Weekend previews: WNBL – Round 9
THE Women’s National Basketball League’s (WNBL) Round 9 action continues with three games across the weekend. First, the Melbourne Boomers host the rejuvenated Sydney Uni Flames in the standalone game on Saturday. Then, the UC Capitals will take on the Bendigo Spirit at the National Convention Centre, with the Spirit in desperate need of a […]
Weekend previews: WNBL – Round 9
FRIDAY night sees the Townsville Fire take on the Adelaide Lightning and the Perth Lynx go head-to-head against the Bendigo Spirit. The Lightning and the Fire are two in-form teams while Bendigo is in the middle of a form slump. The Lynx have been one of the favourites to win the Women’s National Basketball League […]
Weekend previews: WNBL- Round 9
THE Sydney Uni Flames broke their 10-game losing streak last week and will be keen to make it two from two. The Adelaide Lightning are also coming into this game off a win, beating the in-form UC Capitals. On an odd Wednesday night game, both teams will be going in hard to secure a victory. […]
Number crunching: WNBL – Round 8
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) had its own standalone week and delivered the goods on the stat sheet. Suzy Batkovic added another accolade to her decorated career, Brittany McPhee is rebounding the ball like no other while the Flames are finally on the winners’ list. Suzy Batkovic becomes WNBL all-time leading scorer Suzy Batkovic beat Rachael Sporn’s tally of […]
Young gun spotlight: WNBL – Round 8
TAHLIA Tupaea played a huge role in Sydney Uni’s first win of the year, while Nia Coffey led the way in her side’s surge back up the ladder. Zitina Aokuso stepped up to the plate in place of an injured Suzy Batkovic, while Lindsay Allen and Brittany McPhee continued their consistent seasons. #4 Tahlia […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Round 8
THE story of Round 8 rightfully belongs to the Sydney Uni Flames, who broke their 10-game losing streak with an emphatic win over Bendigo. In the process, the Flames handed the Spirit their third consecutive loss. Another in-form team in the UC Capitals dropped both their games this round as well, including one at the […]
Weekend previews: WNBL – Round 8
SUZY Batkovic has kicked off Round 8 with a record-breaking moment, becoming the Women’s National Basketball League’s (WNBL) all-time leading scorer with 5824 points. Her side comprehensively defeated the Spirit by 42 points, in one of the Fire’s best performances of the season. They will next face last year’s Grand Final opponents, the Melbourne Boomers, […]
Young gun spotlight: WNBL – Round 7
MELBOURNE’S Lindsay Allen and Perth’s Brittany McPhee continued to dominate in Round 7, while others seemed to find their feet. Maddison Rocci played a key part in the Capitals’ win over the Boomers, Tahlia Tupaea was the shining light for the Flames in their big loss against the Lynx, while Abbey Wehrung had a breakout […]
Number Crunching: WNBL- Round 7
ROUND 7 saw the Lynx continue to dominate, the Flames drop to a new low and the Boomers become prone to close margins. We also took a look at whether the home court advantage is really an advantage for Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) teams. The perfect 10: Lynx make huge statement against struggling […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Round 7
SYDNEY Uni’s woes compounded in Round 7 with a massive defeat at the hands of the Lynx, and an injury to star, Alex Wilson. Fellow cellar-dwellers, Dandenong got back on track with a win over Adelaide. The Lightning suffered two losses this round, going down in the dying seconds to the Melbourne Boomers by two points in […]
