May 26, 2016

Final:

It was a battle of the favorite against the home team to determine the championship on Thursday.  Brazil did not want a repeat of the last game and built a big lead early, cruising to the 94-75 win.  The trio of former WNBA players led the way again with Iziane Castro Marques and Kelly Santos taking charge early.  Roselis Silva, Venezuela’s big scorer, had her best game of the tournament, but it was not enough.  Brazil now waits for the Olympics on home soil while Venezuela hopes to take momentum from this tournament with them to France as they try to qualify.

Brazil vs. Venezuela 94-75 BRA Castro 20 Santos 19 Colhado 13/12r Jacob 10/7r Marcal 10 Pacheco 10 Justino 4 Paixao 3 Ega 3 Silvestre 2 Rodrigues 0/11a Ribeiro 0 VEN Silva 18 Renault 13 Marquez 13 Perez 13 Garate 4 Wallen 4 Garcia 3 Duran 3 Corrales 2 Ortega 2 Rivas 0 Landaeta 0

3rd Place Game:

The day started with the game for the bronze medal.  It was close throughout with Colombia edging proceedings 59-55.  Argentina would have liked to approach Olympic qualifying with more momentum after three consecutive losses.  Maria Palacio led the way in the win as the victors will consider their summer to have been very productive as they look forward to playing again next year.

Argentina vs. Colombia 55-59 ARG Boquete 14 Pavon 13/6r Rosset 11/6r Gretter 7 Santana 6/6r Fiorotto 3 Vega 1 Flores 0 Burani 0 Thomas 0 Llorente 0 Cabrera DNP COL Palacio 17/8r Martinez 10 Tapias 9 Mosquera 8/7r Munoz 6 Prens 5/14r Vente 2 Rios 2 Torres 0 Delgado 0 Mendoza 0 Cordoba 0

May 25, 2016

Semifinals:

The four remaining teams had already secured qualification, but the playoffs for the championship started on Wednesday.  Brazil had not been tested previously and got off to a solid start against Argentina, but let the underdogs fight their way back to tie the game after third quarter.  The overwhelming favorites recovered with a dominant final frame to win 73-57 with Iziane Castro Marques getting some help from Palmira Cristina Marcal.  The hosts closed the day against Colombia, building a lead early, but then needing to hang on for the 67-59 win.  Waleska Perez paced Venezuela again as she will need her teammates to also be at their best if they want to pull off the upset on Thursday.  Mabel Martinez led all scorers, but it was not enough for the win.

Brazil vs. Argentina 73-57 BRA Castro 19 Marcal 18 Colhado 13/12r Jacob 7/11r Rodrigues 6/7a Santos 4 Paixao 3 Pachecho 3 Ega 0 Silvestre 0 Justino 0 Ribeiro DNP ARG Vega 14 Rosset 11 Santana 8 Gretter 7/6a Boquete 7 Burani 4 Pavon 2 Thomas 2 Fiorotto 2 Flores 0 Llorente 0 Cabrera 0

Venezuela vs. Colombia 67-59 VEN Perez 17/10r Silva 15 Marquez 11/6r Duran 10 Renault 4 Garcia 4 Corrales 2 Wallen 2 Garate 2 Ortega 0 Rivas 0 Landaeta DNP COL Martinez 23/7r Mosquera 16/11r Prens 13/10r Palacio 5/10a Munoz 2 Cordoba 0 Rios 0 Mendoza 0 Vente 0 Delgado 0 Tapias 0 Torres DNP

5th Place Playoff:

The day started with the playoff to determine which team might get another chance at making it to next summer’s tournament if a spot opens up after this summer.  Paraguay took the early lead, but Ecuador fought back before falling behind further in the second half and losing 72-52.  Maria Mercado had a great all around performance and got some help from the two former collegiate players.  Dayanna Salcedo had a solid effort in the loss, but it was not enough for the team to qualify again as they did last summer.

