Jacksonville Waves fall in debut game of UpShot League
The Jacksonville Waves came up just short in their debut game, falling 103-95 to the Charlotte Crowns.
The first splash for the Jacksonville Waves came up just short as they fell 103-95 to the Charlotte Crowns. The Waves started the contest of plenty of energy, scoring 33 first quarter points and riding the excitement of the sold-out home crowd at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. But a late surge by the Crowns and a 31-point outing from Deja Kelly calmed the tide.
Kelly made 9-of-23 shots from the floor but sunk 13 of her 17 attempts at the free throw line. UpShot League: Jacksonville Waves women's basketball ready for season opener The Crowns as a whole shot 23-of-34 from the free throw line for the game, making 15 trips to the foul line in the final period and scoring 10 points. However, head coach Jessican Bogia saw a different reason the game slipped away late for Jacksonville.
“I think the biggest thing was our rebounding, period. We were nonexistent on the offensive glass,” she said after the game. “They killed us in second chance opportunity.
Unfortunately, it’s an easy correctable thing, but it stinks to have done that on opening night. ” The Waves were outrebounded 42-30 in the loss with Charlotte grabbing 15 offensive rebounds. The Crowns scored 14 second chance points and had 52 points in the paint.