BUA Basketball Defends GIL Championship Title
BUA’s Girls Basketball brought home the GIL Championship for the second year running! On February 13, our BUA Terriers beat out BISB 29-21 last night at home, capping a phenomenal season. Special shout out to our seniors — Celine ’25, Mira ’25, Rose ’25, and Ylan ’25 — on an amazing finish to their BUA basketball careers! Read on for a season recap from Rose ’25 and Celine ’25:
Going into the championship game, BUA Girls’Basketball team was 12-1 in league. They’d given their all every day at practice and it paid off. But the one loss, the enemy in question? BISB. Of course, this made for a thrilling final game, especially backed by BUA’s quest to repeat as league champions. Nerves were high, excitement even higher. It was the Terriers vs the Bulldogs, and believe us, it sure was a dogfight.
After a lively announcement of the starting lineups, the game tipped off. The Terriers started the game strong. Led by smooth moves and perfect swishes from Skye ’28 and lockdown defense from Ylan ’25 and Mira ’25, BUA was up 16-5 at halftime. The Terriers brought out the terror and kept the Bulldogs to scoring only one field goal the entire half. Heading into the second half, the Terriers knew what they had to do: play like a winner, suffocate them on defense, and maintain the lead. With strong drives and cuts by Savannah ’28 and Rose ’25 and dominating post moves by Angelina ’26, the offense opened up and BUA and BISB traded baskets back and forth, never letting the Terrier lead disappear. In the fourth quarter, an electrifying charge from Lisa ’26 and a dagger three by Celine ’25 made it clear that the Terrier’s dominance was indisputable. The end was near and the Terriers could almost taste that sweet victory. Even with BISB cutting the lead down to 8, BUA never let up their efforts and when the buzzer sounded, BUA was crowned as the Girls Independent League champions!