MAKERERE SPARKS 48 A1 CHALLENGE 47

After a defeat last week to KIU Rangers, one would think that Team A1 Challenge's aggression in the Game would be from the on set. Nah, there were aspects of their game that were a little loose, like defensively, Larretah and Liz struggled for a while defensively in their partnership.


However, as the quarter wore out they settled and had great blocks and steals too which spurred them on for a good run for some time in the game.


First quarter ending 10:8 in favor of Team Sparks, said alot. One that it was going to be a hussle till the final whistle.


Makerere Sparks led from the start to the finish which goes to show consistency and resilience from the ladies from the university. [10:8, 21:15,32:23,48:47]


The wits of Karungi Charlyn and her team mate Hellen's work rate and conversion too helped the Sparks make life real hard for the A1 Challenge team.


Much as the Sparks led from start to finish they were made to sweat for this win, especially in the 3rd and 4th quarter, where Coach Hamza called upon the experience and composure of Mulwana Olivia to mark out Winnie whose 3-point shooting was killing them, a strategy which worked out fine, thumbs up to the technical bench, leading to Winnie's eventual substitution.


Another factor worth hinting is the shooting prowess of Okot Barbra which for some reason she hasn't been executing-probably because of the role she has been made to play. Very impressive shooting Barbra though when things are tight the body language can be "oba" not good.


Overall the defensive pairings Fredrikah, Liz, Larretah,Olivia and Barbra was great
Talk Points:

Bazira Liz accumulated 4 fouls which i think was a hinderance to her free-flowing game. She had a fairly good game offensively, but defensively apart from her transitional speed she was good. Scoring a total of 10 points, the question everyone was asking is why didn't they let her shoot her free throws at the near end of the game especially after she had been shooting all day long in the free throw mark? Instead the technical bench substituted her for Olivia who unfortunately missed both shots hence they went on to lose by one point.


Great team work shown by Team A1 Challenge, both defensively and offensively especially in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Question is can we start playing with that grit, so that there's consistency in the game from start to finish-hence no loop holes for the "if we had,..."


Defensively, more solidity is being asked especially in picking up the rebounds because honestly, that was another area where Team A1 Challenge was punished for being sloppy.

Lastly alittle belief and confidence in yourselves and your ability. Honestly if one saw the overall body language of the two teams from without, it was evident who believed in themselves and who didn't.


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TEAM SPARKS TEAM A1 CHALLENGE

Karungi Charlyn-10pts Bazira Liz-10pts
Hellen -11pts Maria -9pts
Winnie -11pts Okot Barbra-10pts