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Day One Recap of 2017 NWWBT

By NWBA, 03/17/17, 7:15PM CDT

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ARLINGTON, TX - The first day of competition is in the books for the 2017 NWBA National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Games today featured some fierce play by all teams.

The first game of the day was the Lady Mavericks against the LWSRA Lady Hawks. The Mavericks looked for contributions  on offense from Desiree Miller with 10 points and Emily Seelenfreud with 10 points. The Lady Mavericks led the entire game, finishing with a final score of 49-40.

The second matchup today was the PossAbilities Shield Maidens versus the Utah Rush. The Shield Maidens had a stellar performance from Courtney Ryan with 16 points. The Shield Maidens played strong and aggressive capturing the game 42-18.

An evenly matched third game paired the Utah Rush with the LWSRA Lady Hawks. Current U.S. Women’s National Team members led their respective teams offensively, for the Utah Rush Josie Dehart scored 17 points and for the LWSRA Lady Hawks Zoe Voris scored 16 points. The Hawks captured their first victory of the tournament with a score of 44-36.

The last game of the day was a physical and spirited game with the Lady Mavericks against the PossAbilities Shield Maidens. The Shield Maidens worked to stay within striking distance of the Lady Mavericks, though the sound defense of the Mavericks was too much as they secured a 44-36 victory. The Mavericks were led by Desiree Miller with 14 points and the Shield Maidens by Courtney Ryan with 14 points.

Round robin play will finish Saturday with the PossAbilities Shield Maidens vs. LWSRA Lady Hawks at 9:00 AM CST and the Utah Rush vs. Lady Mavericks at 11:00 AM CST. Bracket play will start tomorrow following round robin play.

Check the NWBA Facebook page for photos and tournament updates. Daily news articles will also be posted on the NWBA website. Click on the link below to watch games via live stream.

Tournament Schedule

Friday, March 17                                                                           

9:00AM                Lady Mavericks 49 vs. LWSRA Lady Hawks 40

11:00AM              PossAbilities Shield Maidens 42 vs. Utah Rush 18

1:00PM                 LWSRA  Lady Hawks 44 vs. Utah Rush 36

3:00PM                 Lady Mavericks 47 vs. PossAbilities Shield Maidens 36                               

Saturday, March 18                                                        

9:00AM                 PossAbilities Shield Maidens vs. LWSRA Lady Hawks

11:00AM               Utah Rush vs. Lady Mavericks

1:00PM                 Round Robin #1 Seed vs. Round Robin #4 Seed

3:00PM                 Round Robin #2 Seed vs. Round Robin #3 Seed                                

Sunday, March 19                                                                         

9:00AM                Third & Fourth Place Game

11:00AM              National Championship Game