Bendigo finds Spirit late to down Lightning
IN a match that was played at a high tempo for all four quarters, the Bendigo Spirit secured their third win of the season, defeating the Adelaide Lightning by four points at Geelong Arena. It was a game that was controlled by pace at different times, as the Spirit found answers late in the last […]
Spirit grind out overtime victory over Lightning
IN a sea-searing game that went down to the wire, the Bendigo Spirit defeated the Adelaide Lightning by five points at the Adelaide 36ers Arena on Saturday night. It was a match that was played on scoring momentum, with the Spirit controlling the first half. Whilst the Lightning fought back into the contest, the Spirit […]
Spirit douse Flames in WNBL breakthrough
DESPITE missing captain Kelsey Griffin and trailing by as much as 15 points during the second term, Bendigo Spirit got themselves on the board in the 2023/24 WNBL season with an incredible 82-66 victory over Sydney Flames at Red Energy Arena on Saturday. After four consecutive losses to start the 2023/24 season, the Spirit rose […]
Boomers best Bendigo to remain unbeaten
IN a game of two halves, the Melbourne Boomers came from behind to defeat Bendigo Spirit by two points at the Boom Box on Sunday afternoon, continuing their unbeaten start to the season. It was a match that was played with extreme pace, with the high tempo being a common theme for the two sides, […]
WNBL | Team Preview series – Bendigo Spirit
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is getting extremely close to commencing its 2023/24 season, with the opener set to take place on November 1. Last season, there was plenty of excitement as locals and imports alike fired for each of the eight teams, with a plethora of highlights gathering plenty of attention to one […]
WNBL team wrap: Bendigo Spirit
THE WNBL has wrapped up for another year, and there was plenty of excitement across the course of the 2023 season. It was a different looking landscape as the campaign rolled on, with contenders rising and falling in a tense finish to the home and away fixture. Ultimately, the strongest side in the Townsville Fire […]
WNBL’s final round Fires up tonight
JUST five games remain in the 2022/23 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) with the first of those matches tipping off tonight in a massive Wednesday night fixture. The Wednesday night clash between top of the ladder Townsville Fire and Bendigo Spirit is a last chance for the latter to try and squeeze into the finals, […]
Boomers douse Fire to end 2022
MELBOURNE Boomers contained Townsville Fire en route to a 10-point win in the final Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) match of 2022. Celebrating New Year’s Eve up in North Queensland, the Boomers fought back from seven points down at quarter time to win the next three quarters by 17, and run out the game far […]
Griffin grinds Spirit to win against Fire
STAR FORWARD Kelsey Griffin has led the Bendigo Spirit to yet another win as they took down the improving Sydney Uni Flames at Red Energy Arena on Wednesday night. Griffin produced the performance of the round last weekend against the Lightning, and was once again the best player on the court as her side broke […]
Griffin goes large in opening win
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season kicked off on the weekend, with the nation’s finest female basketballers back in action, and some big individual performances came out of Round 1. One of the most eye-catching showings came from Bendigo Spirit star Kelsey Griffin, who produced a massive double-double in her side’s thumping win over […]
