November 21, 2018

Both semifinals series started on Wednesday.  Carolina returned to winning ways, beating Chanita Jordan, Whitney Jones, and Yauco 86-75.  The home team also won in the other game with Manati besting Santurce 76-63.  Each series will switch venues for the next games this weekend.

Carolina vs. Yauco 86-75 CAR Gilday 19/9a Canales 17 Gibson 17 Bays 15 Melendez 9/12r Rodriguez 4/7r A. Torres 3 Acevedo 2 L. Torres 0 Barrientos 0 YAU Jordan 24/11r Jones 20/11r Harris 12 Batiz 8 Z. Sanchez 4 A. Sanchez 2 Crespo 2 Chaves 2 Cosme 1 Pagan 0 Guevarez 0

Manati vs. Santurce 76-63 MAN Henderson 18/12r Rosado 14 Westbeld 12 Prim 8 Delgado 6/6a Alequin 5/8r Gonzalez 5 Huertas 4 Martucci 4 Velazquez 0 SAN Gonzalez 19 Roberts 18/9r Mitchell 12/15r Flores 6 Quinones 4 Cabrera 2/8r Salaman 2 Rosa 0 Roman 0 Baez 0

The last week of the regular season started on Tuesday with two teams using duos in different ways.  Santurce won 86-75 as their guards Dayshalee Salaman and Michelle Gonzalez led the way while Yauco relied more heavily on their imports, getting good games from Whitney Jones and Chanita Jordan.  On Wednesday, Pamela Rosado and Manati beat San Sebastian 69-56.  Carolina is starting to look vulnerable at the worst possible time as Pachis Roberts helped Santurce win 68-62 on Thursday.  A tough debut season for San Sebastian did not end on a high on Friday as Madelyn Velazquez and Tierra Henderson led Manati to an 89-53 win.  Whitney Bays had a good game on Saturday, but Carolina lost to Santurce again, this time 70-67 as Michelle Gonzalez led the visitors.  The regular season ended on Sunday and Whitney Bays could not save Carolina as they lost to Tierra Henderson and Manati 70-66.  The margin became important later as Zuleimarie Sanchez and Yauco beat Santurce 83-78 to prevent a three-way tie at the top of the standings, leaving Carolina as the top seed due to goal average.  The playoffs will begin on Wednesday.

November 13, 2018

Santurce vs. Yauco 86-75 SAN Salaman 22/11a Gonzalez 22 Roberts 13/12r Flores 10 Quinones 6 Mitchell 5/7r Placido 4 Cabrera 2 Roman 2 YAU Jones 21/6r Jordan 20/12r Batiz 12 Harris 10/8a Z. Sanchez 8 A. Sanchez 4 Pagan 0 Crespo 0 Chaves 0 Guevarez 0 Cosme 0

November 14, 2018

San Sebastian vs. Manati 56-69 SAS Maldonado 18 Brown 9/10r Vazquez 9 Franklin-Jordan 8 Reynolds 7/6r/7a Addison 2 Gutierrez 2 G. Gonzalez 1 Hernandez 0 Torres 0 Rosa 0 Coyne 0 D. Gonzalez 0 MAN Rosado 20 Westbeld 17 Henderson 16/7r Alequin 5 Huertas 3/7r Delgado 3/6r Gonzalez 3 Lopez 2 Velazquez 0 Miranda 0 Artau 0

November 15, 2018

Santurce vs. Carolina 68-62 SAN Roberts 24 Salaman 19/6r Gonzalez 13 Placido 5/14r Flores 3 Cabrera 2/9r/6a Mitchell 2/6r Quinones 0 Roman 0 CAR Bays 17/11r Torres 11 Gilday 10 Rodriguez 8/7r Barrientos 7 Gibson 5 Canales 4/7r Acevedo 0 Velez 0

November 16, 2018

San Sebastian vs. Manati 53-89 SAS Maldonado 14 Reynolds 14 Franklin-Jordan 7 Vazquez 3 D. Gonzalez 3 Hernandez 3 Ruiz 3 Brown 2 Torres 2 Addison 2 Coyne 0 Rosa 0 G. Gonzalez 0 Gutierrez 0 MAN Velazquez 25 Henderson 22 Westbeld 13/6r Prim 9 Gonzalez 9 Delgado 5 Alequin 2 Rosado 2/9a Miranda 2 Artau 0 Huertas 0 Lopez 0

