After seeing its 11-game winning streak snapped over the past weekend, the St. Louis Surge women’s professional basketball franchise returns to the hard court this Saturday, looking to launch a new victorious run.
The Surge faces the Missouri Arch Angels this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Fontbonne University in Clayton (6800 Wydown Blvd.) Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children.
St. Louis (1-1) saw its 11-game winning streak in the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCBL) halted this past Sunday with a 99-96 road setback to the Minnesota Black Ice.
Five Surge players scored double digits in the game, paced by Jaleesa Butler’s 19 points. Leah Cotton and Rebecca Harris each collected 17 while Surge newcomers Sam Price and Cassie Rochel added 13 and 10 points, respectively.
The defending WBCBL National Champion faces a Mid-West Division rival that posted a recent victory against the Minnesota squad that snapped the aforementioned winning streak.
The Arch Angels (1-1) defeated the Black Ice Saturday, 76-73, to claim its first victory of the season.
Nikki Lawrence, Suzanne Grossnickle and Kayla Dampier are each averaging 13 points through two games.
Possessing identical 1-1 records, both desire upward trajectory in the WBCBL Mid-West Division’s hierarchy on Saturday.
For more information on the St. Louis Surge, go to stlsurgebasketball.com.
