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USVI wins FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship with perfect record
The USVI Islands played undefeated in this year’s FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship. (FIBA)
Kaieteur Sports – The US Virgin Islands stamped their authority on Caribbean women’s basketball, storming to the 2025 FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship title with a flawless 4–0 record, capped by a commanding 105–81 victory over the Bahamas last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The USVI held the Bahamas to a 29–19 first quarter and never took their foot off the gas, winning every period behind a dominant offensive rhythm and a bruising interior presence.
Anisha George was unstoppable against the Bahamas in the USVI’s final match of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship. (FIBA)
Anisha George was unstoppable in the paint, putting up a monster 26-point, 21-rebound double-double on 10-of-13 shooting.
She towered over the Bahamian defence, controlling the glass as ISV outrebounded their opponents 56–31.
J-Naya Ephraim added 17 points and six assists, while captain Imani Tate delivered a complete performance with 22 points, six rebounds, and six assists.
The USVI attack was balanced and efficient, shooting 50.7% from the field and hammering the Bahamas with 31 made two-pointers. Their defensive pressure also forced 14 turnovers, fueling transition buckets that blew the game wide open.
Despite a heroic 37-point explosion from Bahamian star Lashann Higgs and a 32-point effort from Valerie Nesbitt, the Bahamas simply could not slow down the tournament’s most disciplined and dynamic team.
With the victory, the USVI not only close out the tournament unbeaten but also reaffirm their status as the Caribbean’s top women’s basketball programme, clinching the regional crown in emphatic, championship-worthy fashion.
They will advance to next year’s CentroBasket as the Caribbean’s top qualifier.
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