November 17, 2018

Carolina vs. Santurce 67-70 CAR Bays 25/17r Torres 9/6r Gilday 7/8r Gibson 7/6r Canales 6 Barrientos 5 Melendez 4 Rodriguez 4 SAN Gonzalez 21 Salaman 16/6a Roberts 14/8r Placido 7/12r Quinones 6 Cabrera 2 Mitchell 2 Flores 2

November 18, 2018

Carolina vs. Manati 66-70 CAR Bays 21/7a Torres 14 Canales 12 Gilday 8/8r/6a Barrientos 7 Gibson 2 Rodriguez 2 Melendez 0 Acevedo 0 Cruz 0 MAN Henderson 21 Westbeld 16/8r Rosado 15 Alequin 6 Prim 6/6a Delgado 4 Gonzalez 2 Huertas 0 Lopez 0

Santurce vs. Yauco 78-83 SAN Placido 14/8r Salaman 13/6a Gonzalez 12 Flores 10/6r Roberts 10 Mitchell 8 Quinones 7 Cabrera 4/7r Roman 0 Rosa 0 YAU Z. Sanchez 26 Jones 19/11r Jordan 15/9r Harris 11 Pagan 6 Batiz 4 A. Sanchez 2 Crespo 0

Standings:

1. Carolina 11-5
2. Manati 11-5
3. Santurce 10-6
4. Yauco 7-9
5. San Sebastian 1-15

The week started on Tuesday as usual and Carolina knew that they could not take San Sebastian lightly even with the teams on opposite ends of the standings as they took care of business 72-48.  On Wednesday, Santurce’s trio of Pachis Roberts, Dayshalee Salaman, and Mari Placido led them past Kathryn Westbeld and Manati 82-69.  San Sebastian was ready for a first win, starting extremely well, but Yauco fought back only to see the hosts built a lead heading into the final quarter before collapsing and letting the visitors escape with a 60-55 win.  San Sebastian’s dramatic struggles continued on Friday as Jordan Reynolds helped them build a lead, but Kathryn Westbeld and Pamela Rosado helped Manati force overtime and win 80-76.  The frustration finally ended on Saturday as Jordan Reynolds and San Sebastian just escaped Whitney Jones and Yauco 76-73 for their first even win.  There was no less drama in the other game as Michelle Gonzalez and Santurce came back to force overtime and then handed Whitney Bays and Carolina their first loss 81-79.  Carolina found themselves in a struggle again on Sunday, getting a good game from Nicci Gilday, but losing after two overtimes 72-70 to Kathryn Westbeld, Pamela Rosado, and Manati.

November 6, 2018

Carolina vs San Sebastian 72-48 CAR Gilday 16/6a Bays 13/12r Gibson 11 Melendez 9/12r Barrientos 9 Canales 7 Rodriguez 4 Velez 2 L. Torres 1 A. Torres 0 Acevedo 0 Cruz 0 SAS Reynolds 13/7r Vazquez 10 Brown 9/6r Maldonado 8 Franklin-Jordan 4 Addison 2 Rosa 2 Hernandez 0 Gutierrez 0 Torres 0 Coyne 0 Gonzalez 0 Ruiz 0

November 7, 2018

Santurce vs. Manati 82-69 SAN Roberts 23/12r Salaman 22 Placido 20 Gonzalez 15/7r Quinones 2 Mitchell 0 Cabrera 0 Flores 0 MAN Westbeld 24 Rosado 16/8r Costa 10/8r Prim 9 Delgado 7/7r Gonzalez 2 Alequin 1/6r Huertas 1 Martucci 0

San Sebastian vs. Yauco 55-60 SAS Vazquez 16/6r Reynolds 12/10r/8a Maldonado 9/6r Brown 8/10r Franklin-Jordan 4/6r Hernandez 3 Addison 3 Gutierrez 0 YAU Jordan 18/15r Harris 12 Pagan 11 Jones 6/9r Z. Sanchez 6/7r Batiz 5 A. Sanchez 2 Cosme 0 Chaves 0 Guevarez 0

November 9, 2018

Manati vs. San Sebastian 80-76(OT) MAN Westbeld 24/11r Rosado 21/7r/7a Costa 12/7r Prim 10/6r Huertas 7 Gonzalez 4 Alequin 2/7r Delgado 0 SAS Reynolds 22/8r/6a Vazquez 17 Maldonado 13/7r Franklin-Jordan 11/6r Brown 7/10r Hernandez 3 Gutierrez 3 Addison 0

