WSBL Round 10 (Regular Season): #1 Taiyuan T. is defeated by Cathay Life

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Taiyuan Textile (25-5) against second ranked Cathay Life on Sunday night. Cathay Life were defeated by Cathay Life 77-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Taiyuan Textile. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Taiyuan T.'s players. Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Wei-An Chen (177-1995) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cathay Life (23-7) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position having just two points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taiyuan T. at the other side still keeps top place with five games lost.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Chunghwa Telecom (6-24) against fourth ranked Taipower (6-24) on Sunday night. Chunghwa Telecom was defeated by Taipower in a tough game 57-66. Wei-Lin Wanga notched a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Wei-Qing Liao supported her with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Even 15 points and 6 assists by Shi-Zan Xu did not help to save the game for Chunghua T.. Taipower moved-up to third place, which they share with Chunghua T. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game.
Very significant was Taiyuan Textile's (#1, 25-5) victory against 4th ranked Taipower (6-24) 78-57. Yemiyah Morris fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Wei-Qing Liao produced 13 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Taiyuan T. maintains first position with 25-5 record. Taipower lost fifth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. They share the position with Chunghua T..

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 10: Chunghua T. lost to Cathay Life 67-74. Chunghua T. was outscored by Taiyuan T. 68-91. Cathay Life rolled over Taipower 88-38.

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Taiyuan T. - Taipower 78-57

Very significant was Taiyuan Textile's (#1, 25-5) victory against 4th ranked Taipower (6-24) 78-57. Taiyuan T. dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Taipower's 28. They outrebounded Taipower 44-32 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Taiyuan T. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Taiyuan T. made 7 blocks. American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. International center Tieh Lin (182-1999) chipped in 16 points. Wei-Qing Liao produced 13 points and the former international forward Xi-Ye Liu (173-1991) added 11 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Taiyuan T. maintains first position with 25-5 record. Taipower lost fifth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. They share the position with Chunghua T..
Top scorers:
Taipower: L.Wei-Qing 13+4reb+1ast, X.Liu 11+3reb+2ast, Y.Su 7+5reb+3ast, L.Chai-Juan 7, Y.Zhang 5+4reb+1ast, D.Yi-Ting 5+1reb+1ast
Taiyuan T.: Y.Morris 20+10reb+2ast, T.Lin 16+4reb, S.Jia-Xian 8+3reb+6ast, C.Zhuo 8+3reb+1ast, W.Lin 7+4reb, Y.Wu 7+3reb+2ast

Cathay Life - Chunghua T. 74-67

The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Chunghwa Telecom's (6-24) loss to second ranked Cathay Life (23-7) 67-74 on Friday. Cathay Life forced 20 Chunghua T. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Yu-Wen Xiao chipped in 9 points and 10 rebounds. Cathay Life's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international guard Yi-Xuan Chen (175-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and Shi-Zan Xu added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Cathay Life have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 23-7 record having just two points less than leader Taiyuan T. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with 24 games lost. They share the position with Taipower.
Top scorers:
Chunghua T.: L.Yushu 13+2reb, H.Liu 11+1reb+6ast, C.Yi-Xuan 10+11reb+5ast, X.Shi-Zan 9+5reb+5ast, C.Yatong 9+4reb+1ast, Y.Wang 7+7reb+2ast
Cathay Life: C.George 21+14reb+4ast, L.Huang 11+2reb+2ast, X.Yu-Wen 9+10reb+1ast, C.Meng-Xin 8+3reb+5ast, P.Luo 6+1reb+3ast, J.Ou 5+4reb

