Suns return to winning ways.
WBBL Trophy, Group Stage
BA London Lions 55-80 Sevenoaks Suns (14-26, 27-41, 37-61)
Sevenoaks Suns bounced back from their WBBL Cup Final disappointment with an empathic 80-55 win over BA London Lions.
The dominant victory sees Sevenoaks take first place in their WBBL Trophy group, with Barking now bottom and Essex Rebels still to play their first Trophy game.
Leading scorers – Lavinia Da Silva 12, Loren Christie 10, Ijeoma Ofomata 8 (Lions) – Cat Carr 22, Janice Monakana 17, Tayani Clark 16 (Suns)
Turning point – London opened the game promisingly with an 8-4 lead within the first couple minutes but then Sevenoaks exploded on a 11-0 run, which gave them the lead which they would never surrender.
Key stat – Sevenoaks dominated London in almost all categories, with 25 points coming from turnovers, 12 on the fast break, 28 from the bench and 10 from second chances.
Game hero(es) – Cat Carr put 22 points on the board for Sevenoaks and also providing 8 key assists to return Suns to winning ways.