The second half of the regular season started with a full set of games on Sunday. There were more signings and debuts for this week, which was extra busy for the WPBA after the draft for Friday’s All Star Game was conducted. The game format was changed to captain’s selections this year and Rebecca Harris and Erica McCall made their choices.
Reign 71 Titans 60
The day started with this game, which the Reign controlled throughout to keep the Titans winless 71-60. Neither team had any new players as they try to climb up from the bottom portion of the standings in the second half of the season.
Reign: Primm 19/12r Bennett 13/14r San Juan 12 Samuel 7/8r Jackson 7 McNair 4 Monteleone 4 Yniguez 3 Hoyem 2
Titans: Jackson 15/8r Duckett 12/6a Huffhines 10 Ojide Boiko 8 Stanton 5 Pointer 4 Donnelly 4 Arnoldi 2/8r Richter 0 Tarasow 0 Buksh 0
Blaze 120 Riptide 86
The Blaze continue to round into championship form, blowing open a game that was close for a quarter for a 120-86 win over the Riptide. Having already seen some talented players join their group this year, the Blaze were finally able to welcome local talent Kylie Horstmeyer to the team after her college career at San Diego and she had an excellent start alongside Isabella Mauricio. The Riptide continued to struggle as they look to stay above the other teams trying to avoid the bottom of the standings.
Blaze: Horstmeyer 27 Mauricio 21 Gray 19/14r Ennis 14 Li 13/6a Demetre 12/6r Randhawa 10/8r/7a Moore 3/8r/9a
Riptide: Mahoney 19 Cooper 18 Armendariz 13 Criner 12 Linzie 11/6r Smith 7/7r Kong 4 Durham 2 Aubry 0
Wolves 91 Royals 75
After the game went back and forth in the first half, the Wolves were able to seize control and win 91-75 against the Royals. IImar’I Thomas and Rebecca Harris were the combination again in the win as the Royals were missing a key player.
Wolves: Thomas 25/11r Harris 20/8a Onyiah 12/13r Parnell 10 Jackson 9/7r Huggins 5 Glass 5 Woo 5 Bulaya 0
Royals: Guinn 18/6r Kourouma 18 Mizukawa 15 Wharry 10/6r Stephens 8 Hart 3 Young 3 Haynes 0 Newell 0 Shafer-Gaad 0
Phoenix 103 Swish 75
The day ended with a strong performance from the Phoenix in a 103-75 win over the Swish to stay the lone undefeated team in the league. Keairra White played her first game in the win while local rookie Kali Myers debuted in the loss.
Phoenix: McCall 23/18r Gallegos 17 Michelis 16/6r Moore 10/8r/7a Garrett 9/7r Cain 8 DeCosta 7/10r Choice 5 Johnson 4 White 4
Swish: Clark 17/8r Shelley 17 Avent 12 Lewis 11/7r Guidry Brown 10/7r Berry 6 Jones 2 Myers 0 Cash 0
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