November 10, 2018

Yauco vs. San Sebastian 73-76 YAU Jones 23/13r Jordan 14/12r Z. Sanchez 9/6a Pagan 9 A. Sanchez 9 Harris 6/7r/6a Batiz 3 Cosme 0 Guevarez 0 Crespo 0 Chaves 0 SAS Reynolds 20/6r/8a Franklin-Jordan 16/10r Brown 12 Maldonado 10/10r Vazquez 6 Hernandez 5 Addison 4 Gutierrez 3

Santurce vs. Carolina 81-79(OT) SAN Gonzalez 21 Roberts 18 Mitchell 15/10r Salaman 12/15a Placido 10/9r Quinones 3 Cabrera 2 Flores 0 Roman 0 CAR Bays 21/17r Gilday 16/6r/11a Gibson 15 Canales 12 Melendez 4/6r Barrientos 4 Acevedo 4 Torres 3 Rodriguez 0

November 11, 2018

Manati vs. Carolina 72-70(2OT) MAN Westbeld 22/7r Rosado 21/7a Gonzalez 10 Costa 8 Prim 5/6r/6a Delgado 4 Huertas 2 Alequin 0 CAR Gilday 24 Bays 15/17r Canales 9/9r Melendez 8/6r Gibson 6/7r Barrientos 5 Rodriguez 2 Acevedo 1 Torres 0

Standings:

1. Carolina 11-2
2. Manati 8-5
3. Santurce 7-5
4. Yauco 6-8
5. San Sebastian 1-13

The All Star Game was played last Sunday.  Due to the odd number of teams, a simple geographical split no longer made sense so a team featuring the bulk of the national team faced off against other players in the league, including imports.  Frances Lee Flores was named MVP as she hit a key basket for the national team in their 69-64 win.  DeSanta Franklin-Jordan was the MVP of the Future Stars Game, where San Sebastian beat a group of newcomers from other teams 64-60.  Daneichka Canales of Carolina won the Skills Challenge and Mari Placido of Santurce won the 3 Point Contest while the team of Ali Gibson, Tayra Melendez, and Whitney Bays from Carolina won the Shooting Stars contest.

The regular season resumed on Tuesday.  Annysa Sanchez and Whitney Jones teamed up to lead Yauco past Dayshalee Salaman and Yauco 95-83.  Daneichka Canales and Carolina were pushed by Pamela Rosado and Manati, but stayed undefeated with a 71-68 win.  No games were played on Wednesday, then Chanita Jordan and Whitney Jones led Yauco past Pamela Rosado and Manati on Thursday.  Whitney Bays helped Carolina stay undefeated with an 80-67 win over Santurce.  Jordan Reynolds had a good game for San Sebastian, but they still could not get their first win, losing to Santurce 84-64.  Saturday’s game was quite exciting as Kathryn Westbeld and Manati needed overtime to beat Yauco 67-66.  On Sunday, Anushka Maldonado and San Sebastian found themselves in an unexpected position to pick up their first win, giving Nicci Gilday and Carolina everything they could handle before the league leaders could escape 68-65 and maintain their perfect record.

October 30, 2018

Yauco vs. Santurce 95-83 YAU A. Sanchez 25/8r Jones 23/7r Jordan 16/8r Pagan 12 Z. Sanchez 8/7r/7a Harris 8 Batiz 3 Crespo 0 SAN Salaman 20/9a Gonzalez 19 Rosa 12 Bethel 11/6r Roberts 6 Roman 6 Placido 5 Quinones 4 Flores 0/6r Cabrera 0 Rodriguez 0

Manati vs. Carolina 68-71 MAN Rosado 26 Costa 16/12r Westbeld 10/11r Prim 6 Alequin 6 Delgado 4/7a Huertas 0 Gonzalez 0 CAR Canales 20/6r Bays 14/13r Gibson 12 Melendez 8/6b Barrientos 7 Gilday 6/6a Torres 4 Rodriguez 0 Acevedo 0

