NBL1 West Recap | Sunday Round 13

Both Warwick Senators teams enjoyed their Sunday afternoon at home to the Mandurah Magic to close Round 13 in the NBL1 West combining to win by 58 points.

The only venue in action on Sunday to end Round 13 in the NBL1 West was Warwick Stadium and it was two big wins for the Senators over the Magic. Warwick's women beat Mandurah 81-63 and then the men prevailed 120-80.

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WOMEN

Reigning champs hit back over Magic

The Mandurah Magic weren’t able to back up ending the undefeated run of the Cockburn Cougars with the Warwick Senators proving too strong for them on Sunday, winning 81-63.

The Magic were terrific on Friday night despite the absence of Carly Boag handing the Cougars their first loss of the season as they looked to back it up against the defending champion Senators at Warwick Stadium on Sunday.

Warwick was attempting to bounce back from a loss the previous night on the road to the Rockingham Flames as well, and by quarter-time the Senators were leading 18-17.

Warwick then caught fire with a 12-0 scoring run in the second period to take charge and go into intermission leading 40-28.

The Senators went on with the job from there outscoring the Magic 41 points to 35 in the second half to end up scoring the 18-point win to improve to an 8-7 record. Mandurah is now 11-6 with both teams splitting their two games this weekend.

Reigning MVP Stacey Barr top-scored for Warwick with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists while Karly Murphy contributed 17 points, five boards and three assists.

Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard added 16 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Senators, Chloe Forster 11 points, four boards and four assists, and Nat Burton eight points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Sarah Toeaina finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists for Mandurah with Hannah Hank producing another 16 points, 12 boards and two blocks, and Casey Mihovilovich eight points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.

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MEN

Senators build confidence with thumping of Magic

The Warwick Senators bounced back from a loss to the reigning champs to take on the bottom placed Mandurah Magic on Sunday and came away with the 120-80 victory at Warwick Stadium.

It was always going to be a fascinating weekend for the Senators taking on the league-leading defending champion Rockingham away on Saturday and then hosting the bottom placed Mandurah on Sunday.

The Senators were coming off a double win weekend with wins over the Magic and Geraldton Buccaneers, but they came up short in Rockingham on Saturday night losing to the Flames by 17.

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Meanwhile, Mandurah also lost on Friday night to open Round 13 at home to the Cockburn Cougars by 12 points with the absence of CJ Bobbitt and Isaac Abergut.

That pair was again missing on Sunday with the Senators not needing long to work on top and already leading 25-16 by quarter-time.

Warwick then delivered a dominant second term with 34 points to 21 to end up going into half-time leading 59-37.

The game was virtually over as a contest by that stage but then the Senators fired off a 39-point fourth stanza to end up winning by 40 points to consolidate their place in the top eight with a 9-8 record.

There was a lot to like in the victory for the Senators with six players scoring in double-figures, 12 players scoring and everyone who hit the floor making a contribution.

Import forward Hussayn Ford finished with 23 points, five rebounds and two assists with captain Cody Ellis putting up 19 points, seven boards, three assists, three steals and three blocks on shooting 6/9 from the floor and 5/5 at the foul line.

George Pearl added 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists with 4/5 three-point shooting while Caleb Davis had 15 points and five boards, and Tyler Shand 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals.

New import guard Ilarion Bonhomme Jr was encouraging too with 13 points and eight assists in 18 minutes.

Dequan Abrom did what he could to inspire Mandurah once more with 38 points, six rebounds and three assists while Ray Turner contributed 14 points, seven boards, three steals and two assists.

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