LBF Round 7 (Regular Season): SESI keep a leadership position

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The game had a very big importance for second-ranked SESI as it allowed them to take a leadership position. SESI smashed 9th ranked Maringa in Araraquara 87-43. SESI forced 20 Maringa turnovers and outrebounded them 45-28 including 19 on the offensive glass. SESI looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Vitoria Domingos (181-1996) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. International Gabriella DArrigo (174-1998) contributed with 13 points and 4 steals for the winners. point guard Maria Pereira (165-2003) answered with 9 points and 7 rebounds for Maringa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated SESI (7-0) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Maringa lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with five games lost. Maringa will play next round against Mesquita trying to get back on the winning streak. SESI will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked Sampaio in Sampaio Basquete.
Undefeated Sampaio (7-1) recorded its first loss in Sampaio Basquete. Hosts were edged by fourth ranked Corinthians (5-2) 87-84. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Sampaio. It was a great evening for the former international center Mariana Queiroz (190-1997) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. Tassia Carcavalli helped adding 26 points and 5 steals. At the losing side the former international power forward Gabriela Guimaraes (180-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Corinthians moved-up to third place, which they share with Ourinhos. Sampaio at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. Corinthians will play against Campinas (#6) at home in the next round. Sampaio will play against the league's leader SESI (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Brasilia supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Corinthians (5-2) played at the court of 8th ranked Cerrado (2-6). Corinthians smashed Cerrado 77-39 on Thursday. It was an exceptional evening for Tassia Carcavalli who led the winners and scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Leticia Lisboa came up with 9 points and 9 rebounds for Cerrado in the defeat. Cerrado's coach Alan Monteiro gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Corinthians moved-up to third place, which they share with Ourinhos. Loser Cerrado keeps the eighth position with six games lost. Corinthians will meet at home Campinas (#6) in the next round. Cerrado will play against the league's leader SESI and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 7 Santo Andre was smashed by Campinas on the road 80-56. Sao Jose lost to Ourinhos on its own court 70-74.

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SESI - Maringa 87-43

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked SESI as it allowed them to take a leadership position. SESI smashed 9th ranked Maringa in Araraquara 87-43. SESI forced 20 Maringa turnovers and outrebounded them 45-28 including 19 on the offensive glass. SESI looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Vitoria Domingos (181-1996) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. International Gabriella DArrigo (174-1998) contributed with 13 points and 4 steals for the winners. Point guard Maria Pereira (165-2003) answered with 9 points and 7 rebounds and center Jenyff Moura (185-2001) added 9 points in the effort for Maringa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. SESI (7-0) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Maringa lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with five games lost. Maringa will play next round against Mesquita trying to get back on the winning streak. SESI will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked Sampaio in Sampaio Basquete.
Top scorers:
Maringa: J.Moura 9+4reb+1ast, M.Pereira 9+7reb+3ast, L.Silva 6+4reb+3ast, T.Monteiro 6+4reb+2ast, M.Andrade 4+4reb+1ast, R.Filippin 4+1ast
SESI: V.Domingos 16+11reb+8ast, G.D'Arrigo 13+3reb+2ast, E.De Oliveira 11+2reb+2ast, M.Lourenco 10+3reb, E.Mariano 8+7reb+2ast, M.Ciciardi 8+6reb+1ast

Campinas - Santo Andre 80-56

No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Campinas (3-3) crushed at home 9th ranked Santo Andre (1-6) 80-56 on Thursday. Campinas dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Santo Andre's 24. Campinas forced 21 Santo Andre turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international Izabella Sangalli (182-1995) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds. Argentinian Agustina Marin (170-2003) accounted for 23 points and 6 assists for the winning side. Center Giovanna Rocha (187-2005) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and the former international power forward Leticia Rodrigues (187-1995) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Santo Andre in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Campinas. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Mesquita. Santo Andre lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the tenth position with six games lost. Campinas will meet higher ranked Corinthians (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Santo Andre will play against Blumenau (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santo Andre: I.Souza 16+4reb+2ast, G.Rocha 12+12reb, L.Rodrigues 12+8reb+3ast, M.Prande 7+5reb+5ast, I.Casanova 7+2reb+3ast, L.Brandao 2+5reb+1ast
Campinas: I.Sangalli 23+15reb+1ast, A.Marin 23+2reb+6ast, A.Cristina 10+8reb+2ast, L.Batista 9+5reb, L.Nascimento 9+3reb+6ast, B.Honorio 4+8reb+7ast

