The Athletes Unlimited season began on Thursday night with a doubleheader. It was . Team Williams vs. Team Sims and Team Cloud vs. Team Cole. Team Williams came out on top 96-93 in a thrilling opener and the evening concluded with Team Cloud beating Team Cole 78-72.
The first game of the day couldn’t have been any better. It was an OT thriller with an outstanding performance from Isabelle Harrison, who ended the game with 23 points for Team Williams. Odyssey Sims represented her team well and was by far the most productive player on her squad with 30 points.
Team Sims was never out of it, but every time it closed the gap or took a brief lead, Team Williams would respond with a run of its own to regain control. A perfect encapsulation of this occurred in the closing minutes of the fourth. Team Sims had a three-point lead and looked to be on the way to a win when Harrison went on her own 5-0 run to regain the advantage.
A NaLyssa Smith three did force overtime, but Harrison and Courtney Williams were too much firepower for Team Sims to overcome.
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Team Cloud over Team Cole, 78-72
In the second matchup, Team Cloud took the win thanks to Jordin Canada being an absolute bucket with 21 points. Natasha Cloud wasn’t too far behind with 15 points.
Team Cole…
