The U18 had a promising debut against one of the powers in the category. They opened Group A with a 84-55 defeat against Canada. The agenda continues on Tuesday with the match against the Dominican Republic.
After the arduous preparation in Buenos Aires, the U18 Women’s Team had an auspicious debut in Group A of the AmeriCup in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Argentina fell to Canada 84 to 55, the third world power in the category. The team’s top scorer was Alma Bourgarel with 16 points.
With the purpose of leveling the rival’s physical size, the coaching staff opted for an intense, dynamic and tall starting quintet but without neglecting the depth of their offenses to generate damage in the vicinity of the basket. For its part, Canada imposed a dizzying and vertical pace to punish the athletic speed of its leaders. The initial advantage was consolidated from the effectiveness of external shots, which for the first half was around 30%.
During the match, the best sporting version of Argentina appeared, with a timely rotation of the team among the 12 players and without allowing themselves to be overwhelmed by the innate opposing power. Added to these actions were the connections in the paint and the imbalance of Alma Bourgarel to break the defensive lines. The parity of the party. The good passages of play allowed us to maintain parity on the scoreboard with partial scores of 19-20 and 14-17. The main aspect to correct will be the decrease in the number of losses, a deficiency that today amounted to 21.
The team’s top scorer was Alma Bourgarel with 16 points, with 8/10 in field goals. The rest of the scoring was distributed between the contributions of Ema Baldo (8 points), Julia Bosque (7 points) and the 5 managed by Alessia Reale and Stephanie Smidt Falter. On the Canadian side, the top figures were Jasmine Bacoe with 19 points, Nyadieng Yiech with 18 and Olivia Leung with 12 more points.
The National Team’s sports agenda will continue this Tuesday from 7:40 p.m. with the crossing against the Dominican Republic and with the broadcast of Básquet Pass. The other game in the zone will be at 10:10 p.m., with Colombia hosting the North American team.
Synthesis:
Argentina (55): Alma Bourgarel 16, Isabella Ingenito 4, Milagros Morell 2, Malena Maggi 0 and Nerea Lagowski 2 (FI); Stephanie Smidt Falter 5, Julia Bosque 7, Ema Baldo 8, Sol Depetris 2, Fiamma Solis 2, Juana Barrionuevo 2, Alessia Reale 5. Coach: Mauricio Santángelo
Canada (84): Jasmine Bascoe 19, Patricia Augustin 9, Olivia Leung 12, Taliyah Henderson 2 and Divine Tumba 9 (FI); Nyadieng Yiech 18, Chante Murray 0, Ifeoma Nwaobi 5, Marie Grace Talle 3, Alex-Anne Bessette 5, Avery Sussex 0 and Kamora Morgan 2. Coach: Marlo Davis
Partials: 13-25; 9-22 (22-47); 19-20 (41-67) and 14-17 (55-84)
Stadium: Bicentennial Coliseum
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Photos: Courtesy FIBA
