Capitals looking to keep win streak rolling
THE weekend is almost here and so is another round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), with five cracking contests on the schedule. The Perth Lynx are currently in the midst of completing their seven-day quarantine in Western Australia, so they will not be participating in this week’s action. However, the remainder of teams […]
2021/22 WNBL: Team of the Week – Round 11
IN this series each week, we take a look at the strongest performing players at each position to create our Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Team of the Week. After split Round 10, this weekend saw the WNBL action return to normal, although the match between the Perth Lynx and the Southside Flyers was forced […]
Lightning push past Flyers in gritty win
DESPITE a few COVID-related changes, the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) action continued over the weekend, as the competition enjoys its 11th round of action. The schedule continued into Saturday night, with the Southside Flyers playing host to the Adelaide Lightning at Dandenong Stadium. The Lightning came into the match as favourites, as they have […]
2021/22 WNBL Round 10 preview: Top 3 clash to round out weekend
ROUND 10 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) kicks off tomorrow in a six-game fixture that splits over two weekend. The first four games take place this weekend, with an additional two happening on Saturday, February 12. In this preview, we will dive into the four games happening over the next two days.
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 […]
UC Capitalise on big second half
THE reinvigorated UC Capitals won their third consecutive game with an impressive come-from-behind victory over second placed Adelaide Lightning in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL). In doing so, the Capitals snapped the Lightning’s four-game winning streak, giving latecomers Perth Lynx pole position on the 2021/22 ladder. In the Capitals-Lightning clash, the visitors trailed by […]
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 Round 5 Team of the Week
ROUND 5 of the 2021/22 WNBL season saw some close matches, and the Perth Lynx finally able to get their season underway. Let us take a look and see who played very well across the three matches that were able to get off the ground last weekend. Point Guard – Lindsay Allen (Melbourne Boomers) Allen […]
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 […]