Equity Hawks Cruise To KNBL Final With Victory Over Zetech

Equity Hawks qualified for the final of the Kenya National Basketball Women's Premier League with a 3-2 win over Zetech Sparks on Sunday at the Nyayo Gymnasium. The Bankers hammered the students 61-46 in Game Five of the five-game series. The two sides which had tied 2-2 in the first four games of the series, entered the match with high tension each looking for the ticket with the first half ending in a draw. Equity will face defending champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in the final starting next weekend. Zetech started the game on a high note winning first quarter comfortably 21-09 but their hopes didn't live to it's expectations as Equity roared in the second quarter winning 19-07 as the game went to halftime break with scores standing at 28 Ups. After the break, the bankers came out much stronger, using their experience to milk out the students' energy as they won the third quarter 17-06 before winding up with another 16-12 win in the last quarter as the game ended 61-46 at the final buzzer in their favour. Maryann Nyagaki, Betty Kananu (175-G/F-1992) and Jemimah Knight dropped a combined 34 points for the Bankers while Naomi Bosibori was Zetech's shining star dropping a game-high 16 points as Maureen Bosibori added 12. Equity Hawks head coach Benson Oluoch lauded his girls for the well done job for their achievement. "I think coming back twice to tie the series, the team showed some resilience. We did extremely well especially in the third quarter, our shooters did an amazing job. It was about defense and team work which won the game for us despite starting off badly where my players failed to understand our opponents," Oluoch said. Despite the loss, Zetech Sparks head coach Maurice Obilo has applauded his girls for their efforts even after missing four key players. "My girls have really amazed me on how they can step up in the whole series as we missed four of our main players who are really important. Those available really stepped up and pushed Equity to the fifth game and to me that was a really amazing job," Obilo said.
Courtesy of: citizen.digital