Flames soar past Spirit in upset
ONE OF the biggest upsets of the 2025/26 season took place in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) on Monday night, with the Sydney Flames putting an end to the Bendigo Spirit‘s 10-game winning streak. The Flames hosted the form team of the competition at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday night, with the Spirit entering […]
Flyers level in fourth after extinguishing Flames
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers have turned a middling WNBL season around, having won three of their past four games after slumping to six losses in seven games prior to that. The most recent success came last night at Qudos Bank Arena as part of a double-header with the NBL Kings-Bullets match where the Flyers won a […]
Flames out of the Fire and back on the winner’s list
FOLLOWING back-to-back defeats to benchmark side Townsville Fire in Round 10, Sydney Flames returned to the victor’s column with a 30-point annihilation of UC Capitals. Travelling to AIS Arena in the first WNBL match post-Christmas, the Flames never gave their rivals a chance, coming away with a 91-61 thrashing and in the process started closing […]
Nicholson ignites the second half to steer Flames to win
A TREMENDOUS second half performance from Lauren Nicholson has kept the Sydney Flames‘ hopes of a finals appearance alive, with the captain leading her side to a thrilling three-point win over the Geelong Venom. The Flames hosted the Venom at the Quaycentre on Wednesday night, having just two wins to their name from eight wins […]
Capitals crush Sydney in Canberra
IN AN absolutely dominant display on their home court at the Australian Institute of Sport, the UC Capitals cruised home to a whopping 40-point win over the Sydney Flames in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend. The Capitals came into the clash on a four-game losing streak and desperately needing a win […]
Spirit shows championship credentials with win over Sydney
IT WAS another strong showing from the Bendigo Spirit in Round 3 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend, defeating the Sydney Kings by 13 points in their biggest win in nine months. The reigning champions had been solid to start the season entering this clash, breaking even from their two outings […]
Flames’ first half denies newly named Venom dream start
IT WAS business as usual for Sydney Flames who returned from Geelong with an eight-point victory over the Venom to kick off their WNBL 2025/26 season in style. The night was about about the newly named Venom – who opted to change from Geelong United – and while they kept in touch with a second […]
Capitals douse Flames in preseason hitout
THE PRESEASON action in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) continued earlier today, as the UC Capitals defeated the Sydney Flames in an exhibition clash at Belconnen Basketball Centre. With the 2025/26 season set to kick off in less than two weeks, the final preparations are underway for what should be an exciting few months […]
Spirit sneak past Flames in game one
THE BENDIGO Spirit have moved one step closer to the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) title for season 2024/25, after defeating the Sydney Flames by nine points in game one of the semi-final series over the weekend. The series opened at Red Energy Arena on Sunday afternoon, with the Spirit entering the clash as favourites […]
Flames looking to upset Spirit in semi-finals
AFTER a thrilling race for a top four spot, the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) finals are set to kick off this weekend, with the four best teams left standing in the hunt for the 2024/25 championship. It all kicks off on Saturday night, when the first semi-final series begins and the best of three […]
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| Rank | Player | Position | Height | G | GS | FG% | FT% | 3P% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
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| 1 |  Keely Froling | Forward | 188cm | 16 | 16 | 36.032 | 69.091 | 23.529 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 199 |
| 2 |  Stephanie Watts | Guard | 180cm | 1 | 1 | 31.250 | 100.000 | 28.571 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 11 |
| 3 | Shyla Heal | Forward-Guard | 167cm | 13 | 13 | 33.816 | 86.364 | 23.684 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 149 |
| 4 | Rennia Davis | Forward | 185cm | 2 | 0 | 42.308 | 100.000 | 80.000 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 30 |
| 5 | Lauren Mansfield | Guard | 170cm | 6 | 6 | 32.099 | 70.000 | 26.190 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 58 |
