Recap of LNF Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Puente Alto - Gimnastico 82-71

Argentinian swingman Agustina Garcia (173-1996) fired 22 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Colombian forward Mabel Martinez (180-1986) chipped in 9 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. DR Congolese-Canadian guard Roxane Makolo (178-2000, college: Georgia) produced 19 points and 8 rebounds and Cuban Arleny Gonzalez (185-1987) added 17 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Gimnastico: R.Makolo 19+8reb+3ast, G.Arleny 17+10reb+2ast, A.Valdes 11+7reb+2ast, M.Tatiana 8+3reb, V.Sofia 8+1reb+1ast, O.Valentina 6+6reb+3ast
Puente Alto: G.Agustina 22+2reb+5ast, G.Ahumada 9+9reb, M.Martinez 9+9reb+6ast, C.Ramirez 9+4reb, J.Vidal 8+1reb+3ast, E.Oliva 8+10reb+1ast

Sergio Ceppi - Sportiva Ita. 43-70

Sportiva Ita. held Sergio Ceppi to an opponent 23.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Sportiva Ita. forced 24 Sergio Ceppi turnovers and outrebounded them 53-34 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Kaye Clark (170-2000, college: ODU) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Her fellow American import Chyna Cornwell (188-2001, college: Rutgers) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 19 rebounds for the winners. Clark is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Cuban center Betsy Guilarte (186-2003) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds and forward Viviana Olmos (-2000) added 6 points in the effort for Sergio Ceppi. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Sergio Ceppi: G.Betsy 13+10reb+1ast, V.Karla 7+5reb, O.Viviana 6+4reb+3ast, C.Constanza 5+3reb+2ast, G.Liz 3+1reb+1ast, M.Barbara 3+2ast
Sportiva Ita.: K.Clark 19+8reb+8ast, M.Pereira 16+4reb+1ast, C.Chyna 13+19reb+1ast, R.Diaz 6+3reb, D.Balve 6+5reb, F.Barahona 5+1reb+1ast

Azul y Rojo - Univ.Concepcion 60-84

Univ.Concepcion dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Azul y Rojo's 34. Univ.Concepcion forced 22 Azul y Rojo turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international Josefina Viafora (185-1999) stepped up and scored 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and ex-international forward Catalina Perez (195-1997) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Univ.Concepcion players scored in double figures. Univ.Concepcion's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American forward Paige Powell (188, college: Winthrop) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and Colombian Maria-Esperanza Delgado (173-1996, college: Angelo St.) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Azul y Rojo: P.Paige 15+12reb+1ast, M.Delgado 15+9reb+3ast, N.Javiera 12+6reb+5ast, C.Valentina 9+4reb, G.Tatiana 8+11reb+2ast, U.Martina 1
Univ.Concepcion: J.Viafora 16+5reb+3ast, A.Veliz 15+2reb, J.Cortes 11+8reb+3ast, C.Valenzuela 10+4reb+4ast, C.Perez 10+8reb+6ast, Y.Vivanco 7+1reb+1ast

Quilicura - Los Leones 35-91

Los Leones held Quilicura to an opponent 24.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 43.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Los Leones forced 22 Quilicura turnovers and outrebounded them 53-25 including a 25-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Los Leones looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Quilicura's players. American-Syrian guard Randi Brown (173-1996, college: New Orleans) stepped up and scored 19 points for the winners and ex-international point guard Sendy Basaez (173-1996) chipped in 12 points and 8 assists. At the losing side forward Darling Diaz (-2000) responded with 9 points and 5 rebounds and ex-international Marcela Gamboa (176-1985) scored 9 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Quilicura: D.Darling 9+5reb+1ast, G.Marcela 9+4reb+1ast, M.Javiera 6+2reb+1ast, G.Marisol 5+5reb+3ast, R.Natalie 3+1reb, D.Cameron 2+6reb
Los Leones: B.Randi 19+4reb+3ast, L.Soler 13+6reb, S.Basaez 12+3reb+8ast, P.Roman 9+4reb+2ast, C.Cardenas 9+7reb+3ast, A.Moran 9+7reb+4ast