NIS, Serbia (Interstat) — Nibak Nis will put its unbeaten start on the line Saturday when it visits Student Nis in a women’s professional basketball game.

Nibak Nis is 1-0 after opening with a 68-62 home win over Mega MIS. Student Nis is 0-1 after an 83-75 overtime loss at Partizan. Nibak Nis will seek a 2-0 start, while Student Nis will try to even its record at 1-1. The game will be Nibak Nis’s first road contest of the season and Student Nis’s home opener. Nibak Nis won its opener by six points, and Student Nis dropped its opener by eight in overtime.

Vladinka Erak is a player to watch for Nibak Nis. In the win over Mega MIS, she played 33 minutes and finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Bojana Stevanovich added 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes, while Jana Dinic had 15 points, six rebounds and one assist in 34 minutes. Nibak Nis will look to Erak to anchor the interior and provide scoring against Student Nis. Stevanovich and Dinic also scored in double figures in the opener.

Nevena Vuckovic is a player to watch for Student Nis. In the overtime loss at Partizan, she played 31 minutes and recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds. Leah Scott contributed 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes, and Rachel Theriot scored 20 points with three assists and one block in 40 minutes. Student Nis will need that production to carry over as it searches for its first win. Vuckovic recorded a double-double, and Theriot led Student Nis in scoring in the opener.

Student Nis will play at home. Nibak Nis will be on the road. Nibak Nis’s top performers in its opener were Erak, Stevanovich and Dinic. Student Nis’s top performers were Vuckovic, Scott and Theriot. Both teams are playing their second game of the season and will meet Saturday in an early-season matchup. The game is part of the early schedule for both clubs.

Nibak Nis’s upcoming schedule includes games against Ras, Korac, Novosadska, Duga, Spartak, Crvena Zvezda, Kraljevo, Partizan, Vojvodina and Mega MIS. Student Nis is set to face Mega MIS, Vojvodina, Sopron, Ras, Benfica, Korac, Saarlouis, Novosadska, Sopron and Duga. After Saturday, both teams will continue a busy stretch of games against domestic and international opponents. Nibak Nis will try to remain unbeaten, while Student Nis will aim for its first victory.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Student Nis 86, Nibak Nis 72.