Prva A Liga Round 7 (Regular Season): Badel is defeated by Vardar in a derby game

Prva A Liga is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 7 rounds left. Coincidentally all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Skopje: Vardar (#3) and Badel (#4). Badel was defeated at home 74-85 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was a great evening for who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. helped adding 15 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists. Badel's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Vardar have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Kriva Palanka and KAM Basket. Badel at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. Vardar is looking forward to face Sport Tim (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Badel will play against Probasket and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Patriot (0-7) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to sixth ranked MZT (2-5) 92-53. It was an exceptional evening for who led the winners and scored 20 points and 7 steals. Crystal Corley accounted for 16 points and 9 rebounds. Ana Angelovska came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for Patriot 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. MZT maintains sixth place with 2-5 record. Patriot at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. MZT will play against league's second-placed KAM Basket in Kamenica in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Patriot will play at home against the league's leader Kriva Palanka (#1) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Kavadartsi was also quite interesting. Second ranked KAM Basket (6-1) played at the court of 5th ranked Probasket (3-4). KAM Basket did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 69-50 on Sunday. Ivana Kmetovska fired 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Milica Jovanovic produced 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov tested twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Vardar and Kriva Palanka. Probasket lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with four games lost. KAM Basket will meet at home MZT (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Probasket will play against Badel in Skopje and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 7 Kriva Palanka destroyed Sport Tim on the opponent's court 97-51.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 31 points and 6 assists by Glorija Gruevska of Kriva Palanka.

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Badel - Vardar 74-85

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Skopje: Vardar (#3) and Badel (#4). Badel was defeated at home 74-85 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was a great evening for Elena Tasevska who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Jana Pislevska helped adding 15 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists and Martina Markoska scored 16 points. Four Vardar and five Badel players scored in double figures. Badel's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Vardar have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Kriva Palanka and KAM Basket. Badel at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. Vardar is looking forward to face Sport Tim (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Badel will play against Probasket and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Badel: L.Cleary 19+18reb+6ast, M.Martina 16+4reb+2ast, C.Iva 13+1reb+3ast, N.Marija 12+2reb+7ast, J.Petrushevska 10+8reb+3ast, B.Ljubica 2
Vardar: E.Tasevska 22+12reb+7ast, J.Pislevska 15+6reb+2ast, L.Mitkova 14+4reb+1ast, T.Trajkovska 12+4reb, M.Dzangarovska 9+4reb+7ast, M.Zafirovska 7+1reb+1ast

Patriot - MZT 53-92

Bottom-ranked Patriot (0-7) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to sixth ranked MZT (2-5) 92-53. MZT dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Patriot's 30. MZT forced 27 Patriot turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for Dora Aleksova who led the winners and scored 20 points and 7 steals. Crystal Corley accounted for 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Five MZT players scored in double figures. Ana Angelovska came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and Iva Manova added 11 points respectively for Patriot 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. MZT maintains sixth place with 2-5 record. Patriot at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. MZT will play against league's second-placed KAM Basket in Kamenica in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Patriot will play at home against the league's leader Kriva Palanka (#1) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Patriot: A.Ana 15+11reb+4ast, M.Iva 11+3reb+2ast, A.Teodora 8+3reb, G.Tamara 8+1ast, A.Sara 6+3reb+3ast, S.Radmila 3+1reb
MZT: D.Aleksova 20+4reb+3ast, C.Corley 16+9reb+2ast, I.Zgonc 15+1reb, T.Marinovska 12+2reb+1ast, V.Milosavljevikj 12+5reb+1ast, A.Sarafiloska 10+3reb

Probasket - KAM Basket 50-69

The game in Kavadartsi was also quite interesting. Second ranked KAM Basket (6-1) played at the court of 5th ranked Probasket (3-4). KAM Basket did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 69-50 on Sunday. KAM Basket forced 21 Probasket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) fired 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Sanja Adamovska chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four KAM Basket players scored in double figures. produced 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Sara Petrovska added 11 points and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov tested twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Vardar and Kriva Palanka. Probasket lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with four games lost. KAM Basket will meet at home MZT (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Probasket will play against Badel in Skopje and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Probasket: J.Milica 18+6reb+6ast, P.Sara 11+4reb+2ast, S.Sofia 7+3reb, B.Aleksandra 7+1reb, T.Kayla 4+4reb+1ast, M.Brankica 2+2reb
KAM Basket: K.Ivana 18+5reb+4ast, C.Dimova 16+8reb+2ast, S.Adamovska 15+5reb+6ast, K.Pop-Dimitrovska 11+3reb+3ast, S.Maksimovska 9+5reb+3ast, I.Dojcinova 0+1ast

Sport Tim - Kriva Palanka 51-97

Very expected game when 7th ranked Sport Tim (1-6) was crushed at home by third ranked Kriva Palanka (6-1) 97-51 on Sunday. Kriva Palanka dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Sport Tim's 28. Kriva Palanka forced 21 Sport Tim turnovers and outrebounded them 41-19 including a 28-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kriva Palanka looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Glorija Gruevska fired 31 points and 6 assists for the winners. American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Kriva Palanka players scored in double figures. Kriva Palanka's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) produced 18 points and 6 assists and added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Kriva Palanka have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Vardar and KAM Basket. Loser Sport Tim keeps the seventh place with six games lost. Kriva Palanka will meet bottom-ranked Patriot (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sport Tim will play against Vardar and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Sport Tim: L.Ana 18+3reb+6ast, M.Sara 11+7reb+1ast, L.Ivona 9+1reb+4ast, D.Elena 8+2reb+3ast, V.Snezana 3+2reb+2ast, K.Elena 2+4reb
Kriva Palanka: G.Gruevska 31+2reb+6ast, P.Alexis 16+5reb+3ast, M.Aleksovska 14+5ast, N.Abby 11+9reb+1ast, A.Todorovska 8+5reb, D.Green 5+4reb+8ast