Cuba was too strong for Dominican Republic yesterday celebrating huge 101-67 win. It means that Cuba jumped to 2-0 record in Group A of the 2012 Centrobasket in Morovis. At the same time, Dominican Republic faced with the first loss and they have 1-1 score now. Both teams have a nice chance to reach the Semifinals, but everything will be known later today. Cuba will meet US Virgin Islands, while Dominican Republic will play against Trinidad and Tobago. Leidys Oquendo (180-F-82) top-scored for the winners with 22 points. Yamara Amargo (180-F-85) had 16, while Taimy Fernandez (183-F-82) (10 rebs) and Suchitel Avila (183-F-82) netted 10 points each. In the loosing squad, Lily Abreu (172-G-90) scored 13 points. Carmen Guzman (172-SG-85, agency: Merit Sports, college: UAB) (5 rebs) and Charlenny Frias (170-G-84) followed her with 12 pts apiece. Quarters: 30-7, 20-19, 27-24, 24-17.
U18 Mexico avoids last place in Gurabo - Aug 19, 2012
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U18 MEXICO - U18 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 64-33
Mexico avoided last place at U18 FIBA Americas Championship in Gurabo. They blasted Dominican Republic 64-33 in the last day of the competition and it was a game for the seventh place. Mexico took control on its rival from the very beginning and never looked back. Quarters: 14-5, 25-7, 11-13, 14-8. Myriam Lara led the winners with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Maria Morales scored 12 points and Maria Faz (95) added 10 pts, plus 9 boards [read more]
Mexico avoided last place at U18 FIBA Americas Championship in Gurabo. They blasted Dominican Republic 64-33 in the last day of the competition and it was a game for the seventh place. Mexico took control on its rival from the very beginning and never looked back. Quarters: 14-5, 25-7, 11-13, 14-8. Myriam Lara led the winners with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Maria Morales scored 12 points and Maria Faz (95) added 10 pts, plus 9 boards. In defeat, Cheisy Hernandez (94) was better than the others with 12 points. Libia Peralta had 7 pts and 9 rebounds. USA defended the gold medal at this event. They handed 71-47 loss to Mexico in the Big Final. Argentina is the bronze medal winner.
U18 Puerto Rico too strong for U18 Dominican Republic, 68-35 - Aug 19, 2012
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U18 PUERTO RICO - U18 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 68-35
Puerto Rico outplayed Dominican Republic 68-35 on Saturday. It means that the host of U18 FIBA Americas made a first step toward fifth place in Gurabo. They will have to beat Colombia on Sunday to take this spot. Dominican Republic will fight for seventh place against Mexico. All of the above mentioned teams failed to book a ticket for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship [read more]
Puerto Rico outplayed Dominican Republic 68-35 on Saturday. It means that the host of U18 FIBA Americas made a first step toward fifth place in Gurabo. They will have to beat Colombia on Sunday to take this spot. Dominican Republic will fight for seventh place against Mexico. All of the above mentioned teams failed to book a ticket for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship. Puerto Rico made 17-point lead until the halftime and had no troubles to keep it for rest of the game. Quarters: 14-8, 16-5, 19-6, 19-16. Aleana Leon (96) and Roxairaly Armesto scored 13 points each for the winners. Diamalises Rivera (93) followed them with 12 points and 9 rebs. In loss, Cheisy Hernandez (94) had 15 points and 5 rebs, and Yamel Abreu (95) added 10 points. Championship ends today.
U18 Argentina heads to Semifinals in Gurabo - Aug 18, 2012
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U18 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - U18 ARGENTINA 26-51
Argentina advanced to the Semifinals of U18 FIBA Americas championship in Gurabo. They smashed Dominican Republic 51-26 on Friday ending the Preliminary stage with 2-1 record. That was enough for the second place in this pool. It is very important to mention that Argentina already booked a ticket for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship [read more]
Argentina advanced to the Semifinals of U18 FIBA Americas championship in Gurabo. They smashed Dominican Republic 51-26 on Friday ending the Preliminary stage with 2-1 record. That was enough for the second place in this pool. It is very important to mention that Argentina already booked a ticket for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship. At the other side, Dominican Republic ended this stage winless (0-3) and will continue in classification games from 5th-8th place. Argentina took control on its rival from the beginning and never looked back. Quarters: 19-5, 9-9, 10-4, 13-8. Victoria Llorente (184-F/C-96) stepped up for Argentina with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Julieta Armesto (179-F-94) helped with 12 pts. Agustina Jourthevil (175-F-94) followed them with 10 points. In the loosing squad, Yamel Abreu (95) scored 11 points and Cheisy Hernandez (94) stopped to 7. Argentina will meet Brazil today in the Semis. Dominican Republic will play against Puerto Rico.
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