Argentina heads to Big Final in Santiago

South American Championship, Semifinals: ARGENTINA - COLOMBIA 83-74

Argentina advanced to Big Final of South American Championship 2010. They outplayed Colombia in the Semis and will fight for the Gold against Brazil. Colombia will meet Paraguay for third place. Erica Sanchez (182-F/C-76) shined for the winners with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Florencia Fernandez (190-C-86) had 17 and Sandra Pavon (175-F-85) added 12 points, plus 9 rebounds for Argentina. In Colombia, Yaneth Arias (188-F-82) shined with 23 points and 11 boards. Tathiana Mosquera (195-C-89) had 16 pts.
Third quarter was the crucial one in this game. Before that, Colombia shined in the first ten minutes creating nice 16-24 lead. Argentina replied with 18-14 in the second frame closing the gap to four points until the halftime. Than, Erica Sanchez and her teammates took full control on their rivals. They exploded offensively scoring 31 points, while limiting Colombia to 17 on the other side. It was enough for comfortable lead and Argentina never looked back after that.
Saturday is the last day of the competition in Santiago.

Argentina: Erica Sanchez 20+8 boards, Florencia Fernandez 17, Sandra Pavon 12+9 boards
Colombia: Yaneth Arias 23+11 boards, Tathiana Mosquera 16