08 June 2015
KENYA : KPA win big, Co-operative Bank lose in Mombasa
KPA's Aerial Okal in a past league game. KPA beat Co-operative Bank last weekend.(Photo:SNA File)
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) scored
their second century win in the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF)
women’s league this season after beating Mennonite 117-16 in Mombasa
over the weekend.
Point guard Natalie Akinyi scored 22 points, Irene Munyanya added 18 and Carolyne Mureji scored 12. Rachael Kibwana top scored for Mennonite with 7 points as Tabitha Ouma added 6.
The dockers dominated in the entire game winning 34-5, 40-5, 28-2 and 15-5. With the win, KPA went joint top of the eastern conference with six points from three games.
Strathmore University who have played and won three games, Sprite Storms played four games winning two and losing two as well as Kenya College of Accountancy- University (KCA-U) with four losses and a win are all on six points.
Winless Mennonite are on five points after five straight losses while Equity Bank with two wins and a loss are also on five.
Masaku Sparks has played only one game and won. In western conference, defending champions United States International University- Africa (USIU-A) leads the log with 10 points from five wins while Ulinzi Blades and Eagles Wings are on 9 points each from five and six games respectively.
Co-operative Bank, Western Delight and Kenyatta University Oryx have six points each from three, five and five games respectively.
Kisumu Lady Bucks are still winless and have five points from five games. In the men’s premier league, Nairobi City Thunder beat Strathmore University 66-58 on Sunday to go two points clear at the top in eastern conference with 12 points from seven games.
Equity Bank, Zetech University and Co-operative Bank are joint second with 10 points from four wins and two losses each.
KPA overcome Co-op
Co-op Bank lost 48-53 to KPA over the weekend in Mombasa with the dockers increasing their tally to 9 points from five games. KPA led 30-22 at halftime as Athiey Lwal top scored with 13 points and Anthony Kitonga added 11 with six rebounds. James Mwangi and Job Byron each scored 10 points for Co-op Bank. Mwangi had nine rebounds, one steal and one assist while Byron grabbed three rebounds.
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Strathmore University are on 7 points each from five losses and a win.
Nairobi Aviation College has 6 points and KU Pirates on five. Blades lead western conference with 13 points from seven games, Ulinzi Warriors are second with 11 points from six games while USIU-A have 10 points from six games.
Nakuru Club with equal wins and losses at three each have nine points while Mennonite and Terror have 8 points. Umoja has seven points from five loses and a win.
World Hope and Blazers lead eastern and western conferences of division one with 12 points each. Africa Nazarene University who have played one game more than Blazers at eight are tied on 12 points while Parklands Baptist in western conference is the only winless team after playing five games.
Most teams were out of action and spent the weekend in Kakamega for the Madaraka Day tournament. As such, the inter-conference games which were slated for the weekend was pushed to the second leg which will begin in the mid July.
Point guard Natalie Akinyi scored 22 points, Irene Munyanya added 18 and Carolyne Mureji scored 12. Rachael Kibwana top scored for Mennonite with 7 points as Tabitha Ouma added 6.
The dockers dominated in the entire game winning 34-5, 40-5, 28-2 and 15-5. With the win, KPA went joint top of the eastern conference with six points from three games.
Strathmore University who have played and won three games, Sprite Storms played four games winning two and losing two as well as Kenya College of Accountancy- University (KCA-U) with four losses and a win are all on six points.
Winless Mennonite are on five points after five straight losses while Equity Bank with two wins and a loss are also on five.
Masaku Sparks has played only one game and won. In western conference, defending champions United States International University- Africa (USIU-A) leads the log with 10 points from five wins while Ulinzi Blades and Eagles Wings are on 9 points each from five and six games respectively.
Co-operative Bank, Western Delight and Kenyatta University Oryx have six points each from three, five and five games respectively.
Kisumu Lady Bucks are still winless and have five points from five games. In the men’s premier league, Nairobi City Thunder beat Strathmore University 66-58 on Sunday to go two points clear at the top in eastern conference with 12 points from seven games.
Equity Bank, Zetech University and Co-operative Bank are joint second with 10 points from four wins and two losses each.
