SKL Round 7 (Regular Season): Odeja KED lose to Celje in the game between Top 4 teams

SKL is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 7 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Very significant was Celje's (#1, 6-0) victory against 4th placed Odeja KED (2-3) 94-42. Celje dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Odeja KED's 30. Celje forced 29 Odeja KED turnovers and outrebounded them 48-26 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Brazilian center Leticia Soares (185-1997, college: San Diego) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. International point guard Lea Bartelme (178-2005) helped adding 15 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side center Manca Vesel (185-2001) responded with 10 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. Undefeated Celje (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Odeja KED at the other side keeps the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Ilrija. Celje are looking forward to face Ilrija (#4) in Ljubljana in the next round. Odeja KED will play at home against Maribor and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Ljubljana supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Triglav (4-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Jezica (2-4). Triglav smashed Jezica 87-56. It was an exceptional evening for forward Manca Vrecer (178-2002) who led the winners and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Lena Grebenc accounted for 14 points and 7 rebounds. Hana Ovcina (182-2005) came up with 15 points and 5 rebounds for Jezica in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Triglav maintains second place with 4-2 record having just two points less than leader Celje. Jezica at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Triglav will play against Maribor (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Jezica will play against Odeja KED in Skofja Loka and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 7 bottom-ranked Domzale was destroyed by Ilrija on the opponent's court 78-59.

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Odeja KED - Celje 42-94

Very significant was Celje's (#1, 6-0) victory against 4th placed Odeja KED (2-3) 94-42. Celje dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Odeja KED's 30. Celje forced 29 Odeja KED turnovers and outrebounded them 48-26 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Brazilian center Leticia Soares (185-1997, college: San Diego) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. International point guard Lea Bartelme (178-2005) helped adding 15 points and 6 rebounds. Five Celje players scored in double figures. At the losing side center Manca Vesel (185-2001) responded with 10 points and guard Lejla Pamic (180-1999) scored 6 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Celje (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Odeja KED at the other side keeps the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Ilrija. Celje are looking forward to face Ilrija (#4) in Ljubljana in the next round. Odeja KED will play at home against Maribor and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Odeja KED: M.Vesel 10+3reb+3ast, U.Zibert 7+5reb+2ast, L.Pamic 6+9reb+1ast, T.Kisovec 4+2reb, A.Germ 4+1reb+1ast, M.Jarc 4+2reb
Celje: M.Uranker 16+2reb+1ast, L.Bartelme 15+6reb+3ast, L.Soares 13+10reb+2ast, Z.Stirn 13+3reb+3ast, B.Ceh 11+9reb+1ast, A.Demirovic 7+6reb

Ilrija - Domzale 78-59

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Domzale's (1-5) road loss to sixth ranked Ilrija (2-3) 59-78. Ilrija players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Domzale's players. It was an exceptional evening for Bosnian center Jana Guska (193-2005) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international point guard Sara Sambolic (172-2004) accounted for 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Point guard Eliza Pintar (170-2002) came up with 17 points and Italian power forward Laura Medeot (183-2003) added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Domzale in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ilrija moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Odeja KED. Domzale lost their fifth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with five games lost. Ilrija will play against league's leader Celje at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Domzale will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Domzale: E.Pintar 17+1reb+1ast, L.Zadravec 12+3reb+3ast, E.Dolanc 12+4reb+1ast, L.Medeot 8+10reb+1ast, A.Nikolic 4+1reb, D.Mlakar 2+1reb
Ilrija: H.Sambolic 18+2reb+3ast, J.Guska 14+10reb+5ast, S.Sambolic 13+9reb+4ast, M.Zeks 7+2reb+2ast, E.Lapajne 6+1reb, T.Valancic 6+2reb+2ast

Jezica - Triglav 56-87

The game in Ljubljana supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Triglav (4-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Jezica (2-4). Triglav smashed Jezica 87-56. They outrebounded Jezica 40-27 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Triglav players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Jezica was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for forward Manca Vrecer (178-2002) who led the winners and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Point guard Lena Grebenc (170-2006) accounted for 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Hana Ovcina (182-2005) came up with 15 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Andrea Lazarevic (175-2006) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Jezica in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Triglav maintains second place with 4-2 record having just two points less than leader Celje. Jezica at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Triglav will play against Maribor (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Jezica will play against Odeja KED in Skofja Loka and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Jezica: H.Ovcina 15+5reb+3ast, A.Lazarevic 10+5reb+3ast, M.Marolt 8+2reb+1ast, A.Milovanova 6+1reb+1ast, N.Klep 6+2reb+3ast, T.Tomsic 5+5reb+4ast
Triglav: M.Vrecer 22+9reb+4ast, L.Grebenc 14+7reb, A.Kvrgic 11+1reb+3ast, T.Tajhar 9+5reb+2ast, E.Lazarevic 9+2reb+1ast, A.Saric 8+3reb+2ast