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Liaoning regains title of Chinese women's basketball League - Feb 6, 2009 NINGBO, Southeast China, Feb. 5 (Xinhua)-- Liaoning Hengye edged Bayi Guangbo 79-64 on Thursday to regain the title of the Chinese Basketball Association women's league (WCBA) after a 3-1 win in the best-three-of-five finals of the 2008-09 season. This was the third time for Liaoning to win the league, which began in 2002. They were crowned in 2006 and 2007 after beating Bayi but lost to Bayi last season. Ma Zengyu scored 20 points and rebounded 10 for Liaoning, which led the third quarter 59-51 after a 11-0 run in the beginning of period. 'It's a team's victory. I am so glad,' said Ma. 'We really had the pressure before the game, but I forgot about it during the game.' Smith Tangela (193-F/C-77, college: Iowa) from the United States added 17 points and 9 rebounds and Chen Xiaoli had 13 for the winners. Center Chen Nan (197-C-83) scored a game-high 22 points and had 10 rebounds for Bayi, who took the title for five times from 2002 to 2005 and 2007. Zhang Xiaoni (195-C-83), who scored 30 points last night, got 15 points and seven rebounds. WCBA All-Star Game 2009 South - North 79-76 Southern Star Team Coaches: Wu Hsin-Tzu (Bayi) and XIONG Yan (Jiangsu) Chen Xiaojia (Jiangsu) Wen-qi (Yunnan) Qiu YinFun (Guangdong) Sui Fei Fei (Bayi) Bian Lan (Jiangsu) Zhu Lin (Guangdong) Xu Song (Jiangsu) Chen Nan (Bayi) Zhang Xiaoni (Bayi) Po-Wen Cheng (Zhejiang) North Star Team Coaches: Wang Fang (Liaoning) and Li-Min Xu (Beijing) Defenders: Miao Lijie (Harbin) Yang Banban (Liaoning) Pan Li (Henan) Ji Yanyan (Henan) Zhang Fan (Beijing) Zhang Wei (Beijing) Chung (Harbin) Ling Wang (Liaoning) Liu Jiacen (Harbin) Liu Dan (Shenyang) MVP: Zhang Xiaoni 3-Points Shootout Contest Winner: Miao Lijie |
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