?Goal-shoot Sophia Harper converted on 20 goals of 42 attempts as TSTT outlasted the University of Southern California (USC) 32-25 for a sixth straight win in the Alternative Division of the Courts All Sectors Netball League at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena in Tacarigua on Tuesday night.
Goal-attacks Kanika Paul-Payne and Chantel Perry both added six goals from 10 and 12 attempts, respectively, for TSTT which led 12-9, 18-15 and 25-19 at the end of the first three quarters.
TSTT, which clobbered USC 41-18 in the first round, now has a maximum 12 points from six matches ahead of its meeting with third placed Police from 5.30 pm today while USC which faces second placed University of T&T (ten points) in today's other match from 6.45 pm.
In Tuesday's second match, Prisons got its second win of the campaign at the expense of Central Bank, 33-29.
Leading the way for Prisons was goal-attack La Vaughn O'Neil with 22 from 40 attempts as she led a fight-back from a 5-9 first quarter deficit to a 18-14 half-time lead after which, it never trailed.
Goal-attack Ayanna O'Neil-Aaron added seven goals from ten attempts and goal-shooter Aylene Tinto, four from eight for the winners who joined Central Bank on four points from six matches, but still second from bottom on the six-team table with an inferior goal-difference.
For Central Bank, which won their first round meeting as well, Shalene Lewis scored 27 from 43 attempts and Tameka Hoyes, two of seven.
Tuesday's results
Alternative Division:
TSTT 32 (Sophia Harper 20/42, Kanika Paul-Bayne 6/10, Chantel Perry 6/12) vs USC 25 ( Afiya Alexis 14/26, Carla Victor 11/16)
Quarter scores: 1st: 12-9 TSTT; 2nd: 18-15 TSTT; 3rd: 25-19 TSTT
Prisons 33 (La Vaughn O'Neil 22/40, Ayanna O'Neil-Aaron 7/10, Aylene Tinto 4/8) vs Central Bank 29 (Shalene Lewis 27/43, Tameka Hoyes)
Quarter scores: 1st: 9-5 Central Bank; 2nd: 18-14 Prisons; 3rd: 25-23 Prisons.
Today
Alternative Division
TSTT vs Police, 5.30pm
USC vs UTT, 6.45pm
Saturday
Alternative Division: Central Bank vs TSTT, 1pm
Championship Division: Police Y vs Bermudez, 2.15pm; Police X vs Fire Service, 3.30pm
Premier Division: Fire Service vs UWI, 4.45pm; Game Changers vs Police, 6 pm
Standings
Premier Division
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Game Changers 3 3 0 0 124 81 6
Fire Service 3 2 0 1 124 102 4
Police 3 1 0 2 123 100 2
UWI 3 0 0 3 60 148 0
Championship
Fire Service 5 5 0 0 219 129 10
Police X 5 4 0 1 216 175 8
Bermudez 5 3 0 2 187 149 6
Jabloteh 4 1 0 3 151 183 2
Police Y 6 0 0 6 173 275 0
Alternative
TSTT 6 6 0 0 214 125 12
UTT 6 5 0 1 211 118 10
Police 6 3 0 3 145 152 6
Central Bank 6 2 0 4 133 180 4
Prisons 6 2 0 4 147 206 4
USC 6 0 0 6 122 191 0
Retro
TSTT 4 3 0 1 86 30 6
Les Enfants 3 2 0 1 65 59 4
Harlem 3 1 0 2 42 68 2
Les Femmes 4 1 0 3 50 86 2