It was a miserable weekend for Nottingham Wildcats who missed out on the Trophy Final.
Durham Palatinates outlasted Nottingham Wildcats by finding a higher gear during the last period to ease away and complete a 92-82 success. It was founded on a team-high 23 points from Dee Hayward and perhaps most tellingly, 17 points and a super six steals for Betsy MacDonald.
Wildcats’ star Jasmine Joyner was unfortunate to be on the losing team after recording one of the most sensational individual displays of the season with a stellar 32 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The miserable weekend for Nottingham Wildcats continued as theyslumped to an 82-64 WBBL Championship defeat at FLT Peterman Sheffield Hatters. Luiana Livulo and Asha Thomas did the damage for the hosts as they shared 36 points.
Betty Codona WBBL Trophy Semi-Final
Nottingham Wildcats 82-92 Durham Palatinates (17-25,38-44,59-58)
(Wildcats – Jasmine Joyner 32, Simone Costa 13, Tereza Sedlakova 10; Palatinates – Dee Hayward 23, Betsy MacDonald 17, Cierra Ceazer 13)
FLT Peterman Sheffield Hatters 82-64 Nottingham Wildcats (26-13,42-33,66-47)
(Hatters – Luiana Livulo 18, Asha Thomas 18, Roshina Rosario 15; Wildcats – Tia Freeman 20, Simone Costa 14, Jasmine Joyner 14)
Report/Image Source: WBBL