Liga de Ascenso Round 4 (Regular Season): Stockolmo lose to Verdirrojo

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Stockolmo (3-1) recorded its first loss in Montevideo on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by fifth ranked Verdirrojo (3-1) 82-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Stockolmo. Verdirrojo made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Forward Martin Aguilera (195-1987) fired 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Center Agustin Cabillon (198-1995) chipped in 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Verdirrojo's coach Mauro Navarrine used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Nicolas Lema (-2005) produced 15 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Verdirrojo moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Stockolmo. Verdirrojo will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Capitol.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Atenas (#1) and Yale (#6). Yale was smashed at home by 34 points 54-88 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of American DeAngelo Stewart (197-1995, college: PFW) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 7 rebounds. Felipe Silveira contributed with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Cuban center Arle Zaporta replied with 14 points and 8 rebounds for Yale. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Atenas have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record. Yale at the other side dropped to the seventh place with two games lost. They share the position with Montevideo and Marne. Atenas' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Montevideo.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Lagomar (3-1) against twelfth ranked Marne (1-2) on Tuesday night. Visiting Lagomar was defeated by Marne in Montevideo 87-73. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Lagomar. Worth to mention a great performance of Miguel Barriola who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side Santiago Moglia responded with 26 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Marne left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with Montevideo and Yale. Loser Lagomar keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Marne will meet Colon (#10) on the road in the next round. Lagomar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia.

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
bottom-ranked Tabare defeated Capitol in a road game 95-93. Winless Olimpia was beaten by L.Borges at home 67-73. Colon lost to Larranaga on the opponent's court 74-81.



Capitol - Tabare 93-95

There was a minor upset in Montevideo where higher ranked Capitol (1-3) was edged by thirteenth ranked Tabare (1-3) 95-93 on Monday. Tabare made 24-of-29 free shots (82.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Federico Ambrosoni (183-1999) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) who added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Tabare's coach Nico Scarabino used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Agustin Moller (-1985) responded with 28 points and Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tabare left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Colon and Capitol. Tabare will meet at home higher ranked Larranaga (#6) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Capitol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Stockolmo.
Top scorers:
Tabare: F.Ambrosoni 24+5reb+8ast, T.Adway 19+9reb+2ast, T.Brown 17+8reb+6ast, M.De Gouveia 12+4reb+2ast, G.Viera 10+2reb+2ast, F.Morales 6+9reb+3ast
Capitol: A.Moller 28+3reb+1ast, E.Bell 24+6reb+1ast, C.Bascou 15+4reb+4ast, M.Giano 13+4reb+7ast, P.Macanskas 8+7reb+3ast, G.Alvarez 3+1reb+2ast

Verdirrojo - Stockolmo 82-72

Stockolmo (3-1) recorded its first loss in Montevideo on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by fifth ranked Verdirrojo (3-1) 82-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Stockolmo. Verdirrojo made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Forward Martin Aguilera (195-1987) fired 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Center Agustin Cabillon (198-1995) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Verdirrojo players scored in double figures. Verdirrojo's coach Mauro Navarrine used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Nicolas Lema (-2005) produced 15 points and 8 rebounds and forward Joaquin Rodriguez (199-2003) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Verdirrojo moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Stockolmo. Verdirrojo will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Capitol.
Top scorers:
Verdirrojo: M.Aguilera 23+7reb+4ast, G.Corbisiero 13+3reb+3ast, A.Cabillon 11+10reb+5ast, A.Irastorza 10+8reb+1ast, J.Cabillon 10+5reb+3ast, J.Mayora 7+4reb+4ast
Stockolmo: F.Izarrualde 19+2reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 17+4reb+2ast, N.Lema 15+8reb+1ast, R.Torres 8+6reb, N.Bessio 7+3reb+4ast, L.Portela 3+1reb

