February 12, 2022

There were two games scheduled for Saturday, but Perth was unable to field a team due to absences related to the international break and injuries among their remaining players so their game against Bendigo was postponed.  The team does now get to return home after a long time away, but scheduling remains a concern for the rest of the season.  In the game that was played, Lauren Nicholson led Townsville past Keely Froling and Sydney 84-63.

Townsville Fire vs. Sydney University Flames 84-63 TSV Nicholson 23/6r Reid 17 Billings 11 Woods 7 Sutton 0 Cocks 0 SYD Froling 31/9r Yaeger 10 Nakkasoglu 9 Mahady 5 Purcell 3/10r Blazejewski 0

All the teams played a game over the weekend, but with national team players already preparing for their tournament, there were unexpected contributors leading their teams.  Anneli Maley led Bendigo past Adelaide 74-62 in the first game on Saturday.  Alex Bunton looked strong in Canberra’s 94-69 win over Emilee Harmon and Southside.  Sydney did fill an import slot again, but lost to Monique Billings and Townsville 86-66.  It would have been a more fun game with both teams at full strength, but Jackie Young and Perth did prevail 76-71 in overtime against Melbourne.

February 5, 2022

Adelaide Lightning vs. Bendigo Spirit 62-74 ADL Brook 16 Shook 12/8r Basham 11 Whittle 4/6r Simons 4 Ortlepp 0 BEN Maley 26/21r Garrick 17/6r Lavey 12/7r McKay 8/10r Boag 4 Goulding 0 Skinner 0

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Southside Flyers 94-69 UCC Bunton 21/13r Griffin 19/8r Sykes 16/6a Ruef 11 Tupaea 7 Froling 4 STH Harmon 20/6r Cole 14 Rocci 14 O’Hea 6 Gaze 5 Simmons 2 Jarry 0

February 6, 2022

Sydney University Flames vs. Townsville Fire 66-86 SYD Nakkasoglu 14 Froling 13/7r Rowe 11 Purcell 6/9r Yaeger 6 Blazejewski 2 Mahady 0 TSV Billings 25/8r Reid 15 Sutton 14 Woods 5 Nicholson 4 Cocks 2

Melbourne Boomers vs. Perth Lynx 71-76(OT) MEL Allen 17 Davidson 13/9r Mitchell 11 Ernst 10/7r Wright 9/9r Scanlon 8 Brewster 3 Brown 0/6r PER Young 26/7r/6a Scherf 19/18r Ciabattoni 12 Sharp 7/13r Clarke 2 Clinch Hoycard 0

A new round started on Tuesday with Shyla Heal and Lauren Mansfield firing Sydney past Bendigo, which was led by Megan McKay and Anneli Maley, 83-72.  On Thursday, Marina Mabrey and Perth continued their long tour with an 85-78 win over Southside.  On Friday, Canberra rolled past a Sydney team facing another roster change 86-54 in the battle of the Frolings.  The other game was much better as Monique Billings and Townsville forced overtime, but Alanna Smith and Adelaide recovered for a 73-65 win.  The Saturday game was in Ballarat with Jackie Young and Sami Whitcomb leading Perth past Bendigo 90-82.  On Sunday, it looked like Sydney was poised for a win, but Bec Cole and Southside completely dominated the fourth quarter to win 73-70.  Mikaela Ruef and Canberra had a strong second half in an 80-67 win over Adelaide.  The round ended with Ezi Magbegor powering Melbourne past Townsville 66-59.

