Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Defensor Sporting and Felix Perez reach title game

D.Sporting - Berazategui 88-80

The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Berazategui won third quarter 21-17. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. D.Sporting shot 61.1 percent from the field. It was a great shooting night for D.Sporting especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 62.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when D.Sporting made 9 blocks. American power forward Jacinta Monroe (196-1988, college: FSU, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and Italian-Paraguayan swingman Paola Ferrari (178-1985, college: Union, TN) chipped in 29 points and 7 assists. At the losing side Delfina Gentinetta responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds and Maria Jourdheuil (180-1994) scored 14 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Berazategui's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
D.Sporting: P.Ferrari 29+4reb+7ast, J.Monroe 26+13reb+2ast, J.Ale 11+6reb+11ast, A.Gayoso 10+3reb+2ast, R.Josefina 8+4reb+1ast, L.Schiavo 2
Berazategui: G.Delfina 15+13reb+3ast, M.Jourdheuil 14+3reb+5ast, C.Cabanez 14+5reb+2ast, S.Wolf 12+1reb+2ast, V.Gauna 9+7reb+2ast, F.Galban 7

Felix Perez - Bocca 74-70

Bocca was ahead by 6 points at the halftime before a 38-28 second half run of Felix Perez. American forward Trinity Baptiste (183-1998, college: Arizona) nailed a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Spanish forward Gala Mestres (185-1994, college: Mount Royal) accounted for 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Janae Smith (188-1992, college: UAB) came up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 14 rebounds and the other American import swingman Mariah King (188-1990, college: EIU) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Bocca in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Felix Perez: T.Baptiste 20+10reb+1ast, G.Mestres 13+7reb+5ast, M.Peralta 13+6reb+1ast, M.Mercado 9+5ast, J.Armesto 9+3reb+1ast, B.Ana 6+6reb+3ast
Bocca: J.Smith 27+14reb+2ast, M.King 17+8reb+1ast, K.Johnson 10+4reb+10ast, G.Aurora 9+2reb, D.Salcedo 5+2reb+1ast, M.Noelia 2+5reb



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