Clutch touch by Marmela powers Brunei-Muara to gold
Friday, May 27, 2011
AN MVP-like performance by Marmela Izzah powered Brunei-Muara to the women's crown of the Aewon Cup 2011 following a 64-58 win over Kuala Belait last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. Marmela exploded for 16 straight points inclusive of two treys in the fourth period enroute to a game-high 22 points that lifted Brunei-Muara to victory.
"I just wished that every shot would go in each time I threw it up and thankfully it did," said Marmela on her performance during an interview after the triumph.
"Our opponents were good at going inside on offence and spotting the open shooter but we moved a lot faster and managed to pick up on defence as well as improve on offence that got us the win," added the 15-year-old. "I would also have to thank my teammates as this tournament is the first time I joined the team. We all put in a great effort and it was a good opportunity playing alongside them," continued Marmela.
Besides Marmela, Lim Giuk Ting provided a boost on the offensive end with 14 points in the win.
Three players got into double figures for KB with Amanda Tia leading the way with 16 points.
Christina Chen added 12 points and Wong Kung Hui chipped in 10 to the losing cause.
In what was a high-octane match right from the opening period, KB were utilising their size advantage to penetrate into the paint to score. Brunei-Muara were playing good transition basketball but it was KB that stuck their nose in front 16-15 heading into the second period.
KB were running their offence smoothly and finding the open shooter to eventually extend their lead to 26-20 midway through the stanza.
Brunei-Muara were doing a good job on the boards but couldn't get their shots to fall as they faced a 29-33 deficit at halftime.
Both sides were playing with spurts with neither finding the ability to pull away from the other. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times
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