Baptise number one in Paraguay LNBF for round 5

- October 9, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Paloma Niz

Trinity Baptise had a very impressive game in the last round for top-ranked Felix Perez Cardozo Asuncion, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 5.
The player was the main contributor (26 points, eight rebounds and two assists) to her team's victory, helping them to crush Sol de Amer. (#4, 1-3) with 24-point margin 79-55. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Felix Perez to consolidate first place in the Paraguayan LNBF. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Felix Perez already had a very good start winning all 5 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Baptise had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. She turned to be Felix Perez's top player in her first season with the team. Trinity Baptise has solid league stats. She is league's best scorer averaging so far 18.8ppg. Baptise is in league's top in rebounds (7th best: 6.6rpg) and averages impressive 3.0spg and 75.6% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was another Felix Perez's star - young international forward Paloma Niz (175-F-1999). Niz had a very good evening with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course together with Baptise she helped Felix Perez Cardozo Asuncion with another comfortable win outscoring Luqueno (#5, 0-4) 121-34. Of course Felix Perez still keep the league's top spot. A very good start of the season for her team, which won so far all 5 games without any defeat. Niz is a newcomer at Felix Perez, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Felix Perez's star - international guard Ximena Ibarra (172-G-2001). Ibarra showcased her all-around game by recording 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the last round. She was another key player of Felix Perez Cardozo Asuncion, helping her team with a 121-34 easy win against Luqueno (#5, 0-4). Felix Perez started extremely well this year. They recorded 5 victories without losing a single game. Ibarra turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Ibarra has a great season in Paraguay. After only 5 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 11.6ppg (9th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Claudia Aponte (175-G-1991) of Felix Perez - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Marta Peralta (171-SG-1994) of Olimpia - 17 points and 4 rebounds
6. Giulianna Dose (175-F-2004) of Deportivo SJ - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Beatriz Quevedo) of Luqueno - 17 points and 6 rebounds
8. Agostina Ochipinti (170-PG-2004) of Deportivo SJ - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Maria Dragotto) of Olimpia - 8 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Johanna Ghiringelli) of Felix Perez - 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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