Mairehau tested in basketball

Press, 17 July 1978, Page 17

Mairehau tested in basketball

.Checker* A bad a big win. but ■ iairehau A was .under some Pleasure to stay ahead of RangifirM ‘•‘vision women's matches ptayed at t, les btadium on Saturday. Results:— Checker* it ijj Morrison 20. S Constable 15. S. Cox 12. M. EJTV'V.A Taurima 8 S. RenP R o»«ris 4> S^L Un, !* <1 * “ 'D. Wilson 8. 4* I Ca ?i. S i, B „ C ? rr 4 L Bowler Jon L e.2,‘ rke 2 L Murph * 2 - C' Mairehau A 51 U. Armstrong Pe-r J ' a C< w k A. 11 Pastier 6. C. a T'tl A . d, ?“o>> 6, P Barry TSm.'. V' JT 4 \ Howard 2, W. 11"?“ h**' Bangiora 50 (K. s . Bl ac kadder 13. R. Ring 7. K. Atchison 2i. MAIREHAU a v. RANGIORA A ( „ ln ,? pit f. of bavmg five players 3 1 * sBn‘5 Bn ‘V bu r.' womens A «[»<•* side Mairehau elected to i match »even though ferred'* h *' e had ttle game de ' . s, . arted the match with much determination and at Hv e SS®. scored six eonsecuEV®, °? sk f ts '° establish a 12 point lead 20-8. after 11 minutes and it deserved its 35-29 lead at half-time. u. a l r ®J iau 5 P ia ' ’ n second naif fell away badly showing tin lack of team discipline and al lowing Rangiora to effectively control the ball. Rangiora, playing with only five players, work ed hard and closed the gap t<

38-42 after 10 minutes. Kim Smith, who earlier had been closely marked, then found the basket regularly for Rangiora after Karen Atchison and Brenda Fortune had set up play well. Mairehau’s Jenny Armstrong played her usually steady game and Andrea Taylor made her first apeparance noticed. Young Caroline Perry put in a lot of work, especially in the first half. CHECKERS A 81, UNITED A 28 Checkers had full command in the earlier game against United and was a comfortable winner. It effectively boxed out United’s Heather Carr who regularly scores 20 points a game, limiting her to six points. Checkers effort was a good team one with Sharon Constable and Heather Morrison scoring regularly in the first half. Sally Cox and Sharon Rcnnell control led play excellently from the rear and United could find no answei to Checkers’ tactics. Checkers led 23-6 after 10 minutes and increased this to 39-12 at half-time. This pattern continued in the second half and after six minutes. Checkers rested its two Canterbury representatives. Col-i teen Taurima. returning after; two months on the injured list,! worked well and Heather Mor-] rison covered a lot of court •.pace, always looking for the, ball She deserved her 20 points. Carol Jones and Denise Wilson got through a lot of work for United, but their efforts were to no avail