The Tribune

TEAM Bahamas suffered another lopsided loss to Puerto Rico and remains winless headed into the bronze medal game at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-15 Championships for women.

Puerto Rico took an 83-37 win over The Bahamas last night at the Fernando Hernandez Colesium in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.

Terell McCoy led the team with a double double - 14 points and a game high 11 rebounds - while Savannah Turnquest scored 12.

Dwaynae Knowles finished with six points, seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

Desirek Nieves led Puerto Rico with a game high 18 points while Mia Canales scored 10.

The Bahamas won the rebounding edge for the first time all tournament, 49-43.

They also had their most productive period in the tournament when they were outscored by just seven in the fourth quarter, 23-16. Puerto Rico took an early 17-7 lead at the end of one and took a 45-18 lead at the half.

Andica Curtis’ lone basket of the game was The Bahamas only field goal in the third quarter when they were outscored 15-3. They trailed 60-21 headed into the fourth.

The Bahamas is now slated to face the Dominican Republic in the bronze medal game at 5:15pm today local time. Mexico and Puerto Rico will follow with the gold medal game at 8pm.

The top three teams in the championships will qualify for the FIBA Under-16 Women’s Americas Championship in 2023.

In the first meeting against the Dominican Republic, The Bahamas suffered a 79-45 loss.

On Sunday, the Bahamas opened up tournament play with a 101-20 loss to Puerto Rico, before the loss to the DR.

They followed with a 119-19 loss to Mexico prior to yesterday’s playoff round.