Sonics Stung By Wasps

HULL WASPS bounced back from last week’s heartbreaking yet memorable defeat against the Bury Blue Devils with a 90-81 victory over Tees Valley Sonics at the Gemtec Arena last weekend.

It was yet another close game from start to finish with both sides coming out and putting some points on the board. A sloppy few minutes from the Wasps toward the end of the first period put them 18-28 behind but an Adrian Blatherwick 3 pointer and 2 points from Kamil Pilarski pulled the deficit to 5 points at the end of the quarter.

The second quarter proved much of the same from both sides with the Wasps outscoring the visitors 19-16 to narrow the gap even more to 42-44 going into the half-time break. The Wasps found themselves as much as 7 points behind in the third quarter but a late rally from the home side brought the scores level at 70 points each.

It was clear that yet another close finish was going to happen but this time, the Wasps didn’t relinquish. An 8 point unanswered run from the Wasps put victory in sight at 86-79 with just 90 seconds remaining. The Sonics weren’t finished however and a 3 pointer from the Sonics’ Burton put the home crowd on edge for the second week in a row.

Two successful free-throw shots from Anderson and Pilarski and a quick break-away lay-in from Fawcett brought the first victory for the Wasps in 2010. James Rayner top scored for the Hull Wasps with 15 points, Jon Kelsey scored 14 and Michal Kucmierczyk scored 11.

And don't forget the free ticket give away tonight at the Wasps game against Middlesbrough Lions at the Gemtec Arena. Hull Wasps Geoff Brown stated that at least800 tickets had been requested. We will find out how the evening went later.

This promotion has provided a great opportunity for people in and around the city to go and experience a Basketball game and support their local team. There's no catch, simply apply online via the Wasps website , and you will receive a voucher via email. Just print and bring along with you to the game. Go to http://www.hullwasps.co.uk and then click on Ticket Give Away for details. It's an opportunity that you wouldn't want to miss out on!