The Fredericton Freeze is going to a place its never been.
Fredericton advanced to the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s PRO•LINE Legacy Cup championship.
The Freeze will play Halifax Thunder in Sunday’s final, a 2 p.m., clash at the Richard J. Currie Center in Fredericton.
It became reality for Fredericton after an 82-56 win over Moncton Mystics in Saturday’s semifinal in front of a large crowd at the RJCC.
Fredericton exploded out of the gates in the first frame and never looked back enroute to the win over its provincial rival, who were New Brunswick Division regular season champions.
Freeze held a 26-10 lead through 10 minutes and was up 48-26 at break time.
Second team all-star Bailey Russell powered Fredericton with 16 points. First team all-star Allie McCarthy had 15 and Maheva Ngassam scored 13. Second team all-start Ann Bastien pocketed nine.
Rookie Jesse McCarron powered all scorers with 19 points to pace Moncton. Veteran Jenna Jones, one of league’s top 10 all-time scorers, had 10.
Rookie Maddie Eustace of Moncton was named league first all-star. Her rookie teammate Eve Kalala earned second all-star team selection.
Sunday’s final will be available on Pay Per View through www.aolive.ca
You can also get your tickets at the RJCC box office.
Thunder enters the game with two titles on its resume.
– Fredericton’s Maheva Ngassam charges to the hoop Saturday night. (Fran Harris Photo)
