August 23, 2018
Semifinals:
The hosts had a nervy start against their big rivals, but took control in the second half. Cuba was expected to roll against Mexico, but Jacqueline Luna-Castro helped them fight back late before Yamara Amargo and Suchitel Avila could team up to help get an 86-80 win. Cuba will now face Puerto Rico for the championship and Mexico and the Dominican Republic will compete for the last medal.
Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic 72-56 PUR O’Neill 16 Jones 14/12r Gwathmey 13 Rosado 9/7r Gibson 8/8r Melendez 8 Gonzalez 2 Salaman 2 Perez 0 Placido 0 Maldonado 0 Quinones 0 DOM Frias 15 Morton 11/7r/7a Paniagua 8 Reynoso 6/12r Monsac 6/10r Jones 5/7r Evangelista 4 Jimenez 1 Zapata 0 Estrella 0 Soto 0 Rodriguez DNP
Cuba vs. Mexico 86-80 CUB Amargo 20/8r Avila 20/7r/8a Galindo 16/10r Cepeda 10 Martinez 8/6a Becquer 7 Oquendo 5 Tornell 0 Perez 0 Bouly 0 Ochoa 0 MEX Castro 22/8r Beltran 14 Pardo 13 Avila 13 Taylor 7 Ramos 7 Asencio 2 Moreno 0 Valenzuela 0 Silva 0 Arellano DNP
5th Place Playoffs:
Guatemala looked to cruising to their first win as the consolation playoffs started the day, but Natalia Galvez and Costa Rica had other ideas as a late rally led to a 62-60 win. Costa Rica will now play the Bahamas for fifth place and Guatemala’s tournament is done.
Guatemala vs. Costa Rica 60-62 GUA Vasquez 15/8r E. Rosales 14 Lopez 9 Rivera 6/6r Gonzalez 5/7r Garcia 5 Cano 2 Larranaga 2 A. Rosales 2 Rivas 0 Juarez 0 Camacho DNP CRC Galvez 23 Matamoros 15/14r Sanchez 6 Jimenez 5/6r P. Mora 4 Quesada 4 Pinnock 2 Miller 2 Malavassi 1 M. Mora 0 Alfaro 0 Reyna 0
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