WNBL Round 7 (Regular Season): Sydney defeats Geelong U. in the closest game of the week

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The most exciting game of round 7 in the WNBL took place in Sydney. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked United (3-6) to sixth ranked Sydney Flames (3-7) 97-94 on Wednesday evening. Sydney made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for the former international forward Keely Froling (188-1996, college: SMU) who led her team to a victory scoring 24 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Unique Thompson (190-1999, college: Auburn) helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. Sydney Flames' coach Guy Molloy used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American forward Mackenzie Holmes (190-2001, college: Indiana, agency: LBM Management) responded with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds. Despite that victory Sydney went down to seventh position due to points difference. Newly promoted Geelong U. keeps the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Adelaide. Sydney are looking forward to face league's leader Townsville on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Geelong U. will play against Canberra (#8) and is hoping to win this game.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Townsville. First ranked host Townsville Fire (8-1) smashed 4th placed Southside Flyers (3-4) 84-63. It was an exceptional evening for the former international swingman Courtney Woods (183-1997, college: NIU) who led the winners and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Alicia Froling accounted for 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Isabelle Bourne (188-2000, college: Nebraska) came up with 28 points for Southside in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Townsville Fire have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-1 record. Southside at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. Townsville will play against Sydney (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Southside will play against the league's second-placed Bendigo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
WNBL top team - Townsville Fire (8-1) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Adelaide Lightning (3-6) 90-64. Alicia Froling fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) for the winners. Sania Feagin produced 18 points for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Townsville Fire. They maintain first place with 8-1 record. Loser Adelaide Lightning keeps the fifth position with six games lost. They share it with Geelong U.. Townsville will meet at home Sydney (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Adelaide will play against Canberra and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: Bendigo won against Sydney on the opponent's court 80-64. Bottom-ranked Canberra was outscored by Perth in a home game 67-91. Adelaide recorded a loss to Bendigo on the road 71-65.

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Adelaide - Townsville 64-90

WNBL top team - Townsville Fire (8-1) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Adelaide Lightning (3-6) 90-64. Townsville made 25-of-28 free shots (89.3 percent) during the game, while Adelaide only scored eight points from the stripe. They outrebounded Adelaide 34-22 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Alicia Froling (190-1996, college: SMU) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) for the winners. The former international guard Miela Sowah (180-2000, college: Duke) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. Five Townsville Fire players scored in double figures. American forward Sania Feagin (190-2003, college: S.Carolina) produced 18 points and the former international forward Steph Talbot (188-1994) added 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Townsville Fire. They maintain first place with 8-1 record. Loser Adelaide Lightning keeps the fifth position with six games lost. They share it with Geelong U.. Townsville will meet at home Sydney (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Adelaide will play against Canberra and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Townsville: F.Alicia 22+11reb+1ast, S.Miela 21+5reb, F.Alexandra 14+1reb+2ast, W.Courtney 12+3reb+7ast, O.Lucy 12+3reb, C.Lauren 7+4reb+1ast
Adelaide: S.Feagin 18+3reb+2ast, S.Talbot 11+5reb+5ast, D.Loughridge 10+3reb, F.Jasmin 7, R.Sharne 7+6reb, E.Bollmann 5+3reb+2ast

Sydney - Geelong U. 97-94

The most exciting game of round 7 in the WNBL took place in Sydney. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked United (3-6) to sixth ranked Sydney Flames (3-7) 97-94 on Wednesday evening. Sydney made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for the former international forward Keely Froling (188-1996, college: SMU) who led her team to a victory scoring 24 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Unique Thompson (190-1999, college: Auburn) helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. Sydney Flames' coach Guy Molloy used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American forward Mackenzie Holmes (190-2001, college: Indiana, agency: LBM Management) responded with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds and guard Elissa Brett (178, college: Michigan, agency: LBM Management) scored 22 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Despite that victory Sydney went down to seventh position due to points difference. Newly promoted Geelong U. keeps the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Adelaide. Sydney are looking forward to face league's leader Townsville on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Geelong U. will play against Canberra (#8) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Sydney: F.Keely 24+7reb, N.Lauren 21+3reb+3ast, T.Unique 17+9reb+2ast, M.Cann 13+6reb+4ast, M.Lara 9+4reb+1ast, S.Shaneice 6+1reb+6ast
Geelong U.: M.Holmes 28+10reb+2ast, E.Brett 22+3reb, S.Heal 15+5reb+3ast, J.Shelley 12+5reb+4ast, C.Mackenzie 6+4reb+2ast, L.Rotunno 6+2reb+3ast

