LMBF Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Salvadorenas and San Salvador earn wins

Salvadorenas - Metapan 72-51

Salvadorenas dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Metapan's 28. Salvadorenas forced 23 Metapan turnovers. Costa Rican point guard Gabriela Alvarado (177-1997) stepped up and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and forward Gabriela Alfaro (167-2004) chipped in 6 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Salvadorenas players scored in double figures. At the losing side Cuban center Rachel Contreras (184-1999) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 20 rebounds and Canadian guard Jazmyn Kellogg (170) scored 14 points and 4 assists.
Top scorers:
Salvadorenas: G.Alvarado 16+7reb+3ast, F.Aviles 14+3reb+1ast, S.Vega 12+6reb, G.Escobar 12+3reb+1ast, G.Alfaro 6+5reb+8ast, A.Cortez 5+4reb+1ast
Metapan: C.Rachel 25+20reb+1ast, K.Jazmyn 14+2reb+4ast, B.Mayra 6+2reb, R.Vanessa 5+2reb+1ast, S.Adriana 1+7reb+2ast, E.Valerie 0

San Salvador - Santa Tecla 53-45

San Salvador held Santa Tecla to an opponent 23.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 24.4 percent accuracy of the winners. San Salvador forced 20 Santa Tecla turnovers and outrebounded them 56-44 including 16 on the offensive glass. Anisleidy Galindo nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-1984) accounted for 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Ecuadorian point guard Leyda Macias (165-1983) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Camila Lima (172-2003) added 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively for Santa Tecla in the defeat.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: A.Galindo 22+13reb+4ast, A.Romero 15+10reb+5ast, L.Rivas 7+9reb+3ast, E.Dominguez 4+1reb, C.Torres 3+2reb, A.Rivas 2+10reb+2ast
Santa Tecla: L.Camila 16+10reb, M.Leyda 15+10reb+4ast, N.Fatima 5+2reb, C.Paola 5+2reb, L.Alejandra 4+2reb+1ast, G.Monica 0