Caledonia into Trophy Semi-Finals, Northumbria out.
WBBL Trophy
Caledonia Pride 56-65 Team Northumbria (14-21, 36-38, 51-50)
Caledonia Pride advance to the Semi-Finals of the WBBL Trophy despite suffering a nine-point defeat at home to Team Northumbria
The visitors dominated the final period to get the road win but came up short in their bid to make the last four as Caledonia had won the previous meeting by 18.
Leading scorers – Oakes 15, Thomson 14, Reynolds 7 (Pride) – Ovner 24, Bonenberger 12, Simioni 10 (Northumbria)
Turning point – Caledonia trailed by 7 early on, but turned things around in the middle periods as they moved ahead in the contest. However, the visitors produced the stonger finish as they held their opponents to just five points as they took the victory.
Key stat – Caledonia dominated the battle on the boards, 58-44, led by Tricia Oakes’ 18 rebounds, but their shooting deserted them down the stretch as they finished at 30% from the field.
Game hero(es) – Evelyn Ovner had a big game for Northumbria with a double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds as well as adding 4 blocks in the win.