Basket UdeC closed phases with mixed results

With different luck, he finished his participation in the regular phase of Chile Cup and the National Women’s Basketball League (LNF) the University of Concepcionin a weekend of definitions in the Chilean circuit.

The good news for Basket UdeC came from San Pedro de la Paz, where the first men’s team closed Copa Chile Group D in a great way, defeating the host CD Alemán 93-39, with partial results of 29-11. 25-9, 19-12 and 20-7.

Fundamental was the contribution of the American power forward, Jerry Evans, top scorer of the match with 19 points, escorted by captain Diego Silva (17) and Venezuelan Carlos Milano (14).

The other who joined the exclusive double-digit list was the Panamanian point guard, Eugenio Luzcando, who sealed his return to the club scoring 10 points, announcing that he will be the protagonist facing the next challenges such as the first window of the BCL Americas and the 2023 National Basketball League.

In this way, the UdeC finished as the undisputed leader of its group with eight wins in the same number of presentations. And now they will play the playoffs with the current champion, Puerto Varas, in a bracket that will be defined as the best of three games. The instance would start on Saturday, December 3 in Concepción, on the 6th it would be played in Puerto Varas and, if necessary, everything would be defined on Monday, December 12 at the Casa del Deporte. An opportunity for revenge for Cipriano Núñez’s team, who lost in the last two Copa Chile finals against the southerners, a club that also closed its regular phase in style with an overwhelming victory over CEB Puerto Montt 129-53.

unexpected fall

The one who did not have the same luck was the UdeC women’s team, which was surprised at home by Ufro, falling 62-59 (partials of 20-8, 12-18, 15-10 and 15-23), in the Farewell to the regular phase of the South Zone of the LNF.

The commitment played at the Casa del Deporte was defined in the first quarter, where the visit took a 12-point lead. And although the Campanil was close to the feat in the last quarter, it was not enough to equalize the actions, losing not only the game but also the leadership of the South Zone that was left in the hands of the German School of Paillaco.

Thus, Campanil will face Gimnástico de Viña del Mar, third in the North Zone, in the league. The key will start this Wednesday the 30th in Viña, continuing on Saturday the 3rd at the Casa del Deporte and, if necessary, on Sunday December 4th on the same pitch.