{"id":61126,"date":"2023-12-19T14:35:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T14:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/awbl-2023-reg-bow-out-after-gallant-journey"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:10:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:10:58","slug":"awbl-2023-reg-bow-out-after-gallant-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/awbl-2023-reg-bow-out-after-gallant-journey","title":{"rendered":"AWBL 2023: REG bow out after gallant journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Monday<\/p>\n

Semi-finals<\/p>\n

REG 97-101 KPA<\/p>\n

Rwanda Energy Group (REG) women basketball club\u2019s journey at the inaugural season of the FIBA African Women Basketball League (AWBL) came to a shocking end following a 97-101 semifinal loss to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) on Monday, December 18.<\/p>\n

With the win, KPA became the first Kenyan team to reach a final of a FIBA Africa clubs competition.<\/p>\n

Playing a star-studded Rwanda Energy Group (REG) in a repeat of the Zone V qualifiers final, KPA picked a 101-97 win to become the first finalists of the new-look continental championship.<\/p>\n

Skipper Natalie Mwangale led her side by example scoring 8 three-point shots and only once on the paint for 26 points, completing a rare double-double with 13 assists and going one rebound shy of a triple-double.<\/p>\n

Victoria Reynolds added 26 points as Hilda Indasi, Rita Aluoch and Madina Okot all managed double digits in points with 15,14 and 12 respectively.<\/p>\n

The Kenyan champions raced to an 8-2 lead, but REG responded with a six-point run that brought them to within a point at 9-8 and again at 10-11. KPA went on another run to lead 18-12, with Mwangale pulling up for a three with 4.20 minutes to go.<\/p>\n

The Rwandan side went on a ten-point scoring spree to take the lead at 22-18 but the dockers had Mwangale and Reynolds score three treys to restore their lead for 29-24 in the first quarter action that saw coach Esperance Mukaneza play only her starting lineup.<\/p>\n

Destiney Promise Philoxy got action in the second quarter going from the free-throw line and added a layup and 1 to tie the game at 29 in the opening minute of the second period.<\/p>\n

Indasi then scored five for a 34-29 as Aminata Samassekou went for a step back trey to give the dockers a 38-33 lead four minutes into the second period.<\/p>\n

Feza Isomi, Philoxy and Chantal Kiyobe made contributions on the paint to reclaim the lead for the Rwandese Zone V silver medallists at 39-38.<\/p>\n

Ojukwu called for a timeout and his charges instantly responded with 5 off the break to lead 43-39 as they held on for a 54-47 lead to the halftime break.<\/p>\n

Reynolds and Aluoch opened an 11-point game lead at 58-47 but Philoxy, who had so far been REG’s best player on the court, pulled up for a jump shot moments later for 58-49.<\/p>\n

The 10-point difference remained at 61-51 off a Nia Clouden layup as REG scored 13 in the opening five minutes of the third to trail 71-60. A determined Rwandan side went on another run to come within six pints of the Kenyan champions at 79-73 with 1:23 to play but the Kenyans held on for 83-74 at the end of the period.<\/p>\n

REG kept the fight going in a dramatic final period that had them trailing by just five at 89-84 with 5 minutes on the clock and further down to three at 95-92 with 3 minutes of play remaining.<\/p>\n

Okot scored to take it back to 97-92 but responded immediately with a layup for the advantage to remain. Philoxy made it a two-point game at 99-97 with a trey that brought her side the closest they had been since the first quarter see-saw.<\/p>\n

REG picked two costly fouls that took Indasi and Reynolds to the line, each missing once but it was enough to take them through to the final.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a tough loss, but we have to regroup, refocus and come back better, for the bronze medal match,” Philoxy, who played for a game-high 41 points and seven assists said.<\/p>\n

Tiffany Mitchell and Clouden finished with 26 and 17 points respectively.<\/p>\n

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