LBF Round 5 of Regular Season

LBF is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 5 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game in Sao Jose supposed to be quite interesting. Leader SESI (5-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Sao Jose (3-3). SESI smashed Sao Jose 70-41 on Thursday. SESI held Sao Jose to an opponent 24.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 43.7 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Sao Jose 47-25 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international Vitoria Domingos (181-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and international forward Emanuely De Oliveira (178-1999, college: Florida) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. SESI's coach Fabio Appolinario felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Mayara Marins (175-1997) responded with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Undefeated SESI have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Sampaio. Sao Jose at the other side keeps the fifth place with three games lost. SESI is looking forward to face Santo Andre (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sao Jose will play against Blumenau (#11) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
The game in Campinas was also worth to mention about. 7th ranked Cerrado (2-5) played at the court of eighth ranked Campinas (2-3). Campinas managed to secure a 5-point victory 77-72. Argentinian Agustina Marin (170-2003) nailed 31 points and 5 assists for the winning side and Izabella Sangalli accounted for 26 points and 9 rebounds. Leticia Lisboa (183-1993) came up with 14 points and 9 rebounds for Cerrado in the defeat. Campinas moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Mesquita. Cerrado at the other side dropped to the eighth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An interesting game took place in Mesquita where 4th placed Corinthians (3-2) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Mesquita (2-3) 69-53 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was Mayra Caicedo who had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Mesquita's coach Raphael Zaremba used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Ariadna Felipe produced 6 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. Mesquita moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Campinas. Loser Corinthians keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Mesquita will meet at home bottom-ranked Blumenau (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Corinthians will have a break next round.

In the last two games of round 5 Maringa lost to Ourinhos on the opponent's court 67-78. Santo Andre unfortunately lost to Cerrado in a home game 51-62.

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Ourinhos - Maringa 78-67

Rather expected game when 6th ranked Maringa (1-3) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Ourinhos (4-1) 78-67 on Tuesday. Ourinhos forced 21 Maringa turnovers and outrebounded them 48-22 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Ourinhos looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Maisa Marcal (178-2000, college: GCU) who had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. The former international forward Jeanne Morais (176-1985) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Geovana Neves (170-2002) produced 19 points and 4 assists and center Lorena Silva (189-1998) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Ourinhos. They moved-up to third place. Maringa lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. Ourinhos will meet at home league's leader Sampaio in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Maringa will play against the league's leader Sampaio (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Ourinhos: M.Marcal 15+6reb+10ast, J.Morais 15+9reb+3ast, M.Ferreira 10+8reb+2ast, G.Parro 9+6reb+4ast, J.Ribeiro 8+7reb+2ast, G.Carey 8+4reb+1ast
Maringa: G.Neves 19+2reb+4ast, L.Silva 14+7reb+2ast, T.Monteiro 10+7reb+5ast, M.Andrade 6+1reb, M.Pereira 6, J.Reis 4+3ast

Sao Jose - SESI 41-70

The game in Sao Jose supposed to be quite interesting. Leader SESI (5-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Sao Jose (3-3). SESI smashed Sao Jose 70-41 on Thursday. SESI held Sao Jose to an opponent 24.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 43.7 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Sao Jose 47-25 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international Vitoria Domingos (181-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and international forward Emanuely De Oliveira (178-1999, college: Florida) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. SESI's coach Fabio Appolinario felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Mayara Marins (175-1997) responded with 11 points and 7 rebounds and center Juliana Souza (185-1999) scored 7 points and 9 rebounds. SESI have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Sampaio. Sao Jose at the other side keeps the fifth place with three games lost. SESI is looking forward to face Santo Andre (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sao Jose will play against Blumenau (#11) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
SESI: E.De Oliveira 18+7reb+1ast, V.Domingos 17+10reb+3ast, E.Mariano 12+7reb, D.Costa 9+4reb+2ast, C.Pestillo 5+5reb+1ast, B.Aneas 5+4reb
Sao Jose: M.Marins 11+7reb+2ast, L.Dos Santos 8+2reb+1ast, J.Souza 7+9reb+2ast, J.Munoz 6+4ast, S.Nunes 5+2reb, M.Rios 4+2reb+2ast

Santo Andre - Cerrado 51-62

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when seventh ranked Cerrado (2-5) defeated on the road 6th ranked Santo Andre (1-4) 62-51 on Wednesday. Cerrado outrebounded Santo Andre 47-35 including a 37-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was naturalized American swingman Mia Hopkins (180-1994, college: Toronto) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Leticia Lisboa (183-1993) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Hopkins is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The former international power forward Leticia Rodrigues (187-1995) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and forward Marcella Prande (180-2005) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Despite that victory Cerrado went down to eighth position due to points difference. Loser Santo Andre dropped to the tenth place with four games lost. Cerrado will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Santo Andre will play against the league's second-placed SESI (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Cerrado: L.Lisboa 17+10reb, M.Hopkins 13+11reb+5ast, A.Oliveira 10+5reb+1ast, L.Lopes 9+3reb+4ast, J.Coelho 7, I.De Andrade 5+11reb+3ast
Santo Andre: I.Casanova 13+2reb+3ast, L.Rodrigues 11+10reb+1ast, M.Prande 11+5reb+3ast, G.Rocha 6+10reb+1ast, N.Aguiar 5, B.Bleidao 5+5reb

Mesquita - Corinthians 69-53

An interesting game took place in Mesquita where 4th placed Corinthians (3-2) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Mesquita (2-3) 69-53 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was Colombian guard Mayra Caicedo (161-2000, college: Tarleton St.) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Lara Xavier (183-2003) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Four Mesquita players scored in double figures. Mesquita's coach Raphael Zaremba used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Swingman Ariadna Felipe (180-1983) produced 6 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Beatriz Oliveira (169-1995) added 15 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Mesquita moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Campinas. Loser Corinthians keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Mesquita will meet at home bottom-ranked Blumenau (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Corinthians will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Mesquita: M.Caicedo 23+11reb+6ast, L.Xavier 15+11reb+2ast, N.Rapalo 13+5reb+2ast, B.Barros 10+7reb+2ast, A.De Oliveira 4+2reb, T.Miranda 2+1reb
Corinthians: B.Oliveira 15+8reb+1ast, M.Queiroz 11+8reb+3ast, T.Carcavalli 10+6reb, L.Rodrigues 7+4reb, A.Felipe 6+16reb+4ast, T.Reis 2

Campinas - Cerrado 77-72

The game in Campinas was also worth to mention about. 7th ranked Cerrado (2-5) played at the court of eighth ranked Campinas (2-3). Campinas managed to secure a 5-point victory 77-72. Campinas players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Argentinian Agustina Marin (170-2003) nailed 31 points and 5 assists for the winning side and the former international Izabella Sangalli (182-1995) accounted for 26 points and 9 rebounds. Leticia Lisboa (183-1993) came up with 14 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized American swingman Mia Hopkins (180-1994, college: Toronto) added 16 points respectively for Cerrado in the defeat. Four Cerrado players scored in double figures. Campinas moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Mesquita. Cerrado at the other side dropped to the eighth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Campinas: A.Marin 31+3reb+5ast, I.Sangalli 26+9reb+2ast, L.Nascimento 8+1reb+3ast, A.Cristina 7+13reb+1ast, B.Honorio 4+7reb+8ast, L.Batista 1+1reb+2ast
Cerrado: M.Hopkins 16+3reb+2ast, J.Rodrigues 14+4reb+3ast, L.Lisboa 14+9reb+1ast, I.De Andrade 10+8reb+2ast, A.Oliveira 7+1reb, J.Coelho 7+2reb