BHUBANESWAR 16-Oct-2015
Utkal University finished runners-up in the East Zone Inter-University Basketball Tournament (Women) after losing to host Pundit Ravi Shankar Shukla University 48-62 in the last league match at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) today. Before this defeat, Utkal won five matches in a row.
Utkal women started their campaign with a 40-8 win over Manipur University. They subsequently beat Burdwan University (West Bengal) 43-26 and last year’s runners-up Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Viswavidyalaya 58-32.
On the last day of the three-day tournament, Utkal beat Benarus Hindu University and Kolkata University. By finishing East Zone runners-up, Utkal qualified to compete in the All-India Inter-University Tournament to be held at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, in the first week of November.
UTKAL TEAM: Rosalin Priyadarshini, Priyadarshini Nayak, Minakshi Karan, Mamali Das, Sila Soren, Rashmirekha Nayak (all Rama Devi Womens College); Madhusmita Sahoo, Bhagyashree Behera (both Indira Gandhi Womens College, Cuttack); Sushree Sangita Rout, Athren Kujur (both Dev Ray College, Bhubaneswar). Manager: Dinabandhu Ojha; Coach: Subasini Tripathy.
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PHOTO: East Zone Inter-University basketball runners-up Utkal women team on Oct 16, 2015.
