Hurricanes Set For WNIT Championship Game
April 2, 2010
CORAL GABLES – The University of Miami women’s basketball team will face the Cal Golden Bears in the WNIT Championship Game, Saturday at Cal’s Haas Pavilion. The first ever meeting between the two teams is set to tip at 2 p.m. and will be televised live on CBS College Sports.
Miami (22-13) at Cal (23-13)
Saturday, April 3, 2010 / Haas Pavilion / Berkeley, Calif. / 2 p.m.
TV: CBS College Sports
Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM
Web/Live Stats: www.hurricanesports.com
Internet Video: None
Internet Audio: wvum.org
With its WNIT semifinal victory over Michigan on Wednesday, Miami will be playing in its first postseason championship game. In the win at Ann Arbor, Mich., the Hurricanes found themselves down by as much as 11 points in the first half. However, in a 90-second span, Riquna Williams scored 12 consecutive Miami points, hitting three three-pointers along the way – the last tying the game at 24. In all, Williams connected on seven three-pointers and had a game-high 26 points.
Shenise Johnson scored 17 points of her own, she also grabbed nine rebounds and dealt out a game-high seven assists and four steals. Senior Charmaine Clark recorded her second career double-double, scoring 10 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
A Look at the Golden Bears
Cal enters Sunday’s WNIT Final having defeated UC Davis (74-69), Utah (54-64), Oregon (71-57), BYU (76-50) and Illinois State (61-45).
The Golden Bears are led by Alexis Gray-Lawson, who is averaging 17.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. DeNessha Stallworth and Layshia Clarendon score 12.6 and 9.2 points per game respectively. Nastasha Vital leads the team with 85 assists on the season.
Cal is averaging 65.9 points and 42.0 rebounds per game as a team. It is shooting 39.8 percent (873-2191) from the floor, 26.9 percent (148-550) from beyond the arc and 66.5 percent (480-722) from the free throw line. The Golden Bears also register 7.7 steals and 3.6 blocked shots per outing, while holding their opponents to 60.4 points per game and a shooting percentage of 38.7 (800-2067).
