The Northern Mystics stunned the Central Pulse last night with an explosive second half performance to earn a 58-47 victory.
The defending champions Pulse looked in control heading into halftime with a 27-23 lead. But the Mystics hit their straps after the break, with a 22-8 third quarter – scoring almost as many goals in 15 minutes as they did in the first 30.
Teenage goal shoot Grace Nweke had one of her best games of the season, taking on more than the lion's share of the Mystics shooting. Showing balance, strength and accuracy under the hoop, she ended the game with 51 from 55 shots at 93 percent.
With a healthy four-goal advantage to the Pulse at halftime, no one could have predicted what would transpire – or in the Pulse's case, unravel - in the next 15 minutes.
From the moment they disrupted the Pulse's first pass-off, it was almost one-way traffic for the Mystics. Playing with a new-found confidence, treasuring the ball and making better choices of when to lob in to Nweke, the visitors went on a scoring rampage.