Las Explosivas de Moca y las Cangrejeras de Santurce clinched their spots in the semifinals, both teams taking their series 2-0. In Group B, las Gigantes de Carolina, the BSNF champions, advanced to the semifinals after beating las Pollitas de Isabela 90-87 on Tuesday at the coliseo José "Buga" Abreu.
The Baloncesto Superior Femenino began on Aug. 24 and has already reached the quarterfinal round. Two teams have secured their spots in the next semifinal, while four more are playing for their futures in this stage.
Las Explosivas de Moca got strong performances from Lashsa Petree and Hillary Martínez to eliminate las Montañeras de Morovis from the tournament. Martínez finished the first game with 21 points, 12 assists and 6 rebounds, while Petree closed it out with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals. In a tight game in San Germán, las Cangrejeras managed to hold on for the win behind a solid performance from Shae Kelley: 22 points, 17 rebounds and 4 steals. The series between las Cangrejeras and las Explosivas is scheduled to begin this Saturday, Oct. 12.
Meanwhile, las Ganaderas and las Atenienses are competing for the last semifinal spot. Las Gigantes de Carolina are the defending champions, having claimed the title last year when they defeated las Atenienses de Manatí to secure their 18th championship. In the first matchup against las Pollitas, Carolina came away with an 80-75 win. If Carolina wins today, they advance directly to the semifinals. Las Ganaderas, meanwhile, took the first game against las Atenienses 81-7; Hatillo is also chasing a semifinal berth. If Carolina and Hatillo each win today, they would face each other in the semifinals. Here is how the final regular-season standings looked:
Cangrejeras de Santurce (13-3)
Gigantes de Carolina (10-6)
Atenienses de Manatí (9-7)
Montañeras de Morovis (9-7)
Explosivas de Moca (8-8)
Ganaderas de Hatillo (6-10)
Pollitas de Isabela (6-11)
Atléticas de San Germán (6-10)
Patriotas de Lares (5-11)
Quarterfinals: Matchups and Format
The postseason got underway Saturday, Oct. 5, with the quarterfinals. The series will be best of three games, and the matchups are as follows:
Series B:
Ganaderas de Hatillo vs. Atenienses de Manatí
Once the quarterfinals are complete, the semifinals will be best of five games, while the championship final will be best of seven. Here is how the bracket looks.
The BSNF semifinals
The series between Santurce and Moca begins this Saturday; venue and time are still to be confirmed. Las Gigantes' opponent will be decided today, and the official schedule will be announced tomorrow.
SERIES A Dates for the semifinal series have not yet been confirmed.
Which games can I attend?
SERIES B:
Thursday, Oct. 10
Hatillo at Manatí @ 8 p.m.
All games will be available on the BSNF YouTube page. For more information, you can stay up to date on the Baloncesto Superior Femenino page.
This content was translated with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
