WBBL Championship
20th January 2019: Nottingham Wildcats 88-59 Caledonia Pride (14-10,38-25,
It’s a jump back into the top four for Nottingham Wildcats as they showed far too much for the visiting Pride.
The combination of Chelsey Shumpert and Jasmine Joyner was too strong for the visitors as the duo turned on the style.
Leading scorers – Shumpert 31, Joyner, 24, Prior 14 (Wildcats); Weledji 17, Robb 13, Kalda 8 (Pride)
Turning point – Wildcats hit the offensive accelerator during the second period and once they had eased away, it never looked like Pride would recover.
Key stat – Wildcats hammered Pride on the glass and out-rebounded them 54-33.
Game hero(es) – Joyner showed out with a special double-double of 24 points and 19 rebounds as well as 6 blocks, while Shumpert netted a super 31 points and handed out 7 assists.
Match Report Source: WBBL