NBL1 North Round 12 Saturday night women’s recap

Catch up on the Round 12 action from the Coles Express NBL1 North women’s competition on Saturday night.

Mackay Meteorettes 96 def Cairns Dolphins 65

Mackay Meteorettes kept in step with the NBL1 North top four with a 96-65 win over Cairns Dolphins at Mackay Basketball Stadium on Saturday night.

Mackay’s Chelsea Brook tallied a monster double double with 32 points and 23 rebounds. The Meteorettes forward made 11 of 24 field goals including 5 of 15 from deep.

All eight players that hit the court for Mackay registered on the box score with points. Skye Rees (21 points), Courtney Virgo (16 points), and Sara Storeshaw (13 points) reached double figures for the home side.

The Dolphins offence was led by forward Sarah Heard (19 points), centre Leichan Williams (16 points), and guard Felicity Crotty (12 points, six assists).

The Meteorettes improved their record to 10-4 to hold fourth place while the Dolphins, who travel to Rockhampton for a game on Sunday, are in 12^th place with a 1-11 record.