The St. Louis Surge will be one of eight teams that will compete for the championship of the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League.
The upcoming WBCBL National Tournament will be hosted by the Surge on August 3-4 at the Mark Twain Building in the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
“We are very excited to host the first women’s professional basketball tournament in our home city,” said Surge owner and General Manager Khalia Collier. “This is an opportunity for the Surge to take home the 2013 championship with our community.”
St. Louis comes in as the No. 4 seed where it will face the No. 5 Miami Rain on Saturday, August 3 at 1:30 p.m.
The Surge will enter the Nationals with 9-0 record after winning the regional championship last weekend in East St. Louis.
In the regional championship game, the Surge defeated the host Illinois Shooting Stars 92-82.
Last season, the Surge qualified for the WBCBL Nationals as a wild card entry and advanced all the way to the championship game; finishing in second place.
The rest of the National Tournament schedule is as follows:
Saturday, August 3: Fayetteville Lady Rush vs. Winston-Salem Lady Wildcats, 10 a.m.; Auburn Flyers vs. Flint Lady Monarchs, 11:45 a.m.; Louisiana Bayou Angels vs. Dallas Lady Diesel, 3:15 p.m.
The winners will meet in the semifinals on Saturday night at 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. The championship game will be in Sunday, August 4, at 2 p.m.
Admission is $10 for a day pass on August 3 and $12 for a weekend pass in both days for adults. For children, the weekend pass is $5. Children under 5 get in for free.
