The second group, featuring the four southernmost teams, played this weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina to determine which two teams would advance to the final stage. Rather than include these teams on our roster tracker, due to the short nature of this tournament, players meeting our usual criteria are listed below:
Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay): Isabelle Gradwell (Minnesota), Kourtni Perry (Central State [DII])
Malvin (Uruguay): Carolina Fernandez (Monteverde Academy {Florida}), Fernanda Midaglia (Central Florida [JC])
Obras (Argentina): Sidney Cooks (Seton Hall), Dahomee Forgues (Fairleigh Dickinson) |2024 Draft Pool|
Universidad de Chile (Chile): Barbara Cousino (Barry [DII]), Javiera Novion (Eckerd [DII])
September 22
In the first game on Friday, Ilze Jakobsone led Paraguay’s Felix Perez Cardozo and Isabelle Gradwell made her professional debut, but Jenifer Munoz was brilliant for Uruguay’s Malvin in an 80-66 win. Sidney Cooks had a good professional debut for hosts Obras alongside Dahomee Forgues, but the University of Chile won 76-68 behind Tatiana Gomez.
https://www.fiba.basketball/wblamericas/2023/game/2209/Felix-Perez-Club-Deportivo-Malvin#|tab=boxscore
Felix Perez Cardozo [66]: Jakobsone 23 Gradwell 16 Perry 9/16r
Malvin [80]: Munoz 33/6r Jourdheuil 17 Miculka 13 C. Fernandez 7/8r/6a
https://www.fiba.basketball/wblamericas/2023/game/2209/Obras-Basket-Universidad-de-Chile#|tab=boxscore
Obras [68]: Cooks 20 Gentinetta 15/17r Suarez 13 Forgues 2
Universidad de Chile [76]: Gomez 22/10r Campos 14/7a Cousino 14 Novion 13
September 23
Obras bounced back on Saturday with a 57-52 win over Malvin. That result prevented the qualifiers from being decided before the last day, but the University of Chile did take care of business with a 57-51 win over Felix Perez Cardozo.
https://www.fiba.basketball/wblamericas/2023/game/2309/Obras-Basket-Club-Deportivo-Malvin#|tab=boxscore
Obras [57]: Fernandez 13/9r Gentinetta 12/13r Suarez 12 Cooks 10 Forgues 8
Malvin [52]: Munoz 17 Jourdhueil 12 Midaglia 5 C. Fernandez 2
https://www.fiba.basketball/wblamericas/2023/game/2309/Universidad-de-Chile-Felix-Perez#|tab=boxscore
Universidad de Chile [57]: Novion 13/7r Campos 13/7r Serrano 12 Cousino 2/8r
Felix Perez Cardozo [51]: Gradwell 15/7r Piri 11 Jakobsone 10 Perry 8/11r
September 24
Jenifer Munoz and Malvin made sure that they would advance in the first game on Sunday, rolling past the University of Chile 78-53. That meant that Obras simply needed a win against eliminated Felix Perez Cardozo to advance. The hosts got good games from Sidney Cooks, Dahomee Forgues, and Camila Suarez, but it was not enough as Isabelle Gradwell and Ilze Jakobsone made sure that the visitors got a win to end their campaign by an 86-80 margin.
https://www.fiba.basketball/wblamericas/2023/game/2409/Club-Deportivo-Malvin-Universidad-de-Chile#|tab=boxscore
Malvin [78]: Munoz 23/15r Jourdheuil 18 C. Fernandez 10 Midaglia 4
Universidad de Chile [53]: Novion 18/6r/6s Serrano 12/8r Campos 10 Cousino 3
https://www.fiba.basketball/wblamericas/2023/game/2409/Obras-Basket-Felix-Perez#|tab=boxscore
Obras [80]: Cooks 22/6r Forgues 20 Suarez 20 Gentinetta 12/10r
Felix Perez Cardozo [86]: Gradwell 23/7r Jakobsone 20/10a Britez 10/6r Ibarra 10 Perry 0
Standings: Malvin 2-1, Universidad de Chile 2-1, Felix Perez Cardozo 1-2, Obras 1-2
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