ANZCO Tokomanawa Queens (84) defeat The BNZ Northern Kāhu (59)
Queens power their way to victory behind a dominant performance by Penina Davidson
Game Recap:
The Queens were clinical on both ends from the tip on Friday night and stormed out to 31 first quarter points and they didn't slow down from there as they pulled 25 point victory, despite being without floor general Kristy Wallace. To make up for the loss of their starting pg the home side relied on their power, smashing the offensive glass to grab 16 O boards and a plus 12 rebound advantage over the Kāhu. Davidson would finish with 21 points and 21 rebounds, but despite the gargantuan stat line didn't do it alone, as 4 out of 5 starters would hit double figures with Stella Beck and Jihyun Park both on 16 while Lou Brown grabbed her own double double of 15 points and 13 rebounds. Abi Curtin would lead the way for the road team, but the lack of rebounding was compounded by a lack of efficiency as the Kāhu's two leading scorers (Lauren Mansfield and Haliegh Reinoehl) would combine to hit just 5-28 from the floor. The Kāhu will get their next chance to notch their first win of the season next Friday, but the Queens will be back on the court in less than 48 hours as they travel to Dunedin with a share first place on the line.
Scoreline & Top Performers:
Queens- Penina Davidson (21 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK) Stella Beck (16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST) Lou Brown (15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST)
Kāhu- Abi Curtin (13 PTS, 2 REB) Haliegh Reinoehl (9 PTS, 10 REB) Erin Bollmann (11 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)
SKY BROADBAND RAPID LEAGUE
ANZCO Tokomanawa Queens (44) defeat The BNZ Northern Kāhu (14)
Game Recap:
The Queens jumped out to a 2-0 lead when Nahala Toelelu found a layup off of tough defense in the half court , and that would prove to be the story of the game as they swarmed the Kāhu to the tune of 7 steals by the half to storm out to a convincing 20-9 lead. Keriana-Marie Hippolite. The defensive clinic would continue in the second half as they held the visitors to just 5 points in the second half, 3 off those on a Keeley Tini (8pts, 4rbs) triple with just 3 seconds left in the game. Offensively the were led by Keriana-Marie Hippolite(11pts, 5 rbs), Brooke Basham(10pts, 2rbs) and Briarley Rogers (9pts, 4rbs), but it was the defense that was the story as they held the Northerners to 22% (6-27)shooting from the field and just 8% from three (1-12 3pfg) while scooping 9 steals.
Scoreline & Top Performers:
Queens: Keriana-Marie Hippolite (10 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST) Brooke Basham (10 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST) Briarley Roger9 (4 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST)
Kāhu: Keeley Tini (8 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST) Azure Anderson (4 PTS, 3 REB)