Paraguay vs. Ecuador 72-52 PAR Mercado 19/9r/8a T. Insfran 17/6r Huttemann 15 Caraves 8/7r/7a Pena 6/9r R. Insfran 4 Torres 3 Gomez 0 Perez DNP Quevedo DNP Niz DNP Cardenas DNP ECU Salcedo 19/11r Gencon 15/6r Caicedo 4 Moreira 4 Angulo 2/8r Yepez 2/6r Lasso 2 Vinueza 2 Figueroa 2 Patino 0 Santamaria DNP

May 23, 2016

Group A:

Colombia had their final game first, so they needed a win to make sure that the later game would not have an effect on them.  They took care of business as Junior College player Maria Delgado caught fire to lead them to the 83-42 win over Uruguay.  Brazil left no doubt about which team was the best in the group with a 128-35 pasting of Paraguay.

Colombia vs. Uruguay 83-42 COL Delgado 23 Mosquera 9 Mendoza 8/9r Tapias 8/7r/7a Martinez 8 Palacio 6 Cordoba 5 Vente 5 Rios 5/7a Prens 4 Munoz 2 Torres 0 URU Pereyra 11 Sergio 8/6r Martinelli 7 Tovagliari 6 Somma 5/6r Bello 2 Doring 2 Dagnino 1 Lopez 0 Panetta 0 Ezquiaga 0 Dibarboure 0

Brazil vs. Paraguay 128-35 BRA Ribeiro 19 Santos 17/11r Colhado 17/9r Marcal 17/7a Justino 15 Castro 15 Pacheco 11 Silvestre 8 Jacob 7/10r Rodrigues 2/6r/15a Ega 2 Paixao DNP PAR Hutteman 11 Mercado 9 Cardenas 4 Torres 3 Perez 3 Caraves 2 T. Insfran 2 Quevedo 1 Niz 0/7r Pena 0 R. Insfran 0 Gomez DNP

Standings: Brazil 4-0, Colombia 3-1, Paraguay 2-2, Chile 1-3, Uruguay 0-4

May 23, 2016

Group A:

Two teams were looking for their first win as Monday action started.  Maria Pereyra had a good game for Uruguay, but Chile’s play inside fueled by Tatiana Gomez helped them to the 92-58 win, but both teams ended up being eliminated.  The other game was between teams that knew that a win would most likely send them through to the Semifinals and next summer’s bigger tournament while a loss would reduce those chances with the need to navigate a playoff and hope for other events to go their way.  Colombia seized the moment and handed Paraguay their first loss 92-58.  Narlyn Mosquera and Mabel Martinez led the way in the win as the team will want to win their final group game on Tuesday to make sure of their qualification.

Uruguay vs. Chile 53-68 URU Pereyra 22 Somma 14/11r Bello 7 Tovagliari 6 Dagnino 4 Sergio 0 Lopez 0 Martinelli 0 Ezquiaga 0 Dibarboure 0 Doring 0 Panetta DNP CHI Gomez 19/15r Morales 15/10r/6a Fuentes 11 Abuyeres 8/7r Marc. Gamboa 4 Mari. Gamboa 4 Angotzi 3 Cousino 2 Bermudez 2 Videla 0 Salvatierra DNP Koljanin DNP

Paraguay vs. Colombia 58-92 PAR Mercado 14 T. Insfran 14 Gomez 11 Huttemann 6 R. Insfran 6 Caraves 5 Pena 2 Torres 0 Cardenas 0 Perez DNP Quevedo DNP Niz DNP COL Mosquera 23/7r Martinez 19/7r/8a Munoz 11/10r Tapias 7 Cordoba 6/8r Prens 6/7r Delgado 6 Palacio 5 Vente 4 Mendoza 2 Torres 2 Rios 1

Standings: Brazil 3-0, Colombia 2-1, Paraguay 2-1, Chile 1-3, Uruguay 0-3

Group B:

The first game in the last day of play in this group was to determine the last team to keep hopes of meaningful basketball next summer alive.  Ecuador gave Peru a merciful end to their tough tournament with a balanced attack in an 85-57 win.  They now take a day off before the fifth place playoff.  The two group leaders closed the day of play knowing that seeding could have a big impact on their chances of reaching the final.  It was as good of a game as expected, going to overtime before Venezuela was lifted enough by the home fans to edge out Argentina 71-67.  Gisela Vega had a great game inside, but it was not enough as former collegians Ivaney Marquez and Waleska Perez had good all around games to take their team to the top of the group.  The teams now get a day off while their next opponents all have to play another game.

