25 March 2023 | Basketball

Last year's National Basketball League finalists Namuwongo Blazers started the 2023 season with a 71-62 victory over JKL Dolphins on Saturday at YMCA. The new-look Blazers got contributions from newcomers with Peter Cheng (16), Geoffrey Soro (13) and Michael Makiadi (10) scoring in double digits. Syrus Kiviiri, returning from a long injury layoff,  had 11 points. Nam Blazers were 14-10 down after the first quarter but Stephen Nyeko’s side who were cheered on by a sizeable crowd regained their mojo and were up by four at halftime and slowly pulled away for the win. Denis Tom Omara had 15 points, Bienfait Lola and Martin Janvier added 13 and 11 points respectively in a losing effort for JKL. In the women's division, JT Jaguars continued from where they left off in the second division last year, beating Nkumba Lady Marines 75-24. The Jaguars didn’t break any sweat to win by 51 points as they did not go through their gears but managed to limit Nkumba to below double digits in every quarter. Sarah Ageno, playing in the NBL for the first time since 2019, had a game-high 20 points and 13 rebounds, Zainah Lokwameri filled the stat sheet with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and Marion Esther, facing off her former side, contributed 10 points. Melissa Kyazze and Catherine Nakimuli top scored for Nkumba with 9 and 6 points respectively Results | Saturday, March 25

• UCU Lady Canons 76-24 Kampala University Ladies
• JT Lady Jaguars 75-24 Nkumba Lady Marines
• UPDF Tomahawks 63-45 Kampala Rockets
• Namuwongo Blazers 71-62 JKL Dolphins
• KIU Titans 74-54 Rezlife Saints

Fixtures | Sunday, March 26 (MTN Arena)

• Kampala University Ladies Vs JKL Lady Dolphins, 10am
• Magic Stormers Vs JT Lady Jaguars, 12pm
• A1 Challenge Vs UCU Lady Canons, 2pm
• City Oilers Vs KCCA Panthers, 4pm
• Power Vs Ndejje University, 6pm

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