WSBL Round 8 (Regular Season): Taiyuan T. lose to Cathay Life

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Top ranked Taiyuan Textile (21-3) recorded its third loss against second ranked Cathay Life on Sunday night. Cathay Life were rolled over by Cathay Life 86-57. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Taiyuan Textile. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Cathay Life outrebounded Taiyuan T. 45-32 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Cathay Life shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Taiyuan T.'s players. The best player for the winners was the former international Wei-An Chen (177-1995) who scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) chipped in 11 points. American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for Cathay Life. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Cathay Life have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 17-7 record having four points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taiyuan T. at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Chunghwa Telecom (5-19) against fourth ranked Taipower (5-19) on Sunday night. Chunghwa Telecom was defeated by Taipower 66-51. Wei-Qing Liao orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds. Qin-Yu Huang contributed with 8 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. The former international swingman Yushu Lin (168-1996) replied with 14 points and 9 rebounds for Chunghua T.Taipower moved-up to third place, which they share with Chunghua T. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game.
An exciting game was when Second ranked Cathay Life faced 4th ranked Taipower. Cathay Life (17-7) defeated Taipower (5-19) 72-63. Worth to mention a great performance of Cayla George who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists. Cathay Life's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Wei-Lin Wanga responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Cathay Life have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 17-7 record having four points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taipower lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Chunghua T..

Rest of the games of round 8 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Taiyuan T. defeated Chunghua T. 81-67. Cathay Life smashed Chunghua T. 73-53. Bottom-ranked Taipower was destroyed by Taiyuan T. 72-49.

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Taipower - Cathay Life 63-72

An exciting game was when Second ranked Cathay Life faced 4th ranked Taipower. Cathay Life (17-7) defeated Taipower (5-19) 72-63. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Cathay Life made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international forward Ling-Chuan Huang (175-1994) who added 17 points during the contest. Cathay Life's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Wei-Lin Wanga responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds and the former international forward Xi-Ye Liu (173-1991) scored 9 points and 8 assists. Cathay Life have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 17-7 record having four points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taipower lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Chunghua T..
Top scorers:
Cathay Life: C.George 17+17reb+4ast, L.Huang 17+3reb+1ast, Y.Zheng 9+2reb+2ast, X.Juli-An 8+1ast, F.Huang 5+1reb+1ast, C.Meng-Xin 5+2reb+7ast
Taipower: W.Wei-Lin 12+11reb+1ast, Y.Su 11+2reb+2ast, X.Liu 9+2reb+8ast, D.Yi-Ting 7+9reb+1ast, L.Wei-Qing 7+7reb+1ast, H.Qin-Yu 7+7reb+1ast

Chunghua T. - Taiyuan T. 67-81

There was no surprise when 3rd ranked Chunghwa Telecom (5-19) was defeated by first ranked Taiyuan Textile (21-3) 81-67 on Friday. Taiyuan T. dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Chunghwa Telecom's 36. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 6 rebounds and the former international guard Hsiao-Tong Peng (168-1998) who added 6 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. Shi-Zan Xu responded with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Yatong Chen scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Four Chunghua T. players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Taiyuan Textile have an impressive five-game winning streak. Taiyuan T. maintains first position with 21-3 record. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Taipower.
Top scorers:
Taiyuan T.: Y.Morris 21+6reb+1ast, T.Lin 13+5reb+3ast, C.Zhuo 10+3reb, Y.Wu 9+2reb+3ast, S.Jia-Xian 8+2reb+1ast, H.Peng 6+10reb+9ast
Chunghua T.: C.Yatong 12+6reb+2ast, C.Zhi-Jing 12+3reb+1ast, H.Liu 11+5reb+2ast, X.Shi-Zan 11+7reb+5ast, C.Yi-Xuan 7+4reb+1ast, Y.Wang 5+1reb

