The Colombian team won four games and lost three in the tournament played in Chile.
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Colombia was again in the fifth position of the FIBA Americanup female. For the fourth consecutive time, the Tricolor players culminated among the five best of the tournament by beating Puerto Rico by 76 to 65 in the Collective Sports Center of Santiago de Chile.
The Chocoana Yuliany Paz climbed up to the number one position in tapas in the modern era of the tournament with the two due Sunday. Now, the pivot accumulates 34 and is the highest figure since the 2003 edition. The Brazilian Kamilla Cardoso currently occupies the second place in the list with 32 blockages. However, he will play the final on Sunday night against the United States.
Paz was the leader of the commitment to 18 points and captured seven rebounds. “He did not know about the record, because one does not look at those things, but I feel super happy and happy to have achieved it,” said the player, who played her fourth Americanup with 25 years of age.
His partner Manuela Ríos also shone in the Chilean capital and was just a rebound to complete the triple-double with 13 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds. The base also stole two balls in 29 minutes. The alera Mabel Martínez got double-double of 13 units and 10 rebounds.
The Colombian, who had four wins and three losses in the tournament, also unfolded from Puerto Rico, which had won them on the opening day. The record between both teams in the competition is now 4-2 in favor of the Puerto Ricans.
Colombia, which achieved the right to play other classifying tournaments to the 2026 World Cup, was behind the most historical and powerful selections of the continent, the United States, Brazil, Canada and Argentina.
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