Townsville claim WNBL lead as Flames fall to hot Perth
THE Flames surrendered top spot as the campaigns of the Boomers, Fire and Perth gained momentum in an interesting round seven of the WNBL.
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THE Flames surrendered top spot as the campaigns of the Boomers, Fire and Perth gained momentum in an interesting round seven of the WNBL
The Sydney side suffered their second successive loss when beaten by Perth on home turf.
The 83-71 win was the fifth on the trot for Perth who are finding good form at the right time of the season.
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The Flames were without captain Belinda Snell, who was sidelined with a hamstring injury, with their import Asia Taylor starring with 31 points.
Courtney Williams was best for Perth with 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
After suffering back-to-back losses last round, Lightning again left the court disappointed as Townsville Fire continued their charge in the WNBL with a 101-78 win.
The victory moved Fire to the top of the table after seven rounds.
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The Boomers extended their winning run with a 30 point win over a Canberra side which has not won in their last nine outings. Liz Cambagte collected 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Boomers.
Despite the loss of Opal Sara Blicavs to injury during the week, the Dandenong Rangers beat Bendigo 80-70 win.
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LADDER
1 Townsville Fire
2 Melbourne Boomers
3 Sydney Uni Flames
4 Perth Lynx
5 Adelaide Lightning
6 Dandenong Rangers
7 UC Capitals
8 Bendigo Spirit
STATS THAT MATTER
AVERAGE POINTS
E. CAMBAGE, MELBOURNE BOOMERS, 22.6ppg
A. TAYLOR, Sydney Uni Flames, 20.8
S. BATKOVIC Townsville Fire 20.6
AVERAGE REBOUNDS
C. GEORGE, TOWNSVILLE FIRE, 11.8rpg
E CAMBAGE Melbourne Boomers, 9.8
K. PEDERSEN, Dandenong Rangers, 9.7
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WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT
ROUND EIGHT
Nov. 23: 7:00pm Townsville Vs Melbourne
Nov. 23: 7:30pm Dandenong Vs Perth
Nov. 25: 5:00pm UC Capitals Vs Bendigo
Nov. 25: 7:30pm Dandenong Vs Adelaide
Nov. 26: 1:00pm Perth Vs Townsville
Nov. 26: 3:30pm Melbourne Vs Sydney Uni