WOMEN
Sunshine Coast Phoenix v Cairns
Dolphins
The Phoenix are coming off a
disappointing weekend where they
allowed the Capitals to record their
first win of the year in a 16-point loss
at Maroochydore Stadium. This was
followed by a 39-point drumming
by the undefeated Lady Spartans on
Saturday night. The two losses now
see Sunshine Coast sitting outside
the playoff picture at 9th on the
table. Carlie Smith still averaged 18.0
points and 14.0 rebounds across
the weekend but was a dismal 4/24
shooting against the Lady Spartans.
They will face a Dolphins outfit who
are coming off a 19-point home loss to
the Rockhampton Cyclones in round
11. Cairns had no problems scoring the
ball putting up 89 points (2nd highest
of the season) but allowed a season-
high 108 points on the defensive end.
Janee Thompson had 26 points to
along with 7 dimes, whilst Summah
Evans had an efficient 19 off the
bench. We expect Phoenix to put last
weekend behind them as they return
to the winners list.
USC Rip City v Townsville Flames
USC fell to the Gold Coast Rollers by
9 points in round 11. Rip entered the
last quarter only trailing by 4 but were
unable to bridge the gap any closer.
Chevannah Paalvast put up a massive
30 out of her teams 75, including
connecting on 12 free-throws from
the stripe. The loss now sees Rip fall
further out of the playoff race despite
still sitting in 10th on the ladder. They
will face the visiting Townsville Flames
who enter round 12 winners of four
straight after a convincing road victory
over the Mackay Meteorettes. The
team have turned around their early
season struggles and a major part
of that being the inclusion of Abby
Bishop who had another 17 points, 16
boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. McCully
and Cocks were also contributors
with 20 and 18 respectively. The
Flames will continue on their winning
ways as they knock off Rip on the
road.
Gold Coast Rollers v South West
Metro Pirates
The Gold Coast Rollers overcame
USC Rip City to escape with a 9-point
round 11 victory. Ariana Moorer put in
an efficient 25 points, whilst Luna-
Castro had an 18 point/10 rebound
double-double. The win sees the
Rollers hold on to fourth position
on the QBL ladder with the same
record as Ipswich in third. South West
suffered their fifth straight defeat,
this time going down to the visiting
Cyclones by 17 points. Kayla Roberts
and Maddy Willey were still able to
exceed 20 points each in the loss.
With a 4-8 record entering round 12
a playoff berth seems unlikely for the
Pirates and this is a must-win if they
are to keep any hope alive. Gold Coast
enter this contest on a four-game
winning streak and should prove too
strong for the Pirates as they extend
their streak to five.
Logan Thunder v Gold Coast
Rollers
Logan jumped out of the blocks
against Gladstone setting up a
19-point half time lead before taking
their foot off the gas and eventually
coming out 17 points the better.
Mikaela Ruef put up a monstrous 26
points and 26 rebounds to go along
with 4 blocks. Another incredible
individual effort from Ruef sees her
win the QBL Player of the Week award
for the second time this season. A
fourth straight W has the Thunder
sitting nicely in fifth position on the
ladder and only a game outside of
third. The Rollers will be backing up
after a Friday night contest against the
Pirates and should enter this match
up looking for their second win of
the weekend. This will be a battle
between 4th v 5th and a win will go
a long way towards securing a home
final for either side. We are giving
Logan the slight edge at home and
being their first game of the weekend.
Thunder in a close one.
North Gold Coast Seahawks v
Carina Leagues Club Lady Spartans
North Gold Coast suffered a
disappointing 17-point home loss
to the Force in round 11 which sees
them drop to 8th position on the
ladder. The Seahawks struggled on
the offensive end finishing with their
lowest scoring total of the season
(62) on a dismal 31% shooting. Deja
Middleton battled hard to finish
with 15 points and 8 rebounds. They
also allowed Ipswich to shoot 51%
for the game, a stat which will need
to change quickly if they are to be
competitive against the undefeated
Lady Spartans. Southern Districts
made light work of the visiting Phoenix
as they ran away with a commanding
39-point victory. Aja Parham-Ammar
was the game’s top scorer with 20
including 10-10 from the line, whilst
Leah Scott had another double-
double with 16 and 11. It is hard to tip
against the undefeated Lady Spartans
who outscore their opponents by an
average of 18 points a game. Southern
Districts to comfortably extent their
streak to 13.
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