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Suriname drowned Guyana 103-51 at IGG female b/ball
Kaieteur News – Suriname women’s team signalled their intention of taking the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) women’s basketball trophy back to Paramaribo with a 52-point win over Guyana at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Action between Suriname and French Guiana last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Dutch-speaking women routed the home team 103 – 51 in their opening match, while their men’s side also got off to a good start when they defeated French Guiana 73 – 56.
In the women’s game, Suriname raced to a 50 – 22 lead at halftime, with the team’s captain, Chiniqua Serget doing the bulk of the scoring.
They would outscore Guyana 28 – 11 heading into the final period with a 45-point lead (78-33) and added 25 points in the fourth to seal the win.
Serget ended with a game-high 35 points, while Shania Sears (10) was the only Guyanese player in double digits.
Meanwhile, the Surinamese men’s team had an all-round team performance to push aside their French Guiana counterparts and set up a showdown with Guyana tonight.
The Guyanese men played their first game last evening against French Guiana, and up to press time, the result was unknown. (Rawle Toney)
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