On the positive side, Athletes Unlimited Basketball is full of offense and Team Harrison and Team Hawkins understood the assignment for sure. Overall, Team Harrison prevented Team Hawkins’ chance to complete a three-game sweep of its Week Four schedule.
Harrison’s squad with a 100-93 victory in the finale of Week Four. It marks the first time in Athletes Unlimited Basketball history where there was no team that went undefeated in a single week.
In addition, Team Harrison becomes the 10th team this season to reach the 100-point mark. The squad shot 52.9 percent from the field in the victory, including an 11-for-22 performance from three-point range.
By and large, Team Harrison and Team Hawkins combined to drain 19 three-pointers in Game 24, increasing the league season total to 373 made three-point field goals. What’s more, Aspiration will plant 10 trees for every made three-pointer this season as part of its “Trees for Threes” initiative.
Team Harrison (Team Orange)
Credit: Jade Hewitt Athletes Unlimited
On the whole, guard Lexie Brown locked in her ninth double-digit scoring performance after finishing with 12 points. The 2021 WNBA champion with the Chicago Sky chipped in eight assists.
A lil pull up J for @Lexiebrown 🤌#AUHoops | 📺: FS2 @FOXSports pic.twitter.com/HtyqSUgAdE
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) February 20, 2022
Secondly, guard Taj Cole created her fifth consecutive double-digit scoring performance, giving her nine games with 10 or more points this season. Important to note that Cole led Team Harrison with 18 points and six boards in the victory. She also logged five assists for Team Harrison, which dished out 24 assists on 37 field goals.
Additionally, guard/forward Ty Young came off the bench to get her fifth double-digit scoring effort of the season. The 12-year WNBA veteran finished with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field but was a perfect 7-for-7 at the charity stripe.
However, guard Dominique Wilson authored 16 points off the bench to earn her fifth double-digit scoring performance of the season. She was 5-of-7 from the field, including 2-for-3 from three-point range, and sank all four of her free throws.
Team Hawkins (Team Gold)
Credit: Jade Hewitt Athletes Unlimited
Despite Team Hawkins’ defeat, guard Destinee Walker elongated her streak of consecutive double-digit scoring efforts to seven in a row. Walker dropped a season-high 24 points. The former Notre Dame player added seven rebounds for Team Hawkins, which outrebounded Team Harrison by a 41-34 edge.
Comparatively, guard Kelsey Mitchell scored in double figures for the eighth straight game after posting 10 points in the loss. Specifically, she dished out a season-high nine assists with three rebounds in 30 minutes.
Forward Tianna Hawkins has reached double figures in scoring in all 12 games this season. Given these points, she joins guard/forward DiJonai Carrington as the only players in Athletes Unlimited Basketball to do so. Notwithstanding, Hawkins led all scorers with 29 points, including a 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc.
To sum up, Hawkins also had a game-high 12 rebounds, giving her a league-best eight double-double games. The former Atlanta Dream forward also has a double-double in five consecutive games.
Center Kalani Brown scored 17 points nabbed six rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes of playing time.
.@kalanibrown21 is doing some WORK 🥵#AUHoops | 📺: FS2 @FOXSports pic.twitter.com/Z1HSX4m5b2
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) February 20, 2022
Athletes Unlimited Basketball: Game 24 MVPs (Total Points)
MVP 1: Hawkins (Team Hawkins) – 90 points (414 points)
MVP 2: Walker (Team Hawkins) – 60 points (410 points)
MVP 3: Brown (Team Hawkins) – 30 points (254 points)
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— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) February 20, 2022
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