Hatters keep pressure on top two.
WBBL Championship
Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 93-62 Caledonia Pride (28-13, 49-33, 72-48)
Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters kept up the pressure on the top two with a convincing home win over Caledonia Pride.
The Hatters remain third after improving to 13-2, while Pride are outside of the top eight at 4-13.
Leading scorers – Helen Naylor 33, Alison Gorrell 21, Sarah Toeaina 20 (Hatters) – Tia Weledji 16, Kai-Brith Kalda 15, Sian Phillips 14 (Pride)
Turning point – The Hatters set the tone with a dominant first quarter as they established a 15-point advantage and continued to pull away for a comfortable win on their home floor.
Key stat – Sheffield went 19 of 21 from the foul line and scored 56 points in the paint to assert their authority inside.
Game hero(es) – Naylor fired in 33 points in the win along with five rebounds and five assists, while there was plenty support in the form of 21 points from Gorrell with Toeaina hitting 20 on 9 of 11 shooting to go with eight boards and four steals.