The First Deepwater Basketball Club of Lagos continued their fine run as they humbled Nigeria Immigration Services 65-39 for a record third straight victory at the ongoing Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League.
The match was played on June 11 at the Ilorin Township Stadium, Kwara.
The match in Ilorin was still a phase two encounter, which was expected to produce the final eight teams to square out during the playoffs in Lagos.
The Deepwater girls led by its captain, Blessing Emmanuel scored 18 points with five assists to help to give the former champions a 100 per cent record in Ilorin.
Her teammate, Saidat Ali, had also added 10 points as she joins her captain, as the only Deepwater players to score the double digits that put them in a relatively safe position in the battle for the final eight.
Following Deepwater’s footsteps, were the Delta Force of Asaba and the Adolescent Health and Information Project (AHIP) Basketball Team of Kano.
The AHIP team put up impressive showing against tough fighting, Benue Princess Club by recording a narrow 48-46 escape from the Benue girls.
The AHIP Queens, which managed just four wins in the first Phase in Abuja, held on to two point’s victory, following a second half fight back from the Benue Princess, which their three straight victories.
Coach Wilson Idanwekhai of AHIP Queens said his girls could play better than they performed so far. My target is the Lagos final eight showdowns.
“I know my girls, if they are ready to play, they will surprise everybody. However, I am not satisfied at the officiating, but I am glad we have recorded three wins so far. I hope with the four games, that we have won so far in phase one of the competition in Abuja, added to our most recent victories, we hope it will be sufficient to land us in Lagos,” Idanwekhai said.
Other results decided on June 11 include, the Sunshine Angels of Akure, which defeated the Plateau Rocks, 27-25 to add to the woes of the Plateau side that was still searching for at least victory.
Oluyole Babes of Ibadan defeated the Taraba Hurricanes 37-27, the weeping girls of Group A, while, the Delta Force recorded a 59-27 points victory over Nasarawa Amazons to make it their third victory in a row.
The Customs of Lagos whitewashed GT2000 of Kaduna, 77-21 and FCT Angels spanked Zamfara Babes, 45-20.
