In a true offensive festival, the U18 women’s team defeated the Dominican Republic 81 to 35 and with 13 points from Nerea Lagowski and Milagros Morell. This Wednesday they close Group A with Colombia.
For a new date in the AmeriCup U18 in Bucaramanga, Argentina overwhelmed the Dominican Republic by 81 to 35 and added its first victory in the competition after the setback in the continental debut. Between Nerea Lagowski and Milagros Morell they contributed to the victory with a cumulative 26 points. The sporting agenda will continue tomorrow with the match against the host country.
It was total dominance in all aspects of the game, with Alma Bourgarel as the main architect in generating the team’s play. It was a perfect start, looking for the ball in the post and with several partnerships to punish on offense. In just 4 minutes, the initial advantage was already extended to a disparity of 12 points (14-2) against an opponent that was blurred, limited and with many complexities to convert in the vicinity of the basket (3/32 in field goals).
That confidence materialized during the third period, with Argentina pressing on defense and reducing the Dominican time of possession. He complemented this work with greater precision in external shots with up to 4 hits in triples. It was a consistent approach that resembles the characteristic national style, with a correct occupation of the spaces and taking advantage of other people’s shortcomings to run the field. For the last quarter, the delegation lost the set 17-2.
The U18 decreased the number of losses compared to the debut (21), in addition to improving the percentages in freestyle, doubles and triples. The Argentine scoring was very well distributed among 10 of its members, with Nerea Lagowski and Milagros Morell as the team’s top scorers with 13 points each. The other reference to exceed double digits was Alma Bourgarel with 11 more units. On the Dominican side, the references were Anny de Jesús (8), Leila Nuñez (8) and Natalia Valdéz (7).
The regular phase will conclude this Wednesday at 10:10 p.m. when they face Colombia and with the possibility of finishing second in Group A. All of the team’s matches in Bucaramanga can be seen live through the Básquet Pass platform.
Synthesis:
Dominican Republic (35): Anny de Jesús 8, Natalia Valdez 7, Arianna Mercado 4, Portia Polo 1 and Carmela Nuñez 2 (FI); Karina Capellán 1, Leila Nuñez 8, Pamela Pérez 0, Ana Mota 0, Alanna Monte 2, Loanna Tolentino 2 and Yarianna Torres 0. Coach: Ariel Portuondo
Argentina (81): Alma Bourgarel 11, Stephanie Smidt Falter 5, Milagros Morel 13l, Malena Maggi 9 and Nerea Lagowski 13 (FI); Isabella Ingenito 0, Julia Bosque 7, Ema Baldo 4, Sol Depetris 9, Fiamma Solis 5, Juana Barrionuevo 0, Alessia Reale 5. Coach: Mauricio Santángelo
Partials: 5-25; 6-20 (11-45); 7-34 (18-79) and 17-2 (35-81)
Stadium: Bicentennial Coliseum
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Photos: Courtesy FIBA
