Caledonia Pride set up WBBL Cup Final with Nottingham Wildcats.
WBBL Cup, Semi-Final
Team Northumbria 63-66 Caledonia Pride (11-24, 32-36,50-51)
There will be history made at the WBBL Cup Final next month after Caledonia Pride reached the showpiece event for the first time by outlasting Team Northumbria.
The visitors had to show mental strength in crunch time, having squandered a double-digit lead, but they did the business and extracted revenge on their rivals who had beaten them in the league 48 hours earlier on BBC Sport.
Leading scorers – Gorrell 30, Shaw 12, Simioni 8 (Northumbria), Paxton 23, Thomson 12, Reynolds 11, Oakes 11 (Caledonia)
Turning point – It had looked like the momentum was with Team Northumbria after they came back to eradicate Pride’s early lead, but a huge shot by Robyn Lewis with around 60 seconds remaining swung the pendulum back to Pride.
Key stat – With Kara Bonenberger injured, Northumbria needed to light it up from outside being so short-handed in the paint, but went 2 of 15 from downtown.
Game hero(es) – Claire Paxton chose a good time to have her game of the season with 23 points, while Tricia Oakes claimed a double-double of 11 points and 15 boards.