NBL1 West Recap | Women's Saturday Round 10

Big performances from Nes'eya Parker-Williams, Stacey Barr, Leoni Fiebich, Jemma Gatti, Danielle McCray, Hannah Little and Patty Brossmann helped their teams to NBL1 West Round 10 wins on Saturday night.

The Saturday action to wrap up the round in NBL1 West saw wins in the end for the Joondalup Wolves, Warwick Senators, Goldfields Giants, Mandurah Magic and Rockingham Flames.

NBL1 West Round 10 got underway on Friday night with the Mandurah Magic beating the Cockburn Cougars 89-63, the Warwick Senators defeating the East Perth Eagles 96-65 and the Joondalup Wolves downing the Perth Redbacks 88-54.

That led into Round 10 wrapping up on Saturday evening beginning at Eaton Recreation Centre with a top against bottom clash, and it went to form with the Joondalup Wolves beating the South West Slammers 103-45.

The Wolfpack remained undefeated on the back of 20 points from Robbi Ryan along with Nes'eya Parker-Williams putting up another 16 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and four assists. Abbi Gibson and Tiahna Sears had 11 points each for a Slammers team minutes Tylinn Carter and Alex Ciabattoni.

For the second time inside 24 hours, the Warwick Senators defeated the East Perth Eagles 97-59 this time at Warwick Stadium.

Former MVP Stacey Barr had another 23 points, 13 rebounds, nine rebounds and five assists with new arrival Leonie Fiebich adding 22 points, 16 rebounds and six assists for the Senators. Tahlia Kelly put up 19 points for East Perth and Maria Blazejewski 18.

The Goldfields Giants created another slice of history in Kalgoorlie on Saturday night by making it consecutive wins for the first time with the 76-64 victory against the Perry Lakes Hawks.

Jemma Gatti delivered 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Giants with Emma Klasztorny adding 14 points and 10 boards with Danielle McCray top-scoring with 22 points. Ruby Vlahov finished with 13 points for Perry Lakes.

The Mandurah Magic backed up their big Friday home win over Cockburn by beating the Lakeside Lightning 73-66 on the road.

Hannah Little top-scored for Mandurah with 14 points to go with 13 rebounds with Sara Dickey finishing with 19 points and 13 boards for the Lightning.

The Rockingham Flames maintained touch with the top four as well by handing the Kalamunda Eastern Suns a 10th straight loss up the hill with the 85-50 victory.

Patty Brossmann was again superb for the Flames with 26 points and 14 rebounds with Imani Guy delivering 22 points and 14 boards for the Eastern Suns.

NBL1 WEST – 2022 WOMEN'S SEASON
ROUND 10 – SATURDAY NIGHT

SOUTH WEST SLAMMERS 45 lost to JOONDALUP WOLVES 103

It was top against bottom at Eaton Recreation Centre on Saturday and things went as expected with the Joondalup Wolves beating the South West Slammers by 58 points.

Coming into the game the Wolfpack had a perfect 11-0 record having beaten the Perth Redbacks on Friday night to open Round 10 while the Slammers were in bottom spot having won just one game in the last three years.

So the job was ahead of South West even on their home floor on Saturday night and the Wolves weren’t in a generous mood as they took full advantage of the Slammers missing key pair Alex Ciabattoni and Tylinn Carter.

Joondalup scored 13 consecutive points during the first quarter to lead by as much as 17 points and to be in control 26-11 by the end of one.

Another 9-0 run during the second term helped the Wolves push the lead out to 27 points and they were leading 49-24 going into the half-time break well and truly in control.

It was more of the same in the third quarter with another run of 13 straight points from the Wolfpack as the lead blew out to 46 points, and the final 58-point margin was the highest of the night with Joondalup ending up winning 103-45.

The result keeps the Wolfpack clear on top of the table with a perfect 12-0 record while the Slammers remain last at 1-10.

Robbi Ryan led the charge once more for Joondalup with another 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists while Nes'eya Parker-Williams continued her career best season producing 16 points, eight boards, seven steals and four assists in her 91st match.

Teige Morrell also had 13 points and nine rebounds, Akim Lual 10 points and five boards, Laniesha Paddon nine points and three rebounds, and Tia Ucich eight points and three assists.

Abbi Gibson finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Slammers with Tiahna Sears contributing 11 points and three boards, and Grace Adams eight points and six rebounds.

 

WARWICK SENATORS 97 defeated EAST PERTH EAGLES 59

The Warwick Senators continued to build some impressive momentum with a second big win for the weekend against the East Perth Eagles on Saturday night.

The two teams played on Friday at Herb Graham Recreation Centre with the Senators proving too strong winning by 34 points leading into Saturday's return encounter at Warwick Stadium.

If East Perth was going to be any chance of turning around the result they would need to start well, and unfortunately for the Eagles that didn’t happen and Warwick picked right up where they left off the night before.

The buildings are little more than five minutes from one another so the nearby rivals went to battle once more with the Senators wasting no time to get rolling scoring 17 consecutive points during the first quarter to already lead by as many as 19 points.

That lead for the home team grew to as much as 28 points in the second term with Warwick heading into the half-time break leading 46-26.

It was more of the same throughout the second half with the Senators going on another 11-0 run in the third quarter to open up a 32-point lead, and then it was out to 44 in the last term before they went on to score the 97-59 victory.

The victory improves the Senators to a 9-2 record on the season having now won six in-a-row while the Eagles are struggling at 3-9 with six consecutive defeats.

There was a stark contrast in the shooting of the two teams with the Senators going at 50.0 per cent from the floor and East Perth just 29.2 while Warwick hit 13/30 from three-point land and the Eagles 9/28.

