2021/22 WNBL: Team of the Week – Round 10
AFTER a slightly different looking schedule, the Round 10 of Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) has wrapped up proceedings. The round took place over two weekends, as the league looks to conclude the 2021/22 season with minimal interruptions. Round 10 saw some powerful performances at both team and individual levels, with players looking to leave […]
Two clashes left in bumper round of action
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is preparing to close out a tumultious season over the next week. Round 10 kicked off last Saturday, but there are still two clashes remaining out of the six that were scheduled in the penultimate round of the season. Things kicked off six days ago, with four contests taking […]
Spirit stun Lightning in huge road win
IN one of the upsets of the season, last placed Bendigo Spirit coming off a six-game losing streak, handed Adelaide Lightning their second consecutive loss with a 12-point win, 74-62. The Spirit trailed by seven points at quarter time, but dominated the next two terms to run away with the contest and win comfortably, thanks […]
2021/22 WNBL: Team of the Week – Round 9
IN this series each week, we take a look at the the strongest performing players at each position, to create our Team of the Week. ROUND 9 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) saw some cracking contests take place around Australia, with a number of standout performers leading their respective sides to victory. There […]
2021/22 WNBL: Team Focus – Perth Lynx
ROUND 9 of the 2021/22 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season resumed on Saturday evening, with the Perth Lynx taking on the Bendigo Spirit. This was shaping up to be a one-sided clash, with Lynx having won six of their eight games, while the Spirit have won just the one game all season. However, things […]
Flames break winless drought
IT was a long time coming, but the Sydney Uni Flames are finally on the board in the 2021/22 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season. The Shane Heal led side suffered five consecutive losses to open the season, but broke through against Bendigo Spirit who are now on a five-game losing streak themselves. The Flames’ […]
2021/22 WNBL Team of the Week: Round 8
IN our Round 8 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Team of the Week, Perth Lynx had three players, whilst Townsville Fire and Bendigo Spirit had two. Here is our Team of the Week from the most recent week of action. Point Guard: Lauren Nicholson (Townsville) Lauren Nicholson had two stellar games on the weekend, earning […]
UC storms the Capital, breaks Bendigo’s Spirit
IT was as clinical a performance as it could have been, with UC Capitals storming to a 34-point victory over Bendigo Spirit yesterday. The Capitals won the first three quarters convincingly in front of a home crowd to set up the 94-60 victory at the National Convention Centre in Canberra. Coming into the game, the […]
Fire record gutsy win in Bendigo
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) continued on Friday night, with the Bendigo Spirit playing host to the Townsville Fire at Bendigo Stadium. Both sides had enjoyed indifferent starts to their 2021/22 campaigns, with the Fire holding two wins heading into this clash, while the Spirit had obtained just one themselves. COVID had wreaked a […]
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 […]
