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Northwestern University’s women’s basketball team won Qatar’s collegiate basketball league tournament beating Qatar Academy 26-21. This was NU-Q women team’s maiden title.
“This year saw us really grow as a team, with the strong leadership of our two team captains and some excellent new additions,” said coach Emily Wilson. “We put a lot of focus on learning to work together and trust each other on the court - when that happened, we got great results.”
Co-captain and senior Dana Atrach, who helped start the team in her freshman year, was awarded the tournament’s MVP trophy. Sophomores Maha al-Ansari, Gena El Aker, and junior Sarah Sabry received the all-star team awards.
The Wild Scotts, comprised of players from NU-Q and Carnegie Mellon University Qatar, won the men’s division tournament, beating Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar in the finals.
NU-Q coaches are confident that their winning streak will continue until National Sports Day, when the men’s football 8-a-side final is due to take place.
The Pirates – a team made up of NU-Q and Texas A&M University in Qatar students -will compete with TAMUQ’s team for the championship title at an event open to the public in Hamad Bin Khalifa University Recreation Center at 3.30pm.
