September 26, 2019

Group A:

The games in this group had no bearing on the important parts of the standings.  Canada kept their perfect record with a 78-50 win over the Dominican Republic.  Puerto Rico put on a show for the home fans in a 79-49 win over Mexico.

Canada vs. Dominican Republic 78-50 CAN Carleton 15 Scott 14/6r Alexander 11/10r Ayim 11 Edwards 8 Hill 7 Hamblin 4 Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Gaucher 3 Dornstauder 2 Colley 0 Langlois DNP DOM Monsac 9 Morton 9 Caceres 9 Reynoso 6 Hernandez 6 Jones 4 Estrella 3 Zapata 2 Evangelista 2 Frias 0 Guerrero 0 Marte 0

Puerto Rico vs. Mexico 79-49 PUR Pagan 12/6r Kuzmanic 12 O’Neill 11 Melendez 9/6r Quinones 8/7r Canales 7 Maldonado 7 Gibson 6 Rosado 5/9r/8a Salaman 2 Roma 0 Gwathmey DNP MEX Avila 10 Romo 8/8r Soto 6 Estrada 5/7r Pardo 4 Luna-Castro 3/9r Taylor 2 Beltran 1 Castaneda 0 Ramirez 0 Asencio 0 Valenzuela 0

Standings: Canada 4-0, Puerto Rico 3-1, Cuba 2-2, Dominican Republic 1-3, Mexico 0-4

Group B:

Even with the places in the next round decided, there was still placement to play for in this group and it started the day with a thriller as Colombia and Argentina were finally able to meet on the court, but it was no different even after two overtimes as Colombia won 73-71.  The other game was for the top spot in the group and the United States took care of business with an 89-73 win over Brazil.

Colombia vs. Argentina 73-71(2OT) COL Rios 17/7a Arias 14/9r Munoz 13 Martinez 12/10r Palacio 10 Gonzalez 5 Paz 2 Vente 0 Caicedo 0 Coy DNP Lopez DNP Asprilla DNP ARG Gonzalez 16 Burani 15/11r De La Barba 12 Durso 11 Boquete 8/7r Llorente 5/18r Aispurua 3 Garcia 1 Marchizotti 0 Fiorotto 0 Ale 0 Perez 0

United States vs. Brazil 89-73 USA DeShields 19 Charles 15/10a Canada 12/6a Samuelson 11 Ogunbowale 9 Dolson 8 Sykes 7 Collier 4 Fowles 2 Williams 2 Nelson-Ododa 0 Sessions DNP BRA Dantas 16 De Souza 13 Dos Santos 11 Pacheco 7 Teixeira 7 Ramona 6 Costa 3 Paixao 3 Goncalo 3 Monteiro 2 Gomes Colhado 2 Dias DNP

Standings: United States 4-0, Brazil 3-1, Colombia 2-2, Argentina 1-3, Paraguay 0-4

Bracket:

Semifinals:
Canada vs. Brazil
United States vs. Puerto Rico

5th Place:
Cuba vs. Colombia

7th Place:
Dominican Republic vs. Argentina

September 25, 2019

Group A:

The day started with Mexico put themselves at risk of being the team eliminated from this group with a 65-62 loss to Yamara Amargo and Cuba.  That was confirmed at the end of the day after Puerto Rico beat Sugeiry Monsac and the Dominican Republic 81-54.

Mexico vs. Cuba 62-65 MEX Luna-Castro 13/14r Beltran 12 Pardo 10/6r Avila 10 Romo 9/9r Estrada 4/6r Soto 4 Taylor 0 Asencio 0 Ramirez DNP Castaneda DNP Valenzuela DNP CUB Amargo 22 Galindo 15/11r Avila 10/15r Calvo 6/11r Martinez 5 Vargas 3 Neyra 2 Garcia 2 Colas 0 Tornell 0 Jourdain DNP Becquer DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 54-81 DOM Monsac 20/13r Zapata 10/7r Caceres 6 Morton 6 Reynoso 4/6r Marte 4 Frias 3 Estrella 2 Jones 1 Evangelista 0 Guerrero 0 Hernandez 0 PUR O’Neill 15 Salaman 15 Rosado 11/7a Canales 9 Gibson 7/7r Maldonado 6 Melendez 6 Quinones 5 Kuzmanic 5 Pagan 2 Roma 0 Gwathmey DNP

Group B:

Already-eliminated Paraguay put up a fight against Damris Dantas and Brazil for a little while, but lost 101-60 to end their tournament even with Paola Ferrari back to her best.  The United States then doubled up Argentina 100-50.

