Santurce, Isabela win in BSNF

By THE STAR STAFF

The Cangrejeras of Santurce and the Pollitas of Isabela earned victories on Tuesday in the National Women’s Basketball League (BSNF by its initials in Spanish).

Shae Kelley scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds as Santurce defeated the Vaqueras of Hatillo 72-58 at Francisco “Pacho” Deida Coliseum.

Import Oshlynn Brown capped a 9-0 run as the Cangrejeras took a 23-16 lead with 1:01 left in the first quarter. Santurce extended the lead to 42-21 at halftime.

With the victory, the Cangrejeras improved to 6-3, one game behind the league-leading Explosivas of Moca (7-2). The Vaqueras fell to 4-5 and are in sixth place.

Kamaria McDaniel had 14 points, and Brown added 12 points and 15 rebounds for Santurce. For Hatillo, import Essense Booker led the way with 16 points, Okako Adika added 12 points and Mckenzie Forbes had 11.

At José “Buga” Abreu Coliseum in Isabela, import Anisha George shined with 26 points as the Pollitas defeated the Ponce Leonas, 78-69.

Kaelynn Satterfield and Lasha Petree added 15 points each for Isabela. For Ponce, Talia von Oelhoffen scored 24 points, Ariel Colón had 17, Paola Maldonado added 11 and Dariauna Lewis had 10 points with 11 rebounds. Isabela remained in third place with a record of 6-4. Meanwhile, the Leonas sit at the bottom of the BSNF standings with a record of 2-6.