IPSWICH Bobcats were completely outgunned in their RAF Junior Women's National League match against Haringey Angels in Hornsey and lost 100-19.Bobcats started well, with Natasha Hall using her height advantage to win the jump ball and score a lay-up in the opening minute.

IPSWICH Bobcats were completely outgunned in their RAF Junior Women's National League match against Haringey Angels in Hornsey and lost 100-19.

Bobcats started well, with Natasha Hall using her height advantage to win the jump ball and score a lay-up in the opening minute.

The league leaders responded with quick baskets by Tamique Weekes, Mary Durojaye and Kashmir Joseph to go 10-2 ahead, but Hall found Kirstie Moore in open space and the Ipswich forward scored two baskets and a free throw to keep Bobcats in the game at 15-8 midway through the first quarter.

A three-pointer by Josephine Salmon sparked a run of 14 unanswered points in a five-minute spell which saw Haringey take a 29-8 lead and Mrashi Karumba and Renee Johnson-Allen extended the score to 37-8 before Layla Weal scored to end Bobcats' barren spell.

That was to prove brief respite as Angels continued to press, forcing turnovers to extend the lead to 52-10 before Hall scored the last basket of the quarter from a telling pass by Roxanne Chambers.

The half-time team talk from Ipswich coaches Christel Macaudiere and Fay Greaves helped refocus Bobcats and they made a good start to the third quarter with baskets by Rosie Wowk and Natasha Hall, but Weekes and Karumba continued to dominate and a further basket by Hall was Bobcats' only score as Angels cruised to a 71-18 lead as the match went into the final quarter.

Bobcats retained their composure and continued to try to execute the offence but were dominated by Angels pressing defence. Haringey piled on 29 unanswered points to before Hall secured a nine-point personal tally with a few seconds remaining and Angels ran out convincing winners with a 100-19 scoreline in which no less than five players scored double figures, Karumba scoring a game-high 23 points, 14 rebounds and 11 steals.

Bobcats now have a three-week break before they visit Wandsworth Sting on Saturday, February 17.