Liga Femenina Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Bocca and UDJ enter Final

Bocca - Punto R. 89-55

Bocca cruised past Punto R. to secure the Final berth. Bocca dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Punto R.'s 30. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Punto R.'s players. The former international Maria Carpio (178-93) stepped up and scored 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and the former international power forward Dayanna Salcedo (176-89) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Bocca players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international Estefania Pena (186-90) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Nahomi Guzman (178-1) scored 1 points and 12 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.
Top scorers:
Bocca: V.Paulina 17+6reb, C.Maria 16+6reb+3ast, M.Noelia 14+5reb+3ast, D.Salcedo 13+8reb+4ast, K.Cantillo 10+6reb+1ast, E.Calderon 8+2reb+3ast
Punto R.: E.Pena 16+5reb+1ast, M.Sarahi 10+1reb, V.Hipatia 8+4reb, B.Maria 5+1reb+1ast, D.Lasso 5+8reb+1ast, A.Carelis 4+1reb

UDJ - Fuerza M. 63-58

UDJ topped Fuerza M. to advance into the championship game. UDJ forced 26 Fuerza M. turnovers. They brought some defensive toughness making 12 blocks. Guard Heidy Guayaquil (157-99) nailed 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and power forward Lucia Garrido (-92) accounted for 11 points and 10 rebounds. The former international point guard Leyda Macias (165-83) came up with 16 points and 9 rebounds and the former international center Jessica Preciado (190-90) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Fuerza M. in the defeat. Fuerza M.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
UDJ: H.Guayaquil 14+7reb+6ast, L.Joselyn 14+2reb+3ast, G.Lucia 11+10reb+1ast, D.Mora 9+5reb, R.Bedoya 8, A.Mora 7+9reb+1ast
Fuerza M.: L.Macias 16+9reb, V.Sarahi 11+2reb+5ast, J.Preciado 10+11reb, K.Naranjo 8+6reb+3ast, L.Maria 6+1reb, R.Karen 3



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