Liga Mayor Round 16 of Regular Season

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The biggest surprise of round 16 was guest PSN's (#6) road victory over Santa Tecla 2 (#8) 54-52 on Saturday evening. Guatemalan center Noor Aranki (175-2002) fired a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Guatemalan Mishelle Garcia chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. point guard Paola Campos (165-2001) produced 21 points for lost side. PSN maintains sixth position with 4-10 record, which they share with Ahuachapan. Santa Tecla 2 at the other side stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in San Salvador. Top-ranked San Salvador faced 4th ranked Santa Ana 2. Host San Salvador (14-0) smashed guests from (8-6) 101-63. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Santa Ana 2. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) who helped to win the game recording 34 points (!!!) and 7 assists. Anisleidys Martinez contributed with 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) replied with 21 points and 5 rebounds for Santa Ana 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. Undefeated San Salvador have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-0 record. Santa Ana 2 at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost.
The game in Ahuachapan was also quite interesting. 5th ranked LMMR 2 (5-9) played at the court of seventh ranked Ahuachapan (4-10). Ahuachapan defeated LMMR 2 70-58 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of Vanessa Bautista who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 29 rebounds and 4 blocks. Ahuachapan's coach Elvis Cortez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Monica Calderon responded with 26 points and 8 rebounds. Ahuachapan moved-up to sixth place, which they share with PSN. Loser LMMR 2 keeps the fifth position with nine games lost.

In the last game of round 16 PSN was defeated by Salvadorenas 2 in a road game 62-53.

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Santa Tecla 2 - PSN 52-54

The biggest surprise of round 16 was guest PSN's (#6) road victory over Santa Tecla 2 (#8) 54-52 on Saturday evening. Guatemalan center Noor Aranki (175-2002) fired a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Guatemalan Mishelle Garcia chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. Point guard Paola Campos (165-2001) produced 21 points and Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000) added 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. PSN maintains sixth position with 4-10 record, which they share with Ahuachapan. Santa Tecla 2 at the other side stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
PSN: M.Garcia 13+3reb+4ast, N.Aranki 12+14reb+2ast, A.Martinez 7+8reb, V.Oliva 6+1reb, L.Gonzalez 6+9reb, M.Charles 5+8reb
Santa Tecla 2: P.Campos 21+3reb+2ast, E.Armenteros 12+10reb+4ast, A.Garcia 8+4reb+4ast, C.Lima 8+8reb+3ast, M.Flamenco 2+15reb+2ast, S.Perez 1

San Salvador - Santa Ana 2 101-63

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in San Salvador. Top-ranked San Salvador faced 4th ranked Santa Ana 2. Host San Salvador (14-0) smashed guests from (8-6) 101-63. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Santa Ana 2. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana 2's 26. They outrebounded Santa Ana 2 51-23 including a 37-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. San Salvador players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Santa Ana 2's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) who helped to win the game recording 34 points (!!!) and 7 assists. Cuban Anisleidys Martinez (181-1989) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) replied with 21 points and 5 rebounds and guard Vanessa Ruiz (160-2006) added 17 points in the effort for Santa Ana 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. San Salvador have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-0 record. Santa Ana 2 at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: A.Romero 34+4reb+7ast, A.Martinez 22+13reb+4ast, A.Heredia 8+10reb+5ast, A.Rivas 7+7reb+3ast, L.Rivas 7+3reb+1ast, M.Sanchez 6+3reb+3ast
Santa Ana 2: D.Tornell 21+5reb+3ast, V.Ruiz 17+4reb, M.Aristondo 13+4ast, L.Cuellar 5+1reb+2ast, J.Ramirez 3+3reb, F.Rivera 2+4reb

Salvadorenas 2 - PSN 62-53

There was no surprise when 6th ranked PSN (4-10) was defeated on the road by third ranked Salvadorenas 2 (9-5) 62-53 on Sunday. Salvadorenas 2 held PSN to an opponent 23.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.2 percent accuracy of the winners. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Gabriela Alfaro (167-2004) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and center Silvia Vega (176-2003) who added 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks during the contest. Four Salvadorenas 2 players scored in double figures. At the losing side Guatemalan Mishelle Garcia responded with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and Guatemalan center Noor Aranki (175-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds. Salvadorenas 2 moved-up to second place, which they share with Batanecas. Loser PSN keeps the sixth position with ten games lost. They share it with Ahuachapan.
Top scorers:
Salvadorenas 2: G.Alfaro 14+8reb+8ast, S.Vega 14+13reb+1ast, F.Aviles 11+5reb+3ast, G.Alvarado 11+9reb+1ast, G.Medina 8+4reb+2ast, A.Menendez 2+1reb
PSN: M.Garcia 17+6reb+9ast, N.Aranki 14+15reb+2ast, A.Perez 8+3reb, N.Pinelo 7+5reb+6ast, M.Charles 3+5reb+1ast, A.Martinez 2+1reb

Ahuachapan - LMMR 2 70-58

The game in Ahuachapan was also quite interesting. 5th ranked LMMR 2 (5-9) played at the court of seventh ranked Ahuachapan (4-10). Ahuachapan defeated LMMR 2 70-58 on Sunday. Ahuachapan held LMMR 2 to an opponent 22.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.2 percent accuracy of the winners. Worth to mention a great performance of Vanessa Bautista who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 29 rebounds and 4 blocks and Dominican Yenifer Jimenez (163-1999) who added 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Ahuachapan's coach Elvis Cortez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Monica Calderon (175-1991) responded with 26 points and 8 rebounds and Cuban center Enriqueta Neyra (186-1997) scored 7 points and 20 rebounds. Ahuachapan moved-up to sixth place, which they share with PSN. Loser LMMR 2 keeps the fifth position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Ahuachapan: V.Bautista 26+29reb+3ast, Y.Jimenez 25+11reb+5ast, S.Delgado 6+2reb, E.Rodriguez 4, C.Laguan 4+3reb, S.Aguilar 3+7reb+1ast
LMMR 2: M.Calderon 26+8reb, V.Hernandez 8+4reb+3ast, E.Neyra 7+20reb+1ast, Y.Polanco 7+10reb+1ast, K.Rivas 4+4reb+2ast, M.Munguia 4+1reb