The Fredericton Freeze knocked down the most points they’ve scored this season. Didn’t matter to Halifax Thunder. Thunder dropped 11 treys along the way, withstood a fourth quarter Fredericton rally and went on to post an 88-79 win in Maritime Women’s Basketball Association play Saturday. It was the opening game of six to be played...Read More
Everything the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has done this season has been a first. But in order to get to many inaugural celebrations, there has to be a past of some sort. That’s exactly what the MWBA was thinking when it named its trophy that will be handed out late afternoon on Sunday, June 26,...Read More
Probably didn’t see it unfolding like it unfolded. Tied 8-8 after a quarter, the host Halifax Thunder allowed only five second frame points while it found some offence, moving on to post a 72-44 over city rival Halifax Hornets. The game was played at Saint Mary’s University. Thunder, which held a 25-13 halftime lead, erupted...Read More
She is a difference maker and an intimidating opponent in the paint. And she’s also the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association player of the week. Kaylee Kilpatrick of Saint John’s Port City Fog is the league’s player of the week after a pair of strong performances that allowed her squad to enter a split of games...Read More
The atmosphere was lively and the offence was too, as the Port City Fog gave its hometown fans in Saint John reason to celebrate after a Sunday matinee. Port City earned an 80-71 win over the visiting Moncton Mystics in the lone Maritime Women’s Basketball Association game. Fog held what appeared to be a commanding...Read More
It was raining in Halifax on Saturday. In fact, it was pouring three-pointers. Host Halifax Thunder knocked down 13 treys and posted an eventual 73-68 win over Windsor Edge in front of another large crowd at Mount St. Vincent University. Halifax solidified its hold on second place in the six-team Maritime Women’s Basketball Association, moving...Read More
Talk about dramatics. Bailey Black’s inside bucket with 26 seconds to play snapped a tie and would send the Fredericton Freeze to a dramatic 58-54 win over Saint John’s Port City Fog. The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association game drew 504 fans to Leo Hayes High School. Tied 54-54 after Port City’s Kaylee Kilpatrick knocked down...Read More
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association has surpassed the midway point of its inaugural season. And now that pictures are starting to emerge for team standings and playoff projections, there’s also a solid battle developing offensively with the scoring race. Karissa Kajorinne of the Windsor Edge continues to lead the derby, averaging 26.6 points per game...Read More
Tiffany Reynolds brought a complete package of play to the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association games last weekend. For her efforts, an MWBA three-member committee named Reynolds the league’s third player of the week award winner. Reynolds was instrumental in helping the Edge to a pair of wins, solidifying its hold on third place in the...Read More
Three games that mean plenty are on tap this week in the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association. All teams are at the halfway point of their regular season and that means plenty of jockeying for position takes centre stage this week with two games in New Brunswick and one in Nova Scotia. It all kicks off...Read More