January 25, 2022

Bendigo Spirit vs. Sydney University Flames 72-83 BEN McKay 21 Maley 20/15r Boag 10/7r Goulding 9 Skinner 3 Stratford 0 SYD Heal 22 Mansfield 21 Froling 11 Davis 8 Purcell 7/7s Mahady 6 Yaeger 3 Nakkasoglu 0

January 27, 2022

Southside Flyers vs. Perth Lynx 78-85 STH Gaze 16 Bishop 14/12r Blicavs 14/6r Wallace 14 O’Hea 8/7r/7a Harmon 3 Jarry 0 PER Mabrey 22 Young 19 Whitcomb 16 Garbin 16 Ciabattoni 3 Sharp 2

January 28, 2022

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Sydney University Flames 86-54 UCC Sykes 17/6a/6s Smart 15 Griffin 14 Ruef 13/10r Tupaea 6 A. Froling 4 SYD Heal 16 Nakkasoglu 10 Purcell 7/6r K. Froling 6/7r Mansfield 4 Mahady 3 Yaeger 0

Townsville Fire vs. Adelaide Lightning 65-73 TSV Billings 27/7r Nicholson 15 Sutton 4/6r Reid 3 Cocks 3 ADL Smith 21/11r Shook 14/6r Talbot 13/9r/6a Williams 13 Ortlepp 3 Whittle 1 Simons 0

January 29, 2022

Perth Lynx vs. Bendigo Spirit 90-82 PER Young 24 Whitcomb 23 Scherf 17/16r Sharp 7 Ciabattoni 7 BEN Garrick 18 Lavey 16/7a Wilson 15 Maley 13/10r McKay 8 Goulding 7 Skinner 3 Boag 2

January 30, 2022

Sydney University Flames vs. Southside Flyers 70-73 SYD Nakkasoglu 17 Froling 10/7 Pizzey 10 Purcell 9/14r Heal 9/6r/7a Yaeger 2 STH Cole 21/8r Blicavs 18/10r O’Hea 13 Wallace 7 Jarry 6 Bishop 2/6r Harmon 2 Gaze 2

Adelaide Lightning vs. University of Canberra Capitals 67-80 ADL Smith 12/8r Ortlepp 12 Talbot 11/8a Simons 7 Whittle 5 Shook 4/6r UCC Ruef 20/10r Smart 17 Sykes 13/7a Tupaea 6 Griffin 4/10r Froling 0

Townsville Fire vs. Melbourne Boomers 59-66 TSV Billings 14/12r Payne 11 Nicholson 10 Sutton 6/6r Reid 6 Cocks 0 Woods 0 MEL Magbegor 20/6r Allen 15 Mitchell 11 George 8/11r Madgen 6 Brewster 3 Ernst 2 Scanlon 1 Wright 0 Brown 0

After several weeks of difficulties in getting games played, a busy schedule this week started on Wednesday with Darcee Garbin and Perth firing away in the second half in a 102-73 win over Canberra.  On Thursday, Rennia Davis was able to make her professional debut, but Sydney lost to Adelaide 77-52.  Southside had to have both of their games postponed.  That left one game on Friday with Townsville winning 77-67 at Bendigo.  It looked like they were running out of steam early against Cayla George and Melbourne with a quick turnaround on Friday, but Lauren Nicholson helped them win again, this time 68-66.  Sunday started with Canberra’s 94-60 win over Bendigo.  The last game of the round saw Marina Mabrey catch fire for Perth to fuel a comeback 86-81 win over Sydney, which was got scoring from Lauren Mansfield and Rennia Davis.

January 19, 2022

Perth Lynx vs. University of Canberra Capitals 102-73 PER Garbin 24/9r Isenbarger 19 Scherf 15/14r Young 10/8a Whitcomb 9 Mabrey 9 Clarke 8 Ciabattoni 4 Clinch-Hoycard 3 Sharp 1/6r UCC Griffin 17 Sykes 14/6r Smart 14 Melboune 10 Ruef 8/7r Tupaea 4 Froling 2

January 20, 2022

Sydney University Flames vs. Adelaide Lightning 52-77 SYD Heal 13/7r Mansfield 10 Yaeger 10 Davis 7 Froling 6 Purcell 4 Mahady 0 Nakkasoglu 0 ADL Talbot 19/9r/7a Wehrung 16 Shook 10/6r Brook 10 Williams 9 Whittle 5 Simons 4 Smith 2

