LFB Round 9 (Regular Season): Lagomar is defeated by Yale in a derby game

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The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Yale (#5) and Lagomar (#4). Yale (4-4) won against visiting Lagomar (4-4) 55-45. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Lagomar. Argentinian power forward Giselle Botta (180-1999) stepped up and scored 9 points and 21 rebounds for the winners and Valeria Barrett (175-2000) chipped in 15 points. The best for the losing side was point guard Catalina Tano (174-2003) with 13 points and 4 assists. Yale moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Lagomar.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Malvin (#2) and Cordon (#8). Cordon was crushed at home by 61 points 18-79 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Argentinian forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) nailed 15 points for the winning side and Carolina Fernandez accounted for 8 points and 7 assists. Argentinian center Martina Schunk (181-2005) came up with 3 points and 14 rebounds for Cordon in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Malvin (7-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place behind leader D.Sporting. Cordon lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with seven games lost.
Liga Femenina top team - D.Sporting (8-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Tabare (3-5) 78-48. The best player for the winners was Josefina Rivera who scored 19 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Abril Ramirez who recorded 15 points and 7 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. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for D.Sporting. Defending champion maintains first place with 8-0 record. Tabare lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with Urunday.

In the last game of round 9 Urunday destroyed 25 de Agosto on the opponent's court 84-65.

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Tabare - D.Sporting 48-78

Liga Femenina top team - D.Sporting (8-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Tabare (3-5) 78-48. D.Sporting forced 28 Tabare turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Tabare's players. The best player for the winners was center Josefina Rivera (177-1998) who scored 19 points. Argentinian Camila Suarez (178-2000) chipped in 13 points and 6 assists. Four D.Sporting players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian point guard Abril Ramirez (167-2000, agency: BIG) who recorded 15 points and 7 rebounds and forward Krystal Cordara (169-2002) added 4 points and 7 rebounds respectively. 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. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for D.Sporting. Defending champion maintains first place with 8-0 record. Tabare lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with Urunday.
Top scorers:
Tabare: A.Ramirez 15+7reb+2ast, C.Carolina 7+6reb+1ast, R.Catalina 6, T.Sofia 5+1reb+2ast, T.Matilde 5+3reb+1ast, C.Krystal 4+7reb+3ast
D.Sporting: J.Rivera 19+4reb+3ast, S.Camila 13+1reb+6ast, A.Oyarzabal 10+1reb+5ast, S.Herrera 10+3reb+1ast, P.Figueredo 6+6reb, A.Basualdo 5+6reb+1ast

25 de Agosto - Urunday 65-84

Rather expected game in Montevideo where bottom-ranked 25 de Agosto (0-8) was crushed by seventh ranked Urunday (3-5) 84-65 on Sunday. Urunday forced 19 25 de Agosto turnovers and outrebounded them 53-36 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Urunday looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was power forward Emilia Borges (184-2002) who scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Argentinian guard Melina Marcial (168-1998) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Catalina Quintana (162-2000) who recorded 19 points and 6 rebounds and forward Ileana Duarte (-2005) added 7 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Urunday moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Tabare. 25 de Agosto lost their eighth game in a row. They still close the standings with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
25 de Agosto: Q.Catalina 19+6reb+2ast, E.Rocio 11+2reb, A.Melina 9+5reb+2ast, R.Juliana 9+3reb+1ast, D.Ileana 7+7reb+2ast, F.Ana 6+4reb+5ast
Urunday: B.Emilia 21+9reb+4ast, M.Marcial 19+5reb+5ast, M.Nilo 14+8reb+5ast, C.Postiglioni 9+3reb+2ast, F.Carretero 7+6reb+2ast, F.Sosa 6+8reb+4ast

Yale - Lagomar 55-45

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Yale (#5) and Lagomar (#4). Yale (4-4) won against visiting Lagomar (4-4) 55-45. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Lagomar. Argentinian power forward Giselle Botta (180-1999) stepped up and scored 9 points and 21 rebounds for the winners and Valeria Barrett (175-2000) chipped in 15 points. The best for the losing side was point guard Catalina Tano (174-2003) with 13 points and 4 assists and Argentinian swingman Rocio Sagardoy (176-2000) scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. Yale moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Lagomar.
Top scorers:
Lagomar: T.Catalina 13+2reb+4ast, O.Julieta 11+4reb+1ast, R.Sagardoy 8+10reb+1ast, P.Valeria 4+3reb, B.Sabina 4, P.Camila 3+5reb+1ast
Yale: B.Valeria 15+4reb+2ast, L.Lizzazoain 9+1reb+1ast, B.Giselle 9+21reb+3ast, P.Alegre 8+2reb+3ast, M.Marino 8+6reb+2ast, C.Mott 4+4reb+2ast

Cordon - Malvin 18-79

Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Malvin (#2) and Cordon (#8). Cordon was crushed at home by 61 points 18-79 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Malvin held Cordon to an opponent 15.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Malvin forced 30 Cordon turnovers and outrebounded them 48-28 including a 16-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Malvin players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Cordon's players. Argentinian forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) nailed 15 points for the winning side and guard Carolina Fernandez (186-2003) accounted for 8 points and 7 assists. Argentinian center Martina Schunk (181-2005) came up with 3 points and 14 rebounds and Argentinian point guard Virginia Peralta (172-2006, agency: BIG) added 4 points respectively for Cordon in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Malvin (7-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place behind leader D.Sporting. Cordon lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Cordon: L.Mariana 5, V.Peralta 4+1reb+1ast, S.Martina 3+14reb, B.Josefina 2+1reb+1ast, F.Guadalupe 2+1reb, M.Agustina 2+1ast
Malvin: C.Miculka 15+3reb+2ast, C.Fontes 11+6reb, P.Fernandez 11+6reb+2ast, M.Fernanda 9+7reb+2ast, C.Fernandez 8+4reb+7ast, I.Destro 7+4reb+3ast