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CAIRNS DOLPHINS VS LOGAN THUNDER
The Cairns Dolphins have slipped from 5th to 9th in the past two weeks after suffering four straight losses . Cairns suffered a 16-point loss to Gladstone last Saturday and despite a strong first half were eventually put away in the final quarter by the Power . Alli Gloyd was again the top scorer for the Dolphins putting up 21 points and registering 9 total rebounds . The Dolphins ultimately couldn ’ t stop Tabatha Richardson Smith who collected a massive 44 points . Logan suffered just their second loss of the season in a nail-biting overtime clash with the Force at home on Sunday . Kate Gaze scored 26 points , Ula Motuga had 11 rebounds and Mikhaela Donnelly finished with 5 assists . Logan committed 31 fouls in the game , the most by any team in Round 13 and their ill-discipline allowed Ipswich to gain momentum in the final minutes of overtime . Cairns will be desperate for a win to get back into the eight , however Logan are also coming off a loss and should be able to get over the line in this one .
IPSWICH FORCE VS GOLD COAST ROLLERS
Ipswich put in one of their best performances of the season last Sunday taking down the powerful Logan Thunder in overtime on the road . This result came two days after the Force belted Toowoomba on the Friday night . The two victories now see Ipswich climb to 7th on the ladder with two games remaining . Markel Walker was outstanding on the weekend for Ipswich averaging 29.5 points , 15.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game . She was supported well by Shenita
ROUND FOURTEEN PREVIEWS
Landry who averaged 19 , 10 and 6 . Ipswich led the league in field goal percentage and assists last weekend and the team has now won 5 out of their last 6 . The Gold Coast Rollers fought bravely on Saturday against South West and despite having not won a game all season , pushed the Pirates hard in the first half before fading out early in the second . Shanelle Tolley top scored for the Rollers with 19 points , whilst Ashli Payne grabbed 10 boards and Siarn Woods had 4 assists . Ipswich could cement a finals spot with a win and at home they will be far too strong for the Rollers .
ROCKHAMPTON CYCLONES VS SUNSHINE COAST PHOENIX
Rocky put in one of their better performances at home in Round 13 upsetting the Brisbane Capitals by 5 points . Even without Shanavia Dowdell , the Cyclones were able to claw back a final quarter deficit to register just their fifth win of the season . Cyclones ’ captain Katrina Clifford led from the front with 23 points , whilst Christina Boag and Jordan Reynolds both claimed 10 rebounds each . Reynolds was also instrumental in Rocky ’ s offense with 8 assists . The Phoenix were hammered by competition leaders the Brisbane Spartans and registered the lowest score and worst field goal percentage in Round 13 . Phoenix captain Erica Carlson was the shining light leading the team in points ( 18 ), rebounds ( 14 ) and assists ( 3 ). This will be the first game of a double-header for the Phoenix as they prepare for an even tougher matchup against Mackay the following night . Both teams look to be out of finals contention but with Rockhampton ’ s impressive win last week , they should win again at home .
TOWNSVILLE FLAMES VS LOGAN THUNDER
Townsville dropped out of the top 4 after a loss to Gladstone on Friday night after being blown away in the final quarter . The Flames were level at three-quarter time and despite a big game from Darcee Garbin who scored 27 points and 10 rebounds , were unable to match it with the Power down the stretch . Despite a couple more games to play , Townsville have now lost the headto-head tiebreaker with the 4th placed Gladstone leading into the finals . Logan will be coming off a tough road trip to Cairns the previous night in preparation for this game . Despite a surprising loss at home to Ipswich last weekend , Logan still have the best shooting percentage of any team in the competition and will need to regroup for a tough double header in North Queensland . This will be a tight contest with Logan favourites to get the win .
MACKAY METEORETTES VS SUNSHINE COAST PHOENIX
Mackay have now lost two games in a row after a heartbreaking 1-point loss to the Capitals on Friday night . Tami Willey top scored for the Meteorettes with 21 points and led the team with 15 rebounds in a strong performance . Jillian Haughton registered 15 rebounds and 6 assists but turnovers hurt Mackay , with Brisbane scoring 18 points off Mackay ’ s errors . The Phoenix head into their second game of a double header with a finals ’ spot out of reach . Sunshine Coast will look to rotate their bench to get some minutes into their younger crop of players . The Phoenix have given up the most fouls by any team this season , however they rank third in blocks with Erica Carlson the star performer .
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