Americas
Defensor Sporting tied the championship series in Uruguay with a win over Malvin on Thursday. They then took the lead on Sunday with a close win at home. In the consolation series, Yale finished a sweep of Tabare on Wednesday.
The first round-robin is complete in El Salvador after this week’s games. There were two games on Wednesday as Salvadores defeated Capitalinas. Emer Nichols had 30 points for Ahuachapan, but they lost to Santa Ana, which got 30 points from Monica Aristondo and a 15 point, 11 rebound, 11 assist triple-double from Maria Montero. Monsenor Romero defeated Santa Tecla on Friday. San Salvador stayed undefeated on Saturday and Ahuachapan also lost on Sunday to Salvadorenas to remain winless.
The week in Puerto Rico started with two games on Wednesday as Fajardo used a late comeback to edge Juana Diaz. Shae Kelley had 37 points for Santurce, but it was half of the team’s total and they fell short against Manati. On Thursday, Isabela got the win over Ponce and Caguas defeated Carolina. Hatillo started well on Friday, but lost to Santurce. Manati rolled past Fajarado and Moca bounced back from a tough opener with a big win over Juana Diaz. Ponce had a great start on Saturday only to lose to Carolina. A busy Sunday included Moca escaping Fajardo. Emily Kiser scored 31 points in Isabela’s loss to Caguas. Imani McGee-Stafford’s 33 points still were not enough in a Juana Diaz loss to Manati.
Europe
The season started in Luxembourg on Sunday and Da’Ja Green had the highest scoring game with 38 points, but Les Sangliers Wooltz still lost. Olivia Olsen also had a standout game with 22 rebounds in a close Grengewald Hueschtert loss. The top divisions also started in the Netherlands as well as Denmark, which had some league growth in the offseason.
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