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Yaneth Arias
South American Championship, Day Three: COLOMBIA - URUGUAY 79-61
Colombia cruised past Uruguay 79-61 for the crucial win in Preliminary Round. With this victory, Colombia jumped to second place in Group B (2-1) and reached the Semifinals of South American Championship 2010. Their rival will be Argentina. On the other side, Uruguay finished this stage winless (0-3) and they will continue in Classification Games for 5th to 7th place. Yaneth Arias (188-F-82) shined for the winners with 26 points. Erika Valek (168-G-82, college: Purdue) scored 19 points and handed out 8 assists, while Mabel Martinez (176-F-86) added 13 pts and 5 boards. Daniela Tovagliari responded with 16 points in defeat, while Florencia Somma had 14 pts and 5 rebs.
Except of third, all other quarters belonged to Colombia. They exploded offensively at the beginning for 28-20 in the first ten minutes. Yaneth Arias was on fire and she paced her team to 22-15 in the second frame, so Colombia was huge 50-35 up at the halftime. Uruguay improved after the breather (13-14), but they needed a way more in order to come closer. Colombia didnt let them to do that and finished this game with 16-12 in Q4.
Semifinals and first Classification Games are scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Colombia: Yaneth Arias 26, Erika Valek 19+8 as, Mabel Martinez 13+5 boards
Uruguay: Daniela Tovagliari 16, Florencia Somma 14+5 boards
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