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SEP 00] COVENTRY QUALITY CATS REPORT
Coventry
Quality Cats 69
St Albans 39
The
Coventry Quality Cats started their first season as a National League
basketball team with a huge victory over St. Albans.
Despite
only having seven players, the cats were on the prowl and faced St.
Albans with confidence and ended up pouncing on their opponents in the
third quarter.
The
Coventry Cats started off with the lead and went in at half-time ahead
28-19.
They
used the first quarter to get first game jitters out as it took awhile
to get into the offence and shut St Albans down in defence. However
once this was accomplished the Cats were playing and having fun.
The
third quarter was the key as the Cats moved the ball on offence with
sweet dishes from Wendy Smith and key shots from Emma Brown and Elaine
White.
The
biggest strength of the second half was the teamwork on defence.
The
Cats held St Albans in the third quarter to only 8 points as the Cats
had 23 and in the fourth only allowing St Albans 12 points to the
Cats’ 18.
The
Quality Cats were led by Elaine White with 21 points, Tiffany Mitchell
with 18 and Wendy Smith with 10 points.
Coach
Dave Lyons said:
“I
am very pleased with the ladies’ performance. I liked the way they
moved the ball and worked strong together on defence and I want to
build on those two factors.”
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