Pozega at Zadar
ZADAR, Croatia (Interstat) — Pozega will visit Zadar for a women’s professional basketball game on Saturday. Pozega enters the contest with a 1-1 record. Zadar is 1-2. Pozega will be the visiting team, and Zadar will be the home team. The game is one of the early-season contests on the women’s professional basketball schedule.
Pozega is coming off a 72-63 home win over Ragusa. Emilija Podrug is the player to watch for Pozega. In the win over Ragusa, Podrug played 36 minutes and finished with 16 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Nalani Lyde played 40 minutes and added 21 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two blocks. Lea Miletic also played 40 minutes and contributed 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Pozega’s other result this season was a 76-69 loss at Split. The most productive players for Pozega in the win over Ragusa were Podrug, Lyde and Miletic.
Zadar is coming off an 82-48 loss at Split. Edita Skec is the player to watch for Zadar. Skec played 30 minutes in the loss and had seven points, 17 rebounds and two assists. Carlotta Ellenrieder played 31 minutes and finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. Amyah Allen played 30 minutes and scored 17 points to go with three rebounds, one assist and one block. In Zadar’s 83-74 home win over Medvescak, Skec played 38 minutes and posted 12 points, 24 rebounds, one assist and two blocks. Zadar also dropped a 72-67 decision earlier this season. The most productive players for Zadar in the loss at Split were Skec, Ellenrieder and Allen.
Pozega is next scheduled to host Tresnjevka. Zadar is next scheduled to visit Ragusa. Pozega’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Tresnjevka, Zagreb, Brod na Savi, Medvescak, Split, Ragusa and Zadar. Pozega is also scheduled to visit Sibenik, Rijeka and Zadar. Zadar’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Tresnjevka, Zagreb, Brod na Savi, Split and Pozega. Zadar is also scheduled to visit Ragusa, Sibenik, Rijeka and Medvescak. The teams share several upcoming opponents, including Tresnjevka, Sibenik, Zagreb, Rijeka, Brod na Savi, Medvescak and Split. Pozega’s remaining schedule includes Tresnjevka, Sibenik, Zagreb, Rijeka, Brod na Savi, Zadar, Medvescak, Split, Ragusa and Zadar. Zadar’s remaining schedule includes Ragusa, Tresnjevka, Sibenik, Zagreb, Rijeka, Brod na Savi, Medvescak, Split and Pozega. The contest on Saturday is the first of multiple scheduled meetings between the teams.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Pozega 75, Zadar 72.