SANTIAGO (Chile) – A substitution with 4:52 left in the first quarter of the game between Mexico and Puerto Rico on Saturday became a special moment in the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup history books. When Trinity San Antonio sent Hazel Martínez to the free throw line, the stoppage allowed veteran Pamela Rosado to check into the game, making it her 43rd AmeriCup contest, setting a new modern era record (since 2003). The Puerto Rican guard rose to No. 2 earlier this week in the modern era assist leaderboard, surpassing Canadian Kim Gaucher’s previous record for games played (42). She’ll also have the chance to extend that mark to 44 when Puerto Rico faces Colombia on Sunday in the 5th-6th-place game.
There, she’ll likely face center Yuliany Paz, who is making some history of her own. Her four blocks against the Dominican Republic on Saturday gave her 32 all-time in AmeriCups, placing her just one away from Canadian Miranda Ayim’s record (33). The 25-year-old big from Indeportes Antioquia is tied with Kamilla Cardoso of Brazil, who added a couple of blocks to her tally on Saturday against Argentina to also reach 32 rejections. At only 24 years of age, Cardoso is already rewriting the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup record books. The Chicago Sky star already has 20 AmeriCup games under her belt after debuting in the 2021 edition in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 6’6 center, who won the 2023 tournament MVP honors in León, México, also grabbed eight rebounds on Saturday, and her 178 boards are already a Top 10 mark (No. 7).
Meanwhile, Kayla Alexander of Canada grabbed five more offensive boards on Saturday to extend her lead as the top offensive rebounder in the modern era with 87. She recently surpassed the previous mark by Brazilian Erika De Souza (79). Alexander (241) now needs four more rebounds on Sunday to become the modern era rebounding leader, a record also owned by De Souza (244). Additionally, American point guard Olivia Miles has 41 assists through six games and is six away from establishing a new single-edition record. Ineidis Casanova (Cuba) owns the current mark with 46. All data is compiled from 2003 onwards. FIBA