WJBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Wins for Denso Iris and Fujitsu RW

Denso I. - Eneos S. 77-58

Denso I. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The international Akaho Himawari (185-1998) fired a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Ami Kimura (165-1999) chipped in 12 points and 6 assists. Four Denso I. players scored in double figures. The former international power forward Ramu Tokashiki (193-1991) produced 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international forward Moeko Nagaoka (183-1993) added 11 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Denso I.: M.Takada 15+1reb+3ast, A.Himawari 13+13reb+3ast, A.Kimura 12+2reb+6ast, W.Yuri 10+2ast, E.Mawuli 7+3reb+2ast, S.Motokawa 6+1reb+1ast
Eneos S.: R.Tokashiki 13+8reb+4ast, S.Okamoto 12+1reb+2ast, M.Nagaoka 11+9reb+2ast, S.Miyazaki 9+3reb+5ast, S.Nana 6+5reb, S.Sayaka 4

Fujitsu RW - Chanson V-M 73-59

Fujitsu RW looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Chanson V-M's players. The former international forward Yuki Miyazawa (183-1993, college: Queens, NY) fired a double-double by scoring 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Rui Machida (162-1993) chipped in 5 points, 9 rebounds and 17 assists. The former international center Izoje Uche (188-2004) produced 17 points and 9 rebounds and the former international point guard Kuke Haruka (166-1995) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Chanson V-M's coach Jun Uzawa rotated ten players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Fujitsu RW: Y.Miyazawa 30+10reb+4ast, S.Hayashi 12+3reb+1ast, v.Novon Joshuana 10+6reb, U.Akina 9+2reb+2ast, R.Machida 5+9reb+17ast, Y.Nakamura 4+3reb+1ast
Chanson V-M: U.Izoje 17+9reb+1ast, H.Kuke 13+5reb+5ast, S.Yurika 12+7reb+1ast, H.Takano 7+5reb+2ast, S.Minami 6+1reb, S.Traore 4+1reb