The top teams from each group headed to Medellin, the home of reigning champions Antioquia to crown this year’s champion. The semifinals on Friday matched up teams from different groups in the first stage with the last set of games on Saturday. Rather than add the teams to our roster tracker, players who fall under the criteria to be listed there are below:
Antioquia (Colombia): Mayra Caicedo, Tarleton State
Bay Area Phoenix (United States): Faatimah A, Ryerson [USports]; Mo Bennett, Georgia Tech; Mariah Cooks, Washington State; Rebecca Harris, Illinois; Jazmine Jackson, Pepperdine; Kamilah Jackson, Hawaii; Doris Jones, UC Santa Barbara; Ameela Li, Pacific
Sportiva Italiana (Chile): Dorie Harrison, Lipscomb; Karla Martinez, San Diego
Union Florida (Argentina): Sammy Mgbeike, Our Lady of the Lake [NAIA]
November 1
The first semifinal on Friday had the Bay Area Phoenix, the northern group winners, playing having had to make the most roster changes of any team remaining, leaving them with eight available players. Manuela Rios tried to carry Sportiva Italiana to a win with a gaudy triple-double, and they forced overtime twice as the Phoenix had leading scorers Rebecca Harris and Ameela Li foul out, but Mo Bennett and the rest of the remaining players managed to secure a 94-93 win. Southern group winners Union Florida tried to advance to the championship, but Valentina Lopez and Antioquia controlled the rest of the game for a 73-59 win, setting up a pair of rematches on the last day.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/games/119975-BAP-SSI#boxscore
Bay Area Phoenix [94]: Harris 20/12r Li 20 Bennett 13/21r J. Jackson 12/10r Cooks 11/7r Jones 10 K. Jackson 8/7 A 0
Sportiva Italiana [93]: Rios 37/12r/11a Harrison 18/19r Andaur 14 Antezana 11 Martinez 3
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/games/119974-IND-CUF#boxscore
Antioquia [73]: V. Lopez 23 Martinez 13 Paz 10 Caicedo 2/6a
Union Florida [59]: Maggi 14 Saravia 13 Botta 12/10r Mgbeike 6/9r
November 2
The first game on Saturday was a rematch of the southern group’s top two teams and the winner would get the bronze medal. Manuela Rios and Sportiva Italiana looked to avenge their first meeting and took the lead in the second half, but Myriam Alonso and Union Florida recovered for an 80-72 win. The second game was a rematch of the last game from the northern group that was an edgy affair the first time that the two teams met. This game was also close and tense, but Antioquia had the lead for most of the game and got their revenge, remaining the only winner of the competition after a successful title defense with a 61-53 win. Rebecca Harris led the Bay Area Phoenix, which played 7 players, but made a strong debut for teams from the United States in sanctioned international competition.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/games/119976-CUF-SSI#boxscore
Union Florida [80]: Alonso 20/6r Martinez 15/11r/6a Mgbeike 10
Sportiva Italiana [72]: Rios 21/6a Harrison 16/9r Andaur 11 Martinez 5/6r
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/games/119977-IND-BAP#boxscore
Antioquia [61]: C. Lopez 15 Munoz 15 Caicedo 5
Bay Area Phoenix [53]: Harris 25/6r K. Jackson 8/8r J. Jackson 8/7r Li 5/7r Cooks 4 Jones 3 Bennett 0/18r
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