Ecuador vs. Peru 85-57 ECU Salcedo 16 Caicedo 15/8r Angulo 14 Gencon 11 Yepez 10 Vinueza 10 Figueroa 5 Patino 3/6a Santamaria 1 Lasso 0 Moreira 0 PER Farfan 18 Vega 9/6r Duarte 8 Bellatin 7/8r Porras 6 Vera 5 Garcia 2 Cosmopolis 2 Mansilla 0 Espinoza DNP Ortiz DNP Protto DNP

Venezuela vs. Argentina 71-67 (OT) VEN Marquez 23/6r Perez 15/9r/9a Corrales 9 Silva 8/8r Wallen 6/8r Garcia 6 Renault 4 Ortega 0 Garate 0 Duran 0 Rivas 0 Landaeta DNP ARG Vega 22/13r Gretter 12/6r/6a Burani 9/7r Thomas 8 Rosset 8 Llorente 4 Boquete 3 Fiorotto 1 Santana 0 Pavon 0 Flores 0 Cabrera DNP

Standings: Venezuela 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Ecuador 2-1, Peru 0-2

May 22nd, 2016

Group A:

Paraguay is in good shape to stay in contention for next summer after opening Sunday’s games with an 83-69 win over Chile.  Tatiana Gomez was the leading scorer, but she did not have as much help as Maria Mercado, with the two former collegiate players helping her out in the win.  Brazil had a tougher test with Colombia, but still eased to the 76-55 win with Iziane Castro Marques and the other former WNBA players leading the way.  Brazil will now definitely move on to the semifinals and has qualified for next summer’s tournament.

Chile vs. Paraguay 69-83 CHI Gomez 27/6r Abuyeres 11/8r Angotzi 9 Fuentes 6/11r Morales 6 Bermudez 4 Cousino 3/7r/6a Salvatierra 3 Mari. Gamboa 0 Videla 0 Koljanin DNP Marc. Gamboa DNP PAR Mercado 24/6a T. Insfran 19/8r Huttemann 14 Caraves 9/9r Gomez 6 Pena 4 R. Insfran 4 Torres 3 Cardenas 0 Perez DNP Quevedo DNP Niz DNP

Colombia vs. Brazil 55-76 COL Mosquera 12 Palacio 8 Vente 7 Martinez 7 Rios 5 Delgado 4 Munoz 3 Cordoba 3 Torres 2 Mendoza 2 Tapias 2 Prens 0 BRA Castro 22 Colhado 15/11r Santos 14/8r Justino 5 Rodrigues 5 Paixao 5 Jacob 4 Marcal 3/6r Pacheco 3 Ega 0 Silvestre 0 Ribeiro 0

Standings: Brazil 3-0, Paraguay 2-0, Colombia 1-1, Chile 0-3, Uruguay 0-2

Group B:

Argentina knew that they could have a semifinal and tournament berth wrapped up by the end of the day and enthusiastically set about their task of beating Peru, comprehensively dismantling them 89-15.  Former Clemson player Sthefany Thomas matched Peru’s scoring output on her own in only 17 minutes.  Venezuela knew that a win would be enough to join them and had another good performance for the home fans in a 91-46 win with Waleska Perez leading the way again.

