Two From Two For Scorching Suns
For the first time this season both the women’s and men’s Kalamunda Eastern Suns have won on the same night of the season, defeating the Stirling Senators in the Round 11 encounter.
In the women’s game, despite a slow first quarter, the Suns gained control of the game in the second quarter and going into the final quarter scores were tied away at 54-54.
The Suns women poured in 30 points in the final quarter on the back of some great three point shooting to run out comfortable winners 84-70.
Adrienne Jones lead the way with 16 points and 7 assists, Melissa Moyle had 17 points and import Jennie Rintala had 14 points to go with 6 rebounds.
The win cements the Sun’s place in fourth of the 12 team competition with an 8-4 win-loss record, 1 game behind second place.
Whilst the Suns men were on a 4 game losing streak, had it not been for short periods of mental lapses, those 4 games could easily have been wins.
The exciting young Suns not only hit their top score of the season but also put in their best defensive effort, thrashing Stirling 108-89.
The Suns came out to play right from the first play and had a healthy 14 point lead after the first quarter, never looking back, playing the basketball that everyone knows they are capable of.
Exciting young gun Louis Timms had a monster night, recording a double-double (double figures in two statistical categories) with 32 points and 12 rebounds.
Timms sits second in the shots blocked statistical category for the league, averaging 2.5 blocks a game, and against Stirling he had 4!
Captain Joel Questell had 19 points, fist-pumping vice-captain Ben Smith tallied 25 and despite playing with sickness, NBA prospect Luke Nevill, who leads the league in the points per game statistical category, had 13 points and 16 rebounds.
This week the Suns take on the Cockburn Cougars on Sunday 2nd June at Ray Own Sport Centre, the ‘furnace’.
The women’s game, tips off at 12pm followed by the men’s game at 2pm. Get along and support the Kalamunda Eastern Suns.
Article by Steve Trajeski
Photo by Serene Maisey
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