Durham and Sevenoaks advance to Cup Semi-Finals

Durham Palatinates and Sevenoaks Suns became the first two teams to punch their tickets to the WBBL Cup Semi-Finals.

Durham eased into the final four of the competition with a 94-55 win over Oaklands Wolves. Betsy Macdonald produced the standout performance of the game, netting 25 points to go along with 11 assists.

Sevenoaks showed no signs of disappointment – after having their record breaking Championship winning streak ended last weekend – with an 81-66 victory on the road in Leicester. Janice Monakana stole the show for the visitors with a game-high 23 points. Cat Carr also impressed with 16 points and 10 assists.

WBBL Cup Quarter-Finals (All Games)

Durham Palatinates 94-55 Oaklands Wolves (26-18, 48-31, 69-44)

(Palatinates – Macdonald 25, Paxton 19, Hayward 14; Wolves – Schlueter 26, Rouse 13, Harrison 6)

Leicester Riders 66-81 Sevenoaks Suns (15-30, 27-39, 43-57)

(Riders – Hinriksdottir 16, Elmore 15, Oliver 13; Suns – Monakana 23, Carr 16, Koppl 12)