January 21, 2022

Bendigo Spirit vs. Townsville Fire 67-77 BEN Maley 18/24r Wilson 15/6a McKay 13/13r Skinner 12 Boag 3 Goulding 2 TSV Aokuso 15/7r Nicholson 15 Sutton 10 Cocks 10 Reid 9 Woods 0

January 22, 2022

Melbourne Boomers vs. Townsville Fire 66-68 MEL George 24/14r Magbegor 14 Mitchell 9 Madgen 6/7r Allen 6/7a Wright 5 Brown 2 Ernst 0 Scanlon 0 Brewster 0 TSV Nicholson 22 Aokuso 17/7r Sutton 10 Reid 8 Woods 3 Cocks 0

January 23, 2022

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Bendigo Spirit 94-60 UCC Melbourne 19 Griffin 16/8r Sykes 16/8a Bunton 16 Smart 9 Ruef 6/13r Froling 6 Tupaea 2 BEN Maley 15/11r McKay 11/6r Boag 6 Skinner 5 Stratford 4 Goulding 2

Sydney University Flames vs. Perth Lynx 81-86 SYD Mansfield 24 Davis 21/13r Heal 19/7a Purcell 7 Froling 5/6r Yaeger 0 PER Mabrey 34 Young 13 Garbin 13 Scherf 12/9r Whitcomb 7 Ciabattoni 4 Sharp 0 Clarke 0

After the entirety of the last round was postponed, even the game hastily arranged to try to reduce the schedule for later in the season, a new set of games started on Wednesday.  It ended up making up for some of the lost time as the inside-outside combination of Lauren Scherf and Marina Mabrey helped Perth force overtime and then win 83-79 against Sara Blicavs and Southside.  It was Mabrina Mabrey again for Perth on Friday that helped them start fast on their way to an 88-69 win over Canberra.  Saturday’s game was between the city rivals and Melbourne fended off Southside 75-72.  The round ended with a good game on Monday with Perth having to host far away from home in Ballarat and Tiffany Mitchell and Melbourne did enough late to win 80-77.

January 12, 2022

Southside Flyers vs. Perth Lynx 79-83(OT) STH Blicavs 21 Wallace 16 Cole 13/8r Jarry 6/6r Bishop 5/16r Gaze 5 PER Scherf 23/10r Mabrey 23/9r/6a Whitcomb 17/6r Garbin 10 Young 6 Ciabattoni 4 Sharp 0/7r Clarke 0

January 14, 2022

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Perth Lynx 69-88 UCC Griffin 15 Sykes 12/11r Ruef 7 Smart 6 Tupaea 4 Froling 2 PER Mabrey 27/6r Garbin 15/7r Young 14 Scherf 11/12r Sharp 11 Whitcomb 5 Ciabattoni 2/6r Clarke 0

January 15, 2022

Melbourne Boomers vs. Southside Flyers 75-72 MEL Mitchell 17/6r/8a Magbegor 16/8r George 13/11r Allen 13 Davidson 6 Wright 6 Scanlon 4 STH Bishop 17/10r/6a Cole 17 A. Rocci 14 Wallace 9/6r Jarry 4 Gaze 3 Simmons 0

January 17, 2022

Perth Lynx vs. Melbourne Boomers 77-80 PER Garbin 18/6r Scherf 18 Whitcomb 10/9r Mabrey 10 Young 9 Sharp 6 Ciabattoni 0 MEL Mitchell 22 George 19/11r Magbegor 14/8r Madgen 13 Allen 6/9r Ernst 4 Scanlon 2 Wright 0 Brown 0 Brewster 0

A virus case for Sydney caused the postponement of their game with Bendigo on Wednesday.  That left the round starting on Thursday with Alanna Smith and Adelaide completely dominating the fourth quarter in a 65-53 win over Melbourne.  Kelsey Griffin and Canberra rolled to an easy 76-52 win at Townsville on Friday.  Perth finally got to play their first game on Sunday with the uncertain situation regarding travel between states creating scheduling caution.  They came out on fire behind Marina Mabrey, but Alanna Smith and Adelaide made a couple of key plays late to take the lead and just edge an 88-86 contest.

