Sevenoaks Suns advance to the Trophy Semi-Finals.
WBBL Trophy, Group Stage
Essex Rebels 58-101 Sevenoaks Suns (13-33, 33-60, 41-88)
Sevenoaks Suns concluded the group phase of the Trophy with a 101-58 victory over Essex Rebels, at Essex Sports Arena.
The Suns will face Leicester Riders in the next round, having qualified for the Semi-Finals with a perfect 4-0 group record. Essex meanwhile must wait until next season to get off the mark in the competition, having failed to pick up a victory this time around.
Leading scorers – DeAngelique Waithe 18, Jessica Hunt 12, Charleene Tom 11 (Rebels) – Judit Fritz 25, Jessica Good 24, Renee Busch 22 (Suns)
Turning point – The visitors wasted no time establishing their dominance on proceedings, racing out to a 20 point lead after the opening 10 minutes to all but end Essex’s hopes of a shock result.
Key stat – The Rebels were unable to keep pace with Sevenoaks’ offence from the outset. The visitors poured in more than 25 points in each of the first three quarters of the game, allowing the Suns to surpass the 100 point barrier before the final buzzer sounded.
Game hero(es) – Good, Fritz and Busch combined for 71 of Sevenoaks’ 101 total points. The trio each netted at least 20 points on what proved to be a comfortable night for the Suns.