November 1, 2018

Yauco vs. Manati 79-62 YAU Jordan 21/11r Jones 20/8r Harris 14/10r Z. Sanchez 11 Pagan 8/7a Batiz 3 A. Sanchez 2 Chaves 0 Crespo 0 Gonzalez 0 MAN Rosado 20/6a Westbeld 18/7r Delgado 13 Costa 6/6r Huertas 3 Prim 2 Gonzalez 0/7r Velazquez 0 Alequin 0

Carolina vs. Santurce 80-67 CAR Bays 22/10r Melendez 17/7r Gibson 15/6r Gilday 9/8a Canales 7 Torres 5 Barrientos 3/6r Acevedo 2 Rodriguez 0 Velez 0 Cruz 0 SAN Gonzalez 14 Bethel 13/9r Roberts 12 Salaman 10 Placido 5/6r Rosa 5 Quinones 4 Cabrera 4 Flores 0 Roman 0

November 2, 2018

Santurce vs. San Sebastian 84-64 SAN Placido 19 Roberts 14 Gonzalez 12 Quinones 10 Bethel 9/11r/7a/6s Salaman 9/8a Flores 5 Rosa 3 Roman 3 Cabrera 0 Baez 0 Rodriguez 0 SAS Reynolds 21/9r Maldonado 15/8r Brown 15/7r Vazquez 6 Franklin-Jordan 5/6r Gutierrez 2 Hernandez 0 Rosa 0 Gonzalez 0 Torres 0 Addison 0

November 3, 2018

Manati vs. Yauco 67-66(OT) MAN Westbeld 22/10r Rosado 16 Prim 11 Costa 10/9r Alequin 6/7r Delgado 2/7a Huertas 0 Gonzalez 0 Velazquez 0 YAU Jones 18/10r Jordan 16/10r Z. Sanchez 11/11r Pagan 10/7r/6a A. Sanchez 6 Harris 3/8r/6a Batiz 2 Crespo 0 Guevarez 0 Chaves 0

November 4, 2018

San Sebastian vs. Carolina 65-68 SAS Maldonado 25 Brown 17 Franklin-Jordan 15/6r Reynolds 3/11r/10a Vazquez 3 Hernandez 2 Addison 0 Gutierrez 0 CAR Gilday 21/8a Bays 12/13r Melendez 12/9r/7a Gibson 7 Acevedo 7 Canales 5/6r Barrientos 2 Rodriguez 2 Torres 0 Cruz 0

Standings:

1. Carolina 10-0
2. Manati 6-4
3. Santurce 5-5
4. Yauco 5-7
5. San Sebastian 0-10

On Saturday, Whitney Bays and Carolina remained undefeated with a 73-61 win over Manati.  On Sunday, Mari Placido and Santurce beat San Sebastian 77-62.  Carolina keeps winning as Whitney Bays and Ali Gibson led them past Yauco 97-77.  Anushka Maldonado and San Sebastian could taste their first win on Tuesday, but Yauco mounted a fierce comeback and won 94-87 in overtime with big games from Whitney Jones and Charity Harris.  On Wednesday, Manati’s duo of Kathryn Westbeld and Pamela Rosado led Manati past Dayshalee Salaman and Santurce 77-70.  San Sebastian also failed to pick up their first win on Thursday, falling to Santurce 74-58.  The last game before the All Star Game was on Friday as San Sebastian lost again, this time to Manati 87-52.

October 20, 2018

Carolina vs. Manati 73-61 CAR Bays 24/14r Melendez 14/9r Gilday 11/7r/9a Gibson 11 Barrientos 6 Acevedo 5 Canales 2 Torres 0 MAR Costa 18/8r Westbeld 13/9r Rosado 12 Prim 10/6r Delgado 4/11a Huertas 2 Gonzalez 2 Alequin 0

October 21, 2018

Santurce vs. San Sebastian 77-62 SAN Placido 26 Salaman 17/6r Bethel 9/8r Hodges 8/6r Rodriguez 4 Gonzalez 3/6r Roman 3 Quinones 2 Rosa 2 Baez 2 Flores 1 Cabrera 0/6a SAS Maldonado 12 Jordan 11/9r Vazquez 11 Richardson 11/6a Brown 9/10r Hernandez 5/6r Addison 3 Gutierrez 0 Torres 0 G. Gonzalez 0 D. Gonzalez 0 Rosa 0

