LBF Round 15 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most interesting game of round 15 was a home defeat of 3rd placed Corinthians (10-3) to second ranked SESI (11-2) 55-45 in the game for the second place. It ended the seven-game winning streak of Corinthians. It was a great evening for power forward Evelyn Mariano (180-1997) who led her team to a victory scoring 11 points and 7 rebounds. International forward Emanuely De Oliveira (178-1999, college: Florida) helped adding 11 points. SESI's coach Fabio Appolinario used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Cuban center Nahomis Vargas-Hardy (188-2003) with 10 points and 9 rebounds. SESI maintains second place with 11-2 record behind leader Sampaio. Corinthians at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. SESI are looking forward to face Mesquita (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Corinthians will play against Maringa (#11) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
The game in Brasilia was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Campinas (8-7) played at the court of 8th ranked Cerrado (6-9). Campinas defeated Cerrado 65-54. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Cerrado. It was an exceptional evening for Argentinian point guard Melisa Gretter (166-1993) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Babi Honorio accounted for 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international forward Izabela De Andrade (182-1986) came up with 13 points and 9 rebounds for Cerrado in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Campinas maintains sixth place with 8-7 record. Cerrado at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. Campinas will play against league's leader Sampaio in Sampaio Basquete in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cerrado will play at home against Santo Andre (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
11th ranked Maringa (1-15) was outscored at home by fifth ranked Sao Jose (9-6) with the biggest margin this round 83-63 on Tuesday night. The best player for the winners was Manuela Rios who scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. Sao Jose's coach Leandro Leal allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Thailane Monteiro who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds. Sao Jose have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 9-6 record. Maringa lost fifteenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Sao Jose will meet higher ranked Ourinhos (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Maringa will play against Corinthians (#3) and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 15 Santo Andre lost to Ourinhos on the opponent's court 53-71.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points and 11 rebounds by Maria Ferreira of Ourinhos.

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Corinthians - SESI 45-55

The most interesting game of round 15 was a home defeat of 3rd placed Corinthians (10-3) to second ranked SESI (11-2) 55-45 in the game for the second place. It ended the seven-game winning streak of Corinthians. It was a great evening for power forward Evelyn Mariano (180-1997) who led her team to a victory scoring 11 points and 7 rebounds. International forward Emanuely De Oliveira (178-1999, college: Florida) helped adding 11 points. SESI's coach Fabio Appolinario used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Cuban center Nahomis Vargas-Hardy (188-2003) with 10 points and 9 rebounds and the former international guard Beatriz Oliveira (169-1995) scored 5 points and 9 rebounds. SESI maintains second place with 11-2 record behind leader Sampaio. Corinthians at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. SESI are looking forward to face Mesquita (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Corinthians will play against Maringa (#11) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
SESI: E.De Oliveira 11+3reb+2ast, E.Mariano 11+7reb+3ast, G.Cruz 10+5reb+1ast, A.Moura 8+1reb+1ast, G.D'Arrigo 7+5reb+3ast, M.Ciciardi 6+4reb+2ast
Corinthians: N.Vargas-Hardy 10+9reb, M.Queiroz 10+3reb+2ast, T.Carcavalli 8+1reb+3ast, A.Felipe 7+5reb+3ast, B.Oliveira 5+9reb+2ast, Y.Goncalves 3+1reb+2ast

Cerrado - Campinas 54-65

The game in Brasilia was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Campinas (8-7) played at the court of 8th ranked Cerrado (6-9). Campinas defeated Cerrado 65-54. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Cerrado. It was an exceptional evening for Argentinian point guard Melisa Gretter (166-1993) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international guard Babi Honorio (180-1985) accounted for 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side. The former international forward Izabela De Andrade (182-1986) came up with 13 points and 9 rebounds and the former international forward Tatiane Pacheco (181-1990) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Cerrado in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Campinas maintains sixth place with 8-7 record. Cerrado at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. Campinas will play against league's leader Sampaio in Sampaio Basquete in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cerrado will play at home against Santo Andre (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Campinas: A.Marin 18+1reb+3ast, M.Gretter 15+6reb+5ast, M.Dias 11+2reb, B.Honorio 9+8reb+7ast, I.Sangalli 7+10reb+4ast, F.Sena 5+8reb
Cerrado: I.De Andrade 13+9reb+1ast, T.Pacheco 11+5reb+2ast, M.Hopkins 10+7reb, N.Carvalho 9+2ast, L.Lisboa 5+4reb+2ast, J.Rodrigues 3+3reb+8ast

Maringa - Sao Jose 63-83

11th ranked Maringa (1-15) was outscored at home by fifth ranked Sao Jose (9-6) with the biggest margin this round 83-63 on Tuesday night. Sao Jose forced 23 Maringa turnovers. The best player for the winners was Colombian guard Manuela Rios (163-1997) who scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. Naturalized Dominican forward Maira Horford (184-1995) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. Sao Jose's coach Leandro Leal allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Thailane Monteiro (185-2000) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds and center Lorena Silva (189-1998) added 16 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Sao Jose have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 9-6 record. Maringa lost fifteenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Sao Jose will meet higher ranked Ourinhos (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Maringa will play against Corinthians (#3) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Sao Jose: M.Rios 24+5reb+6ast, M.Horford 16+8reb+2ast, J.Munoz 11+4reb+2ast, M.Marins 8+7reb, G.Souza 6+1ast, L.Dos Santos 6+3reb+1ast
Maringa: T.Monteiro 23+17reb+2ast, L.Silva 16+11reb+5ast, G.Neves 8+4reb+2ast, M.Andrade 4+1reb, A.Duda 3+2reb+4ast, J.Nonato 3+1reb+3ast

Ourinhos - Santo Andre 71-53

Very expected game when 9th ranked Santo Andre (4-10) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Ourinhos (10-5) 71-53 on Wednesday. Ourinhos forced 19 Santo Andre turnovers and outrebounded them 57-36 including a 28-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international center Maria Ferreira (192-1994) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Djane Santos (181-1988) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Four Ourinhos players scored in double figures. Ourinhos' coach Marcio Pereira used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Brenda Bleidao (177-2003) who recorded a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and guard Isinha Souza (166-2002) added 14 points respectively. Ourinhos maintains fourth place with 10-5 record. Loser Santo Andre keeps the ninth position with ten games lost. Ourinhos will meet at home Sao Jose (#5) in the next round. Santo Andre will play against Cerrado (#8) in Brasilia and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ourinhos: M.Ferreira 18+11reb+3ast, J.Ribeiro 10+8reb+2ast, J.Morais 10+6reb+3ast, D.Santos 10+12reb+3ast, T.Frediani 7+5reb+1ast, M.Marcal 6+5reb+4ast
Santo Andre: I.Souza 14+3reb+1ast, B.Bleidao 11+10reb+1ast, I.Casanova 8+1reb+6ast, L.Rodrigues 7+7reb, M.Prande 7+7reb+3ast, G.Rocha 6+5reb+1ast