2023-10-26 00:42:46
When last September the fixture of the women’s basketball in Santiago 2023the unison message conveyed by the Chilean team was that they always knew that they should do their best to be able to aspire to a medal.
The local team was paired in Group A with Cuba, Argentina and Puerto Ricothe latter bronze medalist in Lima 2019 and his rival at the premiere at the National Stadium Sports Center.
On the field they confirmed that maxim and from the beginning they worked on the match once morest the Caribbean team. After finishing 22-20 up in the first quarter, in the next they stretched the advantage to go to halftime with a lead of 50-38.
Upon return, Chile continued to stretch the difference with a notable partial, which ended 74-47. Only at the closing did he take his foot off the accelerator a little and allow the Puerto Rico shorten the distance somewhat, although far from avoiding the resounding victory by 86-60.
The best winning hands were Fernanda Ovalle, Bárbara Cousiño and Tatiana Gómez, all with 13 points. Among the Caribbean women, the best scorer was Jacqueline Benítezcon 17.
In the other party in this area, Cuba defeated Argentina 86-74. The islanders dominated from the beginning and only in the third quarter did they have to face the attempted comeback of the south american.
The top scorer of the winners was Maria Monterowith 17 points, while in Argentina the scorer was Camila Suarez con 23.
Regarding this Thursday’s clash once morest ChileArgentina Maria Jourdheuil He advanced: “We will focus on reviewing what did not go well before Cuba and watch how he plays Chile to try to do the best possible.”
This Thursday, the action in the Sports Center of the National Stadium It includes the meetings between Venezuela-Brazil (10:30 a.m.), Mexico-Colombia (1:00 p.m.), Puerto Rico-Cuba (5:30 p.m.) and the aforementioned Argentina-Chile (8:00 p.m.).
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