Liga Mayor Round 6 (Regular Season): LMMR 2 lose to Santa Tecla 2 in the game between Top 4 teams

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Very significant was Santa Tecla 2's (#2, 7-1) victory against one of their biggest challengers LMMR 2 (4-4) 75-59. Santa Tecla 2 held LMMR 2 to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Santa Tecla 2 forced 20 LMMR 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 66-51 including a 50-33 advantage in defensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by LMMR 2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Costa Rican guard Daniela Quesada (168-1997, college: Salem) had a double-double by scoring 28 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Monica Aristondo (163-1992) chipped in 26 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Dominican swingman Yadira Polanco (178-1992) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 24 rebounds. Santa Tecla 2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 7-1 record behind leader San Salvador. LMMR 2 at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Santa Tecla 2 are looking forward to face league's leader San Salvador at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. LMMR 2 will play against San Miguel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (8-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Santa Ana 2 (0-9) 125-38. Cuban center Yayma Boulet (193-1984) notched 32 points and 6 rebounds (on 16-of-19 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Arlenys Romero supported her with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists and 6 steals. San Salvador's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 16 points by Crissia Paz did not help to save the game for Santa Ana 2. Undefeated San Salvador have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 8-0 record. Santa Ana 2 at the other side still closes the standings with nine games lost. San Salvador will play against Salvadorenas 2 (#4) in the next round. Santa Ana 2 will play against San Miguel and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked Santa Ana 2 (0-9) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their ninth consecutive match to fourth ranked Salvadorenas 2 (4-5) 85-30 on Thursday evening. The best player for the winners was Emily Tevez who scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Salvadorenas 2's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Catherine Rivas who recorded 8 points and 5 rebounds. Salvadorenas 2 maintains fourth position with 4-5 record. Loser Santa Ana 2 still closes the standings with nine games lost. Salvadorenas 2 will meet league's leader San Salvador on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Santa Ana 2 will play against San Miguel (#5) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 6 Salvadorenas 2 won against San Miguel on the opponent's court 57-47.

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Santa Ana 2 - Salvadorenas 2 30-85

Bottom-ranked Santa Ana 2 (0-9) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their ninth consecutive match to fourth ranked Salvadorenas 2 (4-5) 85-30 on Thursday evening. Salvadorenas 2 held Santa Ana 2 to an opponent 19.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 35.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Salvadorenas 2 forced 28 Santa Ana 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 68-29 including a 32-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Salvadorenas 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Santa Ana 2's players. The best player for the winners was naturalized American Emily Tevez (175-1993, college: NDN) who scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Point guard Fatima Aviles (161-1999) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. Tevez is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Salvadorenas 2's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was swingman Catherine Rivas (167-1989) who recorded 8 points and 5 rebounds and guard Carla Linares (156-1974) added 5 points respectively. Salvadorenas 2 maintains fourth position with 4-5 record. Loser Santa Ana 2 still closes the standings with nine games lost. Salvadorenas 2 will meet league's leader San Salvador on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Santa Ana 2 will play against San Miguel (#5) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana 2: C.Rivas 8+5reb+1ast, P.Crissia 5+1reb+1ast, L.Carla 5+3reb+3ast, H.Paola 5+5reb, O.Andrea 3+5reb, V.Jazmin 2+1reb+1ast
Salvadorenas 2: E.Tevez 21+9reb+5ast, F.Aviles 16+9reb+2ast, R.Tara 8+7reb, S.Vega 6+7reb+1ast, M.Priscila 6+2reb+4ast, Q.Camila 6+2reb+3ast

San Miguel - Salvadorenas 2 47-57

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked San Miguel's (2-6) home loss to fourth ranked Salvadorenas 2 (4-5) 47-57 on Saturday. Salvadorenas 2 forced 23 San Miguel turnovers. Strangely San Miguel outrebounded Salvadorenas 2 49-37 including a 36-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was naturalized American Emily Tevez (175-1993, college: NDN) who scored 20 points. Mexican Maritza Espinoza chipped in 8 points and 15 rebounds. Tevez is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Salvadorenas 2's coach used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Dominican guard Genesis Evangelista (180-1993) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Zabdi Rivera (170-2002) added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Salvadorenas 2 maintains fourth position with 4-5 record. San Miguel lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with six games lost. Salvadorenas 2 will meet league's leader San Salvador on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. San Miguel will play against LMMR 2 (#3) in Santa Ana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
San Miguel: G.Evangelista 20+11reb+4ast, R.Zabdi 15+9reb, R.Fields 9+10reb+1ast, M.Nancy 2+8reb, L.Medina 1+5reb, A.Irma 0
Salvadorenas 2: E.Tevez 20+3reb+2ast, F.Aviles 12+1reb+2ast, M.Espinoza 8+15reb+1ast, M.Fabiola 7+5reb+1ast, S.Vega 6+9reb+1ast, A.Menendez 2+3reb+1ast

LMMR 2 - Santa Tecla 2 59-75

Very significant was Santa Tecla 2's (#2, 7-1) victory against one of their biggest challengers LMMR 2 (4-4) 75-59. Santa Tecla 2 held LMMR 2 to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Santa Tecla 2 forced 20 LMMR 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 66-51 including a 50-33 advantage in defensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by LMMR 2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Costa Rican guard Daniela Quesada (168-1997, college: Salem) had a double-double by scoring 28 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Monica Aristondo (163-1992) chipped in 26 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Dominican swingman Yadira Polanco (178-1992) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 24 rebounds and guard Katherine Rivas (162-1989) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Santa Tecla 2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 7-1 record behind leader San Salvador. LMMR 2 at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Santa Tecla 2 are looking forward to face league's leader San Salvador at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. LMMR 2 will play against San Miguel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
LMMR 2: P.Yadira 22+24reb, H.Vanessa 13+3reb, R.Katherine 10+6reb+1ast, P.Yenniffer 8+4reb+2ast, R.Vanessa 4, M.Nicole 2+1reb
Santa Tecla 2: D.Quesada 28+16reb+3ast, M.Aristondo 26+8reb+1ast, M.Herrera 10+16reb+3ast, L.Camila 8+5reb+3ast, E.Alison 3, P.Alejandra 0+2reb

San Salvador - Santa Ana 2 125-38

Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (8-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Santa Ana 2 (0-9) 125-38. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 86 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana 2's 20. San Salvador forced 38 Santa Ana 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 53-26 including a 27-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. San Salvador players were unselfish on offense dishing 40 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Santa Ana 2's players. They brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Cuban center Yayma Boulet (193-1984) notched 32 points and 6 rebounds (on 16-of-19 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) supported her with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists and 6 steals. Four San Salvador players scored in double figures. San Salvador's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 16 points by Crissia Paz did not help to save the game for Santa Ana 2. Guard Paola Herrera (156-2004) added 10 points and 5 rebounds. San Salvador have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 8-0 record. Santa Ana 2 at the other side still closes the standings with nine games lost. San Salvador will play against Salvadorenas 2 (#4) in the next round. Santa Ana 2 will play against San Miguel and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana 2: P.Crissia 16+2reb, H.Paola 10+5reb+1ast, V.Jazmin 5+1reb, O.Andrea 3+1reb, C.Rivas 2+8reb+3ast, G.Sofia 2+7reb+1ast
San Salvador: Y.Boulet 32+6reb+2ast, A.Romero 20+6reb+14ast, H.Camila 16+5reb+4ast, E.Dominguez 15+1reb+3ast, M.Calderon 14+6reb+2ast, A.Rivas 9+5reb+6ast