LNF Round 7 (Regular Season): Sportiva Ita. defeat Sergio Ceppi in the game between Top 4 teams

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An interesting game for Sportiva Ita. (5-2) which played road game in Santiago against 4th placed Sergio Ceppi (3-3). Third ranked Sportiva Ita. managed to get a 5-point victory 74-69. Sportiva Ita. forced 33 Sergio Ceppi turnovers and had a 28-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Josefina Cortes (174-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 22 rebounds. The former international forward Catalina Perez (195-1997) contributed with 20 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 steals for the winners. Center Katalina Garcia (182-1994) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds for Sergio Ceppi. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Univ.Concepcion. Sergio Ceppi at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost.
LNF top team - Alemana (6-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Puerto Montt (0-7) in Paillaco 95-43. It was a great evening for Italian-Argentinian Daniela Dublo (184-1988) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds. Alexus Johnson helped adding 24 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). At the losing side Argentinian center Julieta Ibarra (180-1998) responded with 6 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. 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 Alemana have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Puerto Montt at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Gimnastico.
Bottom-ranked Gimnastico is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to leader CDSC (4-0) 70-49 on Saturday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Malvina DAgostino who led the winners and scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. CDSC's coach Julia Acevedo felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Valentina Garay came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds for Gimnastico in the defeat. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for CDSC. They moved-up to second place. Gimnastico lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Puerto Montt.

In the last game of round 7 Puente Alto was beaten by Leones on the road 79-70.
The most impressive performance of 7th round was 10 points and 6 rebounds by Fernanda Serrano of CDSC.

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Leones - Puente Alto 79-70

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Leones (4-1) beat 5th ranked Puente Alto (2-5) in San Pablo 79-70 on Saturday. Leones forced 19 Puente Alto turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for U.S. Virgin Islands guard Taylor Jones (173-1997, college: Oakland) who led the winners and scored 27 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Korinne Campbell (184-1988, college: WVU) accounted for 18 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Four Leones players scored in double figures. Argentinian swingman Agustina Garcia (173-1996, agency: BIG) came up with 21 points and 5 rebounds and Cuban center Betsy Guilarte (186-2003) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Puente Alto in the defeat. Puente Alto's coach Alvaro Chacon rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Leones. They maintain third place with 4-1 record behind leader Alemana P. Loser Puente Alto keeps the fifth position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Puente Alto: A.Garcia 21+5reb+2ast, B.Guilarte 17+8reb+2ast, R.Valenzuela 8+5reb+3ast, C.Osorio 6, V.Henriquez 6+9reb, M.Jeria 5+5reb+4ast
Leones: T.Jones 27+8reb+3ast, K.Campbell 18+12reb+1ast, S.Basaez 10+8reb+5ast, J.Ljubetic 10+6reb+2ast, M.Orellana 9+4reb+3ast, I.Gonzalez 3+2reb

Alemana P. - Puerto Montt 95-43

LNF top team - Alemana (6-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Puerto Montt (0-7) in Paillaco 95-43. Alemana held Puerto Montt to an opponent 22.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 47.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Alemana forced 27 Puerto Montt turnovers and outrebounded them 51-38 including a 41-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Italian-Argentinian Daniela Dublo (184-1988) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds. American center Alexus Johnson (197-1994, college: Texas Southern) helped adding 24 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). At the losing side Argentinian center Julieta Ibarra (180-1998) responded with 6 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and center Catalina Azocar (-1997) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Alemana have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Puerto Montt at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Gimnastico.
Top scorers:
Puerto Montt: C.Azocar 9+6reb+2ast, I.Sanchez 8+1reb+1ast, J.Ibarra 6+12reb+4ast, C.Maldonado 5+4reb+1ast, J.Osorio 4+2reb+1ast, M.Gallardo 3
Alemana P.: D.Dublo 27+11reb+3ast, A.Johnson 24+10reb+3ast, M.Fester 11+2reb, C.Peters 8+5reb+1ast, C.Foresto 8+4reb+6ast, A.Moran 8+6reb+2ast

Sergio Ceppi - Sportiva Ita. 69-74

An interesting game for Sportiva Ita. (5-2) which played road game in Santiago against 4th placed Sergio Ceppi (3-3). Third ranked Sportiva Ita. managed to get a 5-point victory 74-69. Sportiva Ita. forced 33 Sergio Ceppi turnovers and had a 28-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Josefina Cortes (174-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 22 rebounds. The former international forward Catalina Perez (195-1997) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 steals for the winners. Center Katalina Garcia (182-1994) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds and the former international Florencia Colossi (168-1998) added 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Sergio Ceppi. Four Sergio Ceppi players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Univ.Concepcion. Sergio Ceppi at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Sergio Ceppi: K.Garcia 21+14reb+3ast, F.Colossi 15+10reb+7ast, F.Quinteros 13+3reb, A.Gonzalez 11+7reb+3ast, P.Henriquez 4+6reb+4ast, F.Salvatierra 3+1reb+1ast
Sportiva Ita.: J.Cortes 23+22reb+2ast, C.Perez 20+14reb+7ast, A.Valdes 14+6reb, M.Pereira 9+3reb+2ast, M.Cabrera 5+5reb, A.Hernandez 3+5reb

Gimnastico - CDSC 49-70

Bottom-ranked Gimnastico is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to leader CDSC (4-0) 70-49 on Saturday evening. CDSC outrebounded Gimnastico 44-28 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Argentinian-Colombian center Malvina DAgostino (184-2001) who led the winners and scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. The former international Fernanda Serrano (175-1992) accounted for 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four CDSC players scored in double figures. CDSC's coach Julia Acevedo felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Valentina Garay (176-2001) came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds and Daniela Barraza added 14 points respectively for Gimnastico in the defeat. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for CDSC. They moved-up to second place. Gimnastico lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Puerto Montt.
Top scorers:
Gimnastico: D.Barraza 14+4reb, V.Garay 14+6reb+2ast, T.Moyano 7+5reb+5ast, N.Oliveros 4+5reb, C.Andrade 4+3reb+1ast, T.Cano 2+2reb
CDSC: A.Andaur 13+2reb+1ast, M.D'Agostino 11+8reb+1ast, F.Serrano 10+6reb+2ast, E.Delgado 10+5reb+3ast, C.Abuyeres 8+3reb+2ast, L.Olivares 6+5reb