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UCU Lady Canons registered a well-deserved 75-52 victory against Magic Stormers in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Arena on Wednesday evening.
The Lady Canons returned to winning ways after falling to the JKL Lady Dolphins in a narrow defeat last Friday.
Tracy Namugosa led the Mukono based side with a double double dropping 17 points and 11 rebounds. She converted five of the 13 attempts in the paint and two of the five from down town.
In addition, only Slyvia Nantongo was the other Lady Canons player to make it into a double digit scoring after gathering 14 points.
On the other side, only Kur Ajah managed a double with 14 points as Ruth Nambirige followed with nine points and as many rebounds on the day.
Lady Canons clearly showed their intention in the game after creating a seven-point lead (16-9) at the end of the first quarter before the advantage was extended to 13 (36-23) at halftime.
The Magic Stormers slightly improved in the third quarter leading the period (17-15) but at the end they were trailing by 11.
However, Prosper Ayine’s three-point jump shot sealed the thrilling period as the Lady Canons secured a 23-point victory.
Next on the menu, UCU Lady Canons will take on Miracle Ravens on Wednesday March 13 while Magic Stormers will return to action on Sunday March 17 as they take on KCCA Leopards.
JKL Lady Dolphins secured a 75-68 victory against UCU Lady Dolphins in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Arena, Kampala on Friday night.
In front of a decent crowd, JKL Dolphins continued with their impressive run registering the fourth victory of the 2024-25 NBL campaign.
Shakira Nanvubya’s three-point jump shot got the game underway before JKL Dolphins posted a three-point lead at the end of the first period.
However, the Lady Dolphins were so poor in the second quarter scoring only eight, 11 less than what they harvested in the first quarter.
It was a 15-point lead at halftime as the Lady Canons were heading into a very tough second half of the duel.
In the final quarter, Nicholas Natuhereza’s side improved defensively and narrowed down their deficit to six points midway through the block.
At that juncture, Evelyn Nakiyingi poured water to the Lady Canons’ flames with one from downtown before Beck Longom regained the Lady Dolphins’ double lead.
Tracy Namugosa and Nabayunga had the last kick of the dying horse as the Lady Canons trailed by seven at full-time.
Hope Akello once again had an impressive game with a double-double scoring 23 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Ritah Imanishimwe and Longom added 17 and 10 points respectively.
While Nanvubya (13), Nabayunga (13), Bridget Aber (11), Hajara Najjuko (10) and Namogosa (10) all scored double digits for the Lady Canons.
National Basketball League – Results
Sharon Kirabo dropped 20 points as KIU Rangers beat UPDF Lady Tomahawks 81-53 in the National Basketball League on Saturday at UCU Basketball Court, Mukono.
The Rangers opened up a 14-point lead at the end of the first quarter (24-10) before the Lady Tomahawks took charge of the second quarter. However, at halftime, the Ranger had an 8-point lead (40-32).
Coming from the break, it was a seesaw affair as each side scored 12 points (52-44) each setting up an exciting fourth quarter.
At that juncture, the Rangers turned up in beast mood as they limited the Lady Tomahawks to only nine points as they dropped 29 concluding the victory with a 28-point lead. Hi
Kirabo pulled down 16 rebounds to complete a double. While Ines Kanyamuneza added 27 points, four rebounds and five assists.
Dorah Nakijjoba (11 points) and Christine Namyalo (10 points) are the only ones that managed scoring in double figures for UPDF.
After the final whistle, the Rangers head coach Jullius Lutwama shared his excitement revealing that his troops endured to put up a good game amidst a challenging environment.
“I feel so happy especially after playing in this heat but also defeating a sprinted team like UPDF. It was a great game for us and am so glad,” he said.
“Our emphasis has been on playing as a team and sharing the ball a bit more. That is why we have continued to have more players in double digits,” he added.
University Football League | Results
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) holds wasteful Bugema University in a goalless in the University Football League duel played on Tuesday evening.
It was an entertaining game from both sides but were very wasteful in front of the goal.
Jonathan Mugenyi nearly gave the visitors the lead but his first time touch was deflected away by Bugema’s custodian Ronald Kalungi in the 10th minute.
In the 20th minute, Sulaiman Ssentongo climbed highest in front of the goal to connect with Charles Kagoda’s delivery but the effort went high and wide of the frame.