Carolina vs. Yauco 97-77 CAR Bays 20/14r Gibson 20/7r Melendez 13/6r Barrientos 12 Canales 10 Acevedo 8/6a Gilday 6/8a A. Torres 3 Cruz 3 L. Torres 2 Velez 0 YAU Jordan 19/8r Jones 13/7r Pagan 12 A. Sanchez 9 Cosme 8 Z. Sanchez 7 Guevares 3 Batiz 3 Chaves 2 Harris 1/6a

October 23, 2018

Yauco vs. San Sebastian 94-87(OT) YAU Jones 33/17r Harris 22/6r/9a Jordan 18/18r A. Sanchez 10 Batiz 5 Z. Sanchez 5 Pagan 1/9a Guevares 0 Cosme 0 Chaves 0 SAS Maldonado 22 Jordan 16/9r/6a Richardson 12 Brown 11 Hernandez 9 Addison 9 Vazquez 8/6r Gonzalez 0

October 24, 2018

Manati vs. Santurce 77-70 MAN Westbeld 23/11r Rosado 21 Costa 15/12r Delgado 12/7r/6a Alequin 4 Huertas 2 Prim 0 Velazquez 0 Gonzalez 0 SAN Salaman 26 Gonzalez 15 Bethel 10/7r/6a Hodges 6/7r Flores 6 Placido 3 Cabrera 2/6a Quinones 2 Roman 0

October 25, 2018

San Sebastian vs. Santurce 58-74 SAS Jordan 12 Reynolds 11/6r/8a Brown 10 Vazquez 9 Maldonado 8/7r Hernandez 4 Addison 4 Gutierrez 0 Gonzalez 0 Torres 0 Rosa 0 SAN Gonzalez 19/7a Bethel 13/10r Salaman 13/6a Hodges 10 Flores 7/7r Placido 5 Quinones 5 Cabrera 2/6r Roman 0 Baez 0 Rosa 0

October 26, 2018

Manati vs. San Sebastian 87-52 MAN Westbeld 17 Prim 16/8r/7a Delgado 14 Costa 10/9r Velazquez 8 Huertas 7 Rosado 5/8a Gonzalez 5 Alequin 3 Martinez 2 Artau 0 Miranda 0 Lopez 0 SAS Maldonado 12/8r Brown 9/6r Reynolds 6/9r G. Gonzalez 5 Jordan 4 Torres 4 Gutierrez 3 Hernandez 3 Addison 3 Vazquez 2 Coyne 1 Rosa 0 Ruiz 0 D. Gonzalez 0

Standings:

1. Carolina 7-0
2. Manati 5-2
3. Santurce 4-3
4. Yauco 3-6
5. San Sebastian 0-8

Overtime was needed in Saturday’s game as Pamela Rosado could not keep Manati in it as Chanita Jordan helped Yauco escape with a 74-73 win.  On Sunday, first overall draft pick Anushka Maldonado had her best game yet for San Sebastian, but Whitney Bays and Carolina won 69-45.  On Tuesday, Nici Gilday took the lead scoring role for Carolina as they beat Yauco 83-77.  On Wednesday, Manati beat Santurce 71-54.  Carolina thought that they would roll again on Thursday after adding a key player, but Chanita Jordan and Yauco started well, forcing the visitors to stage a comeback in the second half and maintain their perfect record after overtime with a 79-74 win.  On Saturday, first draft pick Anushka Maldonado had a good game, but San Sebastian is still looking for their first win after an 88-59 loss to Santurce.

October 13, 2018

Manati vs. Yauco 73-74(OT) MAN Rosado 22/7r Westbeld 18/10r Prim 16 Williams 9/10r Delgado 4/6a Huertas 4 Alequin 0 Velazquez 0 YAU Jordan 20/19r Jones 18/12r Z. Sanchez 12/7r Pagan 10 Harris 9 Batiz 3 Crespo 2 A. Sanchez 0

October 14, 2018

Carolina vs. San Sebastian 69-45 CAR Bays 20/11r Canales 16 A. Torres 11 Melendez 8/6r Gilday 6 Rodriguez 2/7r Acevedo 2 Barrientos 2 L. Torres 2 Cruz 0 Velez 0 SAS Maldonado 14/7r Brown 9/9r Vazquez 8/7r Rosa 6 Hernandez 4 Gutierrez 4 Richardson 0/6a G. Gonzalez 0 Torres 0 D. Gonzalez 0 Addison 0

