Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Venezuela's U15 NT traveled to Trinidad, Uruguay, to play in the 2010 U15 South American Championship, which will grant the three top teams the possibility of playing in the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Tournament, which grants spots for the FIBA World Cup.
The South American Championship will be played from November 16th till the 20th. Venezuela will be coached by Alecia Landaeta with Bricman Morales as assistant coach. The team has trained for several weeks in Caracas and took part in LINABAFE's regular season as a franchise against older and more experienced players.
'We're very focused in the mission that we need to accomplish', said player Keisy Ford prior to the trip. 'We want to put Venezuela's name at the top in this championship. We've gone through a long process of hard preparation in which we played several friendly matches against teams and squads older than us, so we think we're able to face strong opponents such as Argentina, Brazil or Uruguay. Our team is fast and has great defense', she added.
'The team is like a family and we're convinced we can accomplish our goals', said Maholy Lovera. 'We've prepared ourselves enough to be among the three top teams. As opposed to other national teams, we've got very good height, great defense and offensive efficiency with good long-distance shooters. We hope to reach the finals against Brazil, which we think will be the team to beat in this tournament'.
Coach Landaeta is no different to this statements. 'To tell you the truth, we're convinced we can reach the top. We've improved a lot in technical and tactical aspects of our game as we were able to play LINABAFE matches. We'll play a few other games to make the final adjustments and our girls are aware of the work that has to be done, so they're very united. We want to win and we'll do it no matter who we play against'.
The starting squad includes guard Mariangel Mendoza (Lara), shooting guard Daniela Wallen (Distrito Capital), small forward Keisy Ford (Guarico), power forward Maholy Lovera (Distrito Capital) and center Marielka Garate (Miranda).
The rest of the roster includes Sharon Ponce (Carabobo), Vanessa Toro (Merida), Nathalie Castellano (Miranda), Siuly Marcano (Tachira) and Dakarlyn Montoya (Tachira).
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Venezuelan players Cleyder Blanco (C-90) and Waleska Perez, teammates with the Weatherford Lady Coyotes in the United States's NJCAA, could not avoid a defeat in the Region V Tournament Finals, as their team was taken down my Midland College, 79-74, in Lubbock, Texas.
Blanco played 35 minutes and finished off with a double double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, while adding 2 assists and a steal [read more]
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Venezuelan players Cleyder Blanco (C-90) and Waleska Perez, teammates with the Weatherford Lady Coyotes in the United States's NJCAA, could not avoid a defeat in the Region V Tournament Finals, as their team was taken down my Midland College, 79-74, in Lubbock, Texas.
Blanco played 35 minutes and finished off with a double double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, while adding 2 assists and a steal. She scored 5 of 10 two-point attempts, missed a three-point shots and went 3 for 5 from the free-throw line.
Meanwhle, Perez added 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 16 minutes coming off the bench. Both players are former players of Venezuela's National Team and former Distrito Capital State stars.
Weatherford finished with a 24-5 overall record. They had defeated Odessa (95-64) and New Mexico JC (77-71) to get to the Finals. Blanco averages 9.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 23 games according to the last updated stats info of the NJCAA site. Meanwhile, Perez averages 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in 15 games.
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Venezuelan PG Roselis Silva (167-G-91) and the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns were able to pull off a win over SW Oklahoma State, 70-66 in over time, at Bruin Fieldhouse in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to win the American Conference Championship in the NCAA's Division II action [read more]
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Venezuelan PG Roselis Silva (167-G-91) and the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns were able to pull off a win over SW Oklahoma State, 70-66 in over time, at Bruin Fieldhouse in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to win the American Conference Championship in the NCAA's Division II action.
Silva was one of the bright spots for her team, as she managed to support them with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in 43 minutes of action, as she netted 4 of 16 two-point shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws.
The Venezuelan young talent was named to the All-Star Team of the short tournament and will now take on the Regional Tournament. The first game will be on March 15th against Minnesota State. Silva averages 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in 29 games, 28 as a starter.
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Venezuelan PG Roselis Silva (167-G-91), playing her third year or the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns in the NCAA's Division II Women's Basketball 2012-2013 season, has been showing off her talent for the benefit of her team.
Silva, 21 years old, born in Caracas, began the season on November 13th against Christian Brothers (W 58-41) with a performance of 4 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals, and 4 turnovers in 23 minutes [read more]
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Venezuelan PG Roselis Silva (167-G-91), playing her third year or the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns in the NCAA's Division II Women's Basketball 2012-2013 season, has been showing off her talent for the benefit of her team.
Silva, 21 years old, born in Caracas, began the season on November 13th against Christian Brothers (W 58-41) with a performance of 4 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals, and 4 turnovers in 23 minutes.
Then, she lost against Fort Hays State (L 81-52) despites finishing up with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals.
Her team was also taken down by Washburn (L 77-65) on November 24th. She had her first double double of the season with 12 points, 12 assists and adding 4 rebounds, 3 steals and a block.
In her first conference game of the regular season, the Golden Suns defeated Southern Nazarene, 81-61. Silva supported her team with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
After these 4 games, Silva is averaging 9.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.5 steals per game.
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