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The Surge, the defending national champions of the Womens Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCBL), topped Midwest Division rival Midwest Flyers Elite 90-79 at Washington Universitys Field House in a fourth quarter that saw St. Louis (9-0) zap their opponents with a 38-25 output on the scoreboard.
The 11-point duke resulted in the Surges twelfth consecutive WBCBL-sanctioned victory and also secured a top seed in the upcoming Midwest Division tournament held later this summer.
The Surges win wasnt easy as their Elsberry-based opponents (7-2) gave the locals fits throughout. After one quarter, St. Louis trailed 16-12 but utilized a 26-21 stanza in the second to hold a tight 38-37 lead at intermission.
In the third quarter, the Elite outscored the Surge 17-14 and sported a 54-52 edge heading into the final stanza.
In the opening seconds of the fourth, Surge veteran Jaleesa Butlers lay-up tied the score 54-54. A 9-9 push over the next seven minutes kept the game deadlocked, 63-63 with 5:45 left. Jordan Jones glass-kisser fifteen seconds later gave the Surge a 65-63 edge.
The momentum was aided by Patrice Butlers lay-up at the 4:10 mark that pushed the Surges lead to 67-63. Rebecca Harris added a 10-foot floater with 6:45 left that finished the Surges 6-0 rally that gave the ballers a 69-63 edge.
Down the stretch, successful Surge free throws helped widen the winning differential. St. Louis was paced by Harris 23 and Butlers 22 in the Surges 90-79 win over the Flyers.
St. Louis continues their home campaign at Washington University this weekend. For more information on the Surge, go to their official website.