Saturday Ubumwe 28-72 The Hoops Rwanda Friday Men Espoir 73-59 IPRC-Kigali Women UR BBC 62-100 IPRC- Huye THE HOOPS RWANDA WOMEN BASKETBALL CLUB coach Eric Dusabimana has said that their target is to win the league title after thrashing Ubumwe Women Basketball 72-28 to move into third place in the Bank of Kigali Basketball League. “This is our second win in three league games and this means we are title contenders,” he said. New signing Joyeuse Sifa Ineza posted a game-high 20 points while her teammate and captain Hope Butera contributed 15 points. Butera also recorded 10 rebounds. Ange Nelly Irakoze was the highest scorer for Ubumwe with six points followed by Redempta Uwamahirwe and Shaban Rehema with four points for each. The Hoops are one point behind leaders IPRC-Kigali who have six points from three games. Meanwhile, Espoir beat IPRC-Kigali 73-59 on Friday in the last match of the first round of the basketball league. They remain in third place. Women Ranking IPRC-Huye 6pts APR 5pts The Hoops 5pts Ubumwe 4pts UR Huye 4pts Regina Pacis 00pts Men’s Ranking Patriots 16 pts REG 13 pts Espoir 13pts APR 11 pts UGB 10 pts IPRC-Kigali 9pts IPRC-Huye 9pts Rusizi 9pts UR BBC 8pts. editorial@newtimes.co.rw
