Chile finishes South American U17 championship

Chilean U17 squad just completed the 2007 South American U17 championship in Ecuador. Unfortunately they were unable to qualify for the 2008 Americas U17 championships for women. Chile U17 squad ended the tournament at the 5th place. They suffered 4 losses in 5 games. In Game 1 Chile were outscored by Argentina 40:81. Fernanda Serrano nailed 12 points to lead Chilean team. In the second game Chile were beaten by Ecuador 39:70. In Round 3 came the first win for Chile as they defeated Peru 59:50. Vivian Perez secured 16 points in a win. However it was the only success for Chile as they later surrendered to Brazil 36:92 and Venezuela 48:84.