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Plymouth twosome strengthen lead
A great game between the top teams in Women’s Division Two saw UWIC Cardiff take Plymouth Racers into over time after the game remained level from start to finish. From 32 – 32 at half time the match closed 66 – 66 after regulation. Plymouth worked hard to take advantage of their home court putting on an 18 – 5 run in overtime.
A hectic weekend in the NBL Conference saw four of the eight teams playing double headers. Coventry Crusaders came close, not just once but twice against Worthing Thunder. Level at half time Worthing stole a one point victory at the home of the Midlands outfit whilst on the South Coast they fought back from an 8 point half time deficit to win on home soil. Solent Stars travelled to Manchester Magic on the back of an 85 – 83 victory over InterBasket London only for Manchester to end the Stars’ run of good fortune by beating them 76 – 69. Teesside Mohawks took the points at the Velodrome just 20 hours before beating the Magic 86 – 73.
Sutton Pumas had the daunting task of facing Plymouth Raiders at the Pavilions in front of an amazing 1,280 spectators. Todd Cetnar scored a game high 31 points including six 3 pointers, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to lead his team to a 90 – 62 victory to keep the Raiders clear at the top of the Conference.
Elsewhere in the NBL, Kingston Wildcats fell to a staggering 122 - 80 defeat at the hands of Men’s Division One’s high flyers, the Oxford Devils. Already 20 points down at the half Kingston fought back to close the gap only to let Oxford increase it even more with just three minutes to play. The Wildcats look forward to having Mark Poynton back from injury in time for the play offs. Cardiff Clippers just missed out on closing the gap on Reading Rockets, falling to a 83 – 86 defeat at the Rivermead LC. The game was close throughout with the half time score line at 44 points a piece.
All the games in Women’s Division One went with form, making no changes to the top spots. Rhondda Rebels sealed an 84 – 62 home win against Nottingham Wildcats with Missy Lender making 50% of Rhondda’s points. Thames Valley Lady Tigers cruised to a twenty point win over Spelthorne Acers, 71 – 51 and Sheffield Hatters had a valuable win in the road at Northampton, 84 – 55.
Ealing Tornados broke the 100 mark yet again with a 70-108 away victory over Northampton Neptunes. Hull Icebergs were the only other Division Two outfit to break a century with a 103 – 56 win at Swindon. Both teams will be happy to close the gap on Derbyshire Arrows who did not play this weekend. A close London derby had North London Lords beating Brixton Topcats by just one point (82 – 81) after Brixton fought back from a 14 points half time deficit.
NBL CONFERENCE
Manchester Magic 73 (32) Gomez 16, St Kitts 15, Linsley 10
Teesside Mohawks 86 (32) Bucci 34, Ley 13, Swaine 12Plymouth Raiders 90 (45) Cetnar 31, Knechtel/Wellington 14
Sutton Pumas 62 (29) Hopper 20, Powlesland 14, Laws 13Coventry Crusaders 77 (36) Pope/Gerbal 23, Harrison 9
Worthing Thunder 78 (36) Mundy-Castle 37, Moore 20, McGee 11Worthing Thunder 82 (34) Moore 27, Mundy-Castle 20, McGee 18
Coventry Crusaders 79 (42) Pope 19, Davies/Gerbal 13Solent Stars 85 (42) Harper 31, Donaldson 21, Scott 12
InterBasket London 83 (38) Alexander 29, Smart 16, Lettieri 13Manchester Magic 76 (36) St Kitts 16, Weedall 14, McKie/Lara-Bercial 13
Solent Stars 69 (34) Tripalin 29, Laight 16, Harper 12NBL DIVISION ONE MEN
Westminster Warriors 93 (39) Dancy 32, Addy 18, Bernard 14
Birmingham Aces 86 (36) Anderson 21, Simms 15, Gerald 14Cardiff Clippers 83 (44) Jones 21, Alexander 20, Gregory 14
Reading Rockets 86 (44) Hodd 29, Smith 20, Hughes 17Oxford Devils 122 (56) McNeil 31, Choukta 28, Riley 21
Kingston Wildcats 80 (36) Whitaker 28, Jeremiah 12, Ramagge 10NBL DIVISION ONE WOMEN
Doncaster Panthers 49 (28) Naylor 13, Williamson 11,Robinson 10
Wandsworth Sting 91 (43) Bucknall 23, Batimba/Kiernader 15Coventry Crusaders 53 (31) Stone 11, Mitchell/Smith 9
Ipswich Bobcats 87 (44) Schemming 22, Bennett 18, Gray 14Thames Valley Tigers 71 (29) McHugh 19, Butt 14, Andrew 13
Spelthorne Acers 51 (22) Wiseman 12, Parslow/Eyres 9Rhondda Rebels 84 (41) Lender 42, Boston 21, Smirneou 11
Nottingham Wildcats 62 (28) Sargent 20, Pass/Marshall 12NW London Amazons 63 (33) MacCuish 18, Wilson 7
St Albans Saints 74 (35) Murphy 17, Smith 16, Jones 11Northampton Cobras 55 (21) Burns 21, Williams 10, Smith 6
Sheffield Hatters 84 (49) Castanada 21, Jamison 19, Hutchinson 12NBL DIVISION TWO MEN
Ware Rebels 97 (38) Prescott 19, Edwards 20, Adnams 17
South London Bulls 82 (30) White 29, Owusu 27, Fisher 14Taunton Tigers 61 (29) Jones 17, Lamble 14, McMahon 8
Mansfield Express 78 (35) Seamarks 21, Bogg 19, Richards 15Northampton N’tunes 70 (30) King 18, Greenaway 15, Wilson 10
Ealing Tornados 108 (51) Henry-Fontaine/Quashie 27, Jivens 24Brixton Topcats 81 (31) Knight 27, Johns 26, Donlan 20
North London Lords 82 (45) Schiller 19, Burrell 17, Odelaja 16Swindon Sonics 56 (18) Deacon 14, Kelly 13
Hull Icebergs 103 (53) Miller 21, Shkespeare 17, Brignall 14NBL DIVISION TWO WOMEN
Derby Ladies 71 (35) Guerrina 26, Marriott 17, Helmsley 10
Stockport Lapwings 61 (31) Leittner 22, Cronshaw 15Taunton Tigers 66 (38) Fitzpatrick 24, Brindley 17, Ridgeway 8
Brighton Magic 58 (24) Mason 28, Powell 8, Yorke 7Plymouth Racers 82 (32) Garside 20, Pinch 16, Lear 14
UWIC Cardiff 71 (32) Flores 25, R Murphy 13, Bailey 9 (66 – 66 after regulation)NBL DIVISION THREE MEN
Worcester Wolves 108 (53) Solvason 27, Chiverton/Vissoneau 22
Colchester Alliance 85 (44) Burch/Yabsley 18, Wilkinson 16Brighton Cougars 72 (31) Sesay 20, Mills 18, Watson 16
Bristol Bombers 82 (44) Roper 23, Ahmed 19, Till 15Dudley Bears 84 (42) Bryan 21, Beaumont 20, Richards 12
Derby Storm 62 (20) Spencer 20, Maxwell 11, Hart/Bruno 10Thames Valley Tigers 65 (36) Williams 20, Butterworth 15, Tomlin 10
Birmingham Uni 62 (29) Onions 20, Parker/Devenyi 11, Powell 10Barking & Dagenham 79 (40) Niaz 24, Richardson 23, Powell/Churches 13
Nottingham SNC 66 (36) Passmore 16, Kavanagh 10, Watt 9
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