December 30, 2021

Adelaide Lightning vs. Melbourne Boomers 65-53 ADL Smith 21/10r Williams 11 Simons 10 Talbot 8/12r Shook 4/8r Whittle 0/7r Ortlepp 0 MEL Magbegor 15/9r Allen 14/6r Mitchell 12 George 8/10r/7a Madgen 2 Davidson 2 Scanlon 0 Wright 0 Brown 0

December 31, 2021

Townsville Fire vs. University of Canberra Capitals 52-76 TSV Reid 11 Sutton 6/6r Billings 6 Nicholson 4 Cocks 4 Woods 2 UCC Griffin 20/10r Ruef 13/8r Sykes 12/7r Smart 9 Froling 6

January 2, 2021

Adelaide Lightning vs. Perth Lynx 88-86 ADL Smith 25/11r/7a Talbot 19/10r/9a Brook 14 Shook 12 Williams 11 Whittle 5 Simons 0 PER Mabrey 30 Garbin 15 Whitcomb 13/7a Scherf 10/10r Young 9 Sharp 7 Ciabattoni 2 Clarke 0

A midweek round before the holiday featured two Wednesday games, starting with Ezi Magbegor and the rest of Melbourne’s starting lineup building a big lead that Shyla Heal and Sydney could not extinguish, falling short 83-77.  Canberra was embroiled in controversy, but it was the Brittney Sykes show for them to offset an absolutely fantastic game from Anneli Maley to get past Bendigo 100-88.  Monique Billings and Townsville looked to be securing a win on the road on Thursday, but Bec Cole and Southside fought their way back to win 86-81.

December 22, 2021

Sydney University Flames vs. Melbourne Boomers 77-83 SYD Heal 29/8r Froling 18/10r Mansfield 12/8a Mahady 5 Purcell 4 Dungee 2 Nakkasoglu 2 MEL Magbegor 20/9r Mitchell 18 Madgen 15/10r Allen 13 George 11/8r/6a Wright 2 Scanlon 2 Davidson 2

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Bendigo Spirit 100-88 UCC Sykes 33 K. Wilson 14/9a Ruef 13/7a Melbourne 13 Smart 13 Bunton 12/6r Froling 2 BEN Maley 38/19r Garrick 12 A. Wilson 11 McKay 10 Mitchell 4 Boag 4 Goulding 2

December 23, 2021

Southside Flyers vs. Townsville Fire 86-81 STH Cole 24 Bishop 17 O’Hea 12/8r M. Rocci 12 A. Rocci 11 Wallace 7/6r Jarry 3 Harmon 0 Gaze 0 TSV Billings 22/10r Aokuso 14/8r Sutton 13/6r/10a Reid 12 Nicholson 7 Woods 0 Cocks 0

The city rivals met again to start this round and it was Cayla George and Lindsay Allen that led Melbourne past Bec Cole and Southside 87-72.  Monique Billings was joined by her fellow import while Sydney lost one of theirs and Townsville won 75-56.  Adelaide beat Canberra 88-62 in the first game on Sunday.  It was Tiffany Mitchell and Ezi Magbegor that took the lead for Melbourne in their 81-56 win over Bendigo.

