UWI score first win in Eastern b-ball

The University of the West Indies (UWI) team had to wait till they were at home in the newly constructed UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC) to record their first win in the Eastern Community Basketball League.

Playing against a Valencia Heat team which featured Secondary School’s Basketball East-Zone MVP Fabrice Fisher, UWI’s Mark Adams was in inspirational form scoring a match-high 33 points in the 68-58 victory. Adams also took six steals and was supported by 10 points from Jason Le Cointe who also had 10 rebounds and two blocks. Fisher was Valencia’s leader on the night scoring 17 points and taking 11 rebounds. Valencia player Keegan Garcia also snatched 11 rebounds and had 14 points but the two could not see their team to a win against a determined UWI  playing at home.

In the second match Caledonia Clippers’ Wilt Vincent scored 23 points and took down 22 rerbounds to lead Clippers to a 84-75 win over TSTT. Though it may have seemed to be a one-man show Vincent’s match-high score and winning performance were supported by Kerwin la Ref’s essential 14 points. TSTT’s only hope was the pair of Anderson Trouchen and Shawn Ryan who combined to score 33 points but Trouchen’s 17 and Ryan’s 16 did not ensure a win for their squad who remained in the middle of the standing table.