On Thursday, 4th of April, at James Cook University, tension was boiling between the two residential colleges, George Roberts and Saints Catholic College. The two women's teams both played really well, however, of course, there can only be one winner.
Both teams took turns of scoring between three and five goals in a row, with Katie-Anne Batty scoring many points for George Roberts and Althea Bowden scoring plenty for Saints.
George Roberts took the lead before half time, when the scores were seventeen to thirteen. As the game progressed, the scores became extremely close, both tying at 22 in the third quarter, increasing the tension. However, to the dismay of the Saints team and their supporters, George Roberts won thirty to twetny-three.
Saints player Sophie Manoy said, "We played very well but we went down in the end." The Saints had hoped for a victory as George Roberts has been defending champion for several years. However, the spirit of the players continued off the courts.
While basketball is said to be a non-contact sport, there were several trips and falls, some which led to penalties, others which didn't.
Half of George Roberts' goals were penalty shots, as opposed to the Saints who scored more goals in the proper game than with penalty shots. It could be argued that this says a great deal about the skill of the players.
Out of the Saints team, two girls stood out more then others. Sports representative Althea Bowden and well known sports-player Liv Reynoldson could be seen giving 110% (not to say that the other girls weren't) and it could be plainly seen that these girls were the ones targeted most, not only by George Roberts players but their supporters as well.
Overall it was a good game which led to sore throats from cheerers on both sides. In the end, it's the spirit that matters, and there was an abundance of this from both teams.
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