5+3reb, S.Petrovska 4+2reb+2ast

MZT - Vardar 49-76:
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: Vardar (#2) and MZT (#5). MZT was crushed at home by 27 points 49-76 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Vardar forced 19 MZT turnovers. It was a great evening for international Jana Pislevska (-2009) who led her team to a victory scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Monika Zafirovska (180-2002) helped adding 6 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American center Shekinah Rachel (187-2000, college: FVSU) with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and ex-international Vanja Milosavljevikj (-2009) scored 6 points and 5 rebounds. Vardar will play against Probasket (#6) in Kavadartsi in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. MZT will play on the road against Gevgelija to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Vardar: P.Jana 25+7reb+5ast, B.Nikolic 17+2ast, T.Tea 11+6reb+1ast, N.Milica 9+8reb, M.Zafirovska 6+11reb+4ast, M.Donmez 6+2reb+1ast
MZT: S.Rachel 26+12reb+3ast, D.Jovana 7+4reb, V.Milosavljevikj 6+5reb+3ast, B.Mila 4+2reb, S.Ana 2+4reb+3ast, A.Naunova 2+1reb

Probasket - Patriot 70-52:
The game in Kavadartsi was also quite interesting. Patriot (0-3) played at the court of Probasket (1-2). Probasket did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 70-52 on Sunday. Probasket dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Patriot's 24. They outrebounded Patriot 57-32 including a 40-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Dusica Miceva (-2009) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 26 rebounds. Liljana Gorgieva (-2008) accounted for 22 points and 6 assists for the winning side. Ana Stoimenovska (-2010) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and Melani Stoimenovska (-2008) added 14 points and 8 assists respectively for Patriot in the defeat. Probasket will meet Vardar in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Patriot will play against Badel (#1) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Probasket: G.Liljana 22+2reb+6ast, M.Dusica 16+26reb+2ast, A.Bogojevska 16+7reb+5ast, A.Meglenova 6+4reb, A.Frosina 4+8reb+2ast, D.Gjoreva 4+4reb+2ast
Patriot: S.Ana 22+10reb+1ast, S.Melani 14+4reb+8ast, A.Angela 8+6reb+2ast, A.Ana 5+4reb+2ast, B.Aleksandra 3+6reb+1ast, N.Teona 0