Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) became the second Kenyan team to sail into the semi-finals of the FIBA Africa Women Basketball League Zone Five after beating Vijana Queens of Tanzania 81-36 at the LDK Lyncee Gymnasium in Kigali, Rwanda.
In the first quarter finals of the day, Equity Bank Hawks had slammed Nile Legends 72-43.
KPA will meet the winner between JKL Dolphins and APR while Equity Bank will tackle the winner between REG and Gladiators in the semi-finals.
So far, the Kenyan teams are unbeaten. The porters sailed off to a fine 23-7 start in the first quarter. The second was equally an easy affair as they took a 26-11 edge and led 49-18 at halftime. Playmaker Aminata Semassekou was unstoppable in this half as she led the team with a 14-point haul.
In the third quarter, KPA were relentlessly sinking points at will as they took a 21-8 margin and won the fourth with a close 11-10 effort.
Semassekou grabbed 16 points, Selina Okumu managed 14, Morgan Taylor made 11 and Rita Akoth shot 10.
