Captain Liz Kerr looks for a way past a Gibraltar defender during her team’s win yesterday. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0797292)

Guernsey 72, Gibraltar 50
FOR a first competitive match in more than three months, Guernsey women impressed in their convincing win over Gibraltar at the Eckerohallen yesterday.

Pat Ogier’s side showed great strength in their performance, pulling away from their tiring opponents during the second half and giving their sizeable support plenty to cheer about.

‘We were a bit rusty. The last competitive match we had was on 7 March, so for a first match back I am pleased with the performance. Gibraltar are a pretty similar standard to us when it comes to the teams in this competition,’ said coach Ogier.

Aside from the first couple of minutes, Guernsey did not trail, although signs of the rustiness showed in the first half when decent leads kept shrinking as shots failed to drop.

The conclusion to the first quarter was an excellent example of that as Guernsey had a 19-16 advantage at the buzzer, having been 11 points ahead just 80 seconds earlier.

The sides were level again briefly midway through the second quarter until a three-pointer from Emma Hicks shocked Guernsey into life again, with Amy Wright following it up with a neatly taken two within just a few seconds.

That five-point lead was maintained until half-time before Guernsey really came out firing for the second half.