Slonjsak Leads Cinkarna Celje Past Visiting Maribor in Women’s Basketball

CELJE, Slovenia (Interstat) — Iva Slonjsak scored 20 points and added six rebounds and one assist as ZKK Cinkarna Celje defeated visiting Maribor 64-38 on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Celje improved to 3-1 this season, while Maribor fell to 1-2. Slonjsak was the top star for Celje. Raneem Elgedawy added 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Ziva Misjak Windisch contributed 11 points and four rebounds. Neza Pobezin paced Maribor with nine points, five rebounds and three assists. Celje led 18-3 after the first quarter, extended its advantage to 35-17 at halftime and carried a 49-32 lead into the fourth. Maribor scored 15 points in the third quarter, but Celje closed with 15 in the final period. Ines Fritz had four points, four rebounds and four assists for Celje. Marusa Senicar added two points and three rebounds. Anais Gobec scored six points for Maribor, and Hana Jerkovic also scored six. Jelena Grujic added four points. Ana Anzic contributed three points and four assists for Celje.