WBBL game posts week 25 (Week ending Apr 14th)

WBBL Game Reports - Sat 13th Apr

Caledonia Pride 45-84 Sevenoaks Suns (11-23, 23-45, 36-64)

Sevenoaks Suns’ undefeated league record continued following an 84-45 away victory over Caledonia Pride.
The WBBL league champions are now just one more win away from completing the 2018-19 Championship season with a perfect league record.
Leading scorers – Pollyanna Storie 10, Hansine Marshall 6, Sian Phillips 6 (Pride) – Judit Fritz 17, Tayani Clark 16, Catherine Carr 13 (Suns)
Turning point – Two minutes into the second quarter, Suns lead by a whopping 19 points but a valiant 12-2 run from the home side brought that lead down to just nine with just over three minutes remaining in the half. However, Suns would take control knocking down an unanswered 13 points, including two big threes from Renee Busch with just 30 seconds of the half remaining, essentially sealing the game for the league champions.
Key stat – Sevenoaks’ defense were dominant during the game, forcing 33 turnovers from Caledonia and converting 43 points on the offense.
Game hero(es) – Judit Fritz and Tayani Clark combined for a big 33 point performance whilst Jessica Good also put up a key 13 rebounds for the Suns.

Newcastle Eagles 77-59 Cardiff Met Archers (15-23,30-34,59-52)

Newcastle Eagles picked up a home win on Saturday, defeating Cardiff Met Archers 77-59.
The North-East side, having already qualified for the benecos Play-Offs, will now head to Manchester next week as final placings comes down to the last weekend.
Leading scorers – Georgia Ohrdorf 19, Steph Gandy 15, Kara Bonenberger 12 (Eagles) – Stef Collins 15, Robyn Lewis 14, Laura Shanahan 13 (Archers)
Turning point – It was a close game throughout, with both teams trading leads and by the time the fourth quarter commenced, Newcastle were only ahead by seven, but they would then explode on a 12-0 run in the fourth, not allowing Cardiff to score a single basket until three minutes remained, giving Newcastle a strong enough lead to hold off the vistors until the final buzzer.
Key stat – Newcastle out-shot Cardiff on the floor, converting just over half (52%) of their field goals and three pointers (54%).
Game hero(es) – Georgia Ohrdorf knocked down a big 19 points whilst also putting up six rebounds and two assists

Nottingham Wildcats 79-58 BA London Lions (17-17, 41-29, 65-42)

Nottingham Wildcats are back up to fifth place in the WBBL Championship after ending the benecos WBBL Play-off hopes of BA London Lions, beating them 79-58 at Wildcats Arena.
Wildcats move to an 11-10 record after a second defeat of Lions this season, with this being their first win in three games and only their second in the last eight.
Leading scorers – Chelsey Shumpert 33, Jagoda Oses 15, Brahe Ashton 12 (Wildcats); Loren Christie 18, Urysla Cotton 10, Ejay Ofomata 10 (Lions)
Turning point – After the first quarter was tied, Wildcats opened the second stanza with 12 straight points as Shumpert scored six of her 14 early points to help the score to 29-17, with the visitors scoreless for four minutes. The game was settled when, similarly, the hosts scored the only four points in the opening five minutes of the third period in what was a strong defensive display.
Key stat – Wildcats shot the ball well, including 54% on the inside and a perfect 11-11 at the free-throw line, with all of those being made by Shumpert and Jasmine Joyner.
Game hero(es) – Shumpert scored a massive 33 points to lead the victors, with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Joyner had a big double-double of 12 points and 17 rebounds.