Recap NBL1 South | Round 2 Wednesday

Klara Wischer, Imogen Rock, Angus Glover and Dillon Stith all produced impressive Wednesday NBL1 South performances as Dandenong Rangers, Sandringham Sabres, Eltham Wildcats and Casey Cavaliers had a win each.

The two Round 2 women's NBL1 South matches on Wednesday saw the Dandenong Rangers beat the Eltham Wildcats 93-84 while the Sandringham Sabres defeated the Casey Cavaliers 97-65.

The men's action then saw the Wildcats defeat the Rangers 85-75 and the Cavaliers down the Sabres 87-81.

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Dandenong Rangers (93) defeated Eltham Wildcats (84)

The Dandenong Rangers made a flying start and maintained that advantage for the eventual 93-84 home win over the Eltham Wildcats on Wednesday night.

The Rangers had split their first two games of the season in Round 1 while the Wildcats lost twice in the opening round so were looking to open their account on Wednesday at Dandenong Basketball Stadium.

Dandenong went on an 8-0 scoring run in the first quarter to go into the quarter-time break leading by 11 points.

Eltham did mount a fight back and went on an 11-0 scoring run themselves, but they couldn't quite ever get back in front throughout the evening.

The Rangers would end up still leading 46-40 by half-time and then opened up a lead as big as 21 points in the fourth quarter before holding firm for the nine-point home victory.

Imogen Rock finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the win for Dandenong with Dallas Loughridge adding 17 points, four steals and three dimes.

Manuela Puoch also had 15 points and five rebounds, Amber Smith 14 points, six boards, three assists and three steals, and WNBL championship winner Nyadiew Puoch 12 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Hailey Leidel top-scored for Eltham with 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals with Erin Riley producing 19 points and 13 boards, Lily Scanlon 16 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Bec Pizzey 14 points and five boards.

The Rangers are next in action on the road to the Hobart Chargers on Friday at 6pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App. The Wildcats are hosting the Nunawading Spectres on Saturday.

DANDENONG RANGERS 93 (Rock 17, Loughridge 17, Puoch 15)

ELTHAM WILDCATS 84 (Leidel 25, Riley 19, Scanlon 16)

Sandringham Sabres (97) defeated Casey Cavaliers (65)

The Sandringham opened their account for the NBL1 South with a commanding 97-65 home victory against the Casey Cavaliers.

Both teams came into the Wednesday night match up at Southern Basketball Stadium coming off a pair of losses in the opening round setting the stage for both teams being desperate for the win.

The Sabres shot out of the blocks on their home floor going on a 10-0 run in the opening period before going into quarter-time with a 25-11 lead.

Sandringham never looked back from there leading by as much as 18 points in the second stanza with that lead growing to 29 in the third period and 44 in the fourth before the Sabres settled on the 32-point victory.

Funda Nakkasoglu ended up top-scoring for Sandringham with 24 points and two assists but it was veteran Klara Wischer fresh off the WNBL championship with the Southside Flyers who starred.

She finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and three assists.

Isis Lopes also had 18 points and five assists for the Sabres, Emma Nankervis 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and Eilidh Simpson eight points, seven boards and five assists.

Esra McGoldrick top-scored on a tough night for the Cavaliers with 23 points to go with four rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.

Sharne Robati added 13 points and four rebounds, Ashleigh Kelman-Poto nine points and five boards, and Alex Wittinger six points and three rebounds.

Sandringham next take on the Kilsyth Cobras away on Saturday at 5:30pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App. The Cavs are at home to the Bendigo Braves on Sunday.

SANDRINGHAM SABRES 97 (Nakkasoglu 24, Lopes 18, Wischer 16)

CASEY CAVALIERS 65 (McGoldrick 23, Robati 13, Kelman-Poto 9)

MEN

Dandenong Rangers (75) lost to Eltham Wildcats (85)

Angus Glover produced another standout performance with the newly announced NBL free agent helping the Eltham Wildcats to the 85-75 Wednesday win against the Dandenong Rangers.

The Wildcats split their two games in the opening round of the NBL1 South season while the Rangers won their first two hit outs over Melbourne and Casey to be looking to improve to 3-0 at home on Wednesday.

Precious little separated the two teams through the opening three quarters as well with the biggest lead being the five-point advantage the Wildcats managed to open up in the third quarter.

But at quarter-time it was Eltham narrowly leading 19-18 and half-time scores were all level at 38-38.

By three quarter-time the Wildcats were leading 63-60 but Eltham pulled away in the final period with 22 points to 15 to score the 10-point win and leave both teams now sitting on 2-1 records.

Angus Glover started the NBL1 South season on fire last week hitting his first six three-pointers in the win against the Diamond Valley Eagles.

He was tremendous again on Wednesday with 26 points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists on 5/9 three-point shooting.

Ralph Bissainthe added 18 points and eight rebounds for Eltham with Owen Foxwell contributing 12 points and seven boards, Josh Sykes eight points and two rebounds, and Sam Short eight points, five boards, two assists and two steals.

Illawarra Hawks forward Mason Peatling ended up with 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks for the Rangers – including a massive one into the backboard when Bissainthe was going up for a dunk for the Wildcats.

Jacob Tryon also had 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks with Jack Roberts contributing 14 points and six boards, and James Roche seven points, four rebounds and two assists.

The Rangers are next in action on the road to the Hobart Chargers on Friday at 8 local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App. The Wildcats are hosting the Nunawading Spectres on Saturday.

DANDENONG RANGERS 75 (Peatling 18, Tryon 15, Roberts 14)

ELTHAM WILDCATS 85 (Glover 26, Bissainthe 18, Foxwell 12)

Sandringham Sabres (81) lost to Casey Cavaliers (87)

Dillon Stith came up huge and the Casey Cavaliers opened their account for 2024 beating the Sandringham Sabres 87-81 despite their addition of two Melbourne United NBL stars.

The Sabres welcomed United pair Shea Ili and Tanner Krebs into the line-up after they took part in the NBL Championship Series that finished only a week and-a-half ago, but the Cavs were on a mission to get that first win at Southern Basketball Stadium.

Sandringham also lost both its games in the opening round and the Sabres did get the better of the start on their home floor to lead 26-20 by quarter-time.

Sandringham were again back up double-digits early in the second quarter, but then Casey managed to work on top and by half-time were leading 41-38.

The lead for the Cavaliers was seven with three minutes to play thanks to a three-point dagger from Dillon Stith, but the Sabres had too much talent and experience to go down lightly.

Some late three-point bombs from David Barlow, Campbell Blogg and Tanner Krebs kept things interesting and had Sandringham back within two points in the dying stages.

However, Casey did enough at the foul line to ice the game and open their account for 2024 with the six-point victory on the road.

Dillon Stith put up a huge performance in the win for the Cavaliers with 31 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks including going 4/10 from beyond the arc.

Preston Bungei added 12 points and 12 rebounds, Anthony Karabatsos 12 points and an assist, Devin Watson 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Jarred Burnett 12 points and five boards.

Tanner Krebs was playing his first game with the Sabres and had 22 points and five rebounds while Shea Ili put up 20 points, six assists and five boards.

Tom Koppens also contributed 14 points and 18 rebounds, and Campbell Blogg 11 points, four boards and two assists.

Sandringham next take on the Kilsyth Cobras away on Saturday at 7:30pm local time via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App. The Cavs are at home to the Bendigo Braves on Sunday.

SANDRINGHAM SABRES 81 (Krebs 22, Ili 20, Koppens 14)

CASEY CAVALIERS 87 (Stith 31, Burnett 12, Watson 12, Bungei 12, Karabatsos 12)