Leicester Riders women secured a 93-39 home win against Caledonia Pride.  

Both teams had a slow start out the gate, but the Riders went on a 13-0 run until Pride scored their first basket at the 4-minute mark. In the second quarter,  Leicester created a comfortable 47-21 lead after a strong effort on both ends of the floor. 

Caledonia experienced the defensive wrath of the Riders and was held to 21% field goals and had 29 turnovers in the contest. 

Kate Oliver and Holly Winterburn filled up the stat sheet with their assertive performances. Oliver led by example with her 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 steals and was accompanied by Winterburn’s 22 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. 

Riders

Oliver 25, Winterburn 22, Clark 12, Lappekuper 10, Gaskin 10, Ainge 7, Allen 4, Januszewska 3.

Pride

Ranger 11, Doherty 11, Storie 8, Phillips 6,  Harvey 2, Kerr 1. 

Next game (Friday 12th) is big for the Riders as they head north to Manchester to take on Sevenoaks Suns in the WBBL Cup Final.