WJBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Chanson and Fujitsu celebrate opening victories

Denso I. - Chanson V-M 66-76

The former international Minami Shirasaki (166-1996) stepped up and scored 20 points and 4 assists for the winners and the former international center Izoje Uche (188-2004) chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds. Four Chanson V-M players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international power forward Evelyn Mawuli (180-1995) responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds and the former international center Maki Takada (185-1989) scored 12 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Chanson V-M: M.Shirasaki 20+1reb+4ast, I.Uche 14+10reb+1ast, M.Yoshida 14+7reb+2ast, Y.Sato 12+7reb+4ast, T.Hashikouta 9+2reb, K.Haruka 7+6reb+5ast
Denso I.: E.Mawuli 18+6reb+2ast, M.Takada 12+4reb, M.Kawai 8+1reb+6ast, M.Takahashi 7+5reb, A.Himawari 6+1reb+1ast, N.Norika 6+9reb

Fujitsu RW - Eneos S. 78-64

Fujitsu RW dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Eneos S.'s 22. They outrebounded Eneos S. 53-33 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Fujitsu RW players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. The former international point guard Rui Machida (162-1993) nailed a triple-double by scoring 19 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the winning side and Nigerian center Mfon Joshua (190-1999) accounted for 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international Saori Miyazaki (167-1995) came up with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international guard Hoshi Hoshi (171-2000) added 21 points respectively for Eneos S. in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Fujitsu RW: R.Machida 19+14reb+10ast, M.Joshua 13+10reb+4ast, M.Era 10+2reb, Y.Miyazawa 9+9reb+5ast, A.Uchio 9+4reb+2ast, R.Akagi 9+5reb+2ast
Eneos S.: H.Hoshi 21+1reb+2ast, S.Miyazaki 16+6reb+5ast, F.Mako 8+4reb+1ast, O.Mominoka 7+6reb, K.Umezawa 7+1reb, M.Nagaoka 3+4reb+3ast