Hartlepool Heat 82 - Sunderland Uni 43
HEAT Give Students a Wake-Up!
In the 1st quarter, HEAT started off strong with some quick baskets from Laura Howe and Pam Fisher. Some strong defensive boards from Pat Ferry saw HEAT managing to score from their fast break attacks. The first quarter ended 21-13.
In the 2nd Quarter, HEAT continued to dominate possession as they continued to apply the pressure on a struggling sunderland side. After some good link up play and some good runs from Jaz Bradley, the half finished 45-24.
In the 3rd Quarter, HEAT dominated thanks to some great shooting from Stacey Dougherty. HEAT continued to run their offense which helped them open up Sunderland and gave them more space to pentrate the basket. Some great defensive work from Sharon Weatherill denied Sunderland from scoring.The quarter ended 66-36.
In the 4th Quarter, HEAT took over and managed to only get scored on a hand full of times, some great shooting from Hazel Robinson and Jenna Horsley saw HEAT take over in this quarter. HEAT had a stong finish to the match after some good running from Rachel Campbell and Sarah Fenny to end the match. The Match ended 82-43
Scorers: Jenna Horsely 15, Stacey Dougherty 12, Laura Howe 10
This was a fantastic team performance from the Hartlepool HEAT Ladies who will now leapfrog two teams into second place in the league. The Ladies travel to Biddick to take on the Storm on Wednesday night looking for a win that could see them go top!