December 18, 2021

Southside Flyers vs. Melbourne Boomers 72-87 STH Cole 20 Bishop 17 Wallace 10 Jarry 4 O’Hea 2 Gaze 0 Harmon 0 MEL George 25/12r Allen 22 Mitchell 14 Magbegor 13/6r Madgen 5 Scanlon 4 Davidson 2 Wright 2 Brown 0

Townsville Fire vs. Sydney University Flames 75-56 TSV Billings 21/9r Payne 18/7r Sutton 12 Aokuso 10 Reid 8 Nicholson 5 Cocks 0 Woods 0 SYD Heal 12 Froling 11/6r Dungee 10 Purcell 9/9r Mansfield 9/6r/7a Nakkasoglu 0

December 19, 2021

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Adelaide Lightning 62-88 UCC Melbourne 18 Smart 12 Ruef 9/10r Sykes 9/7a Froling 0 ADL Whittle 17 Williams 17 Smith 16/7r Brook 12 Simons 12 Talbot 9/12r Shook 5 Ortlepp 0

Bendigo Spirit vs. Melbourne Boomers 56-81 BEN Garrick 17 Maley 9/11r Goulding 9/6r McKay 9 L. Mitchell 7 Boag 1 Stratford 0 MEL T. Mitchell 25 Magbegor 21/16r/9a Davidson 10/6r George 7 Allen 6 Madgen 4 Brown 4 Wright 2 Scanlon 2

Melbourne started their season on Wednesday, but lost to Bendigo 63-58.  Two teams that did not play in the opening weekend started Saturday with Lauren Nicholson leading Townsville past Adelaide, which got an overseas debut from Kiana Williams, 70-59.  The city rivals squared off with Melbourne using the trio of Tiffany Mitchell, Lindsay Allen, and Tess Madgen to win 91-72 over Maddison Rocci and Southside.  Sunday’s game could not be played due to a Canberra player’s test result.

August 8, 2021

Bendigo Spirit vs. Melbourne Boomers 63-58 BEN Maley 18/13r Lavey 12 Garrick 11 Mitchell 7 Goulding 6 McKay 4 Boag 3 MEL George 16/19 Mitchell 12 Magbegor 8/7r Madgen 6 Davidson 6 Allen 4 Scanlon 4 Wright 2 Brown 0 Brewster 0

December 11, 2021

Adelaide Lightning vs. Townsville Fire 59-70 ADL Talbot 19/11r Shook 9/14r Smith 8 Williams 7 Whittle 4 Ortlepp 2 Simons 2 TSV Nicholson 24 Billings 15/13r Aokuso 13/12r Reid 6/7a Cocks 2 Woods 0

Melbourne Boomers vs. Southside Flyers 91-72 MEL Mitchell 22/9r Allen 22 Madgen 20 Magbegor 12 George 8/9r/6a Davidson 7 Wright 0 Scanlon 0 STH M. Rocci 21 Bishop 15/12r Cole 10 Wallace 10 O’Hea 9/7r Gaze 3 Jarry 0

The season started this weekend with a pair of games as the traditional format returned instead of the Queensland hub used last season.  Saturday’s game saw Southside’s trio of Sara Blicavs, Bec Cole, and Abby Bishop lead them to a 94-83 win over Bendigo.  The other game was early Sunday and Stephanie Watts had a strong overseas debut for Sydney, but Canberra had the better of the second half to win 58-55 in a game that also featured a twin battle.

December 4, 2021

Southside Flyers vs. Bendigo Spirit 94-83 STH Blicavs 27/9r Cole 24 Bishop 20/11r O’Hea 16 Wallace 2 Gaze 0 Harmon 0 BEN Maley 15/13r Lavey 15 Goulding 13 McKay 11/7r Boag 11 Garrick 10 Mitchell 5/7a

December 5, 2021

Sydney University Flames vs. University of Canberra Capitals 55-58 SYD Watts 16 K. Froling 13/7r Mansfield 11 Heal 9 Dungee 3 Purcell 1 Nakkasoglu 0 UCC Sykes 16/7r Griffin 12/11r A. Froling 8 Tupaea 3 Ruef 2/8r Smart 0