Santurce vs. Manati 57-67 SAN Hodge 12/8r Gonzalez 12 Bethel 9/12r Salaman 9 Rosa 6 Placido 4 Roman 3 Flores 2 Cabrera 0 Quinones 0 Baez 0 Rodriguez 0 MAN Rosado 19/6r/6a Williams 14/8r Westbeld 12/6r Prim 9/7r Huertas 7 Delgado 4 Gonzalez 2 Alequin 0

October 16, 2018

Carolina vs. Yauco 83-77 CAR Gilday 29 Bays 18/12r A. Torres 11 Barrientos 10 Melendez 6 Rodriguez 4 Canales 4 L. Torres 1 Acevedo 0 Cruz 0 YAU Jordan 16/8r Harris 16/7a Jones 12/6r Z. Sanchez 11 Batiz 10 Pagan 4 A. Sanchez 4 Crespo 2 Chaves 2 Guevares 0 Cosme 0

October 17, 2018

Manati vs. Santurce 71-54 MAN Rosado 16/8r Westbeld 15/10r Costa 11/7r Prim 9 Gonzalez 8 Huertas 5 Velazquez 3 Delgado 2/6r/13a Alequin 2 Lopez 0 SAN Salaman 18 Roman 10 Gonzalez 9 Flores 6 Quinones 5 Placido 2/7r Hodges 2/7r Bethel 2/7r Baez 0 Rosa 0 Cabrera 0

October 18, 2018

Yauco vs. Carolina 74-79(OT) YAU Jordan 26/13r Jones 14/11r Batiz 12 Z. Sanchez 7/6r/8a Chaves 5 Pagan 4/6r Harris 3 Crespo 2 A. Sanchez 1 CAR Bays 19/12r/6a/7s Gibson 17/7r Melendez 15/7r Gilday 11 Torres 8 Barrientos 4 Canales 3 Acevedo 2 Rodriguez 0

October 19, 2018

San Sebastian vs. Santurce 59-88 SAS Maldonado 21/8r Richardson 11 Jordan 10/7r Brown 10 Hernandez 3 Addison 2 Torres 2 Coyne 0 G. Gonzalez 0 Vazquez 0 Rosa 0 Gutierrez 0 D. Gonzalez 0 Ruiz 0 SAN Salaman 18/6r Bethel 17 Gonzalez 13/6a Flores 9 Roman 9 Quinones 7 Hodges 5/8r Placido 5 Rodriguez 4 Rosa 1 Cabrera 0 Baez 0

Standings:

Carolina 5-0, Manati 3-1, Santurce 2-2, Yauco 2-5, San Sebastian 0-4

After last season was cut short to due the hurricane, a full new season started on Saturday in Yauco, where Santurce won 88-71.  On Sunday, San Sebastian played their first game as the league’s newest team and Shakena Richardson also had a strong professional debut, but Yauco won 70-58.  Chanita Jordan and Yauco continued their marathon start to the season on Tuesday, losing to Whitney Bays and Carolina 56-54.  Manati was the last team to start their season beating tired Yauco 72-62 as Kathryn Westbeld made her professional debut.  On Friday, Maria Brown had a big game for San Sebstian, but Carolina’s combination of Whitney Bays and Nici Gilday got them the 77-73 win.

October 6, 2018

Yauco vs. Santurce 71-88 YAU Jones 14 Z. Sanchez 10 Pagan 10 Batiz 10 Harris 6/6r Jordan 5 Guevares 5 Ventura 4 Crespo 2 Chaves 2 A. Sanchez 2 Cosme 0 SAN Placido 19/7r Salaman 17 Gonzalez 14 Hodge 11/6r Bethel 9 Flores 9 Quinones 9 Cabrera 0/6r Baez 0 Roman 0 Rodriguez 0 Rosa 0

October 7, 2018

San Sebastian vs. Yauco 58-70 SAS Richardson 21/10r Brown 10/10r Maldonado 8 Jordan 8 Gutierrez 7/9r Addison 2 G. Gonzalez 2 Vazquez 0/7r Torres 0 D. Gonzalez 0 Rosa 0 Ruiz 0 YAU Jones 19 Jordan 14/10r Batiz 9 Harris 9 Cosme 8 Z. Sanchez 3 Ventura 2 Crespo 2 A. Sanchez 2 Pagan 2 Torres 0 Guevares 0 Chaves 0

