Liga de Ascenso Round 5 (Regular Season): Top-ranked Atenas win another game

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Liga de Ascenso top team - Atenas (5-0) managed to deliver another win on Saturday. This time they beat ninth ranked Montevideo (1-3) 84-69. Atenas forced 22 Montevideo turnovers. Point guard Luciano Planells (185-2001) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 assists. Forward Emiliano Gonzalez (201-1988) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979) answered with 23 points and 4 assists for Montevideo. Montevideo's coach Sergio Delgado rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Atenas have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Montevideo lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Marne. Atenas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Verdirrojo.
Bottom-ranked Olimpia is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Lagomar (4-1) 98-96. Point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) stepped up and scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and Victor Andrade chipped in 20 points and 10 rebounds. American forward Dwayne Russell (203-1998, college: St.Thomas, FL) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Lagomar moved-up to second place, which they share with Stockolmo. Olimpia lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. Lagomar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Yale.
A very close game took place in Colon (derby !!!) between Colon and Marne. Tenth ranked Colon (2-3) got a very close home victory over 8th ranked Marne (1-3). Colon managed to escape with a 2-point win 84-82 in the game for the eighth place. Felipe Garcia nailed 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Miguel Barriola came up with 22 points for Marne in the defeat. Marne's coach Fabian Narbais tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Colon moved-up to eighth place. Marne at the other side dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Montevideo. Colon will meet bottom-ranked Olimpia (#13) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Marne will play against Tabare (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 5: Larranaga beat Tabare on the road 76-73. L.Borges were destroyed by Yale on its own court 68-96. Capitol unfortunately lost to Stockolmo in Montevideo 71-87.
The most impressive performance of 5th round was 27 points and 10 rebounds by Ezequiel Bell of Capitol.



Colon - Marne 84-82

A very close game took place in Colon (derby !!!) between Colon and Marne. Tenth ranked Colon (2-3) got a very close home victory over 8th ranked Marne (1-3). Colon managed to escape with a 2-point win 84-82 in the game for the eighth place. Point guard Felipe Garcia (173-1999) nailed 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Pablo Gomez (200-2003) accounted for 12 points and 12 rebounds. Four Colon players scored in double figures. Forward Miguel Barriola (193-1990) came up with 22 points and point guard Sebastian Sosa (175-2001) added 16 points respectively for Marne in the defeat. Marne's coach Fabian Narbais tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Colon moved-up to eighth place. Marne at the other side dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Montevideo. Colon will meet bottom-ranked Olimpia (#13) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Marne will play against Tabare (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Colon: F.Garcia 23+5reb+5ast, P.Gomez 12+12reb+1ast, J.Martin Ortiz 12+3reb+2ast, A.Dotti 11+4reb+3ast, S.Tucuna 11+3reb+1ast, R.Brause 9+5reb+1ast
Marne: M.Barriola 22+2reb+2ast, S.Sosa 16+2reb+1ast, J.Ledoux 12+4reb+2ast, L.Silva 9+4reb+2ast, A.Aristimuno 6+6reb+5ast, E.Superi 4+2reb+2ast

Lagomar - Olimpia 98-96

Bottom-ranked Olimpia is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Lagomar (4-1) 98-96. Point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) stepped up and scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) chipped in 20 points and 10 rebounds. American forward Dwayne Russell (203-1998, college: St.Thomas, FL) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Agustin Mendez (180-2003) scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Lagomar moved-up to second place, which they share with Stockolmo. Olimpia lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. Lagomar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Yale.
Top scorers:
Lagomar: J.Hartwell II 24+1reb+4ast, V.Andrade 20+10reb, S.Wohlwend 17+6reb+9ast, S.Moglia 17+5reb, M.Benitez 17+6reb, C.Modernell 2+2reb+2ast
Olimpia: D.Russell 25+12reb+7ast, A.Agarbado 15+2reb+3ast, A.Mendez 14+7reb+8ast, C.Pereira 12+4reb+4ast, A.Amaral 11+3reb, J.Viana 10+3ast