Brazil vs. Paraguay 101-60 BRA Dantas 22/7r Pacheco 15 Ramona 14 Goncalo 12/6a Teixeira 10 Dos Santos 9/6r Monteiro 6 De Souza 5 Dias 4 Paixao 4 Costa DNP Gomes Colhado DNP PARA Ferrari 25/7r Peralta 9/6r Huttemann 7 Caraves 6/6r Quevedo 5 Rojas 4 Perez 2 Ghiringhelli 1 Pena 0 Niz 0 Gomez 0 Ibarra 0

Argentina vs. United States 50-100 ARG Durso 12/8r Boquete 11 Fiorotto 6 Llorente 6 Burani 6 Garcia 5 Gonzalez 2 Perez 2 De La Barba 0 Ale 0 Aispurua 0 Marchizotti 0 USA Samuelson 16/7r Ogunbowale 14 Fowles 14 Sykes 11/7r/6a DeShields 10 Dolson 8/6r Williams 8 Nelson-Ododa 6 Collier 4/6r Charles 4 Canada 3 Sessions 2

September 24, 2019

Group A:

The Dominican Republic started better in both halves, but Yamara Amargo and Cuba fought back both times and ended up with the 65-62 win.  The day ended with Jamie Scott helping Canada past Puerto Rico 78-50 to seize control of the group.

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic 65-62 CUB Amargo 30/8r Galindo 18/6r/6a Calvo 6/7r Martinez 5 Avila 4 Colas 2 Neyra 0 Jourdain 0 Tornell 0 Vargas 0 Garcia DNP Becquer DNP DOM Morton 17/6a Zapata 11 Evangelista 11 Monsac 9/10r Reynoso 5 Marte 4 Hernandez 3 Jones 2 Frias 0 Estrella 0 Caceres 0 Guerrero 0

Puerto Rico vs. Canada 50-78 PUR Rosado 11 Gwathmey 9 Salaman 7 O’Neill 6 Canales 5 Gibson 4 Pagan 3 Kuzmanic 3 Quinones 2 Roma 0 Melendez 0 Maldonado 0 CAN Scott 20/9r Alexander 19/9r Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Edwards 7 Hill 6/9a Hamblin 6 Carleton 4 Ayim 4 Langlois 3 Gaucher 0 Dornstauder 0 Colley DNP

Group B:

The United States opened the day with an 88-46 win over Jenifer Munoz and Colombia behind Sylvia Fowles.  Argentina bounced back behind Agostina Burani, getting a critical 74-54 win over Paraguay even though Paola Ferrari finally caught fire from outside.

United States vs. Colombia 88-46 USA Fowles 22/7r Dolson 13 Collier 11 Nelson-Ododa 10/8r Sykes 9 Samuelson 6/6r Charles 6/7a Ogunbowale 5/6r Williams 4 Canada 2 DeShields 0 Sessions 0 COL Munoz 20 Martinez 10/6r Arias 9 Palacio 5 Caicedo 2 Paz 0 Gonzalez 0 Rios 0 Lopez 0 Vente 0 Coy 0 Asprilla DNP

Paraguay vs. Argentina 54-74 PAR Ferrari 27 Caraves 12/14r Peralta 9/6a Rojas 3 Quevedo 3 Huttemann 0 Ghiringhelli 0 Pena 0 Gomez 0 Ibarra 0 Niz DNP Perez DNP ARG Burani 22/11r Boquete 15/8a De La Barba 9 Llorente 6/10r Fiorotto 6 Perez 5 Aispurua 4 Ale 4 Gonzalez 3 Durso 0 Marchizotti 0 Garcia DNP

September 23, 2019

Group A:

The Dominican Republic played their first game in Monday’s opener as Julady Zapata led them past Mexico 67-52.  Kayla Alexander and Canada eventually built up a big lead to beat Cuba 87-51.

