Sibenik at Zadar
ZADAR, Croatia (Interstat) — Sibenik will visit Zadar on Saturday for a women’s professional basketball game. Sibenik enters with a 2-0 record, while Zadar is 1-1. Sibenik has opened the season with wins over Rijeka and Brod na Savi. Zadar has one win and one loss, and it will look to rebound from its most recent result. The matchup pits an unbeaten visiting team against a home side searching for consistency.
Ivana Ujevic is a player to watch for Sibenik. In her most recent outing, a win over Brod na Savi, Ujevic played 36 minutes and finished with 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. In a win at Rijeka, she played 33 minutes and had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Sibenik’s most recent win over Brod na Savi also featured Andjela Strize with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in 34 minutes, and Taylor Golembiewski with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 38 minutes. Sibenik beat Brod na Savi 84-76 in that game. Sibenik’s other win this season was a 78-60 decision at Rijeka.
Brynn Masikewich is a player to watch for Zadar. In Zadar’s most recent game, a loss at Tresnjevka, Masikewich played 30 minutes and recorded 12 points, 15 rebounds and 1 block. Zadar fell 91-61 in that game. Zadar’s most productive players in that contest also included Hana Arnautovic, who had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 32 minutes, and Lola Stipic, who added 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 27 minutes. Zadar will seek a stronger home performance after splitting its first two games. The team’s other result this season was a close decision.
Sibenik will aim to remain unbeaten behind Ujevic and its balanced scoring. Zadar will try to use its home court and the interior play of Masikewich to hand Sibenik its first loss. After this game, Sibenik is scheduled to host Medvescak in its next contest, while Zadar is set to visit Zagreb. Sibenik will then travel to Split before returning home to face Pozega. Zadar will host Rijeka before traveling to Brod na Savi. Sibenik’s following games include trips to Split, Ragusa, Tresnjevka and Brod na Savi and home matchups with Pozega, Zadar, Zagreb, Rijeka and Zadar. Zadar’s upcoming slate includes home games against Rijeka, Medvescak, Pozega and Tresnjevka, along with road contests at Brod na Savi, Split and Ragusa. Sibenik and Zadar will meet again later in the season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Sibenik 79, Zadar 71.