The Defenders suffered a tough loss, 39-36, in the opening round of bracket play on Monday to the NY Pride from Westchester, NY. After going up 36-35 with under a minute, the Pride hit a big shot to take a 37-36 lead with less than 30 seconds remaining. We had a good look in the closing seconds, but couldn't get it to drop, and were then forced to foul.
Facing elimination on Tuesday, the Defenders played an outstanding game against the Fairfax (VA) Stars. Leading 37-31 with less than 4 minutes remaining, we went on a 14-2 run to close out the win 51-33.
Todays opponent in the 3rd round of bracket play is the MO Trailblazers, who we lost to on Sunday in pool play 63-59.
Facing elimination on Tuesday, the Defenders played an outstanding game against the Fairfax (VA) Stars. Leading 37-31 with less than 4 minutes remaining, we went on a 14-2 run to close out the win 51-33.
Todays opponent in the 3rd round of bracket play is the MO Trailblazers, who we lost to on Sunday in pool play 63-59.
