2021/22 WNBL Stats Corner: Fire v Lightning
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) resumed its ninth round of action on Friday night, with the Adelaide Lightning travelling north to take on the Townsville Fire at Townsville Stadium. The home side had a tough task ahead of them, given Adelaide’s form this season has seen them sit atop the standings. However, the Fire […]
2021/22 WNBL Stats Corner: Flames vs Lightning
ROUND 8 of the 2021/22 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season continued on Thursday, with the Sydney Uni Flames hosting the Adelaide Lightning at Brydens Stadium. The visitors headed into this clash as favourites given their strong start to the season, and they were able to keep this momentum rolling, recording a big win over […]
WNBL 2021/22: Early Ladder Look
AS is the case with the rest of the world’s sporting competitions, the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) has been suffering COVID related interruptions over the last few weeks. A shortage of players has caused a number of games to be shuffled around, with Round 6 entirely postponed. However, there has still been some serious […]
Lightning looking to hold top spot
THE sixth round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is just around the corner, with fans of the competition eager to see what lies in store for the upcoming week. Last round saw sides such as the Capitals finish the year in style, while others found themselves with plenty of work to do moving […]
Lightning strikes late to defeat Lynx
AFTER an extra month of preseason, Perth Lynx finally got out on the court against Adelaide Lightning in one of the games of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season. Unfortunately for the visitors they were unable to get across the line at The Lights, but pushed the Lightning all the way. Leading at each […]
Lightning strikes twice in momentum-swinging win over Boomers
IN one of the stranger momentum-swinging games to date, Adelaide Lightning produced dominant first and fourth quarters to defeat the highly-fancied Melbourne Boomers by 12 points at home. The Lightning were coming in with a 1-1 record thus far, whilst the Boomers had shot out to 3-1 having built up some momentum since their loss […]
Lightning cruise home to big win
THE weekend saw another round of action in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) with some cracking contests around the competition keeping fans of the sport entertained. Sunday saw a double-header with the first match of the day seeing the Adelaide Lightning travel to take on the University of Canberra Capitals at the National Convention […]
2021/22 WNBL Team of the Week: Round 2
IN this series each week, we take a look at the strongest performing players at each position to create the league’s Team of the Week. Although there was one game cancelled due to a Covid case last round, there was still plenty of enthralling action to keep fans entertained. Point Guard – Lauren Nicholson (Townsville) […]
WNBL games to watch in 2021/22
THE upcoming season of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is fast approaching, with the early December tip-off date just around the corner. In recent weeks, the league announced the full schedule for the 2021/22 season, and there were plenty of eye-catching inclusions to the fixture as the sides around the league begin their preparations. […]
WNBL Team Watch: Adelaide Lightning
THE Adelaide Lightning will be looking to improve on an underwhelming WNBL20 campaign, as they ramp up preparations for the upcoming 2021 season. The Lightning finished with five wins and five losses at the conclusion of the regular season, and found themselves four wins outside qualifying for the finals. The 2020 season was always in […]