Tabare - Larranaga 73-76

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Larranaga (3-2) edged on the road 10th ranked Tabare (1-4) 76-73 on Friday. Larranaga looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Naturalized Italian Nicolas Borsellino (202-1986) nailed 18 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and forward Martin Rojas (195-1998) accounted for 15 points and 5 rebounds. American center Taylor Adway (205-1996, college: Ferris St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) added 21 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Tabare in the defeat. Larranaga moved-up to fifth place, which they share with L.Borges. Loser Tabare dropped to the eleventh position with four games lost. They share it with Capitol. Larranaga'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:
Larranaga: N.Borsellino 18+9reb, M.Rojas 15+5reb+3ast, M.Bolivar 9+3reb+8ast, J.Jones 7+1reb+2ast, G.Brun 7+4reb+6ast, M.Cancela 7+5reb+2ast
Tabare: T.Adway 24+10reb+1ast, T.Brown 21+5reb+2ast, F.Ambrosoni 16+2reb+4ast, F.Morales 8+5reb+1ast, T.Araujo 2+3reb+2ast, M.Rios 2+2reb

L.Borges - Yale 68-96

There was an upset when 4th placed L.Borges (3-2) were smashed by ninth ranked Yale (2-2) in Montevideo 96-68 on Saturday. Yale shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Cuban center Arle Zaporta nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds for the winning side and guard Martin Astramskas (190-2002) accounted for 23 points (perfect behind the arc making all five shots). Forward Manuel Oyenard (194-2000) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Fernando Verrone (201-1988) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for L.Borges in the defeat. Five Yale and four L.Borges players scored in double figures. Yale moved-up to seventh place. Loser L.Borges dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Larranaga. Yale's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Lagomar.
Top scorers:
Yale: A.Zaporta 23+15reb, M.Astramskas 23+3reb+3ast, T.Barragan 16+4reb+4ast, F.Miller 15+5reb+4ast, B.Curadossi 13+7reb+7ast, F.Yaquinta 3+2reb+1ast
L.Borges: M.Oyenard 18+5reb+4ast, N.Pereyra 17+3reb+4ast, F.Verrone 13+9reb+3ast, S.Conceicao 10+12reb+1ast, M.Bentancour 6+4reb+2ast, T.Bentancour 4+2reb

Atenas - Montevideo 84-69

Liga de Ascenso top team - Atenas (5-0) managed to deliver another win on Saturday. This time they beat ninth ranked Montevideo (1-3) 84-69. Atenas forced 22 Montevideo turnovers. Point guard Luciano Planells (185-2001) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 assists. Forward Emiliano Gonzalez (201-1988) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Five Atenas players scored in double figures. Point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979) answered with 23 points and 4 assists and guard Lucas Bennett (185-2004) added 8 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Montevideo. Montevideo's coach Sergio Delgado rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Atenas have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Montevideo lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Marne. Atenas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Verdirrojo.
Top scorers:
Atenas: L.Planells 18+1reb+6ast, E.Gonzalez 16+5reb+3ast, F.Silveira 15+5reb+3ast, D.Stewart 12+6reb+1ast, M.Pose 10+5reb+4ast, A.Grytsak 9+8reb+1ast
Montevideo: F.Martinez 23+4reb+4ast, R.Arrillaga 10+3reb, T.Cabrera 8+3reb+2ast, L.Bennett 8+8reb+2ast, G.Jones 6+1ast, N.Diarra 6+6reb

Stockolmo - Capitol 87-71

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Stockolmo (4-1) won against 9th ranked Capitol (1-4) in Montevideo 87-71 on Monday. Forward Joaquin Rodriguez (199-2003) nailed 27 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and center Rainer Torres (208-2002) accounted for 17 points and 14 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) came up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Nicolas Garcia (182-1988) added 11 points and 6 assists respectively for Capitol in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Stockolmo moved-up to second place, which they share with Lagomar. Loser Capitol dropped to the eleventh position with four games lost. They share it with Tabare. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo .
Top scorers:
Stockolmo: J.Rodriguez 27+7reb, R.Torres 17+14reb+2ast, F.Izarrualde 17+3reb+3ast, E.Bonet 13+4reb+4ast, T.Copelotti 6+2reb, N.Lema 5
Capitol: E.Bell 27+10reb+1ast, A.Moller 12+4reb, M.Giano 12+3reb+2ast, N.Garcia 11+2reb+6ast, J.Ramirez 7+4reb+3ast, N.Rodriguez 2