Trevor Wakaisuka was fouled in the area by Richard Emomer but the centre referee waved on as the visiting side was left in anguish.
At that moment, the hosts won possession and started off a quick counter attack but Hillary Innocent Ayebale was spot on palming away Isaac Ssenyunja’s curling powerful effort.
Otuke fouled Joseph Male at the age of the box to give Bugema a freekick but Ayebale made a great save punching away Denis Kimuli’s powerful freekick with a double thrilling save.
Ssenyunja continued to beat bodies to pace and precision but Otuke and Marvin Atugonza worked hard to keep him at bay.
The two sides will lock horns in the return leg of the fixture on March 5, 2024 to decide who goes further in the ongoing tournament.
National Basketball League – Results
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Namuwongo Blazers registered an 89-67 victory against Kampala Rockets in an exciting National Basketball League encounter at the YMCA Court on Sunday.
The Blazers secured the third victory in four games played thus far in the ongoing campaign.
In search of a sounding victory, the Blazers quickly got out of their blocks and took control of the game finishing the first period with a six-point advantage (17-11).
The Blazers only got better in the second quarter scoring 10 more points than they managed in the second quarter compounding the Rockets’ sorrow who were trailing by 17 (44-27) at halftime.
Coming from the locker rooms, the Rockets found their footing and fought hard to reduce the deficit to 10 points (61-51) as Simon Ola sealed the third quarter with a two-point jump shot.
In the final quarter of the game, the Blazers got on top of their game and recreated the huge gap between the two sides as they perfectly sealed their 22-point victory.
Peter Cheng harvested a game-high with 24 points topping Namuwongo Blazers’ scoring sheet as Innocent Ochera and Joseph Chuma added 23 and 19 points respectively.
The Rockets’ scoring was led by Francis Kasinde who dropped 20 points followed by John Dombo and Ola who dropped 17 and 11 points.
It was a great shooting day for the winning team which managed to convert 11 of the 22 attempts outside the paint.
Ndejje Angels head coach John Omondi ‘Mapeesa’ is extremely proud of Christian Ndibu’s thrilling show in the loss against City Oilers.
In the National Basketball League encounter played at Lugogo Arena on Wednesday, Ndejje Angels fell to City Oilers in an 83-75 loss.
While speaking to the press, Omondi said that they expect a lot from Ndibu after starting his life at Angels on a high.
“Christian Ndibu is one of our imports and we expect a lot from him. He is doing a good job so far and jellying into the team well,” Omondi said.
“Things are moving on well for him. We are trying to fit him in and but also adjust to ensure we allow him to flourish,” he added.
“I think one of the good things he is doing is rebounding. I think he has the best rebounding statistics; he is improving every game and I am happy for him.”
“We had earlier told him that this is one of the games that makes our highlights. We had told him that this is one of the games that we want to win, that is why we gave it a strong effort.”
Ndibu scored a game high of 20 points as well as pulling down 21 rebounds. His fight and aggression throughout the game gave City Oilers a hard time in the paint.
The Angels have so far played five games, among those they picked two wins against Kampala Rockets and league newbies Livingstone. However, they have also lost to Our Saviour, JT Jaguars, and City Oilers.
National Basketball League | Results
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UCU Canons registered a 78-63 victory against JT Jaguars in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Arena on Sunday evening.
Canons secured the third victory for the campaign. They have so far beaten Kampala Rockets, Dmark Power, and JT Jaguars in the ongoing campaign.
Jimmy Otim led the surge with 20 points. Joel Kayiira was big once again with a double-double scoring 13 points and pulling down 16 rebounds before Peter Sifuma added 10 points.
For JT Jaguars, Benjamin Shango led the scoring sheet with 20 points before George Agasi and Kevin Moru added 10 points each.
Ibanda Lwabaga’s floating jump shot and Kevin Kasobya’s layup got the game underway. At the end of the first period, UCU created a seven-point (18-11) lead.
The JT Jaguars were the better side in the second period scoring 24 points, 18 more than they managed in the first quarter nonetheless Canons held their nerves and at least concluded the quarter with a two-point lead (42-40).
Kevin Kasobya’s three-point jump shot concluded UCUA’s thrilling third quarter as they limited the Jaguars to only six points. The electric performance from the Mukono-based side created a whooping 20-point lead (66-46).
