Emerald & Diamond pick up opening week wins in Hoopsfix Pro-Am

It was opening weekend wins for Diamond and Emerald as the Hoopsfix Pro-Am got off to a hot start this weekend at Brixton Rec, South London.

Emerald got a 43-35 win over Sapphire to open up proceedings, using a 14-4 fourth quarter to seal the victory in a balanced scoring effort.

Chinwe Iwunze had nine points, seven rebounds, three assists and five steals for Emerald, with Kim Wilkes adding nine and Jess Davies having six points and 12 rebounds.

Sapphire were led by Helene Trailin’s 12-point, 10-rebound double-double.

The second game of the day saw Diamond get a 52-48 win over Ruby, dominating the third quarter led by Kat Goldsby’s 12 and Monique Esbrand’s 10 with Vanessa Akra adding 8.

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Jenelle Grant (10 points, 11 rebounds) and Melita Emanuel-Carr (11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists) both had double-doubles in defeat.

Standings

1) Team Emerald 1-0 (+8)
2) Team Diamond 1-0 (+4)
3) Team Ruby 0-1 (-4)
4) Team Sapphire 0-1 (-8)

You can watch all games back on the Hoopsfix YouTube channel.

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