The round started on Thursday with Cayla George and Steph Talbot helping Melbourne keep Alex Bunton and Sydney winless 96-79. Saturday started with Perth withstanding big games from Kelsey Griffin and Kia Nurse to beat Canberra 71-65. Nia Coffey and Lauren Nicholson teamed up to lead Adelaide past Bec Cole and Dandenong 99-74. On Sunday, Sydney chase their first win again, but Bendigo did just enough in the fourth quarter to win 66-64. Lindsay Allen led Melbourne past Townsville 78-70.
November 8, 2018
Melbourne Boomers vs. Sydney University Flames 96-79 MEL George 27/8r Talbot 20/7r Allen 16 O’Hea 14 Boothe 4 Purcell 3 SYD Bunton 20/8r Smart 15 Wilson 14 Johnson 12/10r Snell 8/7a Panousis 3
November 10, 2018
Perth Lynx vs. University of Canberra Capitals 71-65 PER McPhee 19/6r Schwagmeyer 15/6r Taylor 11/7r Ebzery 10/8r Steindl 9 Allen 0/6r Mansfield 0 UCC Griffin 30/18r Nurse 22 Mitchell 5 McLaren 2 Young 0 Froling 0 Loader 0
Adelaide Lightning vs. Dandenong Rangers 99-74 ADL Coffey 21/7r Nicholson 20/6a Seekamp 17/7r/7a Alexander 14/8r Blicavs 11 Planeta 10/6r Davidson 2 Taia 0 DAN Cole 27 Rowe 10 Laney 9/9r/6a Pedersen 9 Jarry 5 Mijovic 5
November 11, 2018
Bendigo Spirit vs. Sydney University Flames 66-64 BEN Payne 14/6r Hurst 12 Tobin 11/7r Wehrung 11 Turner 5/7r Whittle 5 Tomlinson 2/7r Wild 0 SYD Smart 17 Wilson 16 Snell 13/6r Panousis 2 Johnson 0
Townsville Fire vs. Melbourne Boomers 70-78 TSV Garbin 13 Aokuso 12 Cocks 10/7r Samuels 10 Madgen 8 Mincy 8 Malott 3 Batkovic 2/6r MEL Allen 29/6a Garrick 17 Boothe 15 Talbot 8/6r George 6/6r O’Hea 3/8r Purcell 0
Standings:
- Perth 6-1
- Canberra 4-2
- Bendigo 4-2
- Melbourne 5-3
- Adelaide 3-3
- Townsville 2-4
- Dandenong 2-4
- Sydney 0-7
Note that there is a glitch on the WNBL scoreboard atm that shows the Bendigo-Sydney game as a 0-0 result, and as a result the standings were incorrect for most of yesterday. They have been corrected now. Sydney is 0-8 and Bendigo is 5-2 and alone in 2nd place.