Maribor holds off Jezica in women’s basketball road win

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (Interstat) — Maribor beat Jezica 56-51 on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Maribor led 26-23 at halftime and 42-34 after three quarters. Maribor shot 24 of 70 from the floor, 7 of 36 from three-point range and 1 of 2 from the free throw line. Jezica shot 18 of 42 from the floor, 2 of 10 from three-point range and 13 of 15 from the free throw line. Maribor had 16 offensive rebounds, 15 assists and eight turnovers. Jezica had six offensive rebounds, four assists and 19 turnovers. Julija Pokleka led Jezica with 17 points, six rebounds and three assists. Veronika Ferjancic had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Maribor. Lana Iseinoski added 16 points for Maribor. Manca Marolt scored eight points for Jezica. Tiana Steharnik had nine points and five assists for Maribor. Hana Ovcina added seven points for Jezica. Neza Pobezin had five points for Maribor. Jelena Grujic had two points and five rebounds for Maribor. Stasa Belc scored seven points for Jezica. Dunja Maric scored four points for Jezica. Both teams are 1-1 this season.