There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in WPBA. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.
An exciting game was played in Berkeley. Swish faced Royals. Guests from Oakland defeated host Royals 107-97. The best player for the winners was guard Jada Lewis (175, college: SDSU) who scored 26 points. Alexsis Guidrybrown chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds. Mali forward Salimatou Kourouma (180-1999, college: Oregon) produced a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Swish is looking forward to face Wolves in Alameda in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Royals will play against Phoenix and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Phoenix outscored Reign 109-52. Guard Delia Moore (170, college: CS East Bay) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Madison Michelis contributed with 22 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Mo Bennett (177-1990, college: Georgia Tech) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for Reign. Phoenix will play against Royals in Berkeley in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Reign will play against Blaze and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last two games of round 2 winless Titans were crushed by Blaze in a road game 86-56. Wolves beat Riptide at home 90-72.
Royals - Swish 97-107An exciting game was played in Berkeley.
Swish faced
Royals. Guests from Oakland defeated host
Royals 107-97. The best player for the winners was guard
Jada Lewis (175, college:
SDSU) who scored 26 points.
Alexsis Guidrybrown chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Mali forward
Salimatou Kourouma (180-1999, college:
Oregon) produced a double-double by scoring
35 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and Mali guard
Rokia Doumbia (175-1999, college:
USC) added 13 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals respectively for the hosts. Five
Swish and four
Royals players scored in double figures.
Swish is looking forward to face Wolves in Alameda in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Royals will play against Phoenix and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:Swish: J.Lewis 26+4reb+1ast, N.Berry 20+4reb+3ast, A.Avent 19+5reb, C.Clark 19+3reb+1ast, A.Guidrybrown 16+11reb+2ast, Z.Mahoney 5+4reb
Royals: S.Kourouma 35+10reb+1ast, J.Guinn 16+5reb+1ast, A.Hart 14+2reb, R.Doumbia 13+15reb+7ast, J.Stephens 8+1reb+1ast, M.Cooks 6+12reb+1ast
gschID: 1265216
Blaze - Titans 86-56Blaze used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from
86-56.
Blaze held Titans to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 29.3 percent accuracy of the winners.
Blaze forced 23
Titans turnovers. Guard
Kaylin Randhawa (188, college:
Sacramento St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring
37 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds. Guard
Myah Pace (180-1998, college:
San Diego) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Four
Blaze players scored in double figures. Guard
Brandy Huffhines (168, college:
LBSU) replied with 20 points and guard
Destiny Jackson (168, college:
Monmouth) added 15 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Titans.
Blaze will play against Reign in Hayward in the next round. Valkyrie will play at home against Riptide and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:Blaze: K.Randhawa 37+10reb, M.Pace 15+11reb+3ast, I.Mauricio 12+5reb+2ast, A.Li 11+7reb+6ast, M.Ennis 8+4reb, B.Moore 3+5reb+1ast
Titans: B.Huffhines 20+3reb+1ast, D.Jackson 15+5reb+1ast, L.Richter 6+10reb, L.Pointer 4+7reb, G.Arnoldi 4+2reb, Z.Duckett 3+3reb
gschID: 1265217
Wolves - Riptide 90-72No shocking result in a game in Alameda where
Wolves defeated
Riptide 90-72. Forward
Ugonne Onyiah (190, college:
California) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds. Guard
Rebecca Harris (173-1986, college:
Illinois) contributed with 26 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard
Jasmine Kong (168) replied with 17 points and 6 rebounds and guard
Jolene Armendariz (175-2000, college:
La Salle) added 10 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Riptide. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Wolves will play against Swish in Oakland in the next round. Riptide will play against Titans and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:Wolves: R.Harris 26+9reb+3ast, U.Onyiah 23+15reb+1ast, J.Jackson 12+6reb+7ast, J.Huggins 10+5reb+1ast, M.Glass 8+9reb, B.Bulaya 6+1reb+1ast
Riptide: J.Kong 17+6reb+3ast, D.Criner 12+2reb+3ast, K.Aubry 11+2reb, K.Shelley 11+5reb+1ast, J.Armendariz 10+11reb+2ast, A.Durham 9+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1265218
Phoenix - Reign 109-52The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local
Phoenix outscored
Reign 109-52.
Phoenix held Reign to an opponent 19.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.7 percent accuracy of the winners.
Phoenix players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by
Reign's players. Guard
Delia Moore (170, college:
CS East Bay) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Forward
Madison Michelis (180, college:
Menlo) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Five
Phoenix players scored in double figures. Swingman
Mo Bennett (177-1990, college:
Georgia Tech) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and guard
Kian McNair (165, college:
Alaska-Anch.) added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Reign.
Phoenix will play against Royals in Berkeley in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Reign will play against Blaze and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:Phoenix: D.Moore 24+7reb+7ast, M.Tameilau 22+9reb+4ast, M.Michelis 22+12reb+3ast, S.Garrett 18+2reb, E.McCall 16+14reb+2ast, C.Gallegos 7+3reb+6ast
Reign: M.Bennett 20+11reb, K.McNair 10+6reb, J.Yaniguez 9+2reb, J.Monteleone 6+4reb, D.Samuel 5+2reb+4ast, A.Montgomery 2+5reb+1ast
gschID: 1265219