| 6 |  Funda Nakkasoglu | Guard | 173cm | 12 | 6 | 42.424 | 77.778 | 47.059 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 78 |
| 7 |  Kalani Purcell | Forward | 185cm | 16 | 15 | 34.307 | 58.333 | 18.919 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 240 |
| 8 | Chelsea Dungee | Guard | 178cm | 3 | 2 | 23.810 | 83.333 | 0.000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 9 | Morgan Yaeger | Guard | 175cm | 13 | 3 | 51.020 | 0.000 | 51.724 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 52 |
| 10 | Kiera Rowe | Forward-Guard | 183cm | 16 | 14 | 40.580 | 30.000 | 31.915 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 72 |
| 11 | Katie Deeble | Guard | 173cm | 11 | 1 | 32.500 | 80.000 | 21.739 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 24 |
| 12 | Chyra Evans | Forward | 188cm | 11 | 3 | 37.931 | 50.000 | 0.000 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 26 |
| 13 | Maria Blazejewski | Forward | - | 8 | 0 | 35.000 | 100.000 | 20.000 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 14 |
| 14 | Emma Mahady | Guard | 179cm | 9 | 0 | 16.667 | 100.000 | 16.667 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 15 | Sherrie Calleia | Guard | 173cm | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2 |
| Date | Game | Time/Results | Court | Article |
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  Sydney vs Perth | Qudos Bank Arena | Recap | ||
 Venom vs Sydney | Rac Arena | Recap | ||
 Adelaide vs Sydney | SA State Basketball Centre | Recap | ||
 Sydney vs UC Capitals | Quaycentre | Recap | ||
 Sydney vs Bendigo | Qudos Bank Arena | Recap | ||
 Sydney vs Southside | 94 - 113 | Qudos Bank Arena | Recap | |
| UC Capitals vs Sydney | 61 - 91 | Ais Arena | Recap | |
 Townsville vs Sydney | 79 - 74 | Townsville Stadium | Recap | |
| Sydney vs Townsville | 76 - 96 | Quaycentre | Recap | |
| Sydney vs Adelaide | 75 - 94 | Quaycentre | Recap |
| Date | Game | Season | Court | Article |
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| Sydney vs Venom | 2025/26 | Quaycentre | Preview | |
| Perth vs Sydney | 2025/26 | Perth High Performance Centre | Preview |
Perth pips Spirit at home in HoopsFest encounter
IN FRONT of their home fans, the Perth Lynx were able to make HoopsFest a winner out west, claiming a thrilling four-point win over the Bendigo Spirit in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) on Thursday night. The Lynx kicked off the HoopsFest round of play at RAC Arena on Thursday, with both the NBL […]
Another upset as Venom strike against Fire
IT APPEARS to be the week of boilovers in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), with the Geelong Venom recorded one of the most impressive road victories of the season when they defeated the Townsville Fire by 17 points. The Venom travelled up north on Tuesday night to take on the championship fancies on their […]
Flames soar past Spirit in upset
ONE OF the biggest upsets of the 2025/26 season took place in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) on Monday night, with the Sydney Flames putting an end to the Bendigo Spirit‘s 10-game winning streak. The Flames hosted the form team of the competition at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday night, with the Spirit entering […]
Southside destroys Geelong’s Venom in WNBL shellacking
IT WAS as one-sided of a match as fans have seen this year, with Southside Melbourne Flyers coming away 42-point victors over Geelong Venom at the State Basketball Centre yesterday. In a dominant performance, the Flyers piled on a whopping 78-34 to the final break, before heavy rotations ensured the Venom had a chance to […]
Lynx quell Lightning in another Maley masterclass
PERTH Lynx have snatched second spot on the ladder and are chasing after Bendigo Spirit following an impressive 93-75 victory over Adelaide Lightning last night. In front of home fans, the Lynx won the first three quarters to go up by 21 points, before a fourth term fight resulted in the visitors reducing the damage […]
Spirit extends ladder lead by dousing Fire
BENDIGO Spirit partied into the new year with a rousing 12-point win over fellow WNBL title contenders Townsville Spirit last night. In the final clash of the 2025 calendar year, the ladder leaders extended their gap on the rest of the field with the 73-61 triumph. Bendigo Spirit (73) def. Townsville Fire (61) It was […]
Flyers level in fourth after extinguishing Flames
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers have turned a middling WNBL season around, having won three of their past four games after slumping to six losses in seven games prior to that. The most recent success came last night at Qudos Bank Arena as part of a double-header with the NBL Kings-Bullets match where the Flyers won a […]
