ROUND six in the women’s competition of the Mount Isa Basketball Association continued last Tuesday night at the Mount Isa Basketball Centre with competitive fixtures in the open and social divisions.
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In the first of the open women’s matches, Sonic Health and Celtics provided a close game for viewers but it was Celtics who finished on top in a 29-16 win.
Both teams put on admirable performances in offence in addition to defensive pressure throughout the four periods.
Celtics guard Pearl Isaacson played an outstanding game scoring 12 points, the highest points tally in the game.
Sonic Health Guards Kylie Toms (6 points) and Maddison Gorman (4 points) scored the bulk of Sonic’s total of 16.
Matariki dominated all four quarters of its game to beat Semi Pros, 50-15.
Matariki guards Krystle Chong (6 points) and Leiani Tautiepa (16 points) contributed well to the scoreboard along with forward Mareta Alexander (10 points).
Semi Pros guard Kristin Glessing led her team in points, scoring five.
Sonic Health 2 defeated Divas in the final minutes of the last quarter, 25-21.
The Sonics dominated the paint with forward Trish Ellis and Elizabeth Marting scoring 18 and seven points respectively.
Divas did not give in with dynamic duo Lisa Parker (9 points) and Shaqeigha George (8 points) scoring 17 points for their team.
In the social women’s, Semi Pros 2 held onto the lead in each quarter to score a phenomenal 32-4 win against Sonic Health C. Semi Pros 2 players Melissa Bell (14 points) and Ricarda Makim (8 points) were the standouts for their team while Sonic Health C guards Jo-Anne Lamont and Debbie Matthews both contributed two points each.
Pandamonium C cruised to victory over the Easy Beats, 43-14. Pandamonium C forward Teagan Pails (24 points) and guard Anna Wishink (9 points) contributed 33 points to the team.
The Easy Beats’ Kelly Tully achieved the highest score in her team with eight points.
Tonight’s round 7 games
Social – 6:30pm: Easy Beats v Semi Pros 2, Sonic Health C v Pandamonium C
Open – 7:30pm: Celtics v Hoopers, Sonic Health 2 v Semi Pros
8:30pm: Matariki v Sonic Health, Divas v Kangas