Argentina vs. Peru 89-15 ARG Thomas 15 Boquete 14 Vega 12/10r Rosset 10 Burani 8 Santana 8 Fiorotto 7 Llorente 5/8r Pavon 3 Cabrera 3 Flores 2 Gretter 2/10a PER Farfan 5 Garcia 4 Protto 3 Mansilla 2 Cosmopolis 1 Vega 0/7r Bellatin 0/6r Porras 0 Vera 0 Duarte 0 Ortiz 0 Espinoza DNP

Ecuador vs. Venezuela 46-91 ECU Salcedo 14 Caicedo 9 Figueroa 7 Gencon 6 Moreira 6 Angulo 4 Patino 0 Santamaria 0 Lasso 0 Yepez 0 Vinueza 0 VEN Perez 16/6r Rivas 12 Corrales 11 Wallen 9/6r Marquez 8 Renault 7/6r Duran 6 Garcia 6 Ortega 6 Garate 4 Landaeta 4 Silva 2/6a

Standings: Argentina 2-0, Venezuela 2-0, Ecuador 0-2, Peru 0-2

May 21, 2016

Group A:

Paraguay was the last team in the group to start their tournament as they were also missing their star player, but beat Uruguay 62-56.  Maria Caraves took on the leading role for the team.  Brazil had another easy game, rolling to a 104-54 win over Chile as their three former WNBA players led the way.  Barbara Cousino, who just had a very solid season at the Junior College level, had a good game, but it was not enough in the loss.

Paraguay vs. Uruguay 62-56 PAR Caraves 26 Mercado 10/11r/6a Huttemann 10/7r Pena 4/6r T. Insfran 4 R. Insfran 4 Gomez 3 Torres 1 Quevedo 0 Perez 0 Niz DNP Cardenas DNP URU Pereyra 15 Bello 11/7r Somma 10/9r Dibarboure 9/6r Tovagliari 6 Lopez 3 Dagnino 2 Doring 0 Martinelli 0 Panetta 0 Ezquiaga 0 Sergio DNP

Brazil vs. Chile 104-54 BRA Castro 16 Colhado 14/9r Santos 14/7r Paixao 13 Marcal 10 Teixeira 10 Rodrigues 6/7a Justino 6 Silvestre 6 Ega 4 Pacheco 4 Jacob 1 CHI Cousino 19 Morales 17 Abuyeres 6/8r Fuentes 6 Koljanin 3 Salvatierra 2 Angotzi 1 Bermudez 0 Mari. Gamboa 0 Marc. Gamboa 0 Videla DNP Gomez DNP

Standings: Brazil 2-0 Colombia 1-0 Paraguay 1-0 Uruguay 0-2 Chile 0-2

Group B:

The other group finally got started on Saturday.  Argentina stifled Ecuador 71-35 as Gisela Vega controlled the paint.  Along with the hosts, Argentina is trying to round into form as they prepare to try to also qualify for the Olympics.  Venezuela gave the home fans something to celebrate by beating Peru 82-52.  No other team has more players with American college experience as Waleska Perez led the way, offsetting a big effort from Daniela Porras in the loss.

Argentina vs. Ecuador 71-35 ARG Vega 19/12r Santana 11 Gretter 8 Thomas 8 Pavon 6/7r Boquete 6 Llorente 5/8r Rosset 5 Fiorotto 2 Burani 1 Cabrera 0 Flores 0 ECU Yepez 16 Angulo 7 Salcedo 4 Caicedo 3 Gencon 3 Patino 2 Lasso 0 Vineuza 0 Moreira 0 Figueroa 0 Santamaria DNP

Peru vs. Venezuela 52-82 PER Porras 22 Vera 13 Farfan 11 Vega 4/9r Bellatin 2 Duarte 0 Cosmopolis 0 Mansilla 0 Garcia 0 Protto 0 Espinoza DNP Ortiz DNP VEN Perez 20 Silva 17/7r Corrales 15 Marquez 11 Wallen 4/11r Ortega 4 Rivas 4 Renault 3 Duran 2 Garcia 2 Landaeta 0 Garate 0

Standings: Argentina 1-0 Venezuela 1-0 Peru 0-1 Ecuador 0-1