Fredericton Freeze improved to 2-1 on Friday with a 77-59 victory over visiting Port City Fog of Saint John in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play. The game attracted 403 fans to the Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium, many of them in a celebratory weekend mood. Port City fell to 1-1 and went behind the eight ball quickly,...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s schedule maker must have a sense for theatre. What a weekend of matchups in the MWBA, following on the heels of a dynamic opening weekend as the circuit gears up for Week II with much anticipation. There are two big-time rivalry matchups unfolding Friday in the capital cities of Nova...Read More
It’s a provincial rivalry arguably unmatched in New Brunswick. Fredericton. Saint John. Was it the fact Saint John was indeed the Capital of New Brunswick for a brief period in the late 1700s? White collar versus blue collar? Our teams are better than yours? Doesn’t matter the sport, the rivalry is alive and well and...Read More
Elizabeth Iseyemi was the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association’s first Player of the Week, presented by Royale. With good reason. The forward with Lake City 56ers is the league scoring leader entering Week II action that kicks off with two games Friday. Iseyemi is averaging 20.5 points per game and leads the league in scoring in...Read More
It was certainly an exciting kick off for Season III of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. Close games, big crowds, new faces and exciting plays all made for dramatic action during the five opening weekend games. Here’s some News ‘Notes from the MWBA after week one and preparation for our second week of action. Miramichi...Read More
The Lake City 56ers made their Maritime Women’s Basketball Association debut over the weekend and came away with a split in two hotly-contested games. A big part of those hard-earned two points in the standings came compliments of Elizabeth Iseyemi. For her efforts, Iseyemi has been named the MWBA’s first in the first Player of...Read More
The Lake City 56ers made a bit of franchise history Sunday. The 56ers won their first game as the newly-christened Maritime Women’s Basketball Association team after beginning its origins in Windsor for the circuit’s first two seasons. Lake City downed hometown Halifax Hornets, 67-62 at Mount St. Vincent University. The 56ers evened their record to...Read More
The Miramichi Her-Icanes proved home court advantage is indeed an advantage. Bouyed by a huge crowd of 568 at Miramichi Valley High School, the Her-Icanes made their home debut Sunday, roaring out of the gates with a 25-10 first quarter edge over visiting Fredericton Freeze. And although Fredericton would recover and briefly take a third...Read More
The Port City Fog returned to the scene where it dropped a Legacy Cup final last June. This time, the Fog left the TD Station floor in Saint John victorius, opening the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association season with a 76-59 victory over visiting Miramichi Heri-Icanes Saturday night. It was the first-ever regular season game for...Read More
It was a record attendance for the Fredericton Freeze. And the Freeze sent the 524 spectators at the Richard J. Currie Center home happy Saturday, an 82-61 win over the Moncton Mystics in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play. It was the season opener for both teams and a memorable one for Fredericton. Katie Daley sparked...Read More
