UBA Culture University Women's Basketball Dominates the Paint, Easily Defeating University of Taipei to Strive for Back-to-Back Titles
Culture University's women's basketball team utilized their height and rebounding advantage to crush the University of Taipei 76-52, advancing to the UBA finals to compete for their second consecutive championship.
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Chien-chung, Taipei, 18th) Seeking a repeat championship, Chinese Culture University showed its height advantage in the top division women's Final Four of the UBA (University Basketball Association) today. The twin towers Cheng Hui-tzu and Liao Hsiu-chen combined for 29 points and 31 rebounds, leading the team to a 76-52 victory over the University of Taipei and advancing to the championship game for the second consecutive year.
The Culture University women's basketball team won the top division championship last season after a 6-year drought, and this year the whole team is aiming for a back-to-back title. Facing the University of Taipei today, Culture University, with its height and paint advantages, took a 27-18 lead in the first quarter and continued to expand the advantage to 45-32 by halftime.
The third quarter became the turning point. With the University of Taipei unable to hit outside shots, score in the paint, or grab rebounds, they only scored 9 points in the quarter, allowing Culture University to secure a 21-point lead by the end of the third quarter, essentially declaring the outcome of the game early.
Cheng Hui-yun, head coach of the Culture University women's basketball team, said in a post-game interview, "We have 7 freshmen this year. I'm very happy that the seniors played very well today, allowing the juniors to have more playing time to hone their skills and letting everyone have a chance to experience the magic of the Taipei Arena."
Wang Yue-ti, who scored 14 points today, revealed that in the past, if there were 2 seniors leading 3 freshmen on the court, there would be a huge gap in performance. "But today the juniors kept up, and we played more easily, which means our usual training has been effective."
The entire Culture University women's team had a 2-point shooting percentage of 44.8%. Holding aerial superiority, they grabbed a total of 58 rebounds, of which 22 were offensive rebounds, equal to the total rebounds of the entire University of Taipei team.
Tomorrow's women's division championship game will feature Culture University against Shih Hsin University. However, the head coaches of the two teams, Cheng Hui-yun and Lin Chi-wen, are close friends, making this "battle of friends" even more topical.
Cheng Hui-yun smiled and said: "Friendship is friendship, but we still have to fight with all our might for the championship when we are on the court. I believe that as long as the players maintain a normal mindset and perform well, there will definitely be the best result." (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150418
The Culture University women's basketball team won the top division championship last season after a 6-year drought, and this year the whole team is aiming for a back-to-back title. Facing the University of Taipei today, Culture University, with its height and paint advantages, took a 27-18 lead in the first quarter and continued to expand the advantage to 45-32 by halftime.
The third quarter became the turning point. With the University of Taipei unable to hit outside shots, score in the paint, or grab rebounds, they only scored 9 points in the quarter, allowing Culture University to secure a 21-point lead by the end of the third quarter, essentially declaring the outcome of the game early.
Cheng Hui-yun, head coach of the Culture University women's basketball team, said in a post-game interview, "We have 7 freshmen this year. I'm very happy that the seniors played very well today, allowing the juniors to have more playing time to hone their skills and letting everyone have a chance to experience the magic of the Taipei Arena."
Wang Yue-ti, who scored 14 points today, revealed that in the past, if there were 2 seniors leading 3 freshmen on the court, there would be a huge gap in performance. "But today the juniors kept up, and we played more easily, which means our usual training has been effective."
The entire Culture University women's team had a 2-point shooting percentage of 44.8%. Holding aerial superiority, they grabbed a total of 58 rebounds, of which 22 were offensive rebounds, equal to the total rebounds of the entire University of Taipei team.
Tomorrow's women's division championship game will feature Culture University against Shih Hsin University. However, the head coaches of the two teams, Cheng Hui-yun and Lin Chi-wen, are close friends, making this "battle of friends" even more topical.
Cheng Hui-yun smiled and said: "Friendship is friendship, but we still have to fight with all our might for the championship when we are on the court. I believe that as long as the players maintain a normal mindset and perform well, there will definitely be the best result." (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150418