Dominican Republic vs. Mexico 67-52 DOM Zapata 20/6s Evangelista 14 Reynoso 11/10r Frias 9 Hernandez 7 Monsac 2/9r Morton 2/8r/6a Marte 2 Jones 0 Estrella 0 Caceres 0 Guerrero DNP MEX Luna-Castro 16/10r Valenzuela 10/8r Pardo 9 Avila 9 Romo 2 Soto 2 Taylor 2 Estrada 1 Beltran 1 Asencio 0 Ramirez DNP Castaneda DNP

Canada vs. Cuba 87-51 CAN Alexander 23/15r Raincock-Ekunwe 12 Hill 12 Carleton 10 Ayim 8 Scott 6 Langlois 6 Hamblin 5 Edwards 2 Gaucher 2 Dornstauder 1 Colley DNP CUB Galindo 15 Amargo 12 Tornell 7 Colas 5 Calvo 3 Avila 3 Neyra 2 Martinez 2 Jourdain 2 Vargas 0 Garcia 0 Becquer DNP

Group B:

Colombia bounced back from a tough loss with a 74-51 win over Paola Ferrari and Paraguay.  Argentina was the last team to play their first game, but came out flat against Brazil, slumping to a 76-49 defeat.

Colombia vs. Paraguay 74-51 COL Munoz 16 Palacio 14 Arias 13/7r Martinez 12/6r Gonzalez 6 Paz 5/15r Caicedo 4 Rios 4 Vente 0 Lopez 0 Coy 0 Asprilla DNP PAR Ferrari 20/7r Caraves 14/9r Peralta 9/7r Ghiringhelli 4 Pena 3 Quevedo 1 Huttemann 0 Rojas 0 Gomez 0 Niz 0 Perez 0 Ibarra DNP

Argentina vs. Brazil 49-76 ARG Boquete 10 De La Barba 9/6r Llorente 7/7r Burani 7 Ale 7 Fiorotto 2 Marchizotti 2 Aispura 2 Perez 2 Durso 1 Gonzalez 0 Garcia 0 BRA Teixeira 15 Dos Santos 13/16r Dantas 10 De Souza 6/9r Costa 6 Goncalo 6 Paixao 6 Monteiro 4 Dias 4 Pacheco 4 Ramona 2 Gomes Colhado DNP

September 22, 2019

Group A:

The latest edition of the tournament started on Sunday in San Juan as seven teams look to continue their hopes at joining the United States in the Olympics from this region.  Two-time defending champions Canada started the day with a decisive 109-53 win over Mexico with Jamie Scott leading the way.  Hosts Puerto Rico ended the day by beating Cuba 80-55 despite the best efforts of Yamara Amargo.

Mexico vs. Canada 53-109 MEX Luna-Castro 12 Estrada 10 Valenzuela 9 Soto 8 Avila 5 Romo 4 Beltran 2 Ramirez 2 Pardo 1 Castaneda 0 Asencio 0 Taylor 0 CAN Scott 21/6r Alexander 18/11r Carleton 15/8a Raincock-Ekunwe 15 Ayim 13 Edwards 10 Hill 8/9a Hamblin 6 Langlois 3 Dornstauder 0 Gaucher DNP Colley DNP

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 55-80 CUB Amergo 20 Avila 13 Galindo 7/9r Calvo 6 Vargas 3/6r Colas 3 Jourdain 3 Becquer 0 Martinez 0 Neyra 0 Tornell 0 Garcia 0 PUR Gibson 14/6r Melendez 12 Quinones 11/9r Rosado 11 Pagan 10 Gwathmey 8 O’Neill 6 Salaman 5/7r/8a Kuzmanic 3 Maldonado 0 Roma 0 Canales 0

Group B:

With the new format, the United States is competing in the tournament again and they opened with Paraguay as Diamond DeShields helped them take a big lead early on their way to a 110-31 win.  The grizzled veterans faced the upstarts and Colombia was in position to spring the surprise, but Brazil managed to fight back and escape with a 67-61 win.

Paraguay vs. United States 31-110 PAR Peralta 9 Ferrari 6/8r Caraves 5 Huttemann 3 Gomez 3 Quevedo 2 Rojas 2 Niz 1 Ghiringhelli 0 Pena 0 Ibarra 0 Perez 0 USA DeShields 20/8a Ogunbowale 17 Fowles 15/14r Dolson 10 Nelson-Ododa 9/9r Canada 9 Sykes 9 Collier 8 Williams 7/12r Charles 3/6r Samuelson 3 Sessions 0

Brazil vs. Colombia 67-61 BRA Dos Santos 14/6r Dantas 12/9r Teixeira 12 De Souza 11/10r Paixao 8 Gomes Colhado 4/9r Pacheco 3 Costa 2 Ramona 1 Monteiro 0 Goncalo 0 Dias DNP COL Munoz 19 Martinez 11/10r Vente 9 Rios 9/6a Arias 4 Palacio 3 Paz 2 Gonzalez 2 Caicedo 1 Lopez 1 Coy DNP Asprilla DNP