With a final score of 62-54, Colombia defeated Paraguay in the second match of the first phase of the South American Women’s Basketball Championship.
The championship is being held at the Centro de Deportes Colectivos in Santiago de Chile. With one match remaining, Colombia is the leader and has qualified for the next round.
Without a doubt, Colombia imposed conditions from the first quarter in the game in which they defeated Paraguay.
Manuela, Daniela, Jenifer, Mabel and Yuliany, the five starters, made the difference on the field and, led by Carolina López from the bench, finished with a partial score of 21-13.
However, the Paraguayans did not leave things like that and in the second quarter Paloma Niz was key in closing the gap and bringing her team closer with the momentary result of 30-29.
For the undefeated in the first phase of Women’s Basketball
The technical talk by coach Luis Cuenca allowed the Colombian team’s attitude to change and in the third quarter, after a comeback by Paraguay, they managed to increase the difference, thanks to Daniela González’s goals, to 51-42.
Precisely, the difference has been maintained in recent times where the figure for our country was Manuela Ríos.
The Paisa was the key in the closing and leaving statistics of 15 points, five rebounds, nine assists and three steals.
In the end, the score was 62-54 in favor of our team and gave them the ticket to the next round.
After the end of the match, our country recorded 12 points after losing, 18 on the counterattack and 16 from the bench.
In addition to Manuela, another standout in the match was Jenifer Muñoz with 14 points, three defensive rebounds, four assists and an efficiency of 16.
On Wednesday, September 4, the match between Colombia and Ecuador will be played starting at 2:00 pm, local time.
The Colombian team’s goal is to close the first phase of the South American Women’s Basketball Championship, with an undefeated record under their belts.
2024-09-04 17:28:41
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