THRILLER ENDING BETWEEN THE UK'S TOP 2 BASKETBALL ACADEMIES?!🏆😳| Copleston 🆚 CoLA | WEABL Final 2024

City of London Academy - Southwark extended their record as the most successful team in WEABL history, sealing their fifth title with an 89-84 victory.

Copleston came to Manchester with an undefeated record, including two wins over CoLA during the regular season, but were left empty-handed at the last following an enthralling showpiece.

With neither side able to lead by more than five points for the majority of the contest, a late CoLA run ballooned their advantage to double digits with 4:15 remaining.

That invited a Copleston fightback and that's exactly what the Suffolk programme did, pulling to within a point before CoLA finally managed to shut the door for good.

Key to the Londoners' late run was MVP guard Ayla Habbal, who had huge plays at both ends of the court to finish with 17 points, seven assists, four rebounds and a priceless block on a Yazmin Edwards' triple with 17 ticks to go.

Habbal was supported by a 16-point, 16-rebound double-double Felicia Jacobs, plus strong showings from Glory Kabia (15pts, 6ast), Adaora Diroamma (16pts, 7reb) and Violet Stutz (17pts).

Copleston will no doubt be devastated they couldn't turn their #1 seed into a first WEABL crown since their joint win in 2019/20, they were led by Yazmin Edwards (27pts, 8reb) and Christabel Osarobo (22pts, 12reb).

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