NBL1 South Recap | Friday Round 4

Kayla Steindl and Sam McDaniel proved inspirational and dominant forces for the Hobart Chargers in their respective Friday night NBL1 South home wins against the Melbourne Tigers.

There was just the one venue in action to start Round 4 in the NBL1 South on Friday night and there was a pair of wins for the Hobart Chargers, with the women beating the Melbourne Tigers 82-51 and the men then scoring the 82-71 victory.

WOMEN

Steindl leads Chargers to dominant second half

The Hobart Chargers scored their second win of the NBL1 South season on Friday night at home beating the Melbourne Tigers 82-51.

The Chargers were back on their home floor at Hobart Netball and Sports Centre to open Round 4 in the NBL1 South on Friday night, and they dominated the second half in spectacular fashion.

It was a tight contest in the opening half with the Tigers leading 16-15 by quarter-time and then the visitors were still marginally on top 33-32 going into the main break.

It was all Hobart after half-time, though, with the Chargers outscoring the Tigers 24 points to six in the third quarter, and another 26 to 12 in the fourth to end up winning by 31 points.

The victory improves Hobart to a 2-4 record season with the loss seeing Melbourne also sit on that same record after the opening six matches.

It's no surprise to see how well Kayla Steindl is now settling back in after the birth of her second child, but that doesn’t make it less impressive and she put up 25 points and 11 rebounds in Hobart's win.

Paige Bradley added 17 points, seven assists and three rebounds for the Chargers, Sarah O'Neill 11 points and two boards, and Lauren Mills eight points and 10 rebounds.

Sam Simons ended up with 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Tigers while Nikki Metcalfe contributed 12 points and four boards, and Tylah Hooper 10 points and two assists.

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MEN

McDaniel leads Chargers to win over Tigers

The defending NBL1 South champion Hobart Chargers are now back to a .500 record for the NBL1 South season with the 82-71 victory at home to the Melbourne Tigers.

It's a vastly different looking Hobart team this season than the one that went on to claim the championship in 2022, but they are now building some momentum again and scored a solid home win against the Tigers.

The Chargers started the game on fire with 25 points to 13 in the opening quarter before going into the half-time break leading 49-31 and then claiming the 11-point victory.

The result improves Hobart to a 3-3 record now on the season with the Andrew Gaze-coached Tigers slipping to 2-4.

Reigning Grand Final MVP Sam McDaniel was outstanding in the win for the Chargers with 30 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on 10/15 shooting from the field.

Devin Watson added 17 points, six boards, four assists and two steals, Jacob Richards 16 points and six rebounds, and Jarred Bairstow six points and eight boards.

Michael Wearne top-scored for the Tigers with 19 points and two steals while going 3/14 from long-range with Taj Chehhal contributing 12 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Callan McDonald 12 points and 14 boards.

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