By Michael Ainomugisha
JT Lady Jaguars 57–52 UCU Lady Canons
(10‑19, 20‑11, 14‑17, 13‑5)
On April 23rd at Lugogo Arena, UCU Lady Canons lost 57-52 to JT Lady Jaguars despite leading 52-44 after three quarters in a jaw-dropping National Basketball League game.
It started well enough. With head coach Nicholas Natuhereza unavailable due to sickness, assistants Emmanuel Kiguyi and Jonathan Egau led a front line that aimed to dominate the glass. UCU led 19-10 after ten minutes, with Sylvia Nantongo creating second opportunities and Shillah Lamunu sweeping everything around her.
Sarah Ageno’s seven first-half rebounds and Brenda Kayanga’s pair of three-pointers sparked a 20–11 surge for the JT Lady Jaguars in the second quarter. The teams went into halftime deadlocked at 30 apiece, with tension mounting on both fan stands.
The third belonged to UCU (17-14), despite the warning signs. JT’s defensive movements got sharper, and driving lanes narrowed. The Canons led by three points in the fourth quarter but were losing their rhythm.
The fourth quarter brought UCU’s scoring drought: only a single three-pointer and three free throws over ten minutes. With a little over a minute left, Maimuna Nabbosa exploited the gaps and buried the decisive triple; JT led from that moment on.
Lamunu (11 points, 12 rebounds), Nantongo (11 points, 10 rebounds), and Martina Anyango (12 points, 11 rebounds) each posted double‑doubles—figures that usually secure victory. But when crunch time demanded guard play, UCU’s perimeter went quiet. No late heroics, no rescue—just empty trips and mounting frustration. JT grabbed their win in a 57-52 nail-biting encounter.
The defeat drops the Lady Canons to 3‑2, and they will now regroup to face off against the UPDF Lady Tomahawks awaiting at YMCA Wandegeya on 30 April.
