Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
Dann O’werre
31 March 2011
STRATHMORE University men and women teams retained their Kenya University Sports Association (KUSA) league crowns at the University of Nairobi courts over the weekend. The men’s team, Blades dismissed United States International University (USIU) 58-45 while the ladies prevailed 48-21 over Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA).
David Ogolla and Ronny Gundo boosted the Blades’ campaign with 19 points a piece while Victor Bosire was the highest scorer for USIU with 21 points. The teams tied in 18-18 the first quarter, before Blades secured the second with a 17-06 lead. The winners took the third quarter 11-10 before succumbing 12-11 in the final. En-route to finals, Blades whipped Egerton 47-32 with Gundo and Edwin Otula as the key players. The women’s side, Swords’ top scorer was Denise Apondi who hit 23 points while CUEA’s Joyce Nyagol scored 16 points. Swords beat Moi University 33-21 and Maseno 44-20 in the preliminary stages. In other matches, CUEA beat Moi 51-16 while Strathmore were shocked by Maseno 43-38. Moi beat Maseno ladies 30-24 as USIU dismissed Maseno and Egerton 79-47 and 47-46 respectively. Eight teams took part in the championships.
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