Toronto Tempo lost their first-ever regular season game to the Washington Mystics 68-65 at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Despite the narrow three-point defeat, the Women's National Basketball Association fans turned out in significant numbers to support the team.
Toronto Tempo is the city's first all-women professional basketball team. Young girls have been inspired by the team's arrival in Toronto.
Though the result wasn't what Torontonians hoped for, locals expressed pride in the professional women athletes competing for the city. Supporters emphasised the significance of having a women's professional basketball team based in Toronto.
