BSNF Round 11 (Regular Season): Santurce edge Hatillo by three points

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Ninth-ranked Hatillo (1-8) made lots of trouble for leader Cangrejeras (9-0) on Sunday. The visitors from Santurce managed to secure only three-point victory 73-70. However their fans expected much easier game. The best player for the winners was American forward Shae Kelley (185-1991, college: Minnesota) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds. Her fellow American import guard Kamaria McDaniel (178-1999, college: Michigan St.) chipped in 16 points and 6 assists. Cangrejeras' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Danish swingman Okako Adika (183-1996, college: USC) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. Undefeated Cangrejeras have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. Santurce maintains first place with 9-0 record. Hatillo at the other side stay at the bottom position with eight games lost. Santurce are looking forward to face Carolina (#4) at home in the next round. Hatillo will play against Morovis (#3) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Seventh-ranked Athleticas (3-7) made lots of trouble for leader Cangrejeras (9-0) in Santurce. Cangrejeras managed to secure only two-point victory 67-65. However their fans expected much easier game. The game was dominated by American players. Guard Kamaria McDaniel (178-1999, college: Michigan St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points. Akela Maize contributed with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Cangrejeras' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Akilah Bethel (183-1993, college: LSU) answered with 25 points and 6 rebounds for San German. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Cangrejeras. Santurce maintains first place with 9-0 record. Newly promoted San German dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. Santurce will play against Carolina (#4) at home in the next round. San German will play against Moca (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game where Lares (#8) won against host Carolina (#4) 78-73 on Monday evening. It was a great evening for Tess Amundsen who led her team to a victory scoring 24 points. Charity Harris responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Lares (4-6) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Isabela. Defending champion Carolina keeps the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Moca. Lares will meet league's second-placed Manati on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Carolina will play against the league's leader Santurce and hope to secure a win.

The best stats of 11th round was 13 points and 10 rebounds by Ariel Colon of Lares.

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Hatillo - Santurce 70-73

Ninth-ranked Hatillo (1-8) made lots of trouble for leader Cangrejeras (9-0) on Sunday. The visitors from Santurce managed to secure only three-point victory 73-70. However their fans expected much easier game. The best player for the winners was American forward Shae Kelley (185-1991, college: Minnesota) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds. Her fellow American import guard Kamaria McDaniel (178-1999, college: Michigan St.) chipped in 16 points and 6 assists. Cangrejeras' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Danish swingman Okako Adika (183-1996, college: USC) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and American guard Adrienne Williams (180-1991, college: Illinois) added 18 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Cangrejeras have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. Santurce maintains first place with 9-0 record. Hatillo at the other side stay at the bottom position with eight games lost. Santurce are looking forward to face Carolina (#4) at home in the next round. Hatillo will play against Morovis (#3) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Hatillo: K.Spolyar 22+4reb+4ast, A.Williams 18+11reb+2ast, O.Adika 14+13reb+5ast, F.Cosme 6, S.Roma 5+5reb, M.Velazquez 3+6reb+2ast
Santurce: S.Kelley 17+14reb, K.McDaniel 16+4reb+6ast, B.Jones 13+10reb, A.Maize 8+6reb+3ast, D.Salaman 5+2reb+9ast, R.Acevedo 3

Santurce - San German 67-65

Seventh-ranked Athleticas (3-7) made lots of trouble for leader Cangrejeras (9-0) in Santurce. Cangrejeras managed to secure only two-point victory 67-65. However their fans expected much easier game. Santurce made 20-of-25 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. The game was dominated by American players. Guard Kamaria McDaniel (178-1999, college: Michigan St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points. Center Akela Maize (196-1996, college: NC State) contributed with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Cangrejeras' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Akilah Bethel (183-1993, college: LSU) answered with 25 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Sidney Cooks (193-1998, college: Seton Hall) added 15 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for San German. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Cangrejeras. Santurce maintains first place with 9-0 record. Newly promoted San German dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. Santurce will play against Carolina (#4) at home in the next round. San German will play against Moca (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
San German: A.Bethel 25+6reb+1ast, S.Cooks 15+8reb+3ast, G.Rios 10+12reb+3ast, D.Bradford 7+7reb+9ast, N.De Jesus 6+3reb, D.Canales 2+2reb
Santurce: K.McDaniel 21+4reb+1ast, D.Salaman 11+2ast, A.Maize 10+8reb, S.Kelley 9+6reb+1ast, G.Zapata 7+4reb+1ast, N.Vargas-Reyes 4+7reb

Carolina - Lares 73-78

An interesting game where Lares (#8) won against host Carolina (#4) 78-73 on Monday evening. Lares made 25-of-28 free shots (89.3 percent) during the game, while Gigantes only scored six points from the stripe. They outrebounded Gigantes 42-30 including a 27-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for American forward Tess Amundsen (185-1999, college: CSUN) who led her team to a victory scoring 24 points. Her fellow American import guard Juicy Landrum (173-1997, college: Baylor) helped adding 14 points and 11 assists. Amundsen is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The former international point guard Charity Harris (163-1991, college: Bluefield St.) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists and American forward Teana Muldrow (188-1995, college: WVU) scored 25 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Lares (4-6) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Isabela. Defending champion Carolina keeps the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Moca. Lares will meet league's second-placed Manati on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Carolina will play against the league's leader Santurce and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Carolina: T.Muldrow 25+4reb+2ast, C.Harris 16+5reb+10ast, K.Leslie 14+10reb+6ast, T.Melendez 10+6reb+1ast, V.Verdejo 4+2reb+3ast, R.Rodriguez 4+1reb+2ast
Lares: T.Amundsen 24+4reb+2ast, J.Landrum 14+3reb+11ast, M.Perez 14+8reb+3ast, A.Colon 13+10reb+2ast, S.Osmond 9+2reb+1ast, I.McKenzie 4+15reb