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Salient: Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 11. 1969.

One Strong Basketball Team Likely

One Strong Basketball Team Likely

It Looks as if Victoria will have one strong team in the Wellington Basketball Association's competitions this season.

Although it has less members than last year, the club has managed to form two teams and have a surplus of willing reserves.

The decrease in numbers means better individual attention at the twice-weekly practice from the new coach, Miss Maurren Brady.

After the Wellington Basketball Association's tournament, the top University team was placed one grade under Senior A division, in the new Senior 2nd division.

Thus the team has maintained the standard set last year with only a few of the original players left.

More than half of the club members are newcomers who make up the second team, which has been assessed worthy of 3rd grade competition standard.

In view of past performances this team faces a tougher season.

On Saturday, 10 May. Victoria's number one team fought hard against Ngati Poneke which was dropped from Senior A but still managed to narrowly beat the University team 17-15.

But Varsity has a strong and experienced defence line and plenty of potential in the forwards.

This showed up in its good performance at the opening tournament and again when Onslow received a sound 9-25 defeat.

Most of the team will be called for the Wellington rep-representative trials.

On May 10 games did not go quite so well for the third graders who lost to W.E.O.G. 15-10.

Conditions were terrible and the ball slippery.

Thanks to the unfailing accuracy of main shooter. Micaela Dillan, Varsity scored first after the rest of the team had muddled the ball to the ring.

W.G.O.G. was not accurate with its shooting.

Goal defence Glenis Giles, was quick and keen but often was caught out of position.

On several occasions when Varsity had the ball after a good retrieve, wild passing showed a lack of any practised combination and killed continuity between the centre court and goal ring.