There’s a new league on the scene in the women’s basketball world. Unrivaled, which was cofounded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier to give players an alternative to going overseas in the offseason, continued Week 1 action with a pair of games Saturday afternoon at Wayfair Arena just outside of Miami.
Day 2 served as the debut for the two teams that didn’t play Friday, Phantom BC and Laces BC. The Phatom struggled to find a rhythm due to being shorthanded due to an calf injury to Marina Mabrey, who’ll be out for two to four weeks. Sabrina Ionescu hit the court in a competitive game for the first time since her offseason surgery and led the way for her team with 14 points. Laces guard Kayla McBride led all scorers with 25 points and went 6 of 12 from the perimeter to lead her team to a 86-48 win. Tiffany Hayes tallied nine assists to help the Laces.
In the second game, Skylar Diggins-Smith recorded her second game-winning bucket for the Lunar Owls, though this time it was with a free throw. Collier, who is also the Lunar Owls (2-0) captain, led all scorers with 31 points in the 79-70 defeat of Rose BC (0-2).
Week 1 will conclude Monday night with two more games. Vinyl BC (1-0) will take…
