Guam teams fall to Samoa in FIBA qualifier

Alana Salas

For the third straight day, Guam's U17 boys and girls national basketball teams struggled in New Caledonia. However, they are improving. After getting clobbered against Australia and New Zealand in the first two days of U17 Oceania FIBA Championships pool play in Group A, Day 3 was a bit kinder. Avoiding a third straight triple-digit loss, on Wednesday, the Guam U17 Girls' National Basketball Team improved against Samoa. While Guam still lost, the 81-51 defeat had players stepping up. Jimmy Yi , Team Guam head coach, described the loss as a 'great game overall.' 'We played great, shot the ball well, created turnovers, (and) had fun,' he said. For Guam, going up against the other teams has been a tall order. Unable to take away the middle, Guam's paint belonged to Samoa. 'Samoa's shortest player is as tall as our tallest player,' Yi said. 'Our size is small.' Leading Guam's offense, Alana Salas (157-PG-02) scored 17 points. Cori-Nicole Paulino (163-PG-04), Guam's second scoring option, chipped in with 12 points. Today, at 4 p.m. (Guam time), Guam takes on Tahiti.
Courtesy of: postguam.com

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