National League Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Coopenae advance into Finals

Santo Domingo - Coopenae 53-63

Coopenae upset Santo Domingo to sweep the series. Strangely Santo Domingo outrebounded Coopenae 57-44 including 42 on the defensive glass. The former international Paula Mora (169-97) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international center Ana Matamoros (190-93) chipped in 14 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Four Coopenae players scored in double figures. The former international power forward Jennifer Sanchez (178-96) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and the former international Mariane Villalobos produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Santo Domingo: J.Sanchez 15+11reb+1ast, M.Villalobos 12+15reb, B.Alfaro 8+10reb+1ast, P.Reyna 7+9reb, C.Veronica 5+5reb+2ast, N.Reyna 4+6reb+2ast
Coopenae: P.Mora 18+7reb+3ast, A.Matamoros 14+13reb+1ast, S.Betancourt 10+5reb+3ast, G.Maria 10+3reb+1ast, V.Maria 4, S.Karina 3+2reb

Heredia - Coronado 58-43

Heredia held off Coronado to force the decider. Center Ariana Mora (181-3) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 21 rebounds. Point guard Maria Cervantes (160-1) contributed with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international forward Laura Castro (179-0) replied with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds and Zeida Zorilla added 9 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Coronado.
Top scorers:
Coronado: L.Castro 12+11reb+2ast, Z.Zeida 9+12reb, N.Galvez 9+3reb+2ast, S.Jimenez 8+5reb+4ast, M.Malavassi 5+8reb, R.Maria 0
Heredia: A.Mora 25+21reb+2ast, M.Cervantes 10+8reb+4ast, C.Simpson 8+3reb, V.Gonzalez 7+4reb+2ast, T.Krystel 5+4reb+1ast, E.Alejandra 3+9reb



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