Margaret Beckford Series

Fowler, arguably the best shooter in the world, did not start as Sunshine Girls head coach Connie Francis chose to open with Gezelle Allison and Shanice Beckford. However, the pair of attackers were unable to sufficiently spur the Jamaican attack as the first quarter ended 12-8.

They fared slightly better in the second quarter and they extended the four-point lead to 10 to lead 24-14 at halftime.

However, once Fowler was substituted in at the start of the third quarter, the Sunshine Girls got an immediate lift and extended their lead to 22 and led 44-22 at the end of the third. Fowler would eventually score 36 goals from 38 attempts as Jamaica won by 32.

Allison finished with 13 goals from 20 attempts while Shanice Beckford scored 12 from 14.

Afisha Noel led the scoring for the Calypso Girls with 17 goals from 20 attempts with support from her captain Kalifa McCollin, who scored 15 goals from her 16 attempts.

Jamaica will go for the sweep tonight when the teams meet again in the final match of the series.

Following up on their 64-32 victory on Tuesday night, the Sunshine Girls produced their most dominant display of the series. They led 17-7 at the end of the first quarter and turned up the intensity in the second to lead 40-10 at half-time.

Jhaniele Fowler had her most productive game scoring 41 goals from 46 attempts and got support from Shanice Beckford who netted 13 of her 17 attempts on goal. By the time Fowler was taken out of the game, Jamaica was out of sight and it was left to Gezelle Allison 10 from 14 and Rebekah Robinson with nine from 13 to close the show.

Kalifa McCollin led the scoring for the Trinidadians with 14 from 17 shots while Afeisha Noel had seven from nine but they could do little to break Jamaica’s stifling defence that limited them to three goals in the second quarter and only five in the third as the lead stretched to 42 goals.

Jamaica won the opening game of the series 71-22 and then defeated the Trinidadians 64-32 to take an unassailable lead before closing off with Wednesday night’s dominant win.

Jamaica will now prepare for their three-Test series against England’s Roses in the Vitality Roses Reunited Series set for November.