(DES MOINES, IA) After a season-opening loss last weekend, the St. Louis Surge women’s professional basketball franchise rebounded and claimed a 100-65 road victory over the Iowa Force Saturday night at the Iowa Center of Higher Education Activities Center.
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The 35-point triumph evened the Surge’s record to 1-1 within the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCBL) and pushed them to second place in the governing bodies’ five-team Midwest Division.
Sporting a 20-11 lead at the end of the first quarter, St. Louis utilized a 12-0 run in the second frame that resulted in their 48-25 lead at intermission.
The Surge’s 52-40 cumulative second-half output secured their triumph and provided momentum heading into the team’s trek to the Cornhusker State next weekend.
Next Saturday, St. Louis faces Midwest Division compatriot Nebraska Strikers (0-0) in Omaha and then meets newly-minted WBCBL franchise Nebraska Dream (0-1) on Sunday. The Macy, Nebraska-based Dream, also a WBCBL Midwest Division member, is the first-ever Native American professional women’s basketball team fielded.
A two-game sweep and a divisional push is the missive next weekend.
The Surge, the WBCBL National Champions in 2014 and 2016 as well as last season’s trophy runner-up, launches their five-game home campaign at Washington University on Saturday, June 9. Season passes can be purchase AT THIS LINK.
By trade, he is a six-time, regional Emmy Award-winning news videographer/editor for KTVI/KPLR-TV. By hobby, he is a writer for Arch City Media, dating back to February 2014. Emphasis is on featuring and promoting local women's sports, but will cover anything that is not reported by traditional media outlets. Also a contributor to local concert reviews.