Olimpia - L.Borges 67-73

No shocking result in a game in Montevideo where fifth ranked L.Borges (3-1) defeated bottom-ranked Olimpia (0-3) 73-67 on Monday. L.Borges made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Strangely Olimpia outrebounded L.Borges 51-34 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. L.Borges looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when L.Borges made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Sergio Conceicao who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks and forward Manuel Oyenard (194-2000) who added 16 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Four L.Borges players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Dwayne Russell (203-1998, college: St.Thomas, FL) scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Olimpia's coach Federico Camina rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. L.Borges moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Olimpia still closes the standings with three games lost. L.Borges' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Yale.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: F.Verrone 18+6reb+2ast, M.Oyenard 16+10reb+1ast, S.Conceicao 15+12reb+4ast, N.Pereyra 13+1reb+7ast, J.Nunez 5+4reb+8ast, F.Pereyra 3+1reb
Olimpia: D.Russell 19+9reb+2ast, K.Johnson 18+14reb+2ast, A.Amaral 10+5reb+1ast, T.Leites 9+3reb+2ast, A.Agarbado 6+1reb+1ast, M.Rodriguez 5+4reb+4ast

Larranaga - Colon 81-74

Everything could happen in Montevideo at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Larranaga and 7th ranked Colon had identical 1-2 record. This time Larranaga used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Colon 81-74 on Tuesday night. They outrebounded Colon 36-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. Larranaga looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Martin Rojas (195-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds and Argentinian Mateo Bolivar (187-1992) who added 20 points (made all of his eight free throws) during the contest. Four Larranaga players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Andres Dotti (180-1993) responded with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and point guard Felipe Garcia (173-1999) scored 19 points, 7 assists and 4 steals (made all of his eight free throws). Larranaga (2-2) moved-up to sixth place. Loser Colon dropped to the tenth position with three games lost. They share it with Tabare and Capitol. Larranaga will meet Tabare (#12) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Colon will play against Marne and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Larranaga: M.Bolivar 20+3reb+2ast, G.Brun 12+4reb+5ast, M.Rojas 11+11reb+3ast, N.Borsellino 11+11reb+1ast, N.Rodriguez 8+2reb+2ast, J.Jones 8+1reb+2ast
Colon: A.Dotti 23+5reb+7ast, F.Garcia 19+7ast, S.Tucuna 11+2reb+1ast, M.Tessadri 8+5reb+2ast, R.Brause 5+3reb+1ast, P.Gomez 5+9reb

Marne - Lagomar 87-73

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Lagomar (3-1) against twelfth ranked Marne (1-2) on Tuesday night. Visiting Lagomar was defeated by Marne in Montevideo 87-73. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Lagomar. Marne made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Miguel Barriola (193-1990) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Jacob Ledoux (190-1997, college: UTPB, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) during the contest. At the losing side forward Santiago Moglia (196-1989) responded with 26 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and American point guard Jamal Hartwell II (180-1999, college: UC Riverside) scored 12 points and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Marne left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with Montevideo and Yale. Loser Lagomar keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Marne will meet Colon (#10) on the road in the next round. Lagomar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia.
Top scorers:
Marne: J.Ledoux 18+5reb+4ast, J.Sacco 17+8reb+2ast, M.Barriola 17+8reb+2ast, A.Aristimuno 8+3reb+7ast, E.Superi 7+2reb+1ast, S.Sosa 6+2reb+1ast
Lagomar: S.Moglia 26+5reb+2ast, J.Hartwell II 12+3reb+6ast, D.Moreira 9+7reb, M.Benitez 9+7reb, S.Wohlwend 6+2reb+4ast, J.Pena 5

Yale - Atenas 54-88

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Atenas (#1) and Yale (#6). Yale was smashed at home by 34 points 54-88 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Atenas dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Yale's 32. Atenas forced 24 Yale turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American DeAngelo Stewart (197-1995, college: PFW) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Felipe Silveira (187-2001) contributed with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Five Atenas players scored in double figures. Cuban center Arle Zaporta replied with 14 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Bruno Curadossi (191-2004) added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Yale. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Atenas have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record. Yale at the other side dropped to the seventh place with two games lost. They share the position with Montevideo and Marne. Atenas' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Atenas: D.Stewart 21+7reb+2ast, F.Silveira 16+5reb+4ast, R.De Leon 13+6reb, E.Gonzalez 13+3reb+2ast, A.Grytsak 12+10reb+1ast, L.Planells 5+6ast
Yale: A.Zaporta 14+8reb, M.Astramskas 11+7reb+1ast, B.Curadossi 9+7reb+4ast, T.Barragan 7+3reb+3ast, C.Huestis 5+2reb, J.Diaz 3+2reb