1 ZLS Round 5 (Regular Season): Crvena zvezda hands first defeat to Vojvodina 021

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Vojvodina 021 (4-1) in Belgrade on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Crvena zvezda (5-0) 77-62. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vojvodina 021. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Crvena zvezda forced 25 Vojvodina 021 turnovers. The best player for the winners was naturalized Israeli swingman Dorian Sujic (183-2004) who scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Latvian-Australian power forward Lauren Scherf (196-1996) chipped in 8 points and 11 rebounds. The former international center Sara Krnjic (191-1991) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Crvena zvezda have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Partizan. Vojvodina 021 at the other side keeps the third position with one game lost. They share it with Nibak Nis. Crvena zvezda is looking forward to face Kraljevo (#5) at home in the next round. Vojvodina 021 will play against Ras and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Bottom-ranked Korac Akad. (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 77-70 loss to sixth ranked Mega MIS (3-2) in Belgrade. Point guard Aleksandra Aleksic (175-2007) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Valentina Zaric contributed with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Jovana Stefanovic (-2005) answered with 17 points for Korac Akad.Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Mega MIS. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Kraljevo. Korac Akad. lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with five games lost. Mega MIS will play against Novosadska ZKA (#8) in Novi Sad in the next round. Korac Akad. will play at home against Student (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Belgrade. Local Partizan (5-0) outscored 10th ranked Duga (1-4) 113-50 on Sunday night. Jessica Timmons stepped up and scored 24 points and 6 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners. Jelena Zoric responded with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Partizan. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Crvena zvezda. Loser Duga dropped to the eighth place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Partizan will meet Spartak (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Duga will play against Nibak Nis and hope to win that game.

Other games of round 5 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Novosadska ZKA was defeated by Nibak Nis in a road game 75-64. Student smashed Ras at home 76-50. Spartak was destroyed by Kraljevo on the opponent's court 89-55.
The best stats of 5th round was 21 points and 9 rebounds by Arieona Rosborough of Kraljevo.

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Crvena zvezda - Vojvodina 021 77-62:
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Vojvodina 021 (4-1) in Belgrade on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Crvena zvezda (5-0) 77-62. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vojvodina 021. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Crvena zvezda forced 25 Vojvodina 021 turnovers. The best player for the winners was naturalized Israeli swingman Dorian Sujic (183-2004) who scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Latvian-Australian power forward Lauren Scherf (196-1996) chipped in 8 points and 11 rebounds. The former international center Sara Krnjic (191-1991) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and ex-international Jovana Adamovic (187-1987) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Crvena zvezda have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Partizan. Vojvodina 021 at the other side keeps the third position with one game lost. They share it with Nibak Nis. Crvena zvezda is looking forward to face Kraljevo (#5) at home in the next round. Vojvodina 021 will play against Ras and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Crvena zvezda: D.Sujic 17+5reb+1ast, K.Ivana 12+4reb+3ast, N.Nevena 11+6reb, T.Teodora 11+6reb+4ast, S.Lauren 8+11reb+3ast, K.Radjenovic 7+2reb+3ast
Vojvodina 021: J.Adamovic 14+6reb+5ast, S.Marina 14+4reb+2ast, K.Sara 13+12reb+2ast, M.Mazic 10+2reb+4ast, V.Andrijana 5+1ast, B.Mia 3

Mega MIS - Korac Akad. 77-70:
Bottom-ranked Korac Akad. (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 77-70 loss to sixth ranked Mega MIS (3-2) in Belgrade. They dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Korac Akad.'s 32. They outrebounded Korac Akad. 47-23 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Aleksandra Aleksic (175-2007) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. point guard Valentina Zaric (170-2007) contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four Mega MIS players scored in double figures. Jovana Stefanovic (-2005) answered with 17 points and Anja Spasojevic (180-1996) added 14 points in the effort for Korac Akad.Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Mega MIS. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Kraljevo. Korac Akad. lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with five games lost. Mega MIS will play against Novosadska ZKA (#8) in Novi Sad in the next round. Korac Akad. will play at home against Student (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Mega MIS: N.Maksimovic 16+4reb+1ast, A.Aleksic 14+7reb+5ast, J.Djuric 11+6reb+1ast, P.Nevena 10+2reb+2ast, V.Zaric 10+10reb+2ast, M.Kovandzic 7+4reb+3ast
Korac Akad.: S.Jovana 17, S.Anja 14+3reb, D.Bowman 10+2ast, M.Bojana 7+1ast, N.Azra 6+7reb+1ast, S.Vera 5+3reb+4ast

