Sophia Brown

Sun Sports Contributor

Frank Speziale photo

NORWICH – An exciting series of scrappy games were played in the third week of the YMCA women’s corporate league basketball season. On Monday, the six locally sponsored teams took to the court.

In the first game of the night, the Nina’s team took on the J. Stone Barnes team in an aggressive match-up. J. Stone Barnes jumped to the lead early with a 29-11 edge over Nina’s at the half.

Tanya Barnes’ 19 first half points gave the team a large lead, with a majority of Barnes’ points coming from fast-break opportunities.

Holding their advantage, J. Stone Barnes walked away from the battle with a 57-38 win over Nina’s.

Barnes tallied 4-for-6 from the free-throw line as she finished with a game-high 27. Barnes’ teammate Hannah Johnson added an additional 16 points for the team.