Round 3: Defensor beat Rocamora to claim Group A top spot

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The biggest surprise of round 3 in Liga Sudamericana took place in Montevideo where host Uruguayan D.Sporting (2-1) crushed Argentinian Rocamora (2-1) 66-47 on Saturday evening. D.Sporting forced 21 Rocamora turnovers. The best player for the winners was Italian-Paraguayan swingman Paola Ferrari (178-1985, college: Union, TN) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Argentinian guard Julieta Ale (176-1995) chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds. D.Sporting's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Uruguayan-Argentinian power forward Sabrina Scevola (178-1992) who recorded 7 points and 15 rebounds. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Important game to mention about took place in Aguada. Chilean Sportiva Ita. (1-2) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging Uruguayan Aguada (1-2) 67-66 in the game for the third place. It was a good game for forward Catalina Perez (-1997) who saved her team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Paula Carrasco contributed with 23 points for the winners. Sportiva Ita.'s coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Argentinian forward Ana Paz (178-1997) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for Aguada. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

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Aguada - Sportiva Ita. 66-67

Important game to mention about took place in Aguada. Chilean Sportiva Ita. (1-2) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging Uruguayan Aguada (1-2) 67-66 in the game for the third place. Sportiva Ita. forced 23 Aguada turnovers. Strangely Aguada outrebounded Sportiva Ita. 56-37 including a 20-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for forward Catalina Perez (-1997) who saved her team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Paula Carrasco (161-1994) contributed with 23 points for the winners. Sportiva Ita.'s coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Argentinian forward Ana Paz (178-1997) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Florencia Niski (165-2002) added 15 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Aguada. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Aguada: A.Paz 21+11reb+4ast, F.Niski 15+9reb+1ast, C.Peri 10+12reb+1ast, C.Luciana 8+5reb, M.Barzola 8+9reb+3ast, F.Fernandez 2+3reb
Sportiva Ita.: P.Carrasco 23+2reb+1ast, C.Perez 16+10reb+3ast, S.Antezana 8+3reb+2ast, T.Garcia 7+6reb+7ast, C.Martina 6+5reb, D.Renata 4+3reb

D.Sporting - Rocamora 66-47

The biggest surprise of round 3 in Liga Sudamericana took place in Montevideo where host Uruguayan D.Sporting (2-1) crushed Argentinian Rocamora (2-1) 66-47 on Saturday evening. D.Sporting forced 21 Rocamora turnovers. The best player for the winners was Italian-Paraguayan swingman Paola Ferrari (178-1985, college: Union, TN) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Argentinian guard Julieta Ale (176-1995) chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds. D.Sporting's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Uruguayan-Argentinian power forward Sabrina Scevola (178-1992) who recorded 7 points and 15 rebounds and guard Rocio Diaz (170-1993) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Rocamora: C.Miculka 13+3reb, A.Gonzalez 10+3reb+1ast, R.Diaz 8+6reb+5ast, S.Scevola 7+15reb+3ast, I.Figueroa 6+1reb+3ast, A.Ayala 3+4reb+1ast
D.Sporting: P.Ferrari 16+12reb+6ast, J.Ale 13+7reb+3ast, C.Carolina 11+4reb, L.Schiavo 8+5reb+1ast, R.Pierina 6+2reb, R.Josefina 5+3reb



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