Liga Femenina Round 2 of Semi-Finals. UDJ and Santa Maria enter Finals

UDJ - Ambato S. 79-70

UDJ forced 20 Ambato S. turnovers. The former international power forward Dayanna Salcedo (176-1989) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Canadian guard Arianna Macias (175-1997, college: St.Mary's) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Briana Sanchez (-2009) replied with 27 points and 5 rebounds and the former international center Nahomy Nazareno (185-2007) added 10 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Ambato S.Five UDJ and four Ambato S. players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
UDJ: N.Lopez 16+4reb+1ast, A.Macias 15+10reb+5ast, D.Salcedo 15+13reb+6ast, A.Bedoya 11+1reb+1ast, D.Criollo 10+4reb+2ast, L.Garrido 10+15reb
Ambato S.: B.Sanchez 27+5reb+1ast, A.Ramos 13+3reb+2ast, A.Chicomin 10+9reb+2ast, N.Nazareno 10+11reb, D.Lasso 6+13reb+1ast, C.Ocana 3

Santa Maria - ATUC 56-51

Santa Maria outrebounded ATUC 50-37 including 16 on the offensive glass. The former international forward Viviana Zurita (-1996) had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 18 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and international guard Heidy Guayaquil (157-1999) chipped in 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Santa Maria's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Marcia Ullauri (-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 20 rebounds and the former international Maria Carpio (178-1993) scored 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Santa Maria: V.Zurita 25+18reb+2ast, H.Guayaquil 11+7reb+5ast, K.Cantillo 8+5reb+1ast, M.Del Rosario 6+4reb, K.Vera 4+4reb, A.Mora 2+6reb+3ast
ATUC: M.Ullauri 17+20reb+1ast, D.Segarra 15+1reb+1ast, M.Carpio 11+8reb+1ast, S.Narvaez 8+5reb+2ast, M.Borja 0, S.Carpio 0