Liga Mayor Round 7 (Regular Season): Santa Tecla is defeated by Ahuachapan

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The game between third ranked Santa Tecla (4-4) and fourth ranked Ahuachapan (4-4) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Santa Tecla was defeated by Ahuachapan in a tough game in Ahuachapan 63-72. It was a great evening for who led her team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. helped adding 21 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000, agency: Interperformances) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Ahuachapan moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Santa Tecla.
Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (7-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Santa Ana (4-5) 90-60. It was a quality performance for who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists. Arlenys Romero accounted for 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. San Salvador's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dairis Tornell came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for Santa Ana in the defeat. San Salvador have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-1 record. Santa Ana at the other side keeps the fifth position with five games lost.
Bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-9) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their ninth consecutive match to second ranked Salvadorenas (6-2) 79-36 on Thursday evening. Silvia Vega fired 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Gabriela Funes produced 9 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Salvadorenas maintains second place with 6-2 record behind leader San Salvador. Loser Capitalinas still closes the standings with nine games lost.

In the last game of round 7 Santa Ana destroyed Capitalinas on the opponent's court 82-51.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 12 steals by Vanessa Hernandez of Santa Ana.

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Salvadorenas - Capitalinas 79-36

Bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-9) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their ninth consecutive match to second ranked Salvadorenas (6-2) 79-36 on Thursday evening. Salvadorenas dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Capitalinas' 26. Salvadorenas forced 34 Capitalinas turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Capitalinas' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Salvadorenas made 8 blocks. fired 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Gabriela Funes produced 9 points and 8 rebounds and Elba Sorto added 8 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Salvadorenas maintains second place with 6-2 record behind leader San Salvador. Loser Capitalinas still closes the standings with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Capitalinas: F.Liliana 10+2reb+2ast, F.Gabriela 9+8reb+1ast, S.Elba 8+5reb+2ast, A.Valeria 3+2reb, M.Maria 3+7reb, S.Fatima 2
Salvadorenas: V.Silvia 16+7reb, V.Zulma 12+6reb, C.Andrea 10+4reb+3ast, C.Ariela 9+4reb+1ast, M.Fabiola 9+3reb+3ast, A.Gabriela 8+4reb+1ast

Santa Ana - San Salvador 60-90

Liga Mayor top team - San Salvador (7-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Santa Ana (4-5) 90-60. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana's 30. San Salvador forced 24 Santa Ana turnovers and outrebounded them 48-33 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. San Salvador players were unselfish on offense dishing 32 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Santa Ana's players. It was a quality performance for who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists. accounted for 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for the winning side. San Salvador's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dairis Tornell came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Vanessa Hernandez added 23 points respectively for Santa Ana in the defeat. San Salvador have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-1 record. Santa Ana at the other side keeps the fifth position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: H.Vanessa 23+3reb+3ast, T.Dairis 21+13reb+4ast, M.Karen 8+7reb+1ast, R.Fabiola 2+3reb+3ast, M.Cibeles 2+2reb+2ast, M.Marta 2+2reb+1ast
San Salvador: M.Anisleidys 31+17reb+7ast, R.Arlenys 19+8reb+6ast, D.Elisa 12+1ast, M.Kenia 7+1reb+3ast, R.Adriana 6+7reb+9ast, R.Laura 6+5reb+1ast

Ahuachapan - Santa Tecla 72-63

The game between third ranked Santa Tecla (4-4) and fourth ranked Ahuachapan (4-4) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Santa Tecla was defeated by Ahuachapan in a tough game in Ahuachapan 63-72. It was a great evening for who led her team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. helped adding 21 points and 7 rebounds. Four Ahuachapan players scored in double figures. At the losing side Cuban guard Elianis Armenteros (175-2000, agency: Interperformances) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds and Camila Lima scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Ahuachapan moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Santa Tecla.
Top scorers:
Santa Tecla: E.Armenteros 23+7reb+1ast, L.Camila 12+9reb+5ast, C.Paola 8+4reb+1ast, B.Leslie 8+8reb+1ast, Z.Camila 5+1reb+1ast, N.Fatima 4+5reb+1ast
Ahuachapan: A.Monica 21+7reb+2ast, J.Yenifer 19+13reb+11ast, R.Katherine 15+4reb, L.Cecilia 11+10reb, M.Veronica 6+3reb+1ast, C.Daniela 0+5reb+1ast

Capitalinas - Santa Ana 51-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Capitalinas' (0-9) home loss to fifth ranked Santa Ana (4-5) 51-82 on Sunday. Santa Ana shot 20 for 29 from the free-throw line, while Capitalinas only scored one point from the stripe. Santa Ana forced 37 Capitalinas turnovers. fired a double-double by scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 12 steals for the winners. chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. Four Santa Ana players scored in double figures. Gabriela Funes produced 12 points and 5 rebounds and Elba Sorto added 7 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Santa Ana maintains fifth place with 4-5 record. Loser Capitalinas still closes the standings with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Capitalinas: F.Gabriela 12+5reb+2ast, F.Liliana 12+1reb+2ast, S.Elba 7+6reb+4ast, S.Fatima 6+2reb+1ast, M.Maria 5+8reb+1ast, M.Alejandra 4+6reb
Santa Ana: T.Dairis 23+6reb+2ast, H.Vanessa 21+8reb+9ast, R.Vanessa 15+3reb+4ast, R.Fabiola 10+4reb+1ast, M.Maritza 4+1reb+1ast, C.Ligia 4+2reb