The week of games started off with plenty of excitement on Tuesday. Carolina prevailed in the second overtime period to win 89-83 at Mayaguez. Jennifer O’Neill and Yolanda Jones led the way as they had to combat the powerful trio of Shalonda Winton, Ashley Prim, and Amanda Thompson. Aguada also won on the road, holding off Ponce 82-76 as Mariesa Greene appears to have settled in quickly. Tierra Henderson had a second successive standout effort for the hosts, but did not get enough support.
A new coach was not enough for Lajas to get their first win on Wednesday as they lost 78-53 to Aguada. Mariesa Greene continues to make an impact for the visitors while the hosts continue to rely heavily on their imports. Michelle Gonzalez and Kayla Thornton teamed up to lead Santurce past Ponce 93-84 although Tierra Henderson did contribute for the visitors.
A great game on Thursday saw two imports make their debuts to replace injured players as Sasha Goodlett and Morovis took Carolina to another overtime game and won 88-86. Alexis Hornbuckle had her big debut spoiled as Yolanda Jones also had a good game. It was less close in Mayaguez, where the hosts beat Santurce 102-86 with the trio of Ashley Prim, Amanda Thompson, and Shalonda Winton getting enough help from their teammates to offset big nights from Kayla Thornton, Michelle Gonzalez, and Dayshalee Salaman.
On Friday, Lajas lost again, falling 88-57 at Aguada. They tried to improve their situation with a trade and Charlenny Frias had a promising start, but it was not enough as Mariesa Greene continues to impress.
There were two more games on Saturday as Kayla Thornton led Santurce past Ponce 71-68. Tierra Henderson had a great effort for the hosts, who have also seen Charity Harris emerge recently, but they did not get enough help from their teammates. Shalonda Winton and Mayaguez also won on the road, edging Shae Kelley and Morovis 65-61.
The week finished on Sunday with Maria Blazejewski and Lajas reducing the margin, but still losing 78-64 to Sandra Garcia and Manati 78-64. A closer game saw Shae Kelley and Morovis visit Kayla Thornton and Santurce and win 71-66.
August 30, 2016
Indias de Mayaguez vs. Gigantes de Carolina 83-89 (2OT) MAY Winton 24/8r Prim 21/10r Thompson 18/19r Rosario 10 Barrientos 7 Gonzalez 3/6r Frias 0 Batiz 0 Figueroa 0 Powell 0 Quiles 0 CAR O’Neill 28/7a Jones 21/19r Walker 16/8r Gomez 12 Rodriguez 6 Cabrera 4 Reyes 2 Quinones 0 Velazquez 0 Ruiz 0
Leonas de Ponce vs. Santeras de Aguada 76-82 PON Henderson 27/9r Harris 13 Placido 12/6r Ventura 8 Garcia 5 Vaioletama 5 Gonzalez 3 Maria 2 Rodriguez 1 Lopez 0 AGU Greene 22/9r Melendez 17/10r Hunter 16/13r Gibson 13/8a Munoz 8 Andrades 3 Marquez 2 Emmanuelli 1 Rodriguez 0 Oleary 0
