Liga Mayor Round 1 of Finals. San Salvador take the lead

San Salvador - Santa Tecla 2 80-62

San Salvador outrebounded Santa Tecla 2 49-32 including a 37-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. San Salvador looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Santa Tecla 2's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San Salvador made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban center Yayma Boulet (193-1984) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds. Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) contributed with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists for the winners. San Salvador's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Costa Rican guard Daniela Quesada (168-1997, college: Salem) answered with 24 points and 8 rebounds and Monica Aristondo (163-1992) added 20 points and 4 steals in the effort for Santa Tecla 2.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: Y.Boulet 27+17reb, A.Romero 24+6reb+13ast, A.Rivas 16+9reb+5ast, E.Dominguez 7+1reb+1ast, M.Kenia 3+4reb+2ast, A.Heredia 2+10reb+4ast
Santa Tecla 2: D.Quesada 24+8reb+3ast, M.Aristondo 20+1reb+2ast, A.Lima 8+4reb+2ast, M.Herrera 4+14reb+2ast, L.Camila 4, G.Alvarado 2+4reb+1ast