{"id":20701,"date":"2024-06-19T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T14:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20701"},"modified":"2024-06-19T14:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T14:18:48","slug":"ug-trojans-claim-first-victory-in-gaba-u23-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ug-trojans-claim-first-victory-in-gaba-u23-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"UG Trojans Claim First Victory in GABA U23 Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Jushaun Bailey led the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans to a resounding victory in their debut match at the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Under-23 club championship held at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a dominant performance, the UG Trojans showcased their prowess with a commanding 81-36 win over the Festival City Black Caimans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They set the tempo early, outscoring the Black Caimans 21-16 in the first quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trojans continued their aggressive play throughout the game, extending their lead to 45-23 by halftime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They maintained their momentum after the break, outscoring their opponents 17-6 in the third quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a spirited effort from the Black Caimans in the final period, the Trojans secured a decisive victory with a final score of 81-36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jushaun Bailey was the standout player for the Trojans, contributing a game-high 24 points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quiron Bourne managed 13 points for the Black Caimans in a losing effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the match, UG player Kareem Whitney expressed satisfaction with their performance, emphasizing their hard work and determination.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that the win was long overdue but was optimistic about carrying the momentum into their upcoming games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Black Caimans&#8217; captain Ronaldo Kissoon attributed their defeat to conditioning issues, acknowledging UG&#8217;s experience and consistent pressure throughout the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the need for his team to improve their fitness and defensive strategies moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the other match of the day, the Meadowbrook Nets secured a 71-59 victory over the Lamaha Park\/Springs Pepsi Sonics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jushaun Bailey led the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans to a resounding victory in their debut match at the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Under-23 club championship held at the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20703,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20701\/revisions\/20703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}