USIU on Tuesday roared their supremacy in University basketball after lifting both the women and men’s titles in the finals of the 2011 Inter Universities championship at the KCB Sports club basketball court.
In the women’s finals, USIU rekindled their KBF league rivalry against Strathmore University with the Flames inflicting an eight points defeat on their rivals -The Swords- in a hotly contested match that ended 48-40 in favor of USIU.
Hilda Indiasi led USIU’s assault with a maximum of 14 points “Strathmore is a good side but we just had to win today. Having finished the KBF league without any trophies, this was a must win for us and we are excited to have taken home the title. But it was a tight match.” Said Hilda after the match.
Strathmore coach Sylvia Kamau accepted defeat and said “ It was a tight match. What can we say, we lost and that is sports, you accept defeat and soldier on by rectifying where you went wrong”.
In the men’s finals. It was a fierce battle between USIU and Kenyatta University but in the end USIU proved superior and took home the triumph with a 70-64 win after an entertaining tension packed final match.
In the 3rd and 4th play offs, University of Nairobi took Bronze in the men’s category after a 37 -30 win over Catholic University (CUEA) while Kenyatta University finished 3rd in the women’s play offs with a low scoring 20 -19 win over University of Nairobi.
Kenyatta University took home the overall title after winning 47 gold medals, 25 silver medals and 29 silver medals.Moi University finished second with 13 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 12 bronze while University of Nairobi was third with 9 gold,17 silver and 19 Bronze.
USIU finished 5th overall wit 7 gold, 7 silver and 7 Bronze.
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