Nibak Nis - Novosadska ZKA 75-64:
There was no surprise when 7th ranked Novosadska ZKA (1-4) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Nibak Nis (4-1) 75-64 on Saturday. Nibak Nis made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. Nibak Nis outrebounded Novosadska ZKA 45-27 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Nibak Nis looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Center Vladinka Erak (192-1984) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and power forward Bojana Stevanovic (180-1996) chipped in 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Nibak Nis players scored in double figures. Marija Marceta (-2004) responded with 19 points and Andjela Jekic (-2002) scored 8 points and 9 rebounds. Novosadska ZKA's coach Dimitrije Zivkovic rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Nibak Nis. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Vojvodina 021. Novosadska ZKA lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Nibak Nis will meet Duga (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Novosadska ZKA will play against Mega MIS and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Nibak Nis: E.Vladinka 24+16reb+2ast, S.Bojana 18+6reb+4ast, J.Dinic 10+7reb+2ast, A.Janic 10+6reb+1ast, R.Andjela 8+7reb+12ast, V.Novakovic 5
Novosadska ZKA: M.Marija 19+4reb+2ast, B.Nastja 10+1reb+1ast, T.Jovancevic 8+2reb+4ast, J.Andjela 8+9reb, Z.Dunja 8+2reb+1ast, D.Mitrovic 5+3reb+4ast

Partizan - Duga 113-50:
The game with biggest result difference took place in Belgrade. Local Partizan (5-0) outscored 10th ranked Duga (1-4) 113-50 on Sunday night. Partizan made 30-of-32 free shots (93.8 percent) during the game, while Duga only scored four points from the stripe. Partizan forced 21 Duga turnovers and outrebounded them 43-23 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Partizan especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Jessica Timmons (173-2005, college: Alabama) stepped up and scored 24 points and 6 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and ex-international point guard Sanja Mandic (178-1995) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Five Partizan players scored in double figures. Center Jelena Zoric (185-1992) responded with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Olga Stepanovic (180-1994) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Partizan. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Crvena zvezda. Loser Duga dropped to the eighth place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Partizan will meet Spartak (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Duga will play against Nibak Nis and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Partizan: T.Jessica 24+6reb+2ast, S.Vasiljevic 19+4reb+3ast, D.Mia 14+6reb+1ast, K.Kalina 13+9reb+1ast, M.Sanja 13+5reb+10ast, M.Jovanovic 11+6reb+1ast
Duga: S.Olga 15+5reb+1ast, J.Zoric 10+6reb+6ast, J.Weatherspoon 8+4reb+3ast, K.Anastasija 5+2reb+1ast, V.Andrea 4+2reb, V.Lola 3+1reb+2ast

Student - Ras 76-50:
Everything could happen in Nis at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Student and 8th ranked Ras had identical 1-3 record. This time Student used a home court advantage and smashed the opponent from Belgrade 76-50 on Sunday night. Student dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Ras' 16. Student forced 20 Ras turnovers. American Leah Scott (183-1993, college: Marshall, agency: Crossover Management) stepped up and scored 27 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and forward Nevena Vuckovic (185-2002) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. Student's coach Aleksandar Jovanovic felt very confident using 11 players saving starting five for next games. Nina Tesic (182-1999) responded with 11 points and 7 rebounds and Minela Mehovic (170-2001, agency: Olsta) scored 10 points. Student (2-3) moved-up to seventh place. Ras lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the eighth position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Student will meet bottom-ranked Korac Akad. (#12) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Ras will play against Vojvodina 021 (#4) in Novi Sad and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Student: S.Leah 27+7reb+3ast, N.Vuckovic 18+7reb+2ast, A.Valeria 8+3reb, T.Rachel 5+2reb+2ast, M.Hristina 5+6reb+6ast, L.Veljkovic 4+2reb
Ras: N.Tesic 11+7reb, M.Mehovic 10+4reb+3ast, K.Ristic 10+6reb, D.Garrett 9+6reb+1ast, R.Tamara 5+1reb, L.Angela 5+9reb+1ast

Kraljevo - Spartak S. 89-55:
Rather expected game when 8th ranked Spartak (1-4) was rolled over on the road by sixth ranked Kraljevo (3-2) 89-55 on Monday. Kraljevo dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Spartak S.'s 28 and made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Kraljevo forced 20 Spartak turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Arieona Rosborough (173-2002, college: Tarleton St., agency: Olsta) stepped up and scored 21 points and 9 rebounds (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) for the winners and Mexican power forward Myriam Lara (188-1994, agency: Olsta) chipped in 17 points and 4 blocks. Four Kraljevo players scored in double figures. American guard Alexia Smith (173-2002, college: OK State) responded with 13 points and 6 rebounds and Milica Jovanovic (-2003) scored 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kraljevo moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Mega MIS. Spartak lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighth position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Kraljevo will meet league's leader Crvena zvezda in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Spartak will play against the league's second-placed Partizan (#2) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Kraljevo: R.Arieona 21+9reb+1ast, L.Myriam 17+4reb+1ast, Z.Bojana 13+1ast, D.Prodanovic 12+5reb+2ast, A.Nikolic 9+6reb, D.Tina 4+2reb+1ast
Spartak S.: J.Milica 13+4reb+2ast, A.Smith 13+6reb+2ast, B.Barnes 12+2reb+4ast, E.Vida 8+7reb+2ast, M.Kalina 5+1reb+1ast, R.Vanja 2