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Uni breeze to victory despite late scare

Women's Basketball

Leeds Uni marched to a deserved win against a tough Bolton side, surviving a late scare in the process.

Leeds failed to settle in the first ten minutes, but turned on the style over the second and third quarters before pulling away from the visitors. It was very much a back and forward encounter, seeing two intense periods of scoring activity, one mid-way through the second quarter, and the other right at the death.
They should have put the game away sooner, but with five minutes to go Leeds saw their lead shrink from seven points to a score line of 41-40.
However Stephanie Kirk provided a welcome four points in quick succession to ease the pressure on the home side.
For large parts of the game the trio of Kat-Chuan Chao, Erin Clarke and Melanie Hill proved to be too much for Bolton to handle as they combined for 43 of the Uni’s 54 points. Chao provided speed and agility, Clarke expert finishing in the box, while Hill’s work rate throughout the game was exemplary.
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