Goalshooter Jameela Mc Carthy became the first player to score 50-plus goals in the Courts All Sectors Netball League this season as she led University of T&T (UTT) to a crushing 64-33 defeat of University of Southern Caribbean (USC) on Thursday night.
A former US Collegiate-base athlete, Mc Carthy ended with 54 goals from 68 attempts while goal-attackers Shannon Duncan and Shaquanda Greene chipped in with seven from 21 and three from five attempts respectively, for UTT in the 'Students Battle" at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua.
Afiya O'Shaughnessy had a team-high 28 goals from 37 attempts for USC, which fell behind 6-16 at the end of the first quarter, and was never able to close the gap after that.
With the win, UTT improved to a perfect 7-0 and 14 points, two ahead of TSTT which was stunned 27-32 by newcomers' Fideas in the night's other match.
Kelly James scored on 17 of 38 attempts, and Anita Pitt-Russell, 15 from 23 for Fideas which led 17-14 and 24-21 at the end of the second and third periods.
Kanika Paul-Payne was the lone TSTT (6-2) player in double-figures with 12 goals.
Results
Thursday
Alternative Division:
UTT 64 (Jameela Mc Carthy 54/68, Shannon Duncan 7/21, Shaquanda Greene 3/5) vs USC 33 (Afiya O'Shaughnessy 28/37, Gabriella Gooding 5/10)
Quarter scores: 1st. 16-6 UTT; 2nd. 34-17 UTT; 3rd. 48-25 UTT
Fideas 32 (Kelly James 17/38, Anita Pitt Russell 15/23) vs TSTT 27 (Kanika Paul-Payne 12/16, Sophia Harper 6/8)
Quarter scores: 1st. 8-8; 2nd. 17-14 Fideas; 3rd. 24-21 Fideas
Monday
Championship Division Jean Pierre Challenge:
Quarterfinal:
Police X 37 (Patrice Goring 27/30, Beverly Hernandez 10/10) vs Bermudez 23 (Makeda De Freitas 16/29, Jocelyn Marcelle 7/16)
Half-time score: 19-12 Police X.
Retro Division League:
Bermudez 31(Debra Beckles 27/36, Sharda Thomas 4/6) vs Les Enfants 16 (Joanne Payne 10/20, Michelle Boyce 4/8, Aylene Husband 2/5)
Quarter scores: 1st. 6-4 Les Enfants; 2nd. 11-9 Bermudez; 3rd. 23-12 Bermudez
TSTT 33 (Debra Alie 20/29, Olivia Le Platte 13/19) vs Harlem 15 (Denise Rose 8/20, Jill Humphrey 7/15)
Quarter scores: 1st. 7-5 TSTT; 2nd. 14-9 TSTT; 3rd. 23-13 TSTT.
Alternative: Police vs Fideas, 1pm
Championship: Police X vs Police Y, 2.15pm; Jabloteh vs Bermudez, 3.30pm
Premier: THA vs UTT, 4.45pm; Fire Service vs Police, 6pm
Today's matches
Monday
Retro: Bermudes vs TSTT, 5.30pm; Harlem vs Les Enfants, 6.20pm
Championship: Police X vs Fire Service, 7.10pm
Tuesday
Alternative: USC vs Prisons, 5.30pm; Police vs UTT, 6.45pm.
Current standings
Premiership Division
UTT 3 3 0 0 127 77 6
Police 3 2 0 1 116 97 4
Fire Service 3 1 0 2 91 122 2
THA 3 0 0 3 70 108 0
Championship Division
Police X 4 4 0 0 199 136 8
Fire Service 4 3 0 1 167 153 6
Jabloteh 4 2 0 2 141 147 4
Bermudez 4 1 0 3 127 141 2
Police Y 4 0 0 4 114 171 0
Alternative Division
UTT 7 7 0 0 365 176 14
TSTT 8 6 0 2 291 216 12
USC 7 3 0 4 236 248 6
Fideas 7 2 1 4 196 200 5
Prisons 7 1 1 5 163 271 3
Police 6 1 0 5 121 267 2
Retro Division
Bermudez 4 4 0 0 132 59 8
TSTT 4 2 0 2 97 83 4
Les Enfants 4 2 0 2 75 96 4
Harlem 4 0 0 4 66 122 0