London Lions Bury the Nottingham Wildcats 113-50. Holly Winterburn Recorded 25 Points, 8 Rebounds, and 6 Assists, and the Bench Mob Combined for 51 Points to Thump Their Way to their Seventh Win of the Season.
On their return to domestic action, the undefeated London Lions overwhelmed their midland rivals, the Nottingham Wildcats, 113-50.
Holly Winterburn led the balanced scoring effort with 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. In just twenty minutes of court time, Winterburn shot 9 of 13 from the field, connected on 3 of 5 shots from long-range and buried all 4 of her free throw shots. The GB national team player also showed her defensive prowess with 3 steals and 1 block.
Snipper Katsiaryna Snytsina sunk 3 of 5 shots from the 3-point line and 2 of 4 shots from inside the arc en route to 13 points whilst grabbing 4 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists.
Kennedy Leonard returned to the starting line-up and contributed 10 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Azania Stewart used her seventeen minutes of court time efficiently, scoring 10 points shooting 71% from the field whilst grabbing 6 rebounds, handing out 2 dimes and blocking 1 shot.
Shequila Joseph led the bench mob’s onslaught, clocking in a 14-point and 10-rebound double-double. The forward connected on 4 of 8 shots from the field, including 2 of 3 from the 3-point line and 4 of 4 from the charity stripe, in little over seventeen minutes on the court.
Skipper Shanice Beckford-Norton recorded 12 points and 5 rebounds to London’s dominating efforts shooting 71% from the floor. The Bench mob contributed 10 of the Lions' 14 total steals. 2-Way forward Chantel Charles grabbed 3 steals and 1 block whilst scoring 8 points and dishing out 4 assists.
On her much-welcomed return to the active roster, Taylor Murray came off the bench to score 8 points and help terrorise the Wildcat offence grabbing 3 steals of her own. Ty Battle added to Nottingham’s offensive misery by blocking 1 shot, forcing the Wildcats into turnovers to the tune of 3 steals.