October 9, 2018

Yauco vs. Carolina 54-56 YAU Jordan 20/15r Jones 14/9r Z. Sanchez 7 Pagan 4 Batiz 4 Ventura 3 Crespo 2/13r Harris 0 Cosme 0 A. Sanchez 0 Guevares 0 CAR Bays 23/18r Canales 7 Gilday 6 Acevedo 6 Cruz 4 Rodriguez 3 A. Torres 3 Barrientos 3 L. Torres 1

October 11, 2018

Yauco vs. Manati 62-72 YAU Jones 12/8r Jordan 11/8r Pagan 9 A. Sanchez 6 Batiz 6 Z. Sanchez 5 Crespo 4/6r Harris 4 Cosme 3 Ventura 2 Chaves 0 Guevares 0 MAN Westbeld 14/9r Rosado 12 Prim 12 Delgado 10/7r/8a Williams 9 Gonzalez 8 Huertas 3/9r/7a Alequin 2/8r Lopez 2 Velazquez 0

October 12, 2018

San Sebastian vs. Carolina 73-77 SAS Brown 21/7r Richardson 17/11a Jordan 11 Vazquez 11 Hernandez 5 Maldonado 4 Gutierrez 4 Addison 0 Torres 0 CAR Bays 26/14r Gilday 23 A. Torres 14 Barrientos 5/6r Canales 4 Rodriguez 3/8r Acevedo 2 L. Torres 0 Cruz 0

The start of the season was delayed due to Hurricane Irma, but action finally started on Wednesday.  The Pollitas made their return to Isabella as they hosted Aguada, losing 85-64.  The visitors used a balanced effort to get the win while Shayra Brown led the hosts and first overall pick in the draft Adily Martucci had a strong debut.  Yauco made their debut on Thursday, but a strong fourth quarter helped hosts Morovis win 68-59.  Import Mariesa Greene helped the duo of Pamela Rosado and Michelle Gonzalez.  Yauco is a young team, playing picks two, three, and four in the most recent draft as import Tierra Henderson led the way for them.  It was a big clash of league favorites on Friday when Aguada visited Carolina, using a strong second half to leave with the 64-55 win.  Yauco had the chance to play in front of their home fans for the first time and a great comeback got them the 68-65 win as Tierra Henderson had another great game.  Manati’s import duo of Atonye Nyingifa and Monique Reid were strong, but they did not get enough help.  Saturday’s game in Aguada was quite exciting as Dayshalee Salaman switched from providing to scoring to help the hosts win 77-74.  Maria Blazejewski delivered her first big game as an import for Morovis, which also got another good game from Pamela Rosado.  The other game was not as close as Monique Reid fired Manati past Isabela 82-62.  Yauco has a favorable early schedule and they made it count on Sunday by starting the second half well to beat Isabela 78-65.  Tierra Henderson continued her strong start to the season for the hosts while Adily Martucci played like a first overall pick as the early favorite for the rookie of the year.  Henderson did not slow down in a rare Monday game as Yauco put in an even more impressive performance to beat Carolina 76-63.  Shalonda Winton had a fantastic game for the hosts as the game was the last one played before a break due to Hurricane Maria.

September 13, 2017

Pollitas de Isabela vs. Santeras de Aguada 64-85 ISA Brown 23/8r Martucci 18/8r Ramos 9 Bough 5/8r L. Rosa 4 G. Rosa 3 Irizarry 2 De Jesus 0 Garriga 0 AGU Wampler 14/9r Velazquez 13 Salaman 13/10a Perry 11/10r Placido 9/8r Melendez 6/6r Quinones 6 S. Rodriguez 6 Gonzalez 4 Munoz 3 D. Rodriguez 0

September 14, 2017

Montaneras de Morovis vs. Cafetaleras de Yauco 68-59 MOR Rosado 21/8r/8a Gonzalez 20 Greene 18/19r/7b Blazejewski 5/9r Alequin 2 Gomez 2 Torres 0 Huertas 0 Reyes 0 Pinero 0 YAU Henderson 24/11r/6s Harris 9 Murphy 8/8r Luciano 8/6a Jordan 6 Crespo 4 Ventura 0 Rosario 0 Garcia 0

