UTT adds Alternative Division to title tally

Goal shoot Jameela Mc Carthy single-handedly led the University of Trinidad & Tobago (UTT) to a convincing 26–12 spanking of Police in their Alternative Division knockout final of the Courts All Sectors Netball League at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua, on Tuesday night.

Mc Carthy ended with 21 goals from 25 attempts while goal attack Sharon Phillip chipped in with five from seven attempts for UTT, which last week captured the Alternative Division league title while its senior peers have also won the Premier Division league, Opening Day knockout titles, as well as the March Past so far this season.

For Police, Jesselle Navarro scored eight from 14 and Giselle Norton-Richards, four of five in the loss.

Earlier on in the semifinals, Mc Carthy scored ten from 17 and Phillip, eight from 15 to lead UTT past Opening Day knockout winner TSTT 19–11 while Norton-Richards tallied ten from 16 attempts to fire Police past University of Southern Caribbean 16–13.

Today, two matches are on schedule in the Retro Division, with CCS against Les Enfants from 5.30 pm followed by recently crowned champions, TSTT coming up against Les Femmes from 6.30 pm.

On Monday, the title race in the Championship Division could well be decided when current table leaders Bermudez faces fourth-placed UWI from 7.20 pm, needing a win to be certain of the crown.

Currently, Bermudez leads with 14 points from nine matches, one more than last year’s winner Police, which won its duel on Saturday 51–49 to halt its opponents title celebrations.

Police, which has an inferior goal difference to Bermudez, will play Defence Force on Tuesday in its final match and will be hoping for UWI to avoid defeat to give it a chance at victory. 

UPCOMING MATCHES
Today:
Retro Division:
CCS vs Les Enfants, 5.30 pm
TSTT vs Les Femmes, 6.20 pm

Saturday:
Courts Division knockout, 1 pm

Monday:
Retro Division:
CCS vs Les Femmes, 5.30 pm
Harlem vs Les Enfants, 6.20 pm
Championship Division:
Bermudez vs UWI, 7.20 pm

Tuesday:
Championship Division:
Fire Service vs Jabloteh, 5.30 pm
Defence Force vs Police, 6.45 pm

Thursday March 14:
Retro Division:
Harlem vs TSTT, 5.30 pm
Les Enfants vs Les Femmes, 6.20 pm

Results

Tuesday:

Quarterfinals:
TSTT vs COSTATT - TSTT won by default

Semifinals:
UTT 19 (Jameela Mc Carthy 10/17, Sharon Phillip 8/15, Latisha Pitt 1/2) vs TSTT 11 (Cherise Carmichael 8/17, Sophia Harrington 3/5)
Police 16 (Giselle Norton-Richards 10/16, Jesselle Navarro 6/10) vs USC 13 (Gabriella Gooding 8/10, Jenice Smith 4/4, Afiya Alexis 1/2).

Final:
UTT 26 (Jameela Mc Carthy 21/25, Sharon Phillip 5/7) vs Police 12 (Jeselle Navarro 8/14, Giselle Norton-Richards 4/5)

Current standings:

Retro Division
Teams    P    W    D    L    GF    GA    Pts
TSTT    6    6    0    0    177    110    12
Harlem    6    3    0    3    135    136    6
Les Enfants    5    2    0    3    116    109    4
CCS    6    2    0    4    137    158    4
Les Femmes    5    1    0    4    91    143    2

Championship
Bermudez    9    7    0    2    354    272    14
Police    9    6    1    2    343    317    13
Fire Service    9    5    1    3    321    283    11
UWI    9    4    1    4    293    267    9
Jabloteh    9    3    1    5    289    313    7
D/Force    9    0    0    9    201    349    0