Collegiate put up good fight to Rata - Basketball 1955

Collegiate came out all guns blazing and to add to Rata's woe V. Harrington, their gun shooter lost her way for a while, where Collegiate took the lead.

Although Collegiate took the lead at this point it did not get itself ahead convincingly by poor passing at crucial moments.  Rata counteracted Collegiates attack which was not an easy task against a team with their tail up.  Collegiate led 7-5 at half time.  Play started just as furious after half time with the ball firing from one end of the court to the other. Guarding was the only bad aspect of the game, but this was bought about more from over keenness than deliberate.
Both sides were playing superb basketball but Rata was the standing the pressure better and Collegiate missed a couple of long range goals. 
Rata's M. Brown the steadiest player on the court made no mistakes. Rata went ahead in the last 10 minutes and then it was more about how many they were going to win by.  The brilliant defence of N. Holloway had a huge impact on Rata's win - time and time again her smooth interceptions broke up promising Collegiates attack along with her quick thinking and summing up spelt the end for Collegiate.