The second day of Unrivaled action gave us a dominant performance from Laces, beating Phantom 86-48, followed by Lunar Owls defeating Rose 79-70 to remain unbeaten.
The Laces came out blazing against Phantom. All five players scored in double figures, and Kayla McBride scored a game-high 28 points. With Phantom featuring star power like Satou Sabally, Sabrina Ionescu and Brittney Griner, a 38-point blowout loss was a shock.
Phantom clearly had an awful night, but two factors really set them up for failure: their inability to rebound or shoot 3s. From beyond the arc, Phantom went 9-for-25, and they were outrebounded 42-26. Not making your shots and failing to grab rebounds usually leads to a bad result.
It’s the smallest of sample sizes, but Laces just looked more comfortable. Stefanie Dolson dominated inside and outside, scoring 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting, and Alyssa Thomas added 18 points on 7-for-8 shooting.
Both teams play again on Monday, with Phantom looking to redeem themselves versus Vinyl and Laces trying to add another victory to their record versus Mist.
Lunar Owls win again
It’s Lunar Owls’ league, and everyone else just plays in it.
They dominated during the first two quarters, and while Rose made a push during the closing minutes of the third…
