Suns take a podium finish as their Regular Season wraps up

WBBL Championship
Sevenoaks Suns 64 (11,31,48) (Nikitinaite 24, Pedersen 18, Carr 9)
Nottingham Wildcats 54 (14,23,42) (Harris 18, Ferreira 10, Mendes 9)

Sevenoaks Suns secured third spot in the WBBL Championship after beating league champions, Nottingham Wildcats, 64-54, on the final day of the regular season.

The WBBL Trophy winners finish with a 12-6 record behind Leicester Riders and the Wildcats, who suffered their fourth league defeat.

Gabby Nikitinaite led the way with a 24-point haul along with eight rebounds, while Anne Pedersen added 18 points as the only other player in double figures.

The Wildcats led by as many six in an opening period that was ended by a Nikitinaite triple before the hosts moved ahead in the second and opened up a 31-23 half-time advantage.

Nottingham closed to within a single point at 40-39 in the third, but were kept at bay by Sevenoaks who took a 48-42 lead into the final 10 minutes and managed to stay in front throughout the fourth to win.

Suns will face defending champions, Team Northumbria in the Play-Offs, while Nottingham will take on Cardiff Met Archers.