Liga Femenina Round 8 (Second Stage): D.Sporting is defeated by Malvin in a derby game

There are only two more rounds left in the Second Stage in Liga Femenina. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Malvin (#1) and D.Sporting (#4). D.Sporting was defeated at home 63-70 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Argentinian forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Carolina Fernandez (186-2003) who added 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Argentinian guard Julieta Ale (176-1995) responded with 22 points and 4 assists. Malvin have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 7-1 record, which they share with Yale. D.Sporting at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Bottom-ranked Urunday (0-7) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to third ranked Aguada (6-2) 86-59. The winners were led by Brazilian center Maria Ferreira (192-1994) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Natasha Dolinsky supported her with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Even 10 points and 8 rebounds by forward Mia Nilo (-2008) did not help to save the game for Urunday. Aguada maintains third position with 6-2 record behind leader Juventud. Urunday at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Hebraica and Remeros. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Second ranked Yale blasted bottom-ranked Remeros (0-7) in Montevideo 78-49 on Friday evening. Remeros is still unable to win any game. The best player for the winners was Agustina Bazan who scored 21 points. Yale's coach Gino Alderete felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Melina Zapata produced 7 points and 11 rebounds for the guests. Yale (7-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Malvin. Loser Remeros still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Hebraica and Urunday. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last two games of round 8 winless Hebraica was destroyed by Lagomar on the opponent's court 85-36. Juventud managed to outperform 25 de Agosto in a home game 66-52.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 10 points, 22 rebounds and 4 blocks by Sabrina Molina of Juventud.

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Group Places 1-6

Aguada - Urunday 86-59

Bottom-ranked Urunday (0-7) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to third ranked Aguada (6-2) 86-59. Aguada dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Urunday's 20. Aguada forced 22 Urunday turnovers and outrebounded them 59-29 including a 24-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Aguada players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Urunday's players. The winners were led by Brazilian center Maria Ferreira (192-1994) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and guard Natasha Dolinsky (173-1997, college: Lincoln, MO) supported her with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Even 10 points and 8 rebounds by forward Mia Nilo (-2008) did not help to save the game for Urunday. Guard Camila Postiglioni (-2008) added 14 points for the guests. Five Aguada and four Urunday players scored in double figures. Aguada maintains third position with 6-2 record behind leader Juventud. Urunday at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Hebraica and Remeros. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Aguada: M.Ferreira 22+20reb+4ast, N.Dolinsky 19+8reb+3ast, J.Gregorio 11+3reb+4ast, A.Gayoso 11+6reb+4ast, E.Rolon 10+10reb+1ast, S.Acevedo 7+2reb+3ast
Urunday: C.Postiglioni 14+4reb+1ast, A.Ramirez 12+4reb+3ast, A.Mieres 11+5reb+2ast, M.Nilo 10+8reb+2ast, M.Rivero 6+1reb+2ast, J.Haretche 3

Yale - Remeros 78-49

Second ranked Yale blasted bottom-ranked Remeros (0-7) in Montevideo 78-49 on Friday evening. Remeros is still unable to win any game. Yale dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Remeros' 22. Yale forced 22 Remeros turnovers. The best player for the winners was Argentinian Agustina Bazan (174-2003) who scored 21 points. Forward Lara Barbato (181-2004) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Yale's coach Gino Alderete felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Melina Zapata (180-1989) produced 7 points and 11 rebounds and Argentinian center Ornela Bacchini (188-1989, college: OLLU, agency: BIG) added 7 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Yale (7-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Malvin. Loser Remeros still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Hebraica and Urunday. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Yale: A.Bazan 21+4reb+3ast, L.Barbato 17+9reb, J.Dibarboure 10+7reb+1ast, A.Barragan 9+2reb+3ast, J.Sienra 6+3reb+5ast, R.Dalesandro 5+4reb+4ast
Remeros: J.Laubert 10+4reb, F.Sosa 8+5reb+2ast, O.Bacchini 7+4reb+6ast, M.Zapata 7+11reb+2ast, M.Alvarez 5+3reb, V.Barrett 5+2reb

D.Sporting - Malvin 63-70

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Malvin (#1) and D.Sporting (#4). D.Sporting was defeated at home 63-70 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Argentinian forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Carolina Fernandez (186-2003) who added 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Argentinian guard Julieta Ale (176-1995) responded with 22 points and 4 assists and forward Lucia Schiavo (174-1998) scored 16 points and 6 assists. Malvin have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 7-1 record, which they share with Yale. D.Sporting at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Malvin: C.Miculka 23+8reb+4ast, C.Fernandez 21+5reb+7ast, M.Jourdheuil 8+6reb+3ast, A.Sosa 6+3reb+2ast, F.Mayola 4+6reb, P.Fernandez 4+1ast
D.Sporting: J.Ale 22+4reb+4ast, L.Schiavo 16+1reb+6ast, K.Cordara 15+5reb, J.Rivera 6+5reb+1ast, G.Tiscornia 2+1reb, K.Jacob 2+13reb+4ast

Group Places 7-11

Lagomar - Hebraica 85-36

Rather expected game in Montevideo where bottom-ranked Hebraica (0-7) was crushed by eighth ranked Lagomar (5-1) 85-36 on Monday. Lagomar held Hebraica to an opponent 20.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 45.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Lagomar forced 24 Hebraica turnovers and outrebounded them 57-35 including a 36-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Lagomar looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Hebraica's players. The best player for the winners was point guard Camila Panetta (162-2001) who scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Forward Carina Laborde (170-2004) chipped in 17 points and 7 steals. Coach Diego Castrillon's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Center Agostina Nogueira (-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 16 rebounds and point guard Sofia Fernandez (154-2007) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Lagomar maintains eighth position with 5-1 record. Loser Hebraica still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Remeros and Urunday. Lagomar will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hebraica will play against Tabare (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Lagomar: C.Laborde 17+4reb+2ast, C.Panetta 15+8reb+5ast, M.Marcial 10+3reb+4ast, S.Schiaffarino 8+10reb+2ast, L.Menendez 8+3reb+5ast, M.Laurino 8+9reb+1ast
Hebraica: A.Nogueira 12+16reb, S.Fernandez 10+5reb+2ast, M.Machuca 8+5reb+2ast, A.Caceres 6+4reb+1ast, E.Javier 0, S.Godoy 0+1reb

Juventud - 25 de Agosto 66-52

Rather predictable result in Las Piedras where top-ranked Juventud (7-0) defeated 9th ranked 25 de Agosto (3-3) 66-52 on Friday. Juventud held 25 de Agosto to an opponent 24.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Juventud forced 21 25 de Agosto turnovers. The best player for the winners was Paraguayan guard Constanza Lopez (-2006) who scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Sabrina Molina (180-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points, 22 rebounds and 4 blocks. Argentinian guard Rocio Bereilh (165-2001) produced 10 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 8 steals and swingman Analia Martinez (167-1998) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Juventud have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain seventh position with 7-0 record. Loser 25 de Agosto keeps the ninth place with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Juventud: C.Lopez 24+6reb+8ast, K.Acosta 13+5reb+1ast, S.Molina 10+22reb+2ast, L.Juarez 8+7reb+4ast, F.Spinelli 5+3reb+2ast, J.Da Costa 5+8reb+2ast
25 de Agosto: A.Martinez 18+5reb, R.Bereilh 10+6reb+8ast, D.Coli 8+9reb, R.Etchevarne 7+3reb, M.Aguilar 6+9reb+1ast, C.Quintana 2+6reb