Odyssey Sims dribbling around Taj Cole in Nashville

Recap: Odyssey Sims Powers Team Bell to 98-71 Win

Sims Scores 1,000th Career Point

Ryan Legarsky

Feb 07, 2025

NASHVILLE — Guided by a 27-point effort from guard Odyssey Sims, Team Bell rolled to a 98-71 victory over Team Harrison to close out Friday night’s Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball action at Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

The win allowed Team Bell to even its record at 1-1, while Team Harrison saw its record drop to an identical 1-1.

Sims, who became the first player in Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball history to score 1,000 career points, made 9-of-16 shots from the floor while sinking all eight free throw attempts en route to her 20th career 25-point effort. She also added five rebounds and six assists to claim MVP 1 distinction and a career-high 807 leaderboard points.

Forward Maddy Siegrist led Team Harrison in the loss with 26 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the floor to claim MVP 2 honors and 254 leaderboard points. The former Villanova standout also grabbed five rebounds with a pair of assists.

Newcomer Desi-Rae Young earned the first Game MVP award of her AU career after securing the MVP 3 honor. The former UNLV star netted 14 points off the bench by sinking 5-of-6 field goal attempts in addition to a 4-for-5 effort at the free throw line.

Forward Asia Taylor tallied 16 points and team captain Kierstan Bell added 15 points with a team-high eight rebounds in the win for Team Bell, which had five players score in double figures.

Forward Isabelle Harrison contributed 15 points and four rebounds for Team Harrison in the loss, while guard Taj Cole pitched in 11 points with seven rebounds, eight assists and four steals.

KEY MOMENT

Trailing by a 14-11 margin midway through the first quarter, Team Bell used a 12-4 run to close the frame and take a 23-16 lead. Young ignited the charge with 10 of her 14 points, including a string of nine consecutive markers. Team Harrison narrowed the gap to four at 30-26 in the second quarter, but another 14-2 outburst allowed Team Bell to pull away.

LEADERBOARD IMPACT

Team Westbrook closed out Friday’s action with 10 of the top 11 spots on the leaderboard, including guard Tyasha Harris, who has 1,258 points. Siegrist holds on to the No. 8 spot with 917 points, while Sims rises into 12th with 809 points after only acquiring two leaderboard points in her season debut Wednesday night.

NOTES OF INTEREST

Saturday night’s contest was the first meeting between Harrison and Bell as team captains.
Team Bell initiated a captain’s challenge on an out of bounds call with 8:20 remaining in the third quarter, which was successful … Teams are now 1-for-3 in captain’s challenges this season.
Sims has now scored 1,023 points in 44 career Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball contests.
Team Bell registered the sixth win points sweep in Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball history, including the second sweep through four games this season.
Siegrist authored the seventh 20-point game of her Athletes Unlimited career and has now scored in double figures in all 14 career outings.
Sims now owns 30 career Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball contests with 20 or more points, extending her league record … She has also reached double figures in scoring in 42-of-44 career fixtures, including the last 14 in a row.
Sims’ 807 leaderboard points rank as the fourth-highest total in the league’s four seasons and is the only player in the circuit to cross 800 points multiple times … She previously registered 805 leaderboard points against Team Mitchell on February 29, 2024.
The 27-point triumph is the fifth-largest margin of victory in AU Pro Basketball history … Team Smith’s 120-73 win against Team Sims on March 25, 2023 saw a 47-point cushion to top the list.
Sims earned Game MVP laurels for the 19th time in her AU Pro Basketball career, the second-most by any player on the league’s all-time chart.
Siegrist received the fourth Game MVP honor of her two-year AU Pro Basketball career.