Liga Mayor Round 5 of Regular Season

The Regular Season in Liga Mayor just ended. What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Round 5 most important game was a victory of Santa Ana over 7th ranked Santa Tecla 65-57 on Friday night. Santa Ana forced 19 Santa Tecla turnovers. Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Dominican forward Ruth Aracena (180-1999) contributed with 8 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Santa Ana's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ecuadorian point guard Leyda Macias (165-1983) answered with 20 points and 5 assists for Santa Tecla. Santa Ana (2-3) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with L.M.Mons. Santa Tecla at the other side keeps the seventh position with four games lost.
Liga Mayor top team - Metapan (5-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Capitalinas (0-6) 68-27. Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds for the winners and Monica Aristondo chipped in 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals. Metapan's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Tatiana Huezo (160-2009) responded with 10 points. Undefeated Metapan have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Salvadorenas. Capitalinas at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost.
Leader Salvadorenas blasted bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-6) in 79-40 on Friday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Capitalinas is still unable to win any game. Angie Ayala nailed 17 points, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winning side. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players saving starting five for next games. Natalia Castillo came up with 10 points and 8 rebounds for Capitalinas in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Salvadorenas. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Metapan. Capitalinas lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost.

In the last game of round 5 Salvadorenas beat Santa Ana on the road 66-59.

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Santa Ana - Salvadorenas 59-66

No shocking result in a game when leader Salvadorenas (5-0) beat on the road 6th ranked Santa Ana (2-3) 66-59 on Wednesday. Salvadorenas outrebounded Santa Ana 55-43 including 16 on the offensive glass. Forward Niky Orantes (167-2009) nailed 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and center Silvia Vega (176-2003) accounted for 11 points and 12 rebounds. Four Salvadorenas players scored in double figures. Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) came up with 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and guard Vanessa Hernandez (157-1997) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Santa Ana in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Salvadorenas. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Metapan. Santa Ana lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with L.M.Mons..
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: T.Dairis 19+8reb+4ast, H.Vanessa 11+5reb+2ast, H.Isabella 6+4reb+2ast, R.Jennifer 5+4reb+2ast, A.Ruth 4+8reb+2ast, H.Paola 4+3reb+1ast
Salvadorenas: N.Orantes 17+9reb+3ast, G.Alvarado 12+6reb+2ast, S.Vega 11+12reb+2ast, A.Canales 11+1reb+1ast, G.Alfaro 7+4reb+4ast, G.Rojas 4+1reb+1ast

Capitalinas - Metapan 27-68

Liga Mayor top team - Metapan (5-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Capitalinas (0-6) 68-27. Metapan held Capitalinas to an opponent 17.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Metapan forced 26 Capitalinas turnovers and outrebounded them 53-35 including a 41-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds for the winners and Monica Aristondo (163-1992) chipped in 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals. Metapan's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Tatiana Huezo (160-2009) responded with 10 points and Estefany Barquero scored 4 points and 9 rebounds. Metapan have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Salvadorenas. Capitalinas at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Capitalinas: H.Tatiana 10+2reb+1ast, A.Valeria 5+4reb, B.Estefany 4+9reb, C.Natalia 3+6reb, F.Liliana 3+5reb+3ast, C.Jaylin 2+3reb+1ast
Metapan: M.Aristondo 20+8reb+6ast, R.Contreras 18+18reb+3ast, V.Ruiz 14+1reb+2ast, N.Ruiz 7+1reb, A.Molina 6+10reb+3ast, A.Santillana 3+7reb

Capitalinas - Salvadorenas 40-79

Leader Salvadorenas blasted bottom-ranked Capitalinas (0-6) in 79-40 on Friday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Capitalinas is still unable to win any game. Salvadorenas dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Capitalinas' 28. Salvadorenas forced 44 Capitalinas turnovers and outrebounded them 37-23 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Salvadorenas looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Capitalinas' players. Point guard Angie Ayala (161-2007) nailed 17 points, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winning side and center Silvia Vega (176-2003) accounted for 10 points and 11 rebounds. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players saving starting five for next games. Forward Natalia Castillo (173-2009) came up with 10 points and 8 rebounds and Estefany Barquero added 4 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Capitalinas in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Salvadorenas. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Metapan. Capitalinas lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Capitalinas: C.Natalia 10+8reb+1ast, H.Tatiana 8+1ast, C.Jaylin 6+5reb, F.Liliana 6+1reb, A.Valeria 5, B.Estefany 4+7reb+1ast
Salvadorenas: N.Orantes 17+3reb, A.Ayala 17+2reb+6ast, S.Vega 10+11reb+1ast, G.Alvarado 8+6reb+2ast, G.Alfaro 7+5reb+9ast, Z.Vides 5+2reb+1ast

Santa Tecla - Santa Ana 57-65

Round 5 most important game was a victory of Santa Ana over 7th ranked Santa Tecla 65-57 on Friday night. Santa Ana forced 19 Santa Tecla turnovers. Cuban point guard Dairis Tornell (176-1992) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Dominican forward Ruth Aracena (180-1999) contributed with 8 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Santa Ana's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ecuadorian point guard Leyda Macias (165-1983) answered with 20 points and 5 assists and Ecuadorian center Genesis Zabaleta (180-2002) added 10 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals in the effort for Santa Tecla. Four Santa Tecla players scored in double figures. Santa Ana (2-3) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with L.M.Mons. Santa Tecla at the other side keeps the seventh position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Santa Tecla: M.Leyda 20+4reb+5ast, S.Melany 13+5reb+1ast, Z.Genesis 10+14reb+5ast, C.Paola 10+2reb+3ast, L.Alejandra 2, F.Maria 2+3reb
Santa Ana: D.Tornell 21+7reb+6ast, V.Linares 9+1reb, R.Aracena 8+15reb+3ast, J.Ramirez 7+6reb+2ast, P.Herrera 7+2reb+1ast, J.Garcia 4+5reb+2ast