Suns storm to women's title

As the St. George’s Storm looked to repeat their title from 2009, the Warwick Suns were determined to keep their undefeated season intact as they searched for their first Women’s Summer League title.

Determined to get off to a good start, Warwick came out the gates running taking an early 6-0 lead over the Storm. The Suns pressure defence created havoc for the Storms offence as the team struggled to find the bottom of the net in the early minutes.

After shooting a dismal 0-7 from the field, St. George’s leading scorer Kimale Evans put her team on the scoreboard after 5 minutes of action. St. George's continued to struggle from the field and were held to a league season low four points at the end of the first half. Warwick finished the half on a 4-0 run to give them a 10-point halftime lead.

Historically known for their second half performances, Warwick continued to pressure St. George’s in the backcourt.

A series of Storm turnovers led to back-to-back lay-ups by Suns 15 year-old guard Akeyla Furbert, pushing her teams lead back to double digits.

As both teams lacked offensive scoring, defensive proved to be key as Warwick’s pressure defence appeared to be too much for St. George’s, keeping the high scoring Storm to a season low 11 points. An acrobatic reverse lay-up by Suns leading scorer Marissa Wainwright with one minute remaining sealed Warwick's fate as Champions and ended their undefeated season in epic fashion in a final score of 23-11.

Warwick Suns centre, Wainwright was crowned the league and finals most valuable player with her 10-point final performance. Teammate Akeyla Furbert had four points. The leading scorer for St. George’s Storm was Kimale Evans with four points.