SPORTS ARTICLE FROM ST.AUGUSTINE UNIVESRITY IN MWANZA

THERE IS LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL, STUDY HARD.

BY GEOFREY MICHAEL KAMAGHE

On the Saturday 28^th last week a splendid match between the St. Augustine alumni versus the modules who are the student continuing with studies, team alumni were the one who finished victorious by 71 – 70 baskets.

The game started during 1600 hours and both team modules and alumni were greedy on being the winner of the game with a strong and tough warm-up, though the alumni were small in number but still they managed to play a tough game.

The first quarter of the game showed the alumni a different picture towards team modules since the team modules lead the quarter by 17-11, at the moment the alumni were patient studying the game and due to small number of substitutions the alumni play a very slow but making sure of getting a basket on each ball they gate.

The second and the third quarter as well was tough and still the team modules maintain their leading positions but it was not all about speed and strength but also experience of the game was needed for them to maintain their position, poor substitution by the modules made them into unnecessary turnovers which were well used by the alumni, and till the third quarter the scores were 57- 47 team module leading the match.  

The amazing play by Chelu Mapolu, the alumni big man and defender made it difficult for the team modules to play a good defense since Chelu trapped the modules tem big man into foul trouble and making the game tough for modules to defend attacks from their brothers Alumni.

On the last quarter the game gain momentum after a tie in the last two minutes of 69-69 and there is when the alumni left behind the modules, though the modules player Frank Sele and Romanus Kissia missed out the free throw which if they could make them right they could change the reslts but the players fail to control the game pressure as it was not there lucky day.

On the close down, the alumni acting coach Benson Nyasebwa said, “you should take the game serious and win it when you had a chance since your first line was not strong enough, you had strong players and still you hesitate, next time it’s not a must for every player to play since what we want is victory and nothing else.”

The SAUT team modules captain Mrumbi Issa thanked the alumni for the time since they had various jobs to do but they took the call immediate as the team needed and added that,” I ask for this not to be the end of the plays, we should take it as a behavior for you to remember the life as students and advising us on the real image of life out the bars of university”