Spiders lose squeeker to Blaze
March 13, 2005 - National Women's Basketball League (NWBL)
San Jose Spiders News Release
SAN JOSE, CA - The SAN JOSE SPIDERS lost a close game to the slumping CHICAGO BLAZE last night at DeAnza College. It was a sloppy game that came down to the wire as a last second shot by Erica Glover rimmed out and the visitors escaped with the victory, 55-57.
The SPIDERS came out and looked to attack as there typically strong defensive effort created numerous transition opportunities for easy baskets. Barbie Carmeachal and Erica Glover were particularly effective as each had three quick baskets in the opening ten minutes of the first half.
At the 6:00 minute mark of the first half things began to get ugly. Neither team seemed to be able to put together any type of offense and at the half San Jose found themselves clinging to a 31 to 30 advantage after going scoreless for the rest of the half.
The second half was much the same as the SPIDERS could only muster up 24 points on 20 percent shooting. Glover was the only SPIDER in double figures, she finished with 15 points.
Neither team played well, as the BLAZE committed 13 traveling violations to help bolster their 24 turnovers. Keisha Anderson was the lone bright spot for the BLAZE as her ball control and penetration was too much for San Jose to overcome, Anderson finished with 18 points.
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The SAN JOSE SPIDERS is an expansion team of the NWBL, a professional women's basketball league that plays its season in the spring from January to April each year and features some of America's best professional women athletes.
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