WOMEN BASKETBALL: First Bank Set 90 Point Benchmark, Issac Continue to Shine For IGP Queens

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Defending champions First Bank basketball club of Lagos put up a masterclass performance as they became the first team to score 90 points in the 2nd phase of the Zenith Bank  Female Basketball League holding at the Ilorin Township Stadium.


4 time league MVP, Nkechi Akashili lead the Elephant girls to a 90-28 points victory over the Ondo based Sunshine Angels, scoring 24 points, shooting  a near excellent 90% from the field. Kenyan Import Lynette Atieno, Chioma Udeaja and T. Elaware all added double digits scoring 11, 14, 14 points respectively to support on the scorers sheet.



The champions remain unbeaten this season and are poised to make it 10 straight games as they face the Benue Princess in their next encounter.



The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Queens have continued to show championship calibre stuff going on a 7 game winning streak from the first phase. Championing that course is shooting guard  Christiana Issac who has averaged 23.7 points per game in the 3 games played so far in Ilorin  and the leading scorer at the first phase. The D'Tigress invitee after putting up 23 points this morning in their 72-16 points win over Coal City Queens said scoring comes naturally.



" Scoring comes natural to me, it's not like I am the best shooter on our team. It's all God, even though I work hard in practice".


4 time champion with First Deepwater Juliet Oyelugo also showing flashes of her old self with  nailing 12 points with 8 steals and 8 rebs in the win today. Up next for the Police Girls is  GT2000 who are still searching for their 3rd win of the season.

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