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Women of Valor are the Queens!

Congratulations to the 2021 Women’s National Champion “Rawlinson & Hunter Women of Valor Alumni” 🏀🏆🥇

Women of Valor won their 2nd championship in CIBA history on Sunday night in front of a packed crowd at the Arc in Camana Bay. WOV defeated Islanders by one point in game 3 of the best of 3 series.

One could not have asked for a better scenario: a tied series, a game that saw more than 10 lead changes and a single point that separated both teams with only 14 seconds to go.

WOV went on the attack, following a play designed by coach Redver Ebanks. But after an unsuccessful attempt and with 5 seconds to go, Gray pushed the ball ahead to a wide open Seymour who elevated to shoot what would be the title winning basket: but out of nowhere came Rochel Gardener, soaring through the air and blocking Seymour’s shot; snatching away the hopes and Dreams of the Islanders and their incredible fans.

For WOV Chloe Powery and Khailan O’Connor shared and led the charge with 23 points each, Powery grabbed 20 rebounds and 3 steals.

Guiesha Smith grabbed 10 rebounds and added 7 points to the board.

For Islanders: Vicky Gray top scored with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists ad 3 steals.

Geneve Magnon and Charlene Seymour both followed with 15 points each….Magnon grabbed 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Seymour grabbed 7 rebounds.

The final score: Rawlinson & Hunter WOV Alumni 65 Islanders 64.

Lady Warriors Dynasty wins 5th consecutive title

By Dionne Anglin

The Tribal Tattoo Lady Warriors have made history as the winningest team in Women’s basketball. After their 2-0 Series win over the Women of Valor Alumni, the Lady Warriors became the first team in women’s basketball history to win 5 consecutive titles and a total of 8 titles in the past 10 years.

The lady Warriors executed a very specific game plan to overcome the leagues scoring champion Khailan O’Connor and her supporting cast. The goal was to keep the ball out of O’Connor’s hands an apply stifling defense when she didn’t have the ball. O’Connor’s every move was met with help defense. On offense, the Lady Warriors attacked the WOV’s 1-1-3 defense with a 2-1-2 offense, making it difficult for the Women of Valor team to trap as planned.

In the 4th quarter of game 2, the Lady Warriors were able to finally pull away from their opponents to seal the game in emphatic fashion and add more hardware to their shelves. The only question now is: ill anyone be able to break up this dynasty before they all retire? Only time will tell and there are certainly some players that are eager to do so.

Lady Heels 3-Peat!

Read the Full Story at Cayman Sports Buzz! http://www.caymansportsbuzz.com/three-straight-titles-for-lady-warriors/ 

Women of Valor put the Brakes on Islanders

Women’s basketball continues to heat up as the national women’s league is enjoying very balanced competitive games. The women of valor took on the Islanders who are much stronger this year and have gotten off to a great start by defeating the defending champions, Lady Warriors, in their season debut. The woman of valor however wanted to make sure that this start would not continue with them. Led by Guiesha Smith, The women of valor played a very up tempo game and focused their efforts on Islanders’ leader Scimone Chin. Both teams were neck and neck for the vast majority of the game and it was only until the final four minutes of the fourth quarter that the women of valor were finally able to pull away and get a small amount of breathing room.

Final Score 45-40 in favor of Women of Valor who are the only undefeated team thus far and will face the Lady Warriors this coming Sunday.

Guiesha Smith led the WOV with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 6 blocks.
Jade Wheeler also posted 14 points, but added 9 rebounds and 3 steels to her tally.

For the Islanders, Scimone Chin had 6 points, a league high 13 steals and 11 rebounds, just shy of a triple double.
Teammate Renee Thompson had a monster game on the boards, pulling down 18 rebounds. Jennifer Cotarelo-Choice also had an impressive game, finishing with 8 points, 6 steals and 6 assists.

Photo Credit: Wil Bignal Photography