Sydney - Bendigo 64-80

Very expected game when 6th ranked Sydney Flames (3-7) were defeated at home by second ranked Bendigo Spirit (7-2) 80-64 on Friday. Megan McConnell fired a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Forward Olivia Pollerd (190-2002, college: Santa Clara) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. American forward Unique Thompson (190-1999, college: Auburn) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and the former international guard Miela Sowah (180-2000, college: Duke) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Sydney Flames' coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Bendigo Spirit. Defending champion maintains second place with 7-2 record behind leader Townsville. Loser Sydney Flames dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. Bendigo will meet Southside (#4) in the next round. Sydney will play against the league's leader Townsville and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bendigo: P.Olivia 21+5reb+3ast, M.McConnell 21+13reb+6ast, B.Isobel 21+3reb+3ast, G.Kelsey 5+10reb+1ast, W.Abigail 5+2reb+1ast, G.Booth 3+2reb
Sydney: U.Thompson 14+10reb+2ast, M.Isabelle 12+6reb+3ast, L.Nicholson 11+2reb+2ast, K.Froling 9+9reb+2ast, S.Swain 7+2ast, C.Mikhaela 5+4reb+4ast

Canberra - Perth 67-91

Very predictable result when third ranked Perth Lynx (6-3) smashed on the road bottom-ranked Canberra Capitals (2-6) 91-67 on Saturday. Chinese center Xu Han (208-1999) fired 22 points (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. International guard Amy Atwell (183-1998, college: Hawaii) chipped in 22 points. Four Perth Lynx players scored in double figures. produced 10 points and 5 rebounds and forward Olivia Pollerd (190-2002, college: Santa Clara) added 10 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Perth maintains third place with 6-3 record having just two points less than leader Townsville. Loser Canberra Capitals stay at the bottom position with six games lost. Perth will meet at home Southside (#4) in the next round. Canberra will play against Adelaide (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Perth: A.Amy 22+2reb+1ast, H.Xu 22+4reb+1ast, C.Alex 16+2reb+2ast, W.Alex 13+4reb+2ast, G.Stephanie 6+1reb+1ast, M.Anneli 5+12reb+4ast
Canberra: M.Nicole 12+3reb+1ast, C.Jayda 10+4reb+4ast, A.Zitina 10+5reb+3ast, S.Blicavs 9+5reb, M.Teige 8+4reb, N.Puoch 7+3reb+2ast

Townsville - Southside 84-63

The game between Top Four teams took place in Townsville. First ranked host Townsville Fire (8-1) smashed 4th placed Southside Flyers (3-4) 84-63. Townsville forced 25 Southside turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Southside was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for the former international swingman Courtney Woods (183-1997, college: NIU) who led the winners and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Alicia Froling (190-1996, college: SMU) accounted for 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Townsville Fire players scored in double figures. The former international forward Isabelle Bourne (188-2000, college: Nebraska) came up with 28 points and international center Cayla George (193-1989) added 14 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Southside in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Townsville Fire have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-1 record. Southside at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. Townsville will play against Sydney (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Southside will play against the league's second-placed Bendigo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Townsville: S.Miela 20+1ast, W.Courtney 17+5reb+7ast, A.Ellis 16+3reb+3ast, F.Alicia 12+11reb+4ast, O.Lucy 9+6reb+3ast, F.Alexandra 6+5reb+4ast
Southside: I.Bourne 28+3reb, C.George 14+13reb+1ast, M.Rocci 9+4reb+7ast, H.Peters 8+2reb+1ast, I.Bowyer 2+2reb+4ast, M.Marisa 2+1reb+1ast

Bendigo - Adelaide 71-65

Not a big story in a game when 5th ranked Adelaide Lightning (3-6) was defeated on the road by second ranked Bendigo Spirit (7-2) 71-65 on Sunday. Bendigo made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. International guard Isobel Borlase (180-2004) fired 27 points for the winners. The former international power forward Kelsey Griffin (188-1987, college: Nebraska) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Sania Feagin (190-2003, college: S.Carolina) produced 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Dallas Loughridge (167-2004) added 16 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Bendigo Spirit. Defending champion maintains second place with 7-2 record behind leader Townsville. Loser Adelaide Lightning keeps the fifth position with six games lost. They share it with Geelong U.. Bendigo will meet Southside (#4) in the next round. Adelaide will play against Canberra and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bendigo: B.Isobel 27+3reb+2ast, P.Olivia 14+6reb+2ast, G.Kelsey 13+8reb+1ast, K.Rees 8+5reb, W.Abigail 5+4reb+2ast, M.McConnell 4+7reb+1ast
Adelaide: S.Feagin 26+6reb+4ast, D.Loughridge 16+3reb+4ast, R.Sharne 9+4reb, S.Talbot 9+11reb+1ast, T.Brazel 5+3reb+2ast, S.Ashlee 0+1reb