Recap: Bria Hartley's Late Run Lifts Team Bradford to 73-71 Win

Team Bradford earned its first win of the week and moves to 1-1, while Team Nurse remains winless at 0-2 entering Saturday’s weekly finale.

Hartley netted a season-high 21 points on 8-of-20 shooting from the floor with six rebounds and four assists en route to MVP 1 accolades and 540 leaderboard points.

Guard Crystal Bradford, meanwhile, registered her second straight double-double after setting game highs with 23 points and 15 rebounds. She collected MVP 2 laurels and finished the evening with 529 leaderboard points.

Guard Kierstan Bell paced Team Nurse in the loss with a season-high 17 points, including a 5-for-11 effort from three-point range, to secure MVP 3 distinction and 258 leaderboard points. She also contributed three rebounds, four assists, and a pair of blocked shots.

Captain Kia Nurse followed Bell’s scoring output with 14 points and nine rebounds in the setback, while forward Alissa Pili pitched in 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the floor. Guards Sydney Colson and Shey Peddy also chipped in 10 points apiece

KEY MOMENT

In a back-and-forth contest where each team led by double digits, Team Nurse held a slim 68-65 advantage with 2:58 remaining in regulation. Six straight points gave Team Bradford a 71-68 edge with 46 seconds to go, but Team Nurse responded with a game-tying triple from Bell to tie the contest at 71-all with 33 seconds left. After Hartley’s driving lay-up with 11.8 seconds left broke the deadlock, Team Nurse had one last chance to win the game, but Nurse’s three-pointer sailed wide as time expired.

LEADERBOARD IMPACT

Team Siegrist holds nine of the top 11 spots on the Week Two leaderboard heading into Saturday’s twin bill, while Bradford and Hartley sit in ninth and 11th places, respectively. However, the duo each moved into the top five in the season standings with Bradford holding third place with 2,343 leaderboard points and Hartley in the No. 5 position with 2,128 points.

NOTES OF INTEREST

• Team Bradford became the first squad to win a game by five points or less since March 22, 2024, when Team Gray nipped Team [Tiffany] Mitchell by a 92-88 count.
• Bradford secured her first career win as a team captain.
• Bradford registered her 18th double-digit scoring performance in 20 career AU Pro Basketball contests, including all five games this season … She has scored in double figures in each of her last eight games dating back to the 2023 campaign … In addition, she reached the 20-point plateau for the eighth time in her career, including the third straight occasion this season.
• Bradford also recorded her 11th career double-double, including the third occurrence in five games this season, following her 23-point, 15-rebound effort … She is tied for second-most career double-doubles in the league’s four-year history.
• In addition, Bradford secured her 11th double-digit rebounding performance, including the third of the season, and surpassed 15 boards for the second time in as many games.
• Hartley reached double figures in scoring for the third time this season, including the second time this week … Her season-high 21 points also marked her first 20-point performance in AU Pro Basketball.
• After being held off the scoresheet on Wednesday, Pili posted her third double-digit scoring output in five games.
• Bell authored her 25th career double-digit scoring performance, including the third instance this season.
• Peddy finished with 10 or more points for the first time in her brief AU Pro Basketball career.
• Nurse recorded her fifth straight double-digit scoring effort to begin her AU Pro Basketball career.
• Bell earned her first Game MVP certificate of the 2025 season, becoming the 15th different player to earn Game MVP honors through the first 10 games.

GAME MVPS

• #1 – Bria Hartley (Team Bradford, +90)
• #2 – Crystal Bradford (Team Bradford, +60)
• #3 – Kierstan Bell (Team Nurse, +30)