Liga Femenina Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. UDJ and Fuerza M. reach semis

UDJ - Viejo W. 81-47

UDJ topped Viejo to advance into the semifinal stage. UDJ forced 20 Viejo W. turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Viejo W.'s players. Power forward Lucia Garrido (-92) nailed a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Ana Mora (169-99) accounted for 14 points and 6 rebounds. UDJ's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Maria Sarmiento (173-4) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Emily Gonzalez (-6) added 13 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Viejo W. in the defeat.
Top scorers:
UDJ: A.Mora 14+6reb+3ast, G.Lucia 11+10reb+3ast, R.Bedoya 10+2reb+2ast, P.Carla 10+5ast, L.Joselyn 9+5reb+1ast, H.Guayaquil 9+1reb+3ast
Viejo W.: G.Emily 13+11reb+2ast, S.Maria 13+13reb+4ast, M.Jodie 9+3reb+1ast, A.Alvarado 6+3reb, S.Valentina 4+3reb+2ast, V.Maria 2+4reb

Punto R. - Fuerza M. 54-61

Fuerza knocked down Punto to secure the semifinal berth. Fuerza M. outrebounded Punto R. 64-39 including a 23-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international center Jessica Preciado (190-90) stepped up and scored 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Karla Naranjo (-89) chipped in 9 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side the former international guard Doris Lasso (164-93) responded with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals and forward Carelis Arechua (-99) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Fuerza M.: J.Preciado 15+9reb+3ast, V.Sarahi 14+6reb+1ast, L.Macias 12+7reb+2ast, K.Naranjo 9+12reb+3ast, A.Mogollon 6+15reb+1ast, L.Maria 3+3reb
Punto R.: A.Carelis 12+6reb+2ast, D.Lasso 10+9reb+6ast, P.Alisson 9+3reb+1ast, V.Hipatia 8+4reb+4ast, N.Guzman 7+6reb+1ast, E.Pena 6+5reb+2ast



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