Liga Mayor Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. Wins for Batanecas and Santa Tecla

Batanecas - Santa Ana 2 87-49

Batanecas dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana 2's 32. Batanecas forced 20 Santa Ana 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 66-30 including a 20-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 19 rebounds for the winners and Cuban guard Maria Montero (176-1998) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals. Batanecas' coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Cibeles Miranda (175-1988) responded with 10 points and 9 rebounds and guard Crissia Paz (156-2008) scored 15 points.
Top scorers:
Batanecas: R.Contreras 19+19reb+2ast, C.Ariela 15+10reb, M.Montero 14+5reb+9ast, F.Marie 10+1ast, A.Paola 7+5reb, O.Niky 6+9reb+2ast
Santa Ana 2: P.Crissia 15+3reb, M.Cibeles 10+9reb+1ast, V.Jazmin 9+3reb, H.Isabella 7+2reb, H.Paola 4+4reb+1ast, S.Renata 2

Santa Tecla 2 - LMMR 2 81-54

Santa Tecla 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to LMMR 2's 28. Santa Tecla 2 forced 20 LMMR 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 52-37 including 19 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Melany Sanchez (167-2004) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 8 rebounds. Naturalized American guard Nia Caver (175-1999, college: B&S Buffalo) contributed with 8 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Monica Calderon (175-1991) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists and Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) added 21 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for LMMR 2. 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:
Santa Tecla 2: S.Melany 23+8reb+2ast, M.Aristondo 12+7reb+2ast, A.Lima 10+4reb+6ast, L.Camila 8+6reb+1ast, N.Caver 8+14reb+2ast, G.Alvarado 6+3reb+2ast
LMMR 2: D.Tornell 21+5reb, M.Calderon 10+15reb+4ast, H.Vanessa 9+5reb+5ast, R.Katherine 5+5reb+1ast, M.Guevara 5+1reb+3ast, M.Maritza 2+2reb+1ast