Medley, Fla.
And the most important part of it: they can face each other again at the end of this month.
The lunar owl won the latest game in the brewing competition and beat Rose 66-56 to start the final weekend of the league in the second of the two matches on Friday night.
The lunar owl is already ranked first in the playoffs and starts with the semi -final match on March 16, March 17.
And they have already turned to the prize. On Friday, the championship team’s players announced that they would earn $ 50,000 each.
Lunar OWLS’s security guard Courtney Williams said in a post -game interview in the court, “We are number one in public.
“This is not a Super Bowl for us. This is like another Rodeo. We will continue for a few days, and we will get a band in their 50s, so we will continue to put down whatever the team in front of us. ”
Napheesa Collier scored 16 points, but Lunar Owls’s “Bench Mob” Williams and Shakira Austin played in the third quarter.
The moon owl turned four points more than four points before the fourth quarter and extended 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Austin scored 17 points within 14 minutes, while Williams scored 12 points in almost 12 minutes, with the moon owl an improved 12-1.
Austin said, “We came to me and we had the fire.” “We tried to set our own tone. Not only do the starter build up what they’ve done, but also let people stay a little more on their toes. ”
“Shakira and Courtney gave us an incredible time.” “Both are starters and you can play in any team in the world and get a lot of time. We all know it. ”
The fierce and enthusiastic competition between the two teams triggered by the fact that each club has already won once this season has been clear throughout the game.
Rose Guard Britney Cyks and Moon owls Skylar Diggins-Smith were competitive with each other on both sides of the floor. Austin and Rose Center Angel Rree wore some short dust under the basket. Liz demanded an aggressive foul when her elbow seemed to hit a collie in the third quarter.
The rose ranked second with 7-6 records and already blocks one of the four playoff points. Rees and Sykes scored 17 points, and Chelsea Gray lost 10 points.
“You can’t see this team from top to bottom and see a passionate and competitive player. So if you leave this type of format with each player in our team, it will be a dog fight. ”Sykes said.
“You want it. We knew that entering this game would be a kind of game with a playoff atmosphere. Obviously, we hate what we’ve lost tonight. Nobody likes to lose, and we also have a taste that can be playoffs potentially. … We must see them again. ”
The lunar owl beat Rose 79-70 on January 18, and Rose handed the first loss (72-63) in the season 72-63 season on February 21. The lunar owl started the third game between the two teams using 24-16 benefits in the third quarter of Friday.
In the first match of Friday, the race beat Phantom 73-59. Kayla McBride scored 22 points, Jackie Young scored 18 points, and Stefanie Dolson added 16 points from the bench. Phantom 3-10 was removed from the playoff competition due to loss.
Race 6-7, No. 3 starts at 6 pm on Saturday and heads for mist (5-7, 4) in the first of the two games on Saturday. Vinyl (5-7, No. 5) turns to Phantom in the second game at 7 pm on ET.
On Monday, UNRIVALED’s regular season will end with the lunar owl at 7:30 pm and the vinyl plays the rose at 8:30 pm.
Only two clubs join Lunar Owls and join Rose in the inauguration postseason of UNRIVALED.
This article was originally in USA Today. Uncialed Women’s Basketball: Lunar Owls won Rose in intense battle.