Stacey Barr was tremendous again for Warwick with another 23 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and five steals with new signing Leonie Fiebich superb in her second appearance with 22 points, 16 rebounds and six assists.

Nat Burton also had 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals, Chloe Forster 14 points, seven assists and five boards, and Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

It was another tough night for East Perth despite Tahlia Kelly's 19 points on shooting 4/8 from three-point range.

Maria Blazejewski added 18 points and seven rebounds, and rising star Kyana Weir six points and four boards.

 

GOLDFIELDS GIANTS 76 defeated PERRY LAKES HAWKS 64

The Goldfields Giants created another slice of history in their inaugural season by winning consecutive matches with a win at home over the Perry Lakes Hawks.

The Giants defeated the Perth Redbacks in Kalgoorlie last week for their second win of their first NBL1 West season as the Hawks came to Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium on Saturday evening.

Goldfields might have been feeling good after that last up win, but it was Perry Lakes who started the better to lead by eight points by quarter-time in Kalgoorlie.

The Perry Lakes lead grew to as much as 14 points during the second term, but the Giants did well to fight their way back into the contest and to trail by just six points at half-time.

The Giants were able to go on a 7-0 scoring run during the third quarter with scores all tied heading into the final quarter.

That's where Goldfields were tremendous outscoring Perry Lakes 24 points to 12 to end up winning 76-64 for their third win of the season to improve to a 3-7 record. The Hawks are now 5-7 having lost three in-a-row.

The Giants finished up collecting 49 rebounds to 38 from Perry Lakes while the home team also shot 45.6 per cent from the floor opposed to the 36.5 per cent from the Hawks.

Danielle McCray had her second best scoring game of the season for Goldfields with 22 points and six rebounds despite coming off the bench while Jemma Gatti continued her emergence with another 17 points, nine assists and seven boards.

Emma Klasztorny worked tirelessly too for 14 points and 10 rebounds with Aimee Borchet contributing 13 points and six boards, and Jaya Scafidi six points to go with five rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots.

Ruby Vlahov finished the night with 13 points and four rebounds for Perry Lakes with Malia Tharpe contributing 11 points and four boards, Emma Clarke 11 points and eight rebounds, and Mia Satie nine points, six boards and six assists.

 

LAKESIDE LIGHTNING 66 lost to MANDURAH MAGIC 73

The Mandurah Magic completed a perfect weekend by beating the Lakeside Lightning by seven points at Lakeside Recreation Centre on Saturday night.

The Magic were supremely impressive on Friday night to open Round 10 beating the Cockburn Cougars at home by 26 points before making the trek up the freeway to take on the Lightning on Saturday.

Both teams came into the match on two-game winning streaks but it was the Magic who kept their strong form going from the night before to start in emphatic fashion going on an 11-0 run to lead by double-figures during the first quarter.

Mandurah were still up 20-14 by quarter-time and then the advantage for the Magic got out to as much as 12 points in the second term before they went into half-time leading 44-33.

While the Lightning made a couple of runs during the second half, they never quite got close enough to seriously threaten and the Magic remained in control all the way to the eventual 73-66 victory.

The result means the Magic have won three straight for an 8-3 record on the season after Round 10 while the Lightning are now 5-5.

The dominance on the boards for Mandurah was pivotal in the result with the Magic collecting 55 rebounds to 42 along with 20 offensive boards to eight which helped them to 14 extra field goal attempts on a night where both teams shot similarly across the board.

Hannah Little ended up top scoring for Mandurah with 14 points and 13 rebounds while Alex Wittinger contributed 13 points and five boards, Casey Mihovilovich 11 points, four rebounds and four assists, Rachel Halleen 11 points on 3/5 shooting from deep, and Sarah Toeaina 11 points and nine rebounds.

Sara Dickey finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for Lakeside with Ruth Hamblin adding 13 points and 13 boards, Caitie Jones 11 points, five assists and four rebounds, and Opal Mader 10 points, three boards, two steals and two blocked shots.

 

KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS 50 lost to ROCKINGHAM FLAMES 85

Round 10 in the NBL1 West wrapped up at Ray Owen Sports Centre on Saturday night and it was a big win for the Rockingham Flames over the Kalamunda Eastern Suns.

As part of the NBL1 Mental Health Round, the Flames were wearing specially designed uniforms to mark the occasion in conjunction with A Stitch in Time to help raise awareness for mental health.

The Flames lifted for the occasion too away from home.

Rockingham came into the clash having won five of nine games so far this season, but the Eastern Suns had lost nine straight and the Flames quickly got rolling to open up an early double-figure lead.

The Flames still led 20-12 by quarter-time and the visitors then further pulled away at once scoring 12 straight points to lead by 25 and to be on top 46-21 with that advantage going into half-time.

It was more of the same in the second half from Rockingham with the lead growing to 36 points in the third quarter, 40 in the fourth and eventually they won the game 85-50.

The result improved the Flames to a 6-4 record on the season while the Eastern Suns are now 1-10 having lost the last 10.

Rockingham pulled down 52 rebounds for the game opposed to 38 from Kalamunda while they shot 47.8 per cent from the field and hit 11/36 from deep with the Eastern Suns shooting just 27.1 per cent and they hit 5/25 from three-point land.

Patty Brossmann produced another standout performance for the Flames with 26 points and 14 rebounds with Mehryn Kraker adding 18 points, six assists and four rebounds, and Denae Civich 14 points and four assists.

Christina Boag also delivered 13 points, 17 rebounds, seven steals and six assists.

Imani Guy led the charge for the Eastern Suns with 22 points and 14 rebounds with Lexie Bland contributing eight points and three boards, and Georgia Denehey seven points, four assists and three steals.