Cerrado - Corinthians 39-77

The game in Brasilia supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Corinthians (5-2) played at the court of 8th ranked Cerrado (2-6). Corinthians smashed Cerrado 77-39 on Thursday. Corinthians held Cerrado to an opponent 19.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 47.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Corinthians had a 39-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Cerrado's players. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Tassia Carcavalli (179-1992) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international center Mariana Queiroz (190-1997) accounted for 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Four Corinthians players scored in double figures. Leticia Lisboa (183-1993) came up with 9 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized American swingman Mia Hopkins (180-1994, college: Toronto) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Cerrado in the defeat. Cerrado's coach Alan Monteiro gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Corinthians moved-up to third place, which they share with Ourinhos. Loser Cerrado keeps the eighth position with six games lost. Corinthians will meet at home Campinas (#6) in the next round. Cerrado will play against the league's leader SESI and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Cerrado: M.Hopkins 10+6reb+3ast, L.Lisboa 9+9reb+1ast, I.De Andrade 5+7reb+1ast, J.Rodrigues 4+5reb+1ast, A.Soutinho 3, J.Coelho 3+1reb
Corinthians: M.Queiroz 18+8reb+2ast, L.Rodrigues 17+7reb+3ast, T.Carcavalli 15+9reb+6ast, Y.Goncalves 10+5reb+2ast, B.Oliveira 8+10reb+8ast, T.Reis 5+2reb+1ast

Sao Jose - Ourinhos 70-74

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Sao Jose's (4-4) home loss to fourth ranked Ourinhos (5-2) 70-74 on Friday. Ourinhos outrebounded Sao Jose 40-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. Ourinhos looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for power forward Juliana Ribeiro (189-1994) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds. The former international center Maria Ferreira (192-1994) accounted for 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Ourinhos players scored in double figures. Colombian guard Manuela Rios (163-1997) came up with 23 points, 8 assists and 5 steals and center Juliana Souza (185-1999) added 9 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Sao Jose in the defeat. Ourinhos moved-up to third place, which they share with Corinthians. Loser Sao Jose keeps the fifth position with four games lost. Ourinhos will meet at home Mesquita (#7) in the next round. Sao Jose will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Sao Jose: M.Rios 23+3reb+8ast, J.Munoz 16+4reb+3ast, M.Marins 12+1reb, J.Souza 9+13reb+3ast, L.Dos Santos 7+3reb+1ast, S.Nunes 3+1reb+1ast
Ourinhos: J.Ribeiro 22+8reb+3ast, T.Frediani 17+2reb+3ast, J.Morais 13+5reb+3ast, M.Ferreira 10+12reb+4ast, G.Carey 8+4reb, M.Marcal 4+7reb+10ast

Sampaio - Corinthians 84-87

Undefeated Sampaio (7-1) recorded its first loss in Sampaio Basquete. Hosts were edged by fourth ranked Corinthians (5-2) 87-84. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Sampaio. Corinthians made 27-of-32 charity shots (84.4 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for the former international center Mariana Queiroz (190-1997) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. The former international guard Tassia Carcavalli (179-1992) helped adding 26 points and 5 steals. At the losing side the former international power forward Gabriela Guimaraes (180-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international swingman Carina Martins (171-1992) scored 17 points and 4 steals. Five Corinthians and four Sampaio players scored in double figures. Corinthians moved-up to third place, which they share with Ourinhos. Sampaio at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. Corinthians will play against Campinas (#6) at home in the next round. Sampaio will play against the league's leader SESI (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sampaio: M.Delgado 20+3reb, G.Guimaraes 19+11reb+4ast, C.Martins 17+4reb+3ast, C.Ribeiro 10+2reb+1ast, T.Da Paixao 10+7reb+1ast, G.De Paula 5
Corinthians: T.Carcavalli 26+2reb+3ast, M.Queiroz 21+13reb, Y.Goncalves 15+4reb+4ast, L.Rodrigues 14+4reb, B.Oliveira 10+8reb+7ast, J.Mandilha 1+3reb