Cardiff Met Archers, Essex Rebels, Manchester Mystics and Sevenoaks Suns all picked up important points on an eventful Saturday in the Championship.
Cardiff picked up a second league win of the season behind Cristina Bigicaβs 22 points and 10 rebounds. The 67-56 victory for the visitors over Oaklands Wolves could be vital, come the end of the season, in the race for the final Play-Offs spot.
Essex Rebels also improved their chances of making the post-season with a comfortable 79-54 performance against the winless BA London Lions. Jessy Ward led the way with 24 points and seven assists.
Elsewhere, Manchester Mystics grabbed a valuable 76-64 win over Nottingham Wildcats as the teams at the top of the standings continue to jostle for position. Sam Roscoe netted a team-high 17 points for the hosts.
Sevenoaks then claimed top spot with an 87-74 victory over Durham Palatinates. Renee Busch hit an efficient 18 points but it was Cat Carr who stole the show with a 13 point, 11 rebound and 13 assist triple-double.
π¨ Triple-double alert: @KittyCarr22 π¨
— WBBL (@WBBLofficial) January 18, 2020
β 13 points
β 11 rebounds
β 13 assists
β Win
β Top of the table@SevenoaksSuns #BritishBasketball pic.twitter.com/YjCzxuYDvI
Durhamβs Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee reached 300 WBBL Career Championship assists in the contest. The result also saw Suns play-caller Len Busch collect his 50th WBBL home win across all competitions.
WBBL Championship (All Games)
Oaklands Wolves 56-67 Cardiff Met Archers (18-22, 39-40, 51-55)
(Wolves β Abbott 15, Milligan 14, Rouse 9; Archers β Bigica 22, Wagstaff / Lewis / Jorgensen 10)
Manchester Mystics 76-64 Nottingham Wildcats (17-14, 42-34, 57-48)
(Mystics β Roscoe 17, Bailey 15, Djassi / Jones 13; Wildcats β Joyner 30, Costa 13, Freeman 7)
Essex Rebels 79-54 BA London Lions (17-18, 49-31, 64-40)
(Rebels β Ward 24, Rendle 22, Shaxon 9; Lions β Ivanova 17, L. Da Silva 16, V. Da Silva 8)
Sevenoaks Suns 87-74 Durham Palatinates (23-24, 44-34, 60-57)
(Suns β Busch 18, Fritz 17, Garrido-Perez 16; Palatinates β Hayward 21, Ceazer 15, Fong 13)