Cuba demonstrated great performance in Day One of the FIBA Americas Championship in Colombia. They cruised past Puerto Rico 50-67 for 1-0 record in Preliminary Group A. Participants of the same pool are also Chile, Argentina and host Colombia. Oyanaisy Gelis (172-G-83) and Taimy Fernandez (183-F-82) stepped up for the winners with 14 points each. Gelis also handed out 6 assists, while Fernandez grabbed 5 rebounds in this meeting. Clenia Noblet (191-C-87) helped with 12 points and 9 boards. In the loosing squad, Cynthia Valentin (173-G-84, agency: LBM Management, college: Indiana) top-scored with 15 points. Jazmine Sepulveda (177-G-85, agency: Merit Sports, college: S.Florida) and Esmary Vargas-Sanchez (193-C-81, college: Emporia St.) stopped to 9 points each. Quarters: 15-19, 12-7, 14-23, 9-18. Cuba will take a rest today. Puerto Rico will meet Colombia.
Pinar del Rio crowned Liga Superior champions - Mar 13, 2013
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Pinar del Rio are new Liga Superior champions. They snapped Santiago de Cuba dominance by defeating two-time defending champions in six games in the championship series.
The decisive victory came in the sixth game with the score 96:61. Santiago de Cuba led by 7 points after the opening quarter. But Pinar del Rio narrowed the gap at a single point at halftime. They pulled in front with a 23:12 run in the third quarter [read more]
Pinar del Rio are new Liga Superior champions. They snapped Santiago de Cuba dominance by defeating two-time defending champions in six games in the championship series. The decisive victory came in the sixth game with the score 96:61. Santiago de Cuba led by 7 points after the opening quarter. But Pinar del Rio narrowed the gap at a single point at halftime. They pulled in front with a 23:12 run in the third quarter. Pinar del Rio then finished off their opponents with a 30:5 rally in the final stanza. Anisleydys Galindo (179-G-89) stepped up with 21 points to pace the winners. Arlenys Romero (176-G-84) and Taimy Fernandez (183-F-82) added 17 points apiece for Pinar del Rio. Ineidis Casanova (165-G-88) answered with 24 points for Santiago de Cuba.
Zuleira Aties (190-F/C-80, agency: Regeneracom Sports) will continue her career in Spain. The Cuban power forward/center penned a deal with Fundacion Promete. Most recently she played for Peruvian team Regatas Lima collecting 15.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg and 1.5 spg for 6 games in South American Cup. She was fifth scorer and third rebounder of the competition. Aties also was No.3 in steals and she was named to Latinbasket.com All-South American Cup 2nd Team -12 [read more]
Zuleira Aties (190-F/C-80, agency: Regeneracom Sports) will continue her career in Spain. The Cuban power forward/center penned a deal with Fundacion Promete. Most recently she played for Peruvian team Regatas Lima collecting 15.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg and 1.5 spg for 6 games in South American Cup. She was fifth scorer and third rebounder of the competition. Aties also was No.3 in steals and she was named to Latinbasket.com All-South American Cup 2nd Team -12. Zuleira Aties is not a new face in Spain as she spent last season and a half with Codigalco Carmelitas Ourense. The player shined with 17.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg last season for 25 games in LF2. She was awarded with Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LF2 Honorable Mention -12. In the past, Aties played in Italy and Hungary. She played for Cuban National Team at the World Championship in China ten years ago.
Brazil - Cuba 91:61
Brazil clinched a comfortable win over Cuba in the exhibition encounter. The teams clashed in Foz do Iguacu. Iziane Castro Marques (182-G/F-82, agency: Josep and Nicolas) came up with 26 points to lead the hosts.
Brazil surged ahead early in the game. They built a 17:9 lead ten minutes into the encounter. Brazil maintained the lead throughout the second quarter. They accumulated a 35:25 halftime lead. Brazil unloaded 31 points in the third quarter to clear off [read more]
Brazil - Cuba 91:61
Brazil clinched a comfortable win over Cuba in the exhibition encounter. The teams clashed in Foz do Iguacu. Iziane Castro Marques (182-G/F-82, agency: Josep and Nicolas) came up with 26 points to lead the hosts. Brazil surged ahead early in the game. They built a 17:9 lead ten minutes into the encounter. Brazil maintained the lead throughout the second quarter. They accumulated a 35:25 halftime lead. Brazil unloaded 31 points in the third quarter to clear off. They piled up a 22-point advantage at the final break and never looked back en route to the victory. Erika De Souza (197-C-82, agency: Josep and Nicolas) delivered 17 points and 17 rebounds for Brazil. Adriana Pinto (169-G-78) finished with 14 points for the winners. Suchitel Avila (183-F-82) chipped in 18 points for Cuba. Islen Carbonell (182-G/F-87) had 14 points in the loss.
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