Guyana suffers heavy loss to Jamaica, Barbados

Jun 11, 2015 Sports

Defending Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women champs,

Jamaica shoots over Sonia Rodney (right) Tuesday night in Tortola, BVI.

Jamaica beat Guyana’s ladies 70-43 Tuesday night while Barbados also whipped Guyana 81-61 yesterday afternoon that ensured a winless sojourn for the improved Guyanese team.
Tarika Gordon finished with 23 points for the Jamaicans while for Guyana, United States-based, Miriam McKenzie ended with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Yesterday afternoon against Barbados, McKenzie again led with 25 points, 11 rebounds and six steals. United States-based, Merisa Lewis scored 12 points and eight rebounds as Sonia Rodney and Nichola Jacobs added six points apiece.
For Barbados, D. Cumberbatch had 29 points and nine rebounds while J. Studer scored 23 points and T. Atherley 10 points.
Hosts, British Virgin Islands had narrowly beaten Guyana 64-61 in their opening game Monday night. The losses to Jamaica and Barbados ensure that the Guyanese returns winless despite the improvement in offensive efficiency.