Liga Femenina Round 5 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Yale's defeat of 25 de Agosto

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The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Yale (#1) and 25 de Agosto (#7). 25 de Agosto was crushed at home by 26 points 57-83 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Yale dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to 25 de Agosto's 34. Yale forced 19 25 de Agosto turnovers and outrebounded them 41-30 including 26 on the defensive glass. Forward Lara Barbato (181-2004) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds. Argentinian point guard Julieta Sienra (161-2003) contributed with 11 points and 11 assists for the winners. Argentinian guard Rocio Bereilh (165-2001) answered with 21 points and 6 assists for 25 de Agosto. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Yale (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. 25 de Agosto at the other side keeps the seventh position with three games lost. Yale are looking forward to face Juventud (#8) in Las Piedras in the next round and are hoping to win another game. 25 de Agosto's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Lagomar.
Bottom-ranked Tabare is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Malvin (3-1) 93-45. Center Selena Medrick (177-2002) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Carla Miculka chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Matilde Talamas (-2006) responded with 26 points and 5 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Malvin moved-up to third place, which they share with Lagomar. Tabare lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Urunday.
Bottom-ranked Cordon is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to third ranked D.Sporting (4-1) 120-25 on Saturday evening. Maria Rivera nailed 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals for the winning side. Luana Cardozo came up with 6 points for Cordon in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Cordon lost their fourth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with four games lost. D.Sporting will meet at home Aguada (#5) in the next round. Cordon will play against Tabare (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 5 Juventud was beaten by Aguada on the road 85-69.
The most impressive performance of 5th round was 27 points and 6 assists by Camila Kirschenbaum of Aguada.

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Malvin - Tabare 93-45

Bottom-ranked Tabare is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Malvin (3-1) 93-45. Malvin dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Tabare's 14 and made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Malvin forced 25 Tabare turnovers and outrebounded them 44-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. Malvin players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Center Selena Medrick (177-2002) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Argentinian forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Matilde Talamas (-2006) responded with 26 points and 5 rebounds and forward Sofia Tambasco (-2006) scored 9 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Malvin moved-up to third place, which they share with Lagomar. Tabare lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Urunday.
Top scorers:
Malvin: C.Miculka 21+5reb+1ast, S.Medrick 19+11reb, E.Borges 12+5reb, F.Mayola 11+3reb+3ast, A.Gayoso 9+2reb+6ast, J.Gregorio 8+5reb+7ast
Tabare: M.Talamas 26+5reb+2ast, S.Tambasco 9+1reb+1ast, C.Trindade 3, M.Lacasa 3+6reb+1ast, M.Machuca 2+2reb, C.Rodriguez 2+3reb+2ast

25 de Agosto - Yale 57-83

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Yale (#1) and 25 de Agosto (#7). 25 de Agosto was crushed at home by 26 points 57-83 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Yale dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to 25 de Agosto's 34. Yale forced 19 25 de Agosto turnovers and outrebounded them 41-30 including 26 on the defensive glass. Forward Lara Barbato (181-2004) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds. Argentinian point guard Julieta Sienra (161-2003) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 assists for the winners. Argentinian guard Rocio Bereilh (165-2001) answered with 21 points and 6 assists and Argentinian swingman Rocio Sagardoy (176-2000) added 10 points and 15 rebounds in the effort for 25 de Agosto. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Yale (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. 25 de Agosto at the other side keeps the seventh position with three games lost. Yale are looking forward to face Juventud (#8) in Las Piedras in the next round and are hoping to win another game. 25 de Agosto's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Lagomar.
Top scorers:
Yale: L.Barbato 30+15reb, P.Fernandez 13+8reb, J.Sienra 11+4reb+11ast, A.Barragan 8+2reb+1ast, A.Bazan 8+5reb+4ast, S.Risso 6
25 de Agosto: R.Bereilh 21+1reb+6ast, R.Sagardoy 10+15reb+2ast, R.Etchevarne 8+2ast, M.Aguilar 7+8reb+1ast, A.Martinez 5, N.Pastrana 4+5reb+2ast

Cordon - D.Sporting 25-120

Bottom-ranked Cordon is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to third ranked D.Sporting (4-1) 120-25 on Saturday evening. D.Sporting held Cordon to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 50.0 percent accuracy of the winners. D.Sporting forced 57 Cordon turnovers and outrebounded them 47-29 including a 25-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. D.Sporting looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Cordon's players. Center Maria Rivera (173-2002) nailed 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals for the winning side and Sofia Herrera (179-2005) accounted for 22 points and 7 rebounds. Five D.Sporting players scored in double figures. Luana Cardozo came up with 6 points and forward Milagros Rivero (-2003) added 6 points respectively for Cordon in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Cordon lost their fourth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with four games lost. D.Sporting will meet at home Aguada (#5) in the next round. Cordon will play against Tabare (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
D.Sporting: M.Rivera 25+5reb+5ast, S.Herrera 22+7reb+1ast, J.Hernandez 15+8reb+2ast, K.Cordara 13+1reb+2ast, C.Curbelo 10+7reb+3ast, M.Ferreira 9+4reb
Cordon: L.Cardozo 6+2reb+2ast, M.Rivero 6+2reb+1ast, C.Marinakis 4+5reb, L.Aguilar 3+1reb, V.Cardone 2, P.Insua 2+1reb

Aguada - Juventud 85-69

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Aguada (3-2) beat at home 8th ranked Juventud (1-4) 85-69 on Sunday. Aguada forced 21 Juventud turnovers. Guard Camila Kirschenbaum (171-2002, college: Binghamton) nailed 27 points and 6 assists for the winning side and Venezuelan guard Jormelys Urbina (170-1996) accounted for 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. Swingman Catalina Pereira (176-2004, agency: BIG) came up with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Valeria Barrett (175-2000) added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Juventud in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Aguada maintains fifth place with 3-2 record. Loser Juventud keeps the eighth position with four games lost. Aguada will meet league's second-placed D.Sporting in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Juventud will play against the league's leader Yale (#1) in Montevideo and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Aguada: C.Kirschenbaum 27+4reb+6ast, J.Da Costa 17+9reb, J.Urbina 14+9reb+6ast, O.Bacchini 11+5reb, D.Nunez 7+6reb+3ast, V.Gallo 5+1reb
Juventud: C.Pereira 29+10reb+4ast, V.Cantero 15+3reb, L.Juarez 14+4reb+1ast, V.Barrett 8+10reb+3ast, C.Mazzariello 3+2reb, E.Martinez 0+1reb