September 15, 2017

Gigantes de Carolina vs. Santeras de Aguada 55-64 CAR Winton 17/8r Poppens 11/7r Canales 9 Jones 6/10r Cortijo 4 Flores 3 Roman 2 Rivera 2 Cabrera 1 Rodriguez 0 Aviles 0 AGU Melendez 13/8r Salaman 12/7a Quinones 9 Wampler 7/8r Placido 7/7r Gonzalez 6 Velazquez 6 Perry 4 Rodriguez 0 Munoz 0

Cafataleras de Yauco vs. Atenienses de Manati 68-65 YAU Henderson 21/13r Murphy 10/7r Rosario 10 Jordan 9 Harris 6 Crespo 5/8r Luciano 5/6r Ventura 2 MAN Nyingifa 23/21r Reid 21/12r Prim 8/6r Barrientos 6 Bermudez 4/10r Figueroa 3 Diaz 0 Ruiz 0

September 16, 2017

Santeras de Aguada vs. Montaneras de Morovis 77-74 AGU Salaman 21 Perry 17/10r Melendez 15/6r Wampler 8/8r Quinones 4 Placido 3 Velazquez 3 Munox 3 Rodriguez 3 Gonzalez 0 MOR Blazejewski 22 Rosado 20 Gonzalez 13 Greene 7/18r Gomez 6 Huertas 2 Pinero 2 Alequin 2 Torres 0 Reyes 0

Pollitas de Isabela vs. Atenienses de Manati 62-82 ISA Brown 18/8r Reynoso 14/10r Martucci 11 Rosa 7 Irizarry 7 Garriga 3 Bough 2/9r De Jesus 0 Rosa 0 Ramos 0 MAN Reid 27/11r Nyingifa 17/16r Prim 11/12a Bermudez 10/9r Diaz 7/7r Ruiz 4 Barrientos 2 Figueroa 2 Gonzalez 1 Maria 1

September 17, 2017

Cafetaleras de Yauco vs. Pollitas de Isabela 78-65 YAU Henderson 21/10r Luciano 17/7a Murphy 10/7r Jordan 9 Ventura 7 Batiz 6 Crespo 5/7r Harris 3 Rosario 0 Torres 0 Garcia 0 ISA Martucci 25/7r Rosa 12 Brown 10 Bough 8/7r Reynoso 5/8r Garriga 3 Irizarry 2 Ramos 0 Rosa 0 De Jesus 0

September 18, 2017

Cafetaleras de Yauco vs. Gigantes de Carolina 76-63 YAU Henderson 23/8r Murphy 12/11r Batiz 10 Rosario 9 Luciano 6 Harris 5 Ventura 5 Crespo 4 Jordan 2 CAR Winton 27/11r Jones 12/16r/6a Poppens 8 Cortijo 6 Flores 3 Canales 2 Cabrera 2 Rivera 2 Rodriguez 1 Aviles 0 Cruz 0

November 1, 2016

Morovis needed a win at home to extend the series, but created too big of a deficit in the first half to come back from, losing 75-69.  Both imports had good games for the hosts as Shae Kelley and Sasha Goodlett did everything they could to keep their season alive.  The visitors used a more balanced effort to win their third consecutive title.

Morovis vs. Carolina 69-75 MOR Kelley 22/16r Goodlett 21/15r Rosado 10/6a Sepulveda 5 Morales 5 Alequin 3 Flores 2 Negron 1 Huertas 0 CAR Walker 16/18r/7a Gomez 15 Jones 14 Hornbuckle 10/9r/6a Rodriguez 10 O’Neill 6 Cabrera 2/6r/7a Quinones 2

Carolina wins series 4-2

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October 30, 2016

Both teams were looking for the series advantage in Game 5 on Sunday in Carolina.  The game was close throughout the first half before Carolina opened up a lead in the third quarter, which they were able to carry to a 72-63 win.  Alexis Hornbuckle led the way in the win, which was important with the visitors getting their usual big production from the import spots as Sasha Goodlett led all scorers.  Morovis will now have to win the next game at home on Tuesday to extend their season and keep their championship hopes alive.  Carolina will be looking to clinch a third straight title with one more win.

Carolina vs. Morovis 72-63 CAR Hornbuckle 20/9r O’Neill 14/8r Walker 10/8r Gomez 9 Cabrera 8 Quinones 6 Rodriguez 3 Jones 2 MOR Goodlett 23/6r Kelley 19/10r Rosado 11/7a Sepulveda 6 Alequin 4/7r Morales 0 Flores 0 Huertas 0 Negron 0

Carolina leads series 3-2