ST ALBANS, United Kingdom (Interstat) — Oaklands defeated Newcastle 72-68 on Saturday in a closely contested women’s professional basketball game. Newcastle held a slight edge in three-point shooting, hitting 7 of 16, while Oaklands made 6 of 20. Both teams were perfect from the free throw line, Newcastle 15 of 15 and Oaklands 16 of 16.

Andrea Daley led Newcastle with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Tayjanna McGhee Pleasant paced Oaklands with 14 points and 4 assists. Shanice Beckford Norton added 13 points and 8 rebounds for the home team. Lavinia Da Silva contributed 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Jada Dapaa posted 13 points and 9 rebounds for Newcastle. Alyssa Marin scored 16 points for the visitors. Oaklands forced 17 turnovers while committing 20. Newcastle grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to Oaklands’ 11. The win improved Oaklands to 14-5, while Newcastle fell to 11-8.