Dynamites down Eagle Wings at Nyayo
Eagle Wings' Rose Mshilla (left) trires to dribble past UON Dynamites' Alisha Ellora during their Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League match at Nyayo National Stadium on July 24, 2022.
What you need to know:
- On Saturday, University of Nairobi Terrorists registered a 77-65 win over Eldonets.
- In other matches, Strathmore University Swords beat Africa Nazarene University 65-54, Footprints won 48-37 against Scarlet, Hope clobbered Nebulas 73-58 with newcomers Stanbic Bank destroying Feba 85-42 and Mosichers squeezing a narrow 45-42 victory over NIBS.
University of Nairobi Dynamites Sunday completed a double when they registered a 56-36 victory over Eagle Wings in their women's Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League tie at Nyayo National Stadium Gymnasium.
The victory saw Dynamites, who had demolished Eldonets 60-48 on Saturday,
move from ninth to fourth spot on the table standings with seven points.
Coach Juma Kent's students have so far won three matches and lost one, a 64-30 loss to champions Kenya Ports Authority.
Eagle Wings started by scaring Dynamites with a 9-9 tie at the end of the
first quarter.
Dynamites led by Liz Okumu, who scored 18 points and Faith Atieno (12), punished their opponents 24-5 in a one-sided second quarter and the Eagles failed to recover.
The students led 33-14 at the break and went ahead outscore Eagle Wings 16-9 in the third quarter.
"We played well as compared to Saturday with impressive offense. We are encountering a big challenge with a training venue because the university is closed on vacation," coach Kent said.
In another women's Premier League match at the same venue, Kenyatta University Oryx opened their new season with a resounding 53-35 win over Eldonets.
In the men's Division One League, Shoot 4 Life threw away a huge 21 points lead to lose 51-53 by Moi Air Base.
The soldiers were down 37-16 at half-time, but worked so hard to humiliate their opponents 24-7 in the critical third quarter.
USIU-A garnered two points in their lower tier competition after they defeated Mustang 86-47.
On Saturday, University of Nairobi Terrorists registered a 77-65 win over Eldonets.
In other matches, Strathmore University Swords beat Africa Nazarene University 65-54, Footprints won 48-37 against Scarlet, Hope clobbered Nebulas 73-58 with newcomers Stanbic Bank destroying Feba 85-42 and Mosichers squeezing a narrow 45-42 victory over NIBS.
