Clark looking for big Trophy final crowd

London Lions' coach Mark Clark is hoping that there's a big crowd at Emirates Arena in Glasgow for his side's WBBL Trophy final on Sunday.

The game sees the top two women's sides in the country going head-to-head as Lions face Sevenoaks Suns looking to to add a second piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet this season.

"I hope that both teams put on a show that proves the WBBL is a good league" said Clark.

"Above all, I hope that we get a good crowd and people will be there from the start. I'm told it's close to a sell-out, and if they've bought a ticket they should want to see both games. It would be crazy to come to the Emirates and not want to watch both games."

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The game is part of a double header with Lions men facing Cheshire Phoenix in the BBL Trophy final immediately after, but there is little doubt that the women's match-up sees the best two sides in the country going head-to-head. Lions and Suns sit joint top of the WBBL Championship table with both boasting perfect 14-0 records. The only meeting this season saw Lions edge home 81-76 in the group stage of the BBL Cup, a competition that Clark's team went on to win with a big victory against Newcastle Eagles in the final.

The Lions' coach knows that his side face their toughest test of the domestic season.

"We played them on the opening weekend of the season and, apart from our in in Sheffield, it was the most competitive game we've had domestically this season. Since then they've added [Frankie] Wurtz while we were without Shanice [Bekford-Norton[ and Jo [Leedham] plus we've added Shequilla [Joseph], so it'll be a different game. They've showed they are playing at a high level, they have some great imports in Cat Carr, Julia Fritz, Julia Koppel and Wurtz, then they have Renee [Busch] Jamila  Thompson and Janice Monakana, so they have a solid seven player rotation.

The Cup meeting between the two sides back in September saw Kennedy Leonard lead the way for Lions with 21 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals as Lions fought back from an 11-point deficit at the final break, while Carr had 16 points for the Suns.