The University of West Indies, St Augustine Campus netballers made an impressive start to their campaigns in the Alternative Division of the 2019 Courts All Sectors Netball League at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua with both 'X' and 'Y' teams in winners row.
UWI 'X' registered a comfortable 24-10 triumph over Las Lomas thanks to Shuntelle Morris' 14 goals from 26 attempts while Tineca John (6/12), and Mariah Smith (4/6) combined for the other ten goals for the winners who led 6-2, 17-4 and 18-7 at the end of the first three quarters.
For Las Lomas, Toya Alleyne got six goals from 11 attempts, and Debra Superville, four from ten.
And UWI 'Y' edged Jabloteh 16-14 led by Mariah Rodriguez with nine goals from 13 attempts, Rebecca Beggs with four from 15, and Sarah Edwards, three from nine attempts.
Jabloteh, which trailed at the end of all three quarters, 2-4, 4-9 and 10-11 got nine goals from 15 attempts by Aisha Stevenson while Okeisha Mayers chipped in with four from 14 attempts, and Chantal Francis, one from four attempts.
In the night's opening contest, Bermudez powered past Defence Force 23-7 with Shenequa Griffith converting 14 of 21 attempts, and Jillisa Briggs, nine of 12 for the winners.
The duo of Nickeisha Peters Williams and Shemika Thomas both scored three goals for Defence Force from eight and ten attempts respectively while Cellie Bonaparte got one from six.
RESULTS
Tuesday
Alternative Division
Bermudez 23 (Shenequa Griffith 14/21, Jillisa Briggs 9/12) vs Defence Force 7 (Nickeisha Peters Williams 3/8, Shemika Thomas 3/10, Cellie Bonaparte 1/6)
Quarter scores: 1st: 8-0 Bermudez; 2nd: 14-3 Bermudez; 3rd: 16-4 Bermudez.
UWI (Y) 16 (Mariah Rodriguez 9/13, Rebecca Beggs 4/15, Sarah Edwards 3/9) vs Jabloteh 14 (Aisha Stevenson 9/15, Okeisha Mayers 4/14, Chantal Francis 1/4)
Quarter scores: 1st: 4-2 UWI; 2nd: 9-4 UWI; 3rd: 11-10 UWI.
UWI (X) 24 (Shuntelle Morris 14/26, Tineca John 6/12, Mariah Smith 4/6) vs Las Lomas 10 (Toya Alleyne 6/11, Debra Superville 4/10)
Quarter scores: 1st: 6-2 UWI (X); 2nd: 17-4 UWI (X)); 3rd: 18-7 UWI (X).
Today's Matches
Alternative Division
Metal Industries Company vs University of Southern Caribbean, 5.30pm
Police Youth Club vs TT Post, 6.20pm
Bermudez vs Jabloteh, 7.10pm