Despite the trial for the Jaguars to make a comeback in the final quarter, it was too late to command anything positive as the Mukono-based side ran away with a 13-point victory (78-65).
The Canons will return to action as they take on Ndejje Angels on Saturday, February 17 while the Jaguars will return to action on Saturday, February 24 as they play Our Saviour.
National Basketball League | Fixture
UCU Canons began the 2024 National Basketball League with a 69-58 against Kampala Rockets in the game that was played at YMCA Court in Wandegeya.
But the Canons later fell to KIU Titans in the 83-52 loss in a game where they did a lot of things poorly and struggled to stage any positive talking point.
The Canons have not had the best start to the season staging a start-stop run so far, but the game against D-Mark Power gives them a great chance for them to make amends.
Canons head coach Nicholas Natuhereza noted that they have to bounce back and return to winning ways.
“We have to do everything to see that we bounce back from the loss against Titans,” Natuhereza said.
“We need to handle this game better. Things have to change so that we play better as we take on Power,” he added.
In the previous game, Canons had only two people who were Jerry Samson Kayanga and Marvin Jesse Okurut scoring a double of 10 points each. The boys will need to sharpen their attacking prowess if they are to register better results.
The Canon City will be happy to learn of the return of Jimmy Otim. The point guard was injured during last season’s quarterfinals as UCU took on Power thus setting up an interesting duel in our eyes.
“Otim is back in full training. We do not want to rush him but I hope he will feature in today’s game,” Natuhereza concluded.
On the other hand, Power kicked off the campaign with a humiliating 73-38 loss to the City Oilers.
KIU Rangers registered their second win of the campaign after seeing off Magic Stormer in a 76-57 victory at MTN Arena, Lugogo on Wednesday.
Rangers came into this duel after edging the JT Lady Jaguars 61-57 in a game that would go either way on the day.
Daphne Adong scored a game-high of 23 points and pulled down five rebounds though it was not enough to give the Magic Stormers the victory. Kur Ajah added 16 points and seven rebounds.
On the other hand, Ines Kanyamunza, Rose Mary Amaniyo and Sharon Kirabo scored 22, 15 and 14 points respectively. Once again Amaniyo bossed the paint collecting 14 rebounds.
Rangers started on the front foot taking charge of the game with a seven-point lead (23-16) at the end of the first quarter.
The dominance continued in the second quarter as Rangers opened a 17-point lead going into the break. Magic Stormers struggled in that particular quarter harvesting four points in 10 minutes.
However, Magic Stormers had a brilliant second half bringing a better approach to the game. In the third quarter, the Rangers managed a point more (18-17) in what was a close contest.
Rangers kept reading the same template but were affected in the final quarter as their red flag rose a bit early but still secured a point more (21-20) at the closure of the period.
Rangers look to be a decent team but the question is will be can they push back to the finals or even challenge for the title?
UCU Lady Canons secured an impressive 91-50 against YMCA Lady Hamstars in the National Basketball League at Lugogo Arena.
The Lady Canons came into this game after falling to KCCA Leopard in a 74-53 loss earlier on Friday. The victory against YMCA Lady Hamstars came in handy taking the Lady Canons back on the right route.
Tracy Namugosa got the game underway with a layup before Scovia Akello responded with a jump shot from outside the paint. Throughout the first quarter, the game was close but UCU took a five-point lead (18-13).
Rose Musundi made a driving layup to fire up the Lady Hamstars but from that point onwards they went to slumber.
The Lady Canons’ defensive unit was so much on the point that it limited the Lady Hamstars to only five points in the whole quarter. It was a 24-point lead for the Mukono-based side going into the long break.
Lady Hamstars were trailing by 37 (67-30) points at the end of the third quarter as the Lady Canons were not leaving any stone unturned in the duel.
YMCA played their best basketball late in the final quarter as they dropped 20 points but UCU also responded with 24 points to bring to an end in the one-sided encounter.
Lady Hamstars’ Scovia Akello put up a thrilling individual show dropping 22 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. Rose Musundi added to the tally 21 points.
For UCU, Shakira Nanvubya, Namugosa and Hajara Najjuko are the only three players who scored a double harvesting 13, 12 and 11 points respectively.