The match was even throughout with neither side able to edge more than eight points ahead. Leeds Met led for most of the match with UWIC not gaining the upper hand until well into the third quarter.
In an amazing advert for the sport, GB Standard Life guard Stef Collins was awarded the MVP award as her UWIC team ended up on the right side of an 85-83 score-line. She was run very close for the award by Lou Hall of Leeds Met who had been a constant menace, especially in the paint.
After the match Collins showed her pleasure at both her team's and her personal triumph. "We were fighting back in the second half and somehow we managed to turn it around. We had some great play from those coming off the bench and we managed to do it."
The match was played at the end of the BUCS Championships and it lived up to its headline billing. The crowd were involved form the start and at times the volume was deafening. Collins says all that helped her. "When you play in this type of environment it really gets you going, gets the adrenaline pumping. To be honest that is why you play sport."
The match was also an indication as to the strength of the game in British universities. James Banbury, coach of the Leeds Met team said that progress was being made. "The game has come a long way in the three years that I've been coaching. A lot of the teams are producing Division 1 players now and that shows on the court. It is still not at the level that we are pushing for it to be at but it is getting there."
In an amazing advert for the sport, GB Standard Life guard Stef Collins was awarded the MVP award as her UWIC team ended up on the right side of an 85-83 score-line. She was run very close for the award by Lou Hall of Leeds Met who had been a constant menace, especially in the paint.
After the match Collins showed her pleasure at both her team's and her personal triumph. "We were fighting back in the second half and somehow we managed to turn it around. We had some great play from those coming off the bench and we managed to do it."
The match was played at the end of the BUCS Championships and it lived up to its headline billing. The crowd were involved form the start and at times the volume was deafening. Collins says all that helped her. "When you play in this type of environment it really gets you going, gets the adrenaline pumping. To be honest that is why you play sport."
The match was also an indication as to the strength of the game in British universities. James Banbury, coach of the Leeds Met team said that progress was being made. "The game has come a long way in the three years that I've been coaching. A lot of the teams are producing Division 1 players now and that shows on the court. It is still not at the level that we are pushing for it to be at but it is getting there."