August 31, 2016
Cardinals de Lajas vs. Santeras de Aguada 53-78 LAJ Robinson 16/7r Blazejewski 15/11r Franco 8 Garriaga 6 K. Diaz 3 Calixto 3 Valentin 1 Hernandez 1 J. Diaz 0 AGU Greene 20/10r Hunter 12/12r Gibson 12/8r/7a Melendez 11/9r Emmanuelli 7 Munoz 7 Rodriguez 5 Andrades 4 Marquez 0 Rodriguez 0 Oleary 0
Cangrejeras de Santurce vs. Leonas de Ponce 93-84 SAN Gonzalez 28 Thornton 26/14r Salaman 13/10a Bright 12/9r Diaz 6 Rosa 6 Baez 2 Cosme 0 Davila 0 Aviles 0 Ramirez 0 PON Henderson 22/11r Harris 18 Vaioletama 11/7r Placido 10/8r Ventura 10 Gonzalez 7 Rodriguez 4 Lopez 2 Maria 0 Hernandez 0 Garcia 0
September 1, 2016
Gigantes de Carolina vs. Montaneras de Morovis 86-88(OT) CAR Hornbuckle 32/8r Jones 20/13r/8a Walker 18/17r O’Neill 9 Gomez 4 Falcon 2 Rodriguez 1 Cabrera 0 Reyes 0 Quinones 0 MOR Goodlett 19/10r Kelley 18/8r Rosado 17/7r/6a Sepulveda 16 Huertas 13 Flores 5 Alequin 0 Irizarry 0
Indias de Mayaguez vs. Cangrejeras de Santurce 102-86 MAY Prim 26/10r/6a Thompson 20/7r/6a Winton 19/6r Barrientos 16/6a Rosario 8 Batiz 7 Powell 4 Gonzalez 1 Figueroa 1 Quiles 0 Calixto 0 Mendez 0 SAN Thornton 21/9r Gonzalez 21 Salaman 20 Diaz 10 Cosme 9 Rosa 3 Bright 2 Ramirez 0 Baez 0 Aviles 0 Davila 0 Montes 0
September 2, 2016
Santeras de Aguada vs. Cardinals de Lajas 88-57 AGU Greene 23/12r Gibson 18/7r/7a Munoz 12 Hunter 10/11r Melendez 8/7r Emmanuelli 7 S. Rodriguez 6 Andrades 2 Oleary 2 D. Rodriguez 0 Marquez 0 LAJ Frias 29/6a Blazejewski 10/15r Robinson 8/10r K. Diaz 5 Franco 5 Valentin 0 J. Diaz 0 Hernandez 0 Garriaga 0
September 3, 2016
Leonas de Ponce vs. Cangrejeras de Santurce 68-71 PON Henderson 34/13r Harris 19 Vaioletama 10/6r Ventura 5 Rodriguez 0 Tosado 0 Garcia 0 Mescual 0 Gonzalez 0 Hernandez 0 SAN Thornton 29/16r Gonzalez 18/6a Bright 16/7r Salaman 5/9a Cosme 3 Diaz 0/14r Ramirez 0 Baez 0 Rosa 0
Montaneras de Morovis vs. Indias de Mayaguez 61-65 MOR Kelley 25/9r Sepulveda 16/6r Goodlett 15/8r Rosado 3/6r/6a Alequin 2/6r Huertas 0 Flores 0 MAY Winton 20/9r Barrientos 14 Prim 13/9r Thompson 6/11r Rosario 4/6r Gonzalez 4 Batiz 4 Figueroa 0 Quiles 0
September 4, 2016
Atenienses de Manati vs. Cardinals de Lajas 78-64 MAN Garcia 23/11r Mosby 12/6r Bermudez 8 Pinero 8 Delgado 6 Tobin 4 Sanchez 4 Acevedo 4 Martinez 4 Morales 3 Bough 2 LAJ Blazejewski 25/10r K. Diaz 14 Frias 13/6a Robinson 10/14r Figueroa 2 Valentin 0 De Jesus 0 Martinez 0
Cangrejeras de Santurce vs. Montaneras de Morovis 66-71 SAN Thornton 23/8r Bright 15 Gonzalez 11 Salaman 10/10a Diaz 4/7r Rosa 3 Baez 0 Cosme 0 MOR Kelley 21/11r/6a Rosado 14/8a Sepulveda 12 Goodlett 10/8r Alequin 8/7r Flores 3 Huertas 3 Romero 0
Standings:
- Aguada 7-2
- Morovis 7-3
- Mayaguez 7-3
- Carolina 7-3
- Manati 5-3
- Santurce 3-7
- Ponce 2-7
- Lajas 0-10