Australia

Regular Season Round 11: Townsville - Bendigo 61-73

Date: December 31, 2025
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Townsville. First ranked Bendigo Spirit faced second-ranked Townsville Fire. Guests from Bendigo (13-2) defeated host Townsville Fire (11-3) 73-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Townsville Fire. Bendigo shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Megan McConnell orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international power forward Kelsey Griffin (188-1987, college: Nebraska) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Five Bendigo Spirit players scored in double figures. The former international guard Miela Sowah (180-2000, college: Duke) answered with 16 points and 5 rebounds and the former international forward Alexandra Fowler (180-2001, college: Portland) added 15 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Townsville. The victory was the tenth consecutive win for Bendigo Spirit. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-2 record. Townsville at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with Perth. Bendigo will play against Sydney (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Townsville will play against Geelong U. (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.

  BENDIGO (coach: Kennedy Kereama)73
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
63 mIQlisR, osIMRl 49 0-65 (05%) 5-3 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 3 1 0 4 5 6 6 5 1 68 9 5
3 bZCIjjRll, bRDij 41 3-2 (05%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 9 4 5 5 5 5 6 69 85 5
64 WRhQujD, SMaDial 48 5-8 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 4 -6 5
84 GQaffaj, KRlsRF 46 6-8 (05%) 4-4 (655%) 4-1 (05%) 5 65 65 3 6 5 8 6 5 4 63 84 5
9 OIllRQd, PlaLai 83 6-6 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 6 3 5 5 6 5 8 66 66 5
04 eRRs, KRlsRF 81 8-3 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 4-0 (15%) 5 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 61 7 5
4 mIIUh, GRIQDai 63 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 5 -8 5
0 AaBpsIj, baZih 0 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
2 biZGQRDIQ, CiUhRQajR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
5 bZgITRll-WhaUR, HiFlRF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   64-82 (31.3%) 64-83 (03.8%) 2-64 (16.0%) 3 46 40 62 62 5 4 4 5 61 94 19  


  TOWNSVILLE (coach: Shannon Seebohm)61
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
68 yITlRQ, SlRxijdQi 40 4-9 (38.7%) 8-9 (82.1%) 4-4 (655%) 8 1 2 6 4 5 6 6 5 8 60 68 5
6 AITih, baRli 43 3-9 (09.6%) 8-2 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 0 0 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 61 64 5
44 PlsRj, vuZF 46 5-0 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 6 4 5 6 5 5 5 7 0 5
84 qllas, SMMRF 45 5-0 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 8 5 8 5 5 6 4 -8 5
7 yQIlajD, SlaZai 83 8-65 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 3-2 (05%) 4 8 0 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 2 -6 5
66 yIQsURQ, ChlIR 89 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 4 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 5
5 HIQLiU, ChijURl 62 8-3 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 5 5 8 2 9 5
60 CIx, viuQRj 0 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
61 CQaZhUIj, giVIUi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
86 SjdRQsIj, OapRQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
80 kij qs, CiURlFj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   68-34 (89.7%) 7-45 (45.5%) 65-63 (96.3%) 65 88 48 60 62 5 9 6 5 9 16 40  


Height: 180 cm
Position name: G
Born: Jun 4,2000
34
MINS
31
16
POINTS
14
5
D.REB
10
0
O.REB
0
5
T.REB
10
3
ASSISTS
4
0
STEALS
2
1
TO
3
0
BLOCKS
1
4/7
57.1%
2FGP
1/2
50.0%
2/8
25.0%
3FGP
3/3
100.0%
2/2
100.0%
FT
3/6
50.0%
13
RANK
23
Height: 188 cm
Position: F/C
Born: Jul 2,1987
Weight: 81kg / 178.2lbs
VS
73  Bendigo
61
Points Scored
73
51
Starting Five Points
57
10
Bench Points
16
22
Defensive Rebounds
31
10
Offensive Rebounds
4
32
Rebounds
35
15
Assists
18
7
Steals
3
7
Turnovers
16
1
Blocked Shots
3
18
Personal fouls
18
12/43
27.9%
2FGP
13/28
46.4%
9/30
30.0%
3FGP
13/24
54.2%
10/14
71.4%
FT
8/13
61.5%
35
Rank
67

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)