Maley steers Perth to extract Venom
PERTH Lynx flexed their muscles on Sunday afternoon as they brushed aside Geelong Venom by 28 points in Perth. The third placed Lynx kept in touch with Bendigo Spirit and Townsville Fire at the top of the table, winning all four quarters including two by double-digit points in a 106-78 thrashing at Perth High Performance […]
Opals stars help Flyers shake off Lightning
A PAIR of Australian Opals were the difference in Southside Melbourne Flyers’ 13-point win over Adelaide Lightning, kicking away to a nice 85-72 victory after a tight first three quarters. Flyers co-captains Cayla George and Maddison Rocci – who were announced in the national squad to head to Turkey earlier this month – dug deep […]
Flames out of the Fire and back on the winner’s list
FOLLOWING back-to-back defeats to benchmark side Townsville Fire in Round 10, Sydney Flames returned to the victor’s column with a 30-point annihilation of UC Capitals. Travelling to AIS Arena in the first WNBL match post-Christmas, the Flames never gave their rivals a chance, coming away with a 91-61 thrashing and in the process started closing […]
Flames soar past Spirit in upset
ONE OF the biggest upsets of the 2025/26 season took place in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) on Monday night, with the Sydney Flames putting an end to the Bendigo Spirit‘s 10-game winning streak. The Flames hosted the form team of the competition at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday night, with the Spirit entering […]
Flyers level in fourth after extinguishing Flames
SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers have turned a middling WNBL season around, having won three of their past four games after slumping to six losses in seven games prior to that. The most recent success came last night at Qudos Bank Arena as part of a double-header with the NBL Kings-Bullets match where the Flyers won a […]
Flames out of the Fire and back on the winner’s list
FOLLOWING back-to-back defeats to benchmark side Townsville Fire in Round 10, Sydney Flames returned to the victor’s column with a 30-point annihilation of UC Capitals. Travelling to AIS Arena in the first WNBL match post-Christmas, the Flames never gave their rivals a chance, coming away with a 91-61 thrashing and in the process started closing […]
Nicholson ignites the second half to steer Flames to win
A TREMENDOUS second half performance from Lauren Nicholson has kept the Sydney Flames‘ hopes of a finals appearance alive, with the captain leading her side to a thrilling three-point win over the Geelong Venom. The Flames hosted the Venom at the Quaycentre on Wednesday night, having just two wins to their name from eight wins […]
Capitals crush Sydney in Canberra
IN AN absolutely dominant display on their home court at the Australian Institute of Sport, the UC Capitals cruised home to a whopping 40-point win over the Sydney Flames in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend. The Capitals came into the clash on a four-game losing streak and desperately needing a win […]
Spirit shows championship credentials with win over Sydney
IT WAS another strong showing from the Bendigo Spirit in Round 3 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend, defeating the Sydney Kings by 13 points in their biggest win in nine months. The reigning champions had been solid to start the season entering this clash, breaking even from their two outings […]
Flames’ first half denies newly named Venom dream start
IT WAS business as usual for Sydney Flames who returned from Geelong with an eight-point victory over the Venom to kick off their WNBL 2025/26 season in style. The night was about about the newly named Venom – who opted to change from Geelong United – and while they kept in touch with a second […]
Capitals douse Flames in preseason hitout
THE PRESEASON action in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) continued earlier today, as the UC Capitals defeated the Sydney Flames in an exhibition clash at Belconnen Basketball Centre. With the 2025/26 season set to kick off in less than two weeks, the final preparations are underway for what should be an exciting few months […]
Spirit sneak past Flames in game one
THE BENDIGO Spirit have moved one step closer to the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) title for season 2024/25, after defeating the Sydney Flames by nine points in game one of the semi-final series over the weekend. The series opened at Red Energy Arena on Sunday afternoon, with the Spirit entering the clash as favourites […]
