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World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Australia topple Turkiye to stay undefeated

- March 15, 2026

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Alanna Smith

Alanna Smith

Turkiye - Australia 74-77

Australia claimed the fourth straight win at the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Group A. They overcame Turkiye in Istanbul tonight to stay undefeated. Alanna Smith (193-F-1996, college: Stanford) posted 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Cayla George (193-C-1989) provided 16 points for the winning side.
Turkiye jumped off to a 24-19 lead after ten minutes. Australia narrowed the gap at 2-point mark at the interval 40-42. Australia limited their opponents to just 12 points in the third term to take a 58-54 lead. The Opals protected the advantage throughout the fourth period and raced to the win at the end.
Sevgi Uzun (178-PG-1997) notched 20 points, while Kennedy Burke (185-G-1997, college: UCLA) finished with 17 points for Turkiye.

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Authors

WNBL NBL One Big V

Standings

1

19-4

2

18-5

3

16-7

4

11-12

5

9-14

6

7-16

7

6-17

8

6-17

Full Standings
Last Updated: 2/9/2026

NBL Standings

Central

1

12-0

2

10-2

3

7-5

4

7-5

5

7-5

6

6-6

7

5-7

8

3-9

9

2-10

10

1-11

East

1

13-0

2

11-1

3

10-2

4

9-4

5

8-3

6

8-4

7

6-4

8

6-6

9

5-6

10

5-7

11

4-7

12

4-8

13

3-10

14

3-12

15

1-9

16

0-12

North

1

7-0

2

7-2

3

7-2

4

6-1

5

4-3

6

4-4

7

4-4

8

3-6

9

2-5

10

2-5

11

2-6

12

2-7

13

1-6

South

1

11-1

2

11-2

3

10-4

4

9-4

5

8-3

6

8-5

7

8-6

8

7-5

9

7-6

10

7-6

11

7-7

12

5-8

13

5-9

14

5-9

15

5-10

16

4-9

17

4-9

18

3-11

19

1-12

20

0-0

West

1

10-2

2

9-2

3

8-2

4

8-4

5

7-3

6

6-5

7

5-6

8

4-8

9

3-7

10

3-8

11

3-8

12

3-8

13

2-8

Full Standings
Last Updated: 5/31/2026

Standings

1

10-2

2

9-1

3

8-3

4

7-3

5

7-4

6

5-8

7

3-7

8

3-8

9

3-9

10

0-10

Full Standings
Last Updated: 6/1/2026

WNBL NBL One Big V

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Cambage_Elizabeth_1

Elizabeth CAMBAGE

Southside
(205-C-1991)
Avg: 23.5

23.5

22.8

21.9

18.9

18.2

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Froling_Keely

Keely FROLING

Northern
(188-F-1996)
Avg: 26.5

26.5

26.5

25.8

25.8

25.3

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Hanson_Jessica

Jessica HANSON

Bulleen B.
(175-PG-1997)
Avg: 22.1

22.1

20.1

19.5

16.8

16.5

WNBL NBL One Big V

Player of the Week: Round 17(RS)

Anneli Maley

Anneli Maley

Perth
(185-F-98)

Player of the Week: Round 11(RS)

Rebecca Pizzey

Rebecca Pizzey

Eltham W.
(190-C-99)

Player of the Week: Round 9(RS)

Nicola Cross

Nicola Cross

Bulleen B.
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