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Ladies
lead the way
Navy halts RAAF dominance at NSW Inter-Service
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Navy’s
Belinda Thompson (left) takes possession during the team’s
win against the Air Force at the NSW Inter-Service Championships
at Randwick Barracks.
Photo by Bill Cunneen.
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The
NSW women’s Navy basketball team led the way at the NSW Inter-Service
Championships held at Randwick Barracks from August 28-30.
With Army unable to field a women’s side, a two-way battle
for the title ensued over three games between Navy and Air Force,
with the Navy team taking victory in the third and deciding encounter.
Air Force won the first game by ten points after Navy took a seven-point
lead into the half-time break.
Navy’s Brianna Bugden scored a game-high 22 points, with Belinda
Thompson assisting with 15.
Day two saw the Navy find form by maintaining its half-time lead
of nine points and extending to a 12-point victory to set up the
decider on day three.
Belinda Thompson this time led the way with 22 points.
In a lower scoring game on day three, Navy again got off to a great
start and held the lead throughout to take the game 47-33 and the
NSW Inter-Service Championship.
In the men’s competition, Navy got off to a great start with
a convincing 24-point victory against Army.
However, defending champion Air Force got the better of Navy on
day two with a 74-62 victory set up with a 14-point half-time lead,
leaving Navy to win its return game also that day against Army.
Army’s fresher legs saw them hold on for a seven-point win,
with Navy up against Air Force on day three.
Air Force only needed to win this game to take the title and did
so with a 16-point margin at the final whistle.
ADF basketballers can now look forward to the ADF Combined Services
Championships at Wagga Wagga from November 8-16 in a state against
state format.
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