The chase for a place in this year's Women's Basketball League Africa (WBLA) is back on track for Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) league champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) following Monday's, 19 October, 75-68 win over Burundi's Dynamo at the qualifiers, ongoing in Kibaha, Tanzania.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsSamuel Ocholla-coached Dockers, who made last year's WBLA on a wild card after finishing third in the Zone Five qualifiers hosted in Nairobi, came into the tie needing to redeem themselves, following a 95-79 loss to star-studded Rwanda Energy Group (REG) in their opening Pool A tie on Saturday, 17 October.##NAJAVA_MECA_10036292##Ivorian guard Alima Doumbia led the scoring for the 2023 African silver medalists with 20 points, but it was the spectacular show of Kenya international Victoria Reynolds that got KPA over the edge, contributing a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds, coming three steals shy of a triple-double.Christine Akinyi and Yvonne Atieno also scored in double digits with 13 and 11 points respectively, coming two rebounds shy of double-doubles of their own.Madina Okot’s WNBA title hopes hit early setback as Atlanta Dream lose Game 1KPA led for nearly the entire contest, building an early cushion and withstanding Dynamo’s late push before closing with a decisive run down the stretch.The momentum shifted midway through the opening quarter. With 6:13 left in the first, WNBA's Tonie Morgan of KPA converted a fast break layup to tie the game at 7-7, erasing Dynamo’s early 7-5 edge.##NAJAVA_MECA_10036278##That basket sparked KPA’s offense. Over the next 3:20, KPA outscored Dynamo 13-4, going 5-of-6 from the field-including 2-of-2 from deep-while Dynamo managed just 1-of-5 shooting and committed three turnovers. With three minutes left, KPA had surged ahead 18-9 and never looked back.Dynamo’s best stretch came in the final quarter. Trailing 60-47, they rattled off a 9-0 run over 4:28 to trim the deficit to 60-56. Taylor Hosendove sparked the comeback attempt with five points and a rebound during that sequence.Shabana FC fall short of Ksh 1 million ticket revenue in first home match of 2026-27 seasonThe game remained in the balance until the final moments, with 1:52 of crunch time. KPA outscored Dynamo 10-3 in that span, sealing the win with efficient execution.KPA knocked down all three of their free throws and hit their only three-pointer during crunch time.
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