NSC 2014: Marilena Souza [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Marilena Souza, who is competing at the 2014 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +140, and is ranked #32 in Division 4.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Marilena Surname(s): Souza Home: Pembroke Pines, FL, United States Awards: Ft. Lauderdale City Champ - Tennis - Div. A & B Hobbies: tennis, scuba dive

Round by Round
High score: 440 Average for: 350 Average against: 346
Round 1		Souza played #25 Martyna Domurad (Brampton ON) and lost 368 to 381 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Souza played #1 Roderick McDonald (Long Sault ON) and lost 341 to 355 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-2, -27.
Round 3		Souza played #55 Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) and lost 380 to 390 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-3, -37.
Round 4		Souza played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and won 415 to 268 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-3, +110.
Round 5		Souza played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and won 362 to 355 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, +117.
Round 6		Souza played #62 Sandra Grant (Jackson, MS) and won 338 to 312 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, +143.
Round 7		Souza played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and won 386 to 319 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +210.
Round 8		Souza played #49 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 332 to 347 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, +195.
Round 9		Souza played #17 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and won 379 to 359 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +215.
Round 10		Souza played #3 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 323 to 370 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-5, +168.
Round 11		Souza played #43 James Krycka (Shirley, MA) and lost 305 to 365 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-6, +108.
Round 12		Souza played #22 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and lost 320 to 346 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-7, +82.
Round 13		Souza played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 348 to 379 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-8, +51.
Round 14		Souza played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 315 to 385 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-9, -19.
Round 15		Souza played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 391 to 287 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-9, +85.
Round 16		Souza played #54 Priscilla Jones (Whitby ON) and won 373 to 294 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-9, +164.
Round 17		Souza played #67 Irene Gedney (Toronto ON) and won 360 to 325 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-9, +199.
Round 18		Souza played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and lost 327 to 383 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-10, +143.
Round 19		Souza played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 346 to 302 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-10, +187.
Round 20		Souza played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 291 to 342 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-11, +136.
Round 21		Souza played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 440 to 387 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-11, +189.
Round 22		Souza played #13 Matthew Rupert (State College, PA) and lost 322 to 392 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-12, +119.
Round 23		Souza played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 335 to 294 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-12, +160.
Round 24		Souza played #14 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 256 to 487 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-13, -71.
Round 25		Souza played #36 Joy Brown (Guelph ON) and won 377 to 300 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-13, +6.
Round 26		Souza played #46 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 412 to 256 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-13, +162.
Round 27		Souza played #5 Brenda Davis (Hampstead, NC) and won 393 to 341 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-13, +214.
Round 28		Souza played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 293 to 388 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-14, +119.
Round 29		Souza played #29 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and won 352 to 333 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-14, +138.
Round 30		Souza played #33 Lily Gasperetti (Washington, DC) and lost 314 to 350 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-15, +102.
Round 31		Souza played #13 Matthew Rupert (State College, PA) again and won 370 to 332 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-15, +140.

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