Partizan tops Ras behind Varejao’s balanced effort
NOVI PAZAR, Serbia (Interstat) — Izabel Varejao scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Partizan beat Ras 79-72 Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Partizan improved to 2-0, while Ras dropped to 1-1. Varejao added two assists and one block in 25 minutes. Jessenia Lawson had 14 points and six rebounds in 18 minutes for Partizan, Jessica Timmons scored 13 points in 23 minutes, Andelina Radic added eight points and five assists, Sara Vasiljevic had six points and four assists, and Ana Peric chipped in seven points. For Ras, Katarina Ristic scored 20 points in 34 minutes, Angela Ladinek posted 15 points and eight rebounds in 34 minutes, Nina Tesic contributed 14 points, five rebounds and six assists in 31 minutes, and Tamara Rajic finished with six points, four rebounds and two blocks. Partizan shot 30 of 60 from the field and 8 of 20 from three-point range, while Ras shot 26 of 69 overall and 9 of 21 from deep. Both teams shot 11 of 13 from the free-throw line. Partizan outscored Ras 23-9 in the fourth quarter.