Recap of LNF Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Puente Alto - Los Leones 66-71

Los Leones forced 25 Puente Alto turnovers. Alexus Johnson stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and American forward Kyaja Williams (180-1998, college: Bowie St.) chipped in 15 points and 13 rebounds. At the losing side Colombian guard Manuela Rios (163-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals and American center Dorie Harrison (190, college: Lipscomb) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 18 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Puente Alto: M.Rios 21+5reb+10ast, S.Francisca 14+3reb+1ast, D.Harrison 10+18reb, A.Gabriela 7+3reb+2ast, R.Catalina 5+5reb, A.Catalina 4+2reb
Los Leones: M.Orellana 24+1reb+1ast, W.Kyaja 15+13reb+1ast, A.Johnson 15+12reb+3ast, J.Campos 6+1reb+4ast, A.Moran 4+6reb+3ast, F.Espinoza 4+2reb+2ast

Sportiva Ita. - Gimnastico 90-78

Sportiva Ita. made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Sportiva Ita. outrebounded Gimnastico 55-44 including 21 on the offensive glass. Kaye Clark nailed a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds for the winning side and American forward Lydia Rivers (188-1997, college: Virginia Tech) accounted for 17 points and 19 rebounds. Sportiva Ita.'s coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Arleny Gonzalez came up with 23 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Kyaja Williams (180-1998, college: Bowie St.) added 17 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Gimnastico in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Gimnastico: G.Arleny 23+8reb+1ast, G.Betsy 17+9reb+1ast, S.Morris 14+9reb+3ast, V.Sofia 8+3reb+2ast, M.Massiel 7+4reb+2ast, M.Tatiana 7+4reb+3ast
Sportiva Ita.: K.Clark 33+10reb+3ast, R.Lydia 17+19reb, L.Jovanka 11+3reb+3ast, A.Valdes 6+4reb, F.Barahona 5+2reb+1ast, M.Pereira 5

Puerto Montt - Univ.Concepcion 34-92



Alemana P. - Univ. Austral 82-85

Univ. Austral shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of Sofia Leichtle who helped to win the game recording 35 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. Argentinian center Nerea Lagowski (195-2006) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Tatiana Gomez answered with 25 points and 8 rebounds and added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Alemana.
Top scorers:
Alemana P.: G.Tatiana 25+8reb, A.Hart 22+4reb+4ast, M.Esmeralda 20+6reb+6ast, D.Dublo 8+4reb+9ast, S.Kiera 4+3reb+4ast, D.Krishma 3+3reb+1ast
Univ. Austral: S.Leichtle 35+6reb, L.Nerea 20+13reb+6ast, P.Ortiz 13+5reb+6ast, J.Contreras 8+1reb, N.Ojeda 4+1reb, F.Rivera 3+4reb+3ast