The consolation bracket games started off Saturday’s action and Cuba was disappointed to drop down to this group, but Anisleidy Galindo helped them breeze past Guatemala 94-42. The US Virgin Islands also had an easy win, rolling past Costa Rica 81-47. Hillary Martinez and El Salvador were the surprise story of group play, but they lost their semifinal to Esmery Martinez and the Dominican Republic 85-65. The last game of the day had Hazel Ramirez and Mexico trying to guarantee a medal at home, but the duo of Arella Guirantes and Ahlana Smith helped Puerto Rico win 84-75.
Consolation Bracket
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125020-CUB-GUA#boxscore
Cuba [94]: Galindo 22/8r/7a Fraguela 16/11r Contreras 16/10r Vargas 11/16r Montero 10/6r/8a Amargo 7 Tanis 6 Gay 6 Gilbert 0 Neyra 0 Sagarra 0 Valdes 0
Guatemala [42]: Garcia 11 Perez 10 Zuniga 7 Charles 6 Aranki 2 Oliva 2 Martinez 2 Calderon 2 Guiron 0 Chocoyo 0 Gonzalez DNP Figueroa DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125021-ISV-CRC#boxscore
US Virgin Islands [81]: Tate 15/6r Francis 12 Romain 11/6r Jones 9/8r Ngongba 9 George 8/7r Bough 6/6a Ephraim 4/6r Hamilton 4 Richards 3 Barry 0
Costa Rica [47]: Fernandez 9 Matamoros 8 Torres 8 Herrera 4 Mora 4 Alfaro 4 Panigua 3 Araya 2 Sanchez 2 Ramirez 1 Reyna 1 Benavides 1
Championship Bracket
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125023-DOM-ESA#boxscore
Dominican Republic [85]: Martinez 27/12r Capellan 19 Reynoso 9/7r Abreu 9 Monsac 8 Jimenez 7/7a Morton 6/9r/6a Evangelista 0 Hernandez 0 Rodriguez 0
El Salvador [65]: Martinez 20/8r Tevez 11 Campbell 10/6r Aviles 8 Vega 5 Alfaro 4 Dominguez 3 Heredia 2 Ayala 2 Rivas 0 G. Escobar 0 D. Escobar DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125022-PUR-MEX#boxscore
Puerto Rico [84]: Guirantes 23/7r/6a Smith 23 Benitez 16 B. Jones 10/12r Melendez 8/9r Pagan 2 Roma 2 Harris 0 Rios 0 Penzo 0 Perez 0 A. Jones DNP
Mexico [75]: Ramirez 22/7a Lara 14/9r Gil 11 Jeffries 9/10r Ramos 7 Rodriguez 7 Lagunas 3 Martinez 2 Soto 0 Faz DNP Esquer DNP Acuna DNP
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