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Guernsey hosted Birmingham for their first home game of the season – a team who were most coaches tip for winners of Division Two.
The game started slowly as both teams tried to find their feet and it was the Bears who settled first to lead at the end of the first quarter 11-25.
Guernsey began to fight back in the second as Rochelle Vaudin managed to shut down the Bears top player, Emma Fare. Fare, an England Under 19 international could not shake her marker and as a result, Guernsey closed the gap to 9 by halftime.
Into the third and Guernsey closed the gap a further 3 points before some vital errors gifted the Bears a 9-0 run to carry a comfortable 13 point lead into the final quarter. Liz Kerr tried to rally the team as she controlled the offence but the experience of the Bears forward line kept tabs on Gemma Loveridge and Amy Wright as they struggled to find the basket. Jenny Rees had more luck as she battled hard to find good positions and she capped a good weekend in her debut matches with another 10 points. As Guernsey tired and rotated their bench, Birmigham pulled away to win 49-77, a scoreline that did not reflect the close fought first three quarters.
Kerr finished with 12 and Jenny Rees 10 for Guernsey.
MVP – Rochelle Vaudin