Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand WBC Awards 2016 - May 20, 2016
Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand WBC 1st Team 2016
Edmondson
Tuki
Hikuroa-Jeffrey
Leger-Walker
Umaga-Jensen
Finals MVP: Fran Edmondson (184-F-91) of Canterbury W. Player of the Year: Fran Edmondson (184-F-91) of Canterbury W. Guard of the Year: Soraya Umaga-Jensen (170-G-89) of Oceana GR Forward of the Year: Fran Edmondson (184-F-91) of Canterbury W. Center of the Year: Jessica Tuki (185-F/C-87) of Taranaki T. Junior Player of the Year: Kendell Heremaia (180-F-99) of Junior Tall F. Coach of the Year: Lori McDaniel of Canterbury W.
Alloyfold Canterbury Wildcats win New Zealand Women's Basketball Championship - May 14, 2016
The 2016 WBC (Women's Basketball Championship) champions have been found. Alloyfold Canterbury Wildcats produced a dominant performance to beat Waikato Wizards 68-54 in the Final at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua on Saturday.
Canterbury forward Ashley Gayle (193-F-90, college: Texas) scored the first basket of the game, Alyssa Hirawani replied with a lay up in traffic for Waikato but a 12-0 run helped Canterbury to a 21-12 opening quarter lead. But for a running three from just beyond the half way line by Hirawani on the quarter time buzzer the lead could have been even more substantial. Seven straight points from Courtney Hamblin and two from Terai Sadler stretched the Wildcats lead to 30-14 forcing a time out from Wizards coach Leanne Walker. Miriam Stevens broke the scoring drought for Waikato as a defence dominated quarter ended with the Wildcats 32-19 to the good. The impressive Hirawani led all scorers with 12 points at the break, Fran Edmondson close to a double double with 8 points and 8 boards for the Wildcats.
As in the first half Gayle opened the scoring with opposition centre Stevens converting from short range for Waikato in reply. Gayle began to dominate the key at both ends and she stretched the lead to 40-21 with seven straight points before Hirawani added to her tally with a triple but the lead by then was 20 points in favour of the Cantabs. Tessa Morrison knocked down a couple of three's either side of a Kelcy Ballantyne bucket and when Shea Crotty grabbed a steal and a break away lay-up the Canterbury captain had one hand on the trophy with her team 57-30 to the good.
Georgia Perrott-Hunt scored twice early in the final period to prompt a Waikato revival but the result was never in doubt as Canterbury won 68-54. The Wildcats have remained unbeaten during the 2016 WBC campaign, winning 14 straight WBC games to deservedly claim the title.
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