Cathay Life - Chunghua T. 73-53

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second ranked Cathay Life's (17-7) victory over one of their biggest challengers Chunghwa Telecom (5-19) 73-53 on Saturday. Cathay Life forced 22 Chunghua T. turnovers and outrebounded them 55-34 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and Yu-Wen Xiao who added 16 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The former international guard Hui-Ju Liu (163-1996) responded with 14 points and 5 rebounds and the former international swingman Yushu Lin (168-1996) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Cathay Life have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 17-7 record having four points less than leader Taiyuan T. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Taipower.
Top scorers:
Cathay Life: X.Yu-Wen 16+9reb+1ast, C.George 13+12reb+2ast, J.Ou 11+2reb+1ast, Q.Huang 7+2ast, C.Meng-Xin 7+3reb+4ast, P.Luo 5+3reb+2ast
Chunghua T.: H.Liu 14+5reb+1ast, L.Yushu 8+7reb, C.Yatong 8+2reb, C.Zhi-Jing 7+2reb+1ast, Y.Wan-Lin 4+1reb+2ast, C.Yi-Xuan 4+7reb+3ast

Taiyuan T. - Taipower 72-49

Rather expected game when 4th ranked Taipower (5-19) was rolled over by first ranked Taiyuan Textile (21-3) 72-49 on Saturday. Taiyuan T. dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Taipower's 28. They outrebounded Taipower 49-29 including a 36-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points and 16 rebounds and the former international forward Ching Zhuo (172-1997) who added 18 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Wei-Lin Wanga responded with 12 points and 9 rebounds and the former international forward Xi-Ye Liu (173-1991) scored 9 points. Taiyuan Textile have an impressive five-game winning streak. Taiyuan T. maintains first position with 21-3 record. Taipower lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Chunghua T..
Top scorers:
Taiyuan T.: C.Zhuo 18+6reb+3ast, Y.Morris 13+16reb+1ast, L.Pei-Zhen 8+1reb+1ast, C.Pei-Zhen 8+5reb+2ast, W.Lin 6+4reb, S.Jia-Xian 5+2reb+1ast
Taipower: W.Wei-Lin 12+9reb, L.Wei-Qing 10+2reb, X.Liu 9+2reb+3ast, L.Chai-Juan 5+2reb, H.Qin-Yu 5+5reb+2ast, Y.Su 3+2reb+3ast

Chunghua T. - Taipower 51-66

Very important is a loss of third ranked Chunghwa Telecom (5-19) against fourth ranked Taipower (5-19) on Sunday night. Chunghwa Telecom was defeated by Taipower 66-51. Taipower outrebounded Chunghua T. 48-31 including 23 on the offensive glass. Wei-Qing Liao orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds. Qin-Yu Huang contributed with 8 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. The former international swingman Yushu Lin (168-1996) replied with 14 points and 9 rebounds and the former international guard Hui-Ju Liu (163-1996) added 11 points and 4 assists in the effort for Chunghua T.Taipower moved-up to third place, which they share with Chunghua T. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game.
Top scorers:
Taipower: L.Wei-Qing 18+9reb+3ast, W.Wei-Lin 11+7reb+1ast, D.Yi-Ting 10+5reb, Y.Su 8+6reb+2ast, H.Qin-Yu 8+12reb+3ast, X.Liu 7+4reb+7ast
Chunghua T.: L.Yushu 14+9reb, H.Liu 11+3reb+4ast, X.Shi-Zan 9+3reb+2ast, C.Yi-Xuan 8+7reb+1ast, C.Yatong 8+7reb, C.Jinyu-Xuan 1+1reb

Cathay Life - Taiyuan T. 86-57

Top ranked Taiyuan Textile (21-3) recorded its third loss against second ranked Cathay Life on Sunday night. Cathay Life were rolled over by Cathay Life 86-57. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Taiyuan Textile. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Cathay Life outrebounded Taiyuan T. 45-32 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Cathay Life shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Taiyuan T.'s players. The best player for the winners was the former international Wei-An Chen (177-1995) who scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) chipped in 11 points. American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and the former international guard Hsiao-Tong Peng (168-1998) added 9 points respectively for Cathay Life. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Cathay Life have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 17-7 record having four points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taiyuan T. at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Cathay Life: W.Chen 19+6reb, L.Huang 16+1reb+1ast, C.George 11+4reb+3ast, Y.Han 9+2reb, J.Ou 9+3reb+1ast, C.Meng-Xin 8+5reb+5ast
Taiyuan T.: Y.Morris 10+10reb, H.Peng 9+2reb+3ast, T.Lin 6+7reb, L.Pei-Zhen 6+2reb+1ast, C.Zhuo 6+1reb+1ast, Y.Wu 6+2ast