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LADY AVS
LOSES
TWO IN A ROW
The NALDI Lady Knights (Cornaldi) sent out a strong
warning to other teams with a convincing 30-26 win over
the Inner-city Lady Avalanche. The match at the Montego
Bay Cricket Club court was highlighted by some excellent
team work, with stand-out performances coming from key
Knights' players Shadian Hemmings and Roxanna
Wallace.
There was little the Lady Avalanche could do to prevent
Hemmings from dominating the game with 12 points, four
assists and five steals. Wallace demonstrated phenomenal
accuracy from the field to shoot 9 points with three
assists. Olivia Hamilton showed her talent as one
of the league's best players, finishing the game with 6
points and six assists.
The Knights controlled the tempo for most of the game
and despite resurgence in the third quarter, the Lady
Avalanche, just did not have enough in the final term.
The 4-point win confirms the Knights as strong
contenders for the 2007 season.
The first quarter saw the Lady Avs succumbing to the
Knights' pressure and unable to find answers to their
up-beat tempo which saw them dominate the opening
quarter 10-7.
Taking control of the second quarter early on, the
Knights demonstrated some great scoring from Hemmings.
Lady Avs continued to struggle a bit with ball control,
allowing their rivals to go into half-time with a 16-11
lead.
In a change of momentum, the third quarter saw Lady Avs
improve their accuracy and place pressure on the
Knights' defense through second year stand-outs Tavia
Shaw and Mahavia Findlator who both carried
the bulk of the scoring with eight and five points
respectively. A succession of free throws saw the Lady
Avs edge to within one point but this would prove futile
as they allowed Knights to win the final quarter 9 to 6.
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