Bendigo rides Waves to stay top

Updated October 20, 2012 23:21:56

The Bendigo Spirit powered to a 74-51 win over West Coast Waves to stay on top of the WNBL ladder in a game where both sides struggled with shooting accuracy.

Gabrielle Richards top scored for the Spirit with 23 points with support from Kristi Harrower (17 points, 6 assists).

Natalie Burton enjoyed a double-double (11 points, 12 rebounds) for the Waves, who struggled with 28 per cent field goal accuracy.

The Waves sit third from bottom on the league ladder after their second loss from three games.

It was a tighter affair in Saturday night's other match-up as the Canberra Capitals edged the Bulleen Boomers 75-74.

Jessica Bibby sunk 21 points for the Capitals while Rachel Jarry netted 25 for Bulleen.

Canberra sits in fourth place, ahead of Bulleen in eighth.

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First posted October 20, 2012 23:21:56

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Lightning strike in Bendigo

Updated February 04, 2012 23:24:21

WNBL leader Adelaide took care of the Spirit in overtime thanks to veteran centre Suzy Batkovic with a 97-87 win in Bendigo on Saturday night.

Returning from a back injury, Batkovic finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help push the Lightning over the edge.

The visitors dominated the extra period, outscoring Bendigo 15-5 after Batkovic's field goal tied things up at 82-82 with 13 seconds left in regulation time.

Angela Marino added 21 points and Jo Hill had 20 for the Lightning, while Kristi Harrower was the best of the Spirit with 28, four rebounds and eight assists.

In Saturday night's other clash, perennial struggler AIS pulled off a 78-63 win over West Coast in Alice Springs.

Sara Blicavs had a game-high 20 points to go with 10 rebounds and five assists, countering Waves forward Rohanee Cox's influence down low.

Cox had 14 points and 10 boards in the loss, while Melissa Marsh led West Coast with 18 points.

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First posted February 04, 2012 22:58:32

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Bendigo beat Caps in WNBL thriller

Updated January 15, 2012 20:44:35

A last second basket from Bendigo captain Kristi Harrower lifted the Spirit to a 71-70 WNBL win over Canberra at the AIS Arena on Sunday.

Down by eight points with less than two minutes remaining, the visitors scored nine unanswered points to edge the Capitals.

Gabe Richards top-scored for Bendigo with 16 points, while Tess Madgen and Deanna Smith both added 14.

Harrower contributed nine points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.

Bendigo's win broke a three-game winning run for the hosts and moved the Spirit into equal third with Sydney on the WNBL ladder.

The victory also capped a great weekend for Bendigo who defeated Dandenong 84-77 on Friday night.

With just five rounds to play Bendigo look set for a finals berth while Canberra (7-10) face a tough task in the run home.

West Coast was beaten again on Sunday, going down 75-56 to Dandenong.

AIS was given a 91-53 lesson from six-placed Logan (8-6) with the heavy loss coming a couple of days after the Canberra-based team were beaten 82-60 by Townsville.

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First posted January 15, 2012 20:44:35

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Fire snuffed out in Bendigo

Updated November 19, 2011 21:56:13

The Spirit sent Townsville home from its WNBL road trip winless with a 84-68 result at Bendigo Stadium on Saturday night.

The visitors fell to the Rangers in Dandenong on Friday night but the close affair seemed to drain the Fire.

Bendigo briefly trailed early in the first period but had built a five-point advantage at half-time which ballooned to as much as 18 in the third and final quarters.

Gabrielle Richards had a game-high 25 points and added eight rebounds for the hosts, and Tess Madgen hit four three-pointers on her way to 21 points.

Townsville got scoring firepower from Rachael Flanagan and Shanavia Dowdell, who had 16 apiece, the latter also grabbing nine boards.

Micaela Cocks added 14 points, backing up admirably from her 18-point haul against Dandenong on Friday.

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First posted November 19, 2011 21:56:13

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