{"id":410546,"date":"2024-06-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=410546"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Wins-for-women-s-hoops-and-beach-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Wins-for-women-s-hoops-and-beach-volleyball\/","title":{"rendered":"Wins for women\u2019s hoops and beach volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAJURO, Marshall Islands\u2014<\/strong>It was a great kickoff to the week as the NMI Women\u2019s National Basketball team scooped their first win on their first day of games yesterday versus Nauru, 55-37, at the Education & Cultural Center.<\/p>\n

It was a physical game as NMI was fouled left and right after the game opened up with a 3-pointer by California fly-in,Alliyah Fernandez. Even with that, they kept the pace and held Nauru at bay, 14-4, in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

The team kept the punches rolling for a 25-8 second quarter. Nauru had some fight left in them as they scored 14 points in the third to come within half, 22-41. But, NMI\u2019s fast break plays and strong defense held up to win by a margin of 18 points.<\/p>\n

Fernandez led the team with 12 points, while Cassie Camacho scored 7, and Lia Rangamar and Destiny Pangelinan had 6 points each.<\/p>\n

Coach Connie Camacho said the game went really well. \u201cWe used our height advantage inside and stole a lot of balls. Though they were bigger than us, we used our speed and that\u2019s why the outcome was a win,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

As to how she felt after their win, she said, \u201cI\u2019m feeling really good. The girls are coming together. We\u2019re not perfect but we\u2019re getting there\u2014our game is gelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Camacho said they need to beat Chuuk today to retain first place in their pool and get the bye.<\/p>\n

On how this sets the tone for the rest of the tournament, she said, \u201cThis sets the tone. This was a must win and we got the win, so we\u2019re ahead now. We just need to win two more games in our pool, to advance and be in a good position to win a medal hopefully.\u201d<\/p>\n

In beach volleyball on a rainy morning, the men\u2019s duo of Dylan Mister and Jermaine Salas won their game against Kiribati, 21-13, 21-15.<\/p>\n

Salas said of their match, \u201cit was pretty good. We lost our match yesterday (Sunday), so we just kind of talked about it overnight, fixed a few things, and changed some things we messed up yesterday. We got a good warmup today so that\u2019s pretty much how we won our match.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Mister, he said, \u201cCommunication is key. With the weather, we had to work with what we got. We\u2019re so thankful for the tennis team coming out and cheering us on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bronze medal matchup is today.<\/p>\n

As for the women\u2019s duo of Kathy Winkfield and Aurora Santos, they slipped to Palau in a crucial game to determine who advances to the gold medal round today.<\/p>\n

Palau\u2019s pair pummeled Team NMI in the first set, 21-13, as the rain continued its downpour. Then, the duo of Winkfield and Santos came back with a rally in the second set, 22-20, to force a decisive third set.<\/p>\n

It was definitely a fight to the finish as both teams battled it out as strong as the rain battered the court and kept the tie until 13 points. Palau\u2019s duo then sealed the deal with two straight points and pushed NMI to the bronze medal round today.<\/p>\n

In other results, the NMI Women\u2019s National Fast Pitch Softball Team lost to the host team Marshall Islands, 1-5, after their game was delayed to last night due to strong rain in the morning.<\/p>\n

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NMI\u2019s Sylvina Simram fights for possession of a loose ball against a Nauru player during their first day of matches in the 2024 Micronesian Games yesterday at the Education & Cultural Center in Majuro, Marshall Islands.<\/p>\n

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NMI\u2019s Kathy Winkfield goes for an overhead spike during their game against Palau in the 2024 Micronesian Games yesterday at the Majuro Track and Field Center in Majuro, Marshall Islands.<\/p>\n

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NMI\u2019s Dylan Mister goes for a kill at the net during their game against Kiribati yesterday in the 2024 Micronesian Games at the Majuro Track and Field Center in Majuro, Marshall Islands.<\/p>\n

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