Perth - Townsville 105-108Townsville Fire celebrated WNBL title. They outscored Perth on the road to complete the sweep of the championship series. Townsville Fire made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by
Perth Lynx helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international swingman
Courtney Woods (183-1997, college:
NIU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward
Alicia Froling (190-1996, college:
SMU) contributed with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Townsville Fire's coach
Shannon Seebohm used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international forward
Anneli Maley (185-1998, college:
TCU) replied with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists and Chinese center
Xu Han (211-1999) added 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks in the effort for Perth Lynx. Four
Townsville Fire and five
Perth Lynx players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:Perth: A.Maley 27+19reb+6ast, A.Ciabattoni 23+1reb+2ast, X.Han 18+9reb+6ast, A.Wilson 13+9reb+9ast, A.Atwell 12+2reb, S.Gorman 11
Townsville: W.Courtney 28+8reb+7ast, F.Alicia 25+8reb+5ast, S.Miela 18+2reb, O.Lucy 15+1reb+5ast, F.Alexandra 9+9reb+4ast, H.Chantel 7+6reb+3ast
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