Chunghua T. - Taiyuan T. 68-91

Rather predictable result when first ranked Taiyuan Textile (25-5) smashed 3rd ranked Chunghwa Telecom (6-24) 91-68 on Saturday. Taiyuan T. dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Chunghwa Telecom's 26 and made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. Taiyuan T. outrebounded Chunghua T. 42-25 including a 32-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Taiyuan T. looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Chunghua T.'s players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Taiyuan T. made 9 blocks. American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) fired 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. International center Tieh Lin (182-1999) chipped in 7 points and 6 rebounds. Taiyuan Textile's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international guard Hui-Ju Liu (163-1996) produced 16 points and 7 rebounds (made all of her seven free throws) and Jinyu-Xuan Chen added 14 points respectively for lost side. Taiyuan T. maintains first position with 25-5 record. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with 24 games lost. They share the position with Taipower.
Top scorers:
Chunghua T.: H.Liu 16+7reb+2ast, C.Jinyu-Xuan 14+2reb+1ast, L.Yushu 11+1reb, C.Yatong 8+3reb, Y.Wang 8+2ast, X.Shi-Zan 7+4reb+4ast
Taiyuan T.: Y.Morris 13+6reb+2ast, H.Peng 10+3reb+3ast, L.Pei-Zhen 10+3reb+2ast, Y.Wu 10+2ast, C.Zhuo 9+2reb+2ast, C.Pei-Zhen 8+3reb+3ast

Taipower - Cathay Life 38-88

Not a big story in a game when 4th ranked Taipower (6-24) was rolled over by second ranked Cathay Life (23-7) 88-38 on Saturday. Cathay Life dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Taipower's 30. They outrebounded Taipower 48-18 including a 14-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Taipower's players. Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) fired 15 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Ling-Chuan Huang (175-1994) chipped in 20 points. Chai-Juan Lin produced 9 points and the former international Yi-Wen Zhang (173-1996) added 6 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Cathay Life have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 23-7 record having just two points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taipower lost fifth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. They share the position with Chunghua T..
Top scorers:
Taipower: L.Chai-Juan 9+1reb+1ast, L.Wei-Qing 8, Y.Zhang 6+2reb, D.Yi-Ting 5+2reb, L.Peiyi 5+1reb+1ast, Y.Zi-Yu 4
Cathay Life: L.Huang 20+2reb, C.George 15+8reb, Y.Zheng 10+4reb+2ast, W.Chen 8+6reb+5ast, X.Yu-Wen 8+7reb, C.Meng-Xin 6+3reb+9ast

Chunghua T. - Taipower 57-66

Very important is a loss of third ranked Chunghwa Telecom (6-24) against fourth ranked Taipower (6-24) on Sunday night. Chunghwa Telecom was defeated by Taipower in a tough game 57-66. Wei-Lin Wanga notched a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Wei-Qing Liao supported her with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Taipower players scored in double figures. Even 15 points and 6 assists by Shi-Zan Xu did not help to save the game for Chunghua T.. The former international guard Hui-Ju Liu (163-1996) added 12 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Taipower moved-up to third place, which they share with Chunghua T. Chunghua T. lost third consecutive game.
Top scorers:
Chunghua T.: X.Shi-Zan 15+2reb+6ast, H.Liu 12+7reb+1ast, L.Yushu 11+4reb, H.Huang 8+1reb+2ast, S.Pan 8+5reb, C.Yatong 3+4reb+1ast
Taipower: L.Wei-Qing 16+6reb+3ast, X.Liu 14+6reb+2ast, W.Wei-Lin 13+12reb+3ast, D.Yi-Ting 12+4reb, H.Qin-Yu 5+6reb, Y.Zhang 4+1reb+1ast

Cathay Life - Taiyuan T. 77-61

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Taiyuan Textile (25-5) against second ranked Cathay Life on Sunday night. Cathay Life were defeated by Cathay Life 77-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Taiyuan Textile. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Taiyuan T.'s players. Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Wei-An Chen (177-1995) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American center Yemiyah Morris (198-1998, college: WVU) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds and the former international guard Hsiao-Tong Peng (168-1998) scored 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cathay Life (23-7) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position having just two points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taiyuan T. at the other side still keeps top place with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Taiyuan T.: Y.Wu 14+1reb+1ast, Y.Morris 13+11reb+1ast, T.Lin 8+4reb, H.Peng 6+7reb+4ast, L.Pei-Zhen 5+4reb, S.Jia-Xian 5+2reb
Cathay Life: C.George 19+10reb+4ast, W.Chen 19+7reb+3ast, L.Huang 9+2reb, Y.Chen 8+1reb+4ast, Y.Zheng 7+5reb+1ast, P.Luo 5+2reb+2ast