LNBPF Round 9 (Regular Season): Halcones beat Freseras by three after a very close game

- July 1, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Imani Tate

There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in LNBPF. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Seventh-ranked Freseras (6-10) were very close to win a game against third ranked Halcones (11-5) in Xalapa on Thursday. Halcones managed to secure only three-point victory 77-74. However their fans expected much easier game. It was a good game for American-U.S. Virgin Islands swingman Imani Tate (175-1995, college: Albany) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Montenegrin power forward Kristina Rakovic (186-1994) contributed with 23 points for the winners. Halcones' coach Maria Fernandez used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Haitian swingman Jessica Fequiere (180-1993, college: Albany) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for Freseras. Halcones have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 11-5 record having just three points less than leader Adelitas. Freseras at the other side keep the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Panteras. Halcones are again looking forward to face Freseras (#8) in Irapuato in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Freseras will have a break next round.
The game between 4th placed Rojas (7-9) and seventh ranked Correcaminos (7-9) in Veracruz ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Ciudad Victoria beat Rojas 80-71. American guard Shaylee Gonzales (178-2000, college: Texas) stepped up and scored 31 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Ciani Cryor chipped in 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. The best for the losing side was American swingman Naomi Davenport (180, college: WVU) with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Correcaminos moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Rojas and Santas. Rojas lost fourth consecutive game.

In the last game of round 9 Correcaminos beat Rojas on the road 64-56.

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Rojas - Correcaminos 71-80

The game between 4th placed Rojas (7-9) and seventh ranked Correcaminos (7-9) in Veracruz ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Ciudad Victoria beat Rojas 80-71. American guard Shaylee Gonzales (178-2000, college: Texas) stepped up and scored 31 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and her fellow American import guard Ciani Cryor (165-1997, college: Texas Southern) chipped in 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. The best for the losing side was American swingman Naomi Davenport (180, college: WVU) with 14 points and 5 rebounds and Spanish center Umo Diallo (192-1998) scored 12 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Rojas players scored in double figures. Correcaminos moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Rojas and Santas. Rojas lost fourth consecutive game.
Top scorers:
Rojas: N.Davenport 14+5reb+2ast, S.Pellington 13+3reb+2ast, U.Diallo 12+4reb+3ast, H.Ramirez 11+3reb+4ast, K.Davis 9+9reb+1ast, C.Gonzalez 6+3reb
Correcaminos: S.Gonzales 31+6reb, B.Byrd 19+6reb+2ast, C.Cryor 14+10reb+5ast, S.Boothe 9+3reb+2ast, S.Cheslek 4+6reb+1ast, A.Hart 2+1reb

Rojas - Correcaminos 56-64

There was a small surprise when seventh ranked Correcaminos (7-9) beat 4th placed Rojas (7-9) in Veracruz 64-56. Correcaminos outrebounded Rojas 39-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. American players dominated the game. Guard Brittany Byrd (176-1997, college: UIC) stepped up and scored 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and guard Ciani Cryor (165-1997, college: Texas Southern) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. Four Correcaminos players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was swingman Kaitlyn Davis (188-2001, college: USC) with 12 points and swingman Naomi Davenport (180, college: WVU) scored 7 points and 7 rebounds. Rojas' coach Oswaldo Zermeno rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Correcaminos moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Rojas and Santas. Rojas lost fourth consecutive game.
Top scorers:
Rojas: K.Davis 12+4reb+1ast, S.Pellington 10+3reb, D.Church 8+2reb+4ast, N.Davenport 7+7reb+1ast, H.Ramirez 7+2reb+2ast, J.Luna-Castro 7+5reb+1ast
Correcaminos: B.Byrd 23+6reb+2ast, C.Cryor 17+5reb+2ast, S.Boothe 10+9reb+1ast, S.Gonzales 10+1reb, B.Guilarte 4+9reb+1ast, A.Alfaro 0

Halcones - Freseras 77-74

Seventh-ranked Freseras (6-10) were very close to win a game against third ranked Halcones (11-5) in Xalapa on Thursday. Halcones managed to secure only three-point victory 77-74. However their fans expected much easier game. It was a good game for American-U.S. Virgin Islands swingman Imani Tate (175-1995, college: Albany) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Montenegrin power forward Kristina Rakovic (186-1994) contributed with 23 points for the winners. Halcones' coach Maria Fernandez used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Haitian swingman Jessica Fequiere (180-1993, college: Albany) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn State) added 21 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Freseras. Four Freseras players scored in double figures. Halcones have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 11-5 record having just three points less than leader Adelitas. Freseras at the other side keep the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Panteras. Halcones are again looking forward to face Freseras (#8) in Irapuato in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Freseras will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Freseras: S.Moore 21+8reb+2ast, J.Fequiere 19+12reb+3ast, K.Hilaire 11+8ast, O.Sarr 10+2reb+3ast, I.Allen 9+5reb+2ast, I.Gradwell 2+3reb+2ast
Halcones: K.Rakovic 23+4reb, I.Tate 21+10reb+6ast, A.Cvitkovic 14+11reb+1ast, M.Canella 5+3reb+7ast, J.Loville 5+3reb, Y.Turner 4+7reb+5ast