Posts Tagged 'Match Report'

Nerves were high before the ball even went up meaning the whole team were on their toes and focused solely on winning. There was a big focus on stopping the post players receiving the ball which in some cases led to good steals or halting their offenses. And occasionally, Div 2 were able to make plays that led to easy layups allowing them to win the first half 28-23.

During the second half, Hatters were able to stay ahead for most ...

The first quarter started quickly with fouls being made from both teams, however fouls were mostly made possible due to bad defence before hand. This caused a bit of tension for Div 2 although they were still enthusiastic to win only being down by 9 points.

The second quarter saw improvement as hatters ...

Straight from tip-off, the opposition were off to the races with Hatters consistently attempting to stop the ball. Div 2 were able to start hustling a bit more and increase the intensity on defence. Unfortunately, a few back doors lead to easy baskets. In addition to this, players eager to make turnovers meant many fouls were being called for the opposition, however this only continued to push Div 2’s desire to win and they carried on playing their defence. ...

The game started off very quick paced clearly surprising Div 2 with frequent baskets being made from Lapwings as soon as the ball was tipped. Hatters continued to try and break down their offence, however, defensive errors allowed them to win the first quarter 11-22. In the second quarter, more effort was put into stopping the ball which allowed Hatters to draw some fouls out of the opposition and good baskets. Rebounding also began to improve meaning less second ...

Being Div 2’s first game of the new year, the game started off slowly with Div 2 allowing the opposition to gain several baskets in advance. Fortunately, Hatters picked up the pace and were able to gain a lead in the first quarter. During the second quarter, Div 2 were clearly more ambitious and played more energetically (which was evident in their defence) than when they had initially started which meant the opposition only scored one basket whilst hatters scored ...

The first quarter of the match started of with Derbyshire in the lead, most likely due to Hatters being slightly nervous. However, Div 2 fought back and won the first quarter. During the second quarter, Hatters fell behind slightly fouling the opposition on occasions and finding it difficult to defend the post players under the basket. The first half ended 34-32.

Regardless of the first half, Hatters returned on court enthusiastically with the intention of putting Derbyshire under immense pressure through ...