KPA overcome Co-op
Co-op Bank lost 48-53 to KPA over the weekend in Mombasa with the dockers increasing their tally to 9 points from five games. KPA led 30-22 at halftime as Athiey Lwal top scored with 13 points and Anthony Kitonga added 11 with six rebounds. James Mwangi and Job Byron each scored 10 points for Co-op Bank. Mwangi had nine rebounds, one steal and one assist while Byron grabbed three rebounds.
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Strathmore University are on 7 points each from five losses and a win.
Nairobi Aviation College has 6 points and KU Pirates on five. Blades lead western conference with 13 points from seven games, Ulinzi Warriors are second with 11 points from six games while USIU-A have 10 points from six games.
Nakuru Club with equal wins and losses at three each have nine points while Mennonite and Terror have 8 points. Umoja has seven points from five loses and a win.
World Hope and Blazers lead eastern and western conferences of division one with 12 points each. Africa Nazarene University who have played one game more than Blazers at eight are tied on 12 points while Parklands Baptist in western conference is the only winless team after playing five games.
Most teams were out of action and spent the weekend in Kakamega for the Madaraka Day tournament. As such, the inter-conference games which were slated for the weekend was pushed to the second leg which will begin in the mid July.
REIGNING
champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) beat Co-operative Bank of Kenya
53-48 in a tight premier league basketball clash at the Makande Welfare
hall in Mombasa.
By bagging the maximum points in this top of the pick tie, the portsmen once again exerted their superiority over the bankers whom they shut out of last year’s play off finals with a 3-0 sweep on their way to their first title in 23 years.
KPA got off to a slow start as they trailed 14-10 in the opening stanza. But spurred on by their home fans, they soon recovered to take a strong 14-8 margin in the second quarter. At the breather they had surged ahead 30-22.
After the intermission, Co-op once again was the better side off the blocks taking a 16-12 advantage in the third quarter but they could not hang for that four point advantage as they went down 11-10 in a close knit deciding frame.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/kpa-beat-co-op-bank-top-kbf-league-tie#sthash.rANhZhDH.dpuf
By bagging the maximum points in this top of the pick tie, the portsmen once again exerted their superiority over the bankers whom they shut out of last year’s play off finals with a 3-0 sweep on their way to their first title in 23 years.
KPA got off to a slow start as they trailed 14-10 in the opening stanza. But spurred on by their home fans, they soon recovered to take a strong 14-8 margin in the second quarter. At the breather they had surged ahead 30-22.
After the intermission, Co-op once again was the better side off the blocks taking a 16-12 advantage in the third quarter but they could not hang for that four point advantage as they went down 11-10 in a close knit deciding frame.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/kpa-beat-co-op-bank-top-kbf-league-tie#sthash.rANhZhDH.dpuf
REIGNING
champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) beat Co-operative Bank of Kenya
53-48 in a tight premier league basketball clash at the Makande Welfare
hall in Mombasa.
By bagging the maximum points in this top of the pick tie, the portsmen once again exerted their superiority over the bankers whom they shut out of last year’s play off finals with a 3-0 sweep on their way to their first title in 23 years.
KPA got off to a slow start as they trailed 14-10 in the opening stanza. But spurred on by their home fans, they soon recovered to take a strong 14-8 margin in the second quarter. At the breather they had surged ahead 30-22.
After the intermission, Co-op once again was the better side off the blocks taking a 16-12 advantage in the third quarter but they could not hang for that four point advantage as they went down 11-10 in a close knit deciding frame.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/kpa-beat-co-op-bank-top-kbf-league-tie#sthash.rANhZhDH.dpuf
By bagging the maximum points in this top of the pick tie, the portsmen once again exerted their superiority over the bankers whom they shut out of last year’s play off finals with a 3-0 sweep on their way to their first title in 23 years.
KPA got off to a slow start as they trailed 14-10 in the opening stanza. But spurred on by their home fans, they soon recovered to take a strong 14-8 margin in the second quarter. At the breather they had surged ahead 30-22.
After the intermission, Co-op once again was the better side off the blocks taking a 16-12 advantage in the third quarter but they could not hang for that four point advantage as they went down 11-10 in a close knit deciding frame.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/kpa-beat-co-op-bank-top-kbf-league-tie#sthash.rANhZhDH.dpuf
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