Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.
Leader Pollitas delivered the fourth win on Tuesday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Monarcas (1-2) 84-73 in Isabela. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was guard Lasha Petree (183, college: Purdue) who scored 29 points and 9 rebounds. Swingman Quionche Carter (183, college: FGCU) chipped in 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Gabby Gregory (180, college: Kansas St., agency: Next Page Sports) produced 27 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. Pollitas have a solid series of four victories in a row. Isabela maintains first place with 4-1 record. Newly promoted Monarcas dropped to the seventh position with two games lost. They share it with Caguas. Isabela are looking forward to face league's second-placed Santurce on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Monarcas will play against Caguas (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last two games of round 5 Carolina defeated Moca in a road game 78-71. Yauco beat Leonas at home 81-72.
The best stats of 5th round was 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Sierra Moore of Yauco.
Isabela - Monarcas 84-73Leader
Pollitas delivered the fourth win on Tuesday night. This time they beat 6th ranked
Monarcas (1-2)
84-73 in Isabela. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was guard
Lasha Petree (183, college:
Purdue) who scored 29 points and 9 rebounds. Swingman
Quionche Carter (183, college:
FGCU) chipped in 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard
Gabby Gregory (180, college:
Kansas St., agency:
Next Page Sports) produced 27 points and 6 rebounds and forward
Tess Amundsen (185-1999, college:
CSUN) added 17 points and 4 steals respectively for the guests.
Pollitas have a solid series of four victories in a row.
Isabela maintains first place with
4-1 record. Newly promoted
Monarcas dropped to the seventh position with two games lost. They share it with Caguas.
Isabela are looking forward to face league's second-placed Santurce on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Monarcas will play against Caguas (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:Isabela: L.Petree 29+9reb+2ast, Q.Carter 27+5reb+4ast, N.De Leon 11+6reb+5ast, J.Marty 8+2reb+1ast, K.Satterfield 7+7reb+1ast, M.Garcia 2+2reb
Monarcas: G.Gregory 27+6reb, T.Amundsen 17+4reb+1ast, K.Ayuso 15+4reb+2ast, L.Pagan 6+7reb+1ast, C.Rivera 3+2reb+2ast, M.De Jesus 3+1ast
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Moca - Carolina 71-78We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 4th placed
Moca (2-2) was defeated at home by fifth ranked
Gigantes (3-2)
78-71 on Wednesday.
Carolina shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. The best player for the winners was American guard
Selena Lott (180-1999, college:
Marquette) who scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Jordanian guard
Aisha Sheppard (175-1998, college:
Virginia Tech) chipped in 27 points. American center
Samantha Fuehring (191-1997, college:
Louisville) produced 18 points and 8 rebounds and Salvadorean
Hillary Martinez (172-1997) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Carolina moved-up to third place.
Moca at the other side dropped to the fifth position with two games lost.
Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:Carolina: A.Sheppard 27+2reb+1ast, S.Lott 21+7reb+6ast, T.Melendez 13+6reb+1ast, T.Muldrow 11+10reb+3ast, C.Harris 6+3reb+4ast, R.Rodriguez 0+4reb+1ast
Moca: S.Fuehring 18+8reb+3ast, A.Jennings 17+3reb+3ast, H.Martinez 14+5reb+7ast, L.Brown 11+3reb+4ast, A.Torres 9+4reb+3ast, G.Ortega 2+2reb+2ast
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Yauco - Leonas 81-72There was a small surprise when ninth ranked
Yauco (2-3) defeated at home 7th ranked
Leonas (1-3)
81-72 on Wednesday.
Yauco looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The game was also dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was power forward
Sidney Cooks (193-1998, college:
Seton Hall) who scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard
Sierra Moore (180-1994, college:
Penn State) chipped in 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard
Talia von Oelhoffen (180-2002, college:
USC, agency:
Next Page Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 assists and center
Shelby Cheslek (196-1992, college:
Gonzaga, agency:
LBM Management) added 14 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four
Yauco and five
Leonas players scored in double figures.
Yauco moved-up to sixth place.
Leonas lost third consecutive game.
Leonas at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the ninth position with three games lost.
Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:Yauco: S.Cooks 20+7reb+4ast, S.Moore 18+6reb+5ast, A.Strong 15+8reb+2ast, Z.Gonzalez 14+5reb+3ast, A.Velez 10+1reb+7ast, G.Rios 3+9reb+6ast
Leonas: T.Corosdale 16+6reb+1ast, S.Cheslek 14+10reb+3ast, A.Colon 13+7reb+1ast, P.Maldonado 11+5reb+3ast, T.von Oelhoffen 11+4reb+13ast, S.Osmond 5+4reb+1ast
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