Univalle finish South American Club Championship with victory - Jul 19, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Univalle - Malvin 85:70
Univalle gained the first win at the South American Club Championship in Quito. They defeated Malvin in their final showdown to grab the 7th spot. Malvin completed their campaign winless at the eighth position.
Univalle stunned their opponents early. The Bolivian team outgunned Malvin 21:11 in the starting stanza to gain a 10-point lead. Malvin speeded up in the second frame but Univalle easily matched the effort
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Univalle - Malvin 85:70
Univalle gained the first win at the South American Club Championship in Quito. They defeated Malvin in their final showdown to grab the 7th spot. Malvin completed their campaign winless at the eighth position.
Univalle stunned their opponents early. The Bolivian team outgunned Malvin 21:11 in the starting stanza to gain a 10-point lead. Malvin speeded up in the second frame but Univalle easily matched the effort. They poured in 28 points in the term to accumulate a 15-point advantage at halftime. Malvin could not change the complexion of the encounter in the third period. The Uruguayan champs lagged behind trailing by 20 points at the final intermission. Malvin won the fourth period but could not seriously threaten the distance.
Jannete Via Siles scored 19 points and collected 6 boards to pace Univalle. Zulema Cespedes added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. Lucia Guadalupe responded with 19 points and 8 boards for Malvin. Fiorella Martinelli notched 12 points in the losing effort.
Univalle: Jannete Via Siles 19, Zulema Cespedes 16+10 boards, Romina Rodriguez 15
Malvin: Lucia Guadalupe 19, Fiorella Martinelli 12
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Regatas thump Univalle in Quito - Jul 18, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Regatas - Univalle 100:77
Regatas Lima earned the second win at the South American Club Championship. They defeated Univalle behind another sizzling performance from Paola Ferrari (178-G/F-85). She knocked down 37 points and grabbed 6 boards to lead the Peruvian team. Regatas Lima will now face Santiago for the fifth overall position at the tournament. Univalle will look for the first win against Malvin today.
Regatas Lima looked confident in the opening frame scoring eagerly
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Regatas - Univalle 100:77
Regatas Lima earned the second win at the South American Club Championship. They defeated Univalle behind another sizzling performance from Paola Ferrari (178-G/F-85). She knocked down 37 points and grabbed 6 boards to lead the Peruvian team. Regatas Lima will now face Santiago for the fifth overall position at the tournament. Univalle will look for the first win against Malvin today.
Regatas Lima looked confident in the opening frame scoring eagerly. They ensured a 6-point lead after ten minutes but Univalle struck back in the second stanza. They unloaded 27 points to post a 4-point advantage at halftime. But Regatas used the long break to regroup and fired from all guns in the third period. They poured in 28 points to stun the Bolivian champions. The Lima outfit entered the fourth quarter ahead by 13 points and cruised to the win.
Wynter Whitley (187-F/C-82, college: Duke) produced 21 points and 8 boards for Regatas. Elvira Pino had 14 points and 8 boards in the victory. Zulema Cespedes responded with 18 points for Univalle. Laura Florida had 17 points in defeat.
Regatas: Paola Ferrari 37, Wynter Whitley 21, Elvira Pino 14
Univalle: Zulema Cespedes 18, Laura Florida 17
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Medellin secure semifinal birth - Jul 16, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Medellin - Univalle 85:58
Medellin have stepped in the semifinal stage of the South American Club Championship. They finished the action in Group A with a comfortable win over Univalle. Medellin thus improved at 2-1 record to clinch the second spot in the pool. Univalle completed the preliminary action winless at 0-3 record.
Medellin jumped to an early lead and piled up a 15-point lead after the starting stanza
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Medellin - Univalle 85:58
Medellin have stepped in the semifinal stage of the South American Club Championship. They finished the action in Group A with a comfortable win over Univalle. Medellin thus improved at 2-1 record to clinch the second spot in the pool. Univalle completed the preliminary action winless at 0-3 record.
Medellin jumped to an early lead and piled up a 15-point lead after the starting stanza. The Bolivian team succeeded in the second period to trim the distance to 11 points at halftime. But the Colombian champions came up strong in the third term. They accounted for 30 points to ensure a 26-point advantage with one quarter remaining. Medellin coasted to the win in the fourth quarter and grabbed necessary win at the end.
Yaneth Arias (188-F-82, agency: Next Level) delivered 20 points to lead Medellin. Erika Valek (168-G-82, college: Purdue) contributed 15 points in the victory. Zulema Cespedes answered with 16 points and 6 boards for Univalle. Romina Rodriguez had 11 points in defeat.
Medellin will face U.T.E in the semis on Friday. Univalle will fight for the 5th-8th spot against Regatas Lima.
Medellin: Yaneth Arias 20, Erika Valek 15, Nancy Mesa (163-G-81) 12
Univalle: Zulema Cespedes 16, Romina Rodriguez 11
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