LUB Round 3 (Second Stage): Aguada keep a leadership position

LUB is at the halfway of the Second Stage and there are still another 3 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Aguada defeated Hebraica in Montevideo 92-74. Aguada made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hebraica will play next round against strong Nacional trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena of Nacional. Aguada will try to continue on its current victory against Penarol. It will be extra interesting game as Penarol is their local rival from Montevideo.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Cordon (#8) and Nacional (#3). Cordon (11-12) crushed visiting Nacional (16-6) by 19 points 86-67. It was an exceptional evening for American power forward Chaz Crawford (208-1984, college: Drexel) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 19 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Eric Romero accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds. Argentinian forward Franco Giorgetti (203-1992) came up with 14 points and 7 rebounds for Nacional in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Cordon's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Defensor.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Bigua (#6) and Goes (#10). Goes were defeated at home 77-87 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Goes. The best player for the winners was Isaac Hamilton who scored 21 points and 4 steals. Bigua's coach Diego Cal used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Christian James who recorded 23 points and 4 assists. Bigua will meet at home Urupan (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Trouville.

In the last two games of round 3 Trouville lost to Malvin on the opponent's court 71-81. Bottom-ranked L.Borges unfortunately lost to Urupan in a home game 72-84.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points and 11 rebounds by Gil Atencio of Urupan.



Aguada - Hebraica 92-74

Aguada defeated Hebraica in Montevideo 92-74. Aguada made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and naturalized Italian forward Juan Ducasse (208-1998, college: Santa Clara) scored 16 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hebraica will play next round against strong Nacional trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena of Nacional. Aguada will try to continue on its current victory against Penarol. It will be extra interesting game as Penarol is their local rival from Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Hebraica: E.Oglivie 17+10reb+1ast, J.Ducasse 16+3reb, F.Haller 10+4reb+3ast, J.Williams 8+3reb+3ast, C.Santiago 6+5reb+4ast, F.Hassell 6+6reb+1ast
Aguada: D.Sims 23+3ast, L.Santos 20+12reb+1ast, V.Rudd 17+9reb+2ast, J.Santiso 12+4reb+3ast, D.Pena 6+2reb+1ast, A.Zuvich 4+8reb

Goes - Bigua 77-87

Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Bigua (#6) and Goes (#10). Goes were defeated at home 77-87 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Goes. Bigua made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Goes turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Isaac Hamilton (196-1994, college: UCLA) who scored 21 points and 4 steals. His fellow American import forward Josh Cunningham (203-1996, college: Dayton) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. Five Bigua players scored in double figures. Bigua's coach Diego Cal used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Christian James (194-1996, college: Oklahoma) who recorded 23 points and 4 assists and Argentinian center Cristian Scaramuzzino (206-1992) added 6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Bigua will meet at home Urupan (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Trouville.
Top scorers:
Goes: C.James 23+4reb+4ast, B.Nazione 11+3reb+1ast, S.Sosa 9+2reb+1ast, G.Mateo 8+3ast, A.Lopez 8+4reb, A.Mauricio 7+2reb
Bigua: I.Hamilton 21+4reb+2ast, M.Osimani 16+2reb+4ast, J.Cunningham 15+9reb+2ast, G.Leandro 14+2reb+2ast, M.Rojas 12+7reb+5ast, M.Carter 4+2reb

Cordon - Nacional 86-67

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Cordon (#8) and Nacional (#3). Cordon (11-12) crushed visiting Nacional (16-6) by 19 points 86-67. Cordon outrebounded Nacional 48-32 including a 41-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American power forward Chaz Crawford (208-1984, college: Drexel) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 19 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Panamanian power forward Eric Romero (210-1999, agency: Pro Sports) accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Four Cordon players scored in double figures. Argentinian forward Franco Giorgetti (203-1992) came up with 14 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Patricio Prieto (185-2002) added 12 points respectively for Nacional in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Cordon's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Defensor.
Top scorers:
Nacional: F.Giorgetti 14+7reb+3ast, P.Patricio 12+3reb+2ast, G.Semiglia 8+2reb+2ast, A.Acosta 7+2reb+4ast, S.Ottonello 6+3reb, J.Mathews 6+2reb+5ast
Cordon: R.Eric 19+9reb+1ast, D.McKinney 16+4reb+1ast, C.Crawford 14+19reb+1ast, F.Bavosi 12+2reb+2ast, B.Emiliano 8+5reb+5ast, J.Galletto 6+1reb+1ast

Malvin - Trouville 81-71

Rather expected game in Montevideo where Trouville (8-16) was defeated by Malvin (12-13) 81-71 on Friday. The best player for the winners was American Daniel Hamilton (201-1995, college: UConn) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Lucas Capalbo (175-2000, college: Odessa JC) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Malvin players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Filipino Zach Graham (198-1989, college: Ole Miss, agency: Pro Sports) who recorded 22 points and 5 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and guard Santiago Fernandez (186-2000) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists respectively. Trouville's coach Pablo Morales rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo L.Borges.
Top scorers:
Trouville: Z.Graham 22+2reb+5ast, T.Lee 12+5reb+1ast, S.Fernandez 8+5reb+8ast, L.Roberts 8+3reb+3ast, C.Guillermo 6+2reb+3ast, G.Pablo 6+8reb+2ast
Malvin: E.Holt 13+4reb, L.Capalbo 13+6reb+5ast, S.Ponds 12+1ast, M.Souberbielle 12+4reb+1ast, D.Hamilton 12+11reb+3ast, C.Juan Diego 7+2reb+1ast

L.Borges - Urupan 72-84

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Urupan's (8-17) road victory over L.Borges (3-22) 84-72 on Friday. Urupan dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to L.Borges' 32. They outrebounded L.Borges 38-27 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Dominican forward Miguel Simon (203-1994, college: ASA CC, agency: BMS Sport Agency) who scored 24 points and 8 rebounds. Panamanian Gil Atencio (202-1996, college: St.Clair) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Urupan players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Federico Ambrosoni (183-1999) who recorded 18 points and forward Tiago Bentancour (-2006) added 17 points respectively. L.Borges' coach Mathias Nieto rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Urupan will meet Bigua (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. L.Borges' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Malvin.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: A.Federico 18+3reb+3ast, B.Tiago 17, N.Amichetti 11+1reb, A.Thomas 8+2reb, L.Smith 6+2reb+1ast, I.Facundo 4+6reb+3ast
Urupan: M.Simon 24+8reb, G.Atencio 18+11reb, M.Sarni 11+5reb+6ast, F.Martinez 10+4reb+7ast, G.Espindola 9+4reb, S.Guillermo 8+2reb+1ast