Liga Femenina Round 2 (Second Stage): Yale lose to Malvin

Florencia Somma

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Second Stage in Liga Femenina. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Yale in Montevideo on Sunday night. Visitors were rolled over by Malvin 78-53. Malvin forced 19 Yale turnovers and outrebounded them 43-22 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Yale's players. The best player for the winners was Florencia Somma (175-1988) who scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Argentinian forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) chipped in 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Argentinian point guard Julieta Sienra (161-2003) produced 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Malvin are looking forward to face Aguada on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Yale's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo D.Sporting.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: D.Sporting and 25 de Agosto. D.Sporting smashed visiting 25 de Agosto by 18 points 73-55. Paraguayan forward Paloma Niz (175-1999) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. Ornela Bacchini contributed with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Sabrina Molina (179-1998) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds for 25 de Agosto. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. D.Sporting's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Yale.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Yale and Hebraica. Yale won against visiting Hebraica 58-44. Agustina Bazan had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Martina Marino responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. Yale's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo D.Sporting.

Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Hebraica was crushed by Aguada in a road game 72-47. Winless Juventud lost to undefeated Lagomar at home 35-73. Winless Urunday lost to undefeated Remeros on the opponent's court 60-65. Winless 25 de Agosto unfortunately lost to Aguada in a home game 57-63. D.Sporting lost to undefeated Malvin on the road 66-74.
The best stats of 2nd round was 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals by Maria Jourdheuil of Malvin.

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