WBLA championships: Equity Hawks fall to REG of Rwanda

National women’s basketball league defending champions Equity Hawks fell 86-73 to REG of Rwanda in the Women Basketball League Africa (WBLA) champions that is ongoing in Tanzania

Equity started the game on the wrong foot losing the first quarter 14-25 before losing the second quarter too, 21-25, as the game went to halftime break with the scores standing at 50-35 in favour of the Rwandans.

After the break, Equity came out much stronger winning 22-18 before REG bounced back with a win of 18-16 in the last quarter as the game ended 86-73 at the final buzzer in REG’s favor.

Sensational Betty Kananu scored game high of 19 points for the Bankers with Vallary Kemunto Zakayo, Mellisa Otieno, Maryann Nyagaki and new signing Judith Edward Pantaleo adding 42 points combined.

 Destiney Promise Philoxy, Kenyan international Victoria Reynolds, and Kristina Morgan King, had 45 points combined for REG.

Equity who landed a wild card to the AWBL after finishing third in the Zone Five qualifiers and ended up finishing sixth in Alexandria, Egypt, at the continental showpiece are looking to return to the Africa’s elite club championship.’

In their opening match on Sunday, the bankers hammered Gladiators of Burundi 73-57 in Group ‘C’ match and will be winding up with Fox Divas of Tanzania in their last group match on Tuesday.

REG who demolished Fox Divas on Tanzania 105-48 on Sunday in their opening Group C match will wind up their group matches against Gladiators of Burundi, on Tuesday.