Frankston Blues NBL1 South 2023 Round 1 Recap

Original Piece: NBL1 South Recap | Saturday Round 1

Kelly Wilson the hero in Bendigo win over Frankston

The thriller of the night to open the NBL1 South season was at Red Energy Arena with the Bendigo Braves claiming the nail-biting 57-56 win against the Frankston Blues.

Frankston was leading 56-55 on the back of a triple from Micaela Cooks but coming out of a timeout, Bendigo had possession with the chance to go ahead and that's exactly what they did thanks to Kelly Wilson.

Catching the inbounds pass, Wilson took it upon herself and drove to the hoop, stopped on a dime and delivered a pretty fadeaway jumper to put Bendigo back in front and that's where they stayed when Frankston couldn’t get off a final shot.

Cassidy McLean finished the night with 22 points and six rebounds for the Braves on 3/5 three-point shooting with Kasey Burton adding 12 points and nine boards, and Wilson nine points, eight assists, four rebounds and four steals.

Micaela Cocks top-scored for Frankston with 23 points and seven rebounds while Louise Brown finished with 14 points and 11 boards.

High-powered Frankston overrun Bendigo

The Frankston Blues relied on their strong starting five to open the new season and they delivered in spades in the 101-87 victory against the Bendigo Braves.

The Braves played host to the Blues at Red Energy Arena and were leading at both quarter and half-time, but Frankston took over with 34 points to 16 in the third quarter to set up their 14-point victory.

Lucas Barker led the charge for Frankston with 29 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals with 12/19 field goal shooting and 4/8 from the land of plenty.

Brad Newley added 18 points and 12 rebounds, Daniel Trist 18 points and 10 boards, Igor Hadziomerovic 15 points and nine rebounds, and Jordan Evans 13 points.

Adam Pechacek top-scored for Bendigo with 24 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks with Luke Rosendale adding 24 points, eight boards, five assists and three steals, and Bijan Johnson 18 points and five assists.

Original Piece: NBL1 South Recap | Thursday Round 1

Brown dominates as Frankston beat Sandringham

A monster performance from Louise Brown has helped the Frankston Blues open their account in the NBL1 South, beating the Sandringham Sabres 76-65 on the road on Easter Thursday.

Both teams lost their opening games of the first round on the weekend but it was the Blues who got on the board on Thursday night with the 11-point win at Southern Basketball Stadium.

The major difference in the game was the performance for Frankston of 26 points, 19 rebounds and three steals on the back of shooting 10/16 from the field with 6/7 free-throw shooting.

Micaela Cocks also had 16 points, five boards and three steals for the Blues, Chelsea D'Angelo 15 points and seven rebounds, and Ella Batish 12 points, three boards, three assists and two steals.

Klara Wischer ended the night with 16 points and 10 rebounds for Sandringham with Georgia Pineau contributing 14 points and eight boards, and Funda Nakkasoglu 13 points and three assists.

Blues dominate Sabres on the road

The Frankston Blues kept their winning start going on Thursday night beating the Sandringham Sabres 102-78 on the road.

With Frankston starting the season with a win and Sandringham with a loss on the weekend, that trend continued at Southern Basketball Stadium with the Blues opening up a 58-41 lead by half-time before turning it into a 24-point victory.

Lucas Barker topped the scoring for Frankston with 23 points to go with nine rebounds, four assists and three steals on 9/16 shooting including 3/7 from beyond the arc.

Jordan Evans added 21 points and seven boards with 4/6 three-point shooting while Brad Newley contributed 17 points, Igor Hadziomerovic 17 points and six rebounds, and Daniel Trist 10 points and 15 boards.

Ned Dillon put up 22 points and five rebounds in the loss for the Sabres with new Perth Wildcats NBL signing David Okwera adding 16 points and 10 boards, and CJ Asuncion-Byrd 15 points.