Chile takes the first win in Santiago - Aug 14, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship, Place 5-7: CHILE - URUGUAY 96-63
Chile grabbed the first win in Santiago. The hosts of the 2010 South American Championship blasted Uruguay 96-63 and will meet Venezuela in the battle for fifth place at this event. Uruguay finished this championship winless on position No.7. Tatiana Gomez (193-C-81) exploded for the hosts with 23 points and 13 rebounds. She reached amazing valuation 40 and of course was the MVP of this meeting
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South American Championship, Place 5-7: CHILE - URUGUAY 96-63
Chile grabbed the first win in Santiago. The hosts of the 2010 South American Championship blasted Uruguay 96-63 and will meet Venezuela in the battle for fifth place at this event. Uruguay finished this championship winless on position No.7. Tatiana Gomez (193-C-81) exploded for the hosts with 23 points and 13 rebounds. She reached amazing valuation 40 and of course was the MVP of this meeting. Ziomara Morrison (193-C-89) also was great adding 18 pts and 13 rebounds, while Valentina Aragonese (173-F-79) added 17 pts. In the loosing squad, Maria Lucia Guadalupe had 17 points and 5 rebs. Daniela Tovagliari stopped on 15 pts.
Chile had impressive first and last quarter of this game. They drained 30 points in the first ten minutes, while on other side they stopped Uruguay to just 13. Second frame was totally leveled 16-16 meaning that the hosts kept 17-point lead until the half time. Third frame was pretty leveled as well, but still Chile finished it with 18-17. Last ten minutes were just the formality and Uruguay gave up on this game. Chile had no mercy for them ending Q4 with 32-17 for 96-63 victory at the end.
Chile will meet Venezuela today and the winner will finish as No.5.
Chile: Tatiana Gomez 23+13 boards, Ziomara Morrison 18+13 boards, Valentina Aragonese 17
Uruguay: Maria Lucia Guadalupe 17+5 boards, Daniela Tovagliari 15
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Colombia beats Uruguay, goes to Semifinals in Santiago - Aug 13, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship, Day Three: COLOMBIA - URUGUAY 79-61
Colombia cruised past Uruguay 79-61 for the crucial win in Preliminary Round. With this victory, Colombia jumped to second place in Group B (2-1) and reached the Semifinals of South American Championship 2010. Their rival will be Argentina. On the other side, Uruguay finished this stage winless (0-3) and they will continue in Classification Games for 5th to 7th place
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South American Championship, Day Three: COLOMBIA - URUGUAY 79-61
Colombia cruised past Uruguay 79-61 for the crucial win in Preliminary Round. With this victory, Colombia jumped to second place in Group B (2-1) and reached the Semifinals of South American Championship 2010. Their rival will be Argentina. On the other side, Uruguay finished this stage winless (0-3) and they will continue in Classification Games for 5th to 7th place. Yaneth Arias (188-F-82) shined for the winners with 26 points. Erika Valek (168-G-82, college: Purdue) scored 19 points and handed out 8 assists, while Mabel Martinez (176-F-86) added 13 pts and 5 boards. Daniela Tovagliari responded with 16 points in defeat, while Florencia Somma had 14 pts and 5 rebs.
Except of third, all other quarters belonged to Colombia. They exploded offensively at the beginning for 28-20 in the first ten minutes. Yaneth Arias was on fire and she paced her team to 22-15 in the second frame, so Colombia was huge 50-35 up at the halftime. Uruguay improved after the breather (13-14), but they needed a way more in order to come closer. Colombia didnt let them to do that and finished this game with 16-12 in Q4.
Semifinals and first Classification Games are scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Colombia: Yaneth Arias 26, Erika Valek 19+8 as, Mabel Martinez 13+5 boards
Uruguay: Daniela Tovagliari 16, Florencia Somma 14+5 boards
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Venezuela stays alive in Santiago - Aug 12, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship, Day Two: URUGUAY - VENEZUELA 69-72
Venezuela escaped with 69-72 victory against Uruguay to stay alive in Santiago. It was the first win for Venezuela, who will have to beat Brazil in the last day of Preliminary Round in order to reach the next stage. That could be the mission impossible as Brazil has a powerful team and is in great shape at this event. Uruguay dropped to 0-2 and they have no chance to advance
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South American Championship, Day Two: URUGUAY - VENEZUELA 69-72
Venezuela escaped with 69-72 victory against Uruguay to stay alive in Santiago. It was the first win for Venezuela, who will have to beat Brazil in the last day of Preliminary Round in order to reach the next stage. That could be the mission impossible as Brazil has a powerful team and is in great shape at this event. Uruguay dropped to 0-2 and they have no chance to advance. Yosimar Corrales (G-90) stepped up for the winners with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Ofelia Villarroel (174-G-78, college: Oklahoma) had 20 points and 7 boards, while Cleyder Blanco (C-90) added 12 points and 9 rebs. In Uruguay, Maria Pereyra netted 19 points. Daniela Tovagliari had five less than her.
Venezuela played great second and third quarter, so mostly owing to that they celebrated this victory. Uruguay opened the game better making 19-15 lead in the first ten minutes. Yosimar Corrales woke up after that replying with 13-25 in the second frame. It means that Venezuela was 32-40 up at the halftime and they were good in Q3 as well making plus 12. Uruguay desperately needed a run and they made it in the last quarter, but Venezuela players were strong enough to fend off those attempts and to keep plus 3-pts until the end.
In Day Three, Venezuela will meet Brazil. Uruguay will play against Colombia.
Uruguay: Maria Pereyra 19, Daniela Tovagliari 14
Venezuela: Yosimar Corrales 21+9 boards, Ofelia Villarroel 20+7